Neckargemünd dining

My husband and I were in Heidelberg in early December ’13 for the Christmas market and, for dinner, decided to go to Neckargemünd, which is a 10-minute S-bahn ride from the Heidelberg train station.

Across the street from the front of the Neckargemünd station, the well-lighted Gasthaus Reber (Bahnhofstrasse 52, 69151 Neckargemünd, Germany; phone +49 6223 8779, fax 6223 862738) drew our attention. 

The owners are a husband-and-wife team, who cook and manage the dining room and bar area together. They spoke very little English, but we didn’t need translating to order Schweineschnitzel (pork cutlets), salad, fries and two large beers. For our dinners and a beer each, we paid less than €30 ($41).

The plates were enormous and the beer was cold. The mixed salad was so filling, we couldn’t finish our dinners. The delicious fries went almost untouched, but we ate all we could of the wonderful crispy schnitzel. They really cook there, peeling the potatoes and pounding out the schnitzel. Good regional food!

ELIZABETH JOHNSON

Lees Summit, MO