Restaurant in Mulfingen, Germany
Rural estate dining that earns its Michelin Plate.
A Michelin Plate estate restaurant on the River Jagst in rural Baden-Württemberg, Jagstmühle delivers Classic French cooking with subtle international touches at €€€ — a price point well below most Michelin-recognised restaurants in Germany. With a 4.7 Google rating across 579 reviews, a vegetarian set menu option, and guestrooms on site, it earns a clear recommendation for overnight visitors and regional diners alike.
Jagstmühle is not a destination restaurant in the conventional sense — it is a working estate hotel on the River Jagst in rural Hohenlohe, and the restaurant inside it earns a 2025 Michelin Plate while charging €€€, not €€€€. That combination is the whole argument for booking. If you are driving through Baden-Württemberg or staying the night, this is where you eat. If you are building a dedicated fine-dining itinerary, the calculus is different — but even then, the value position is hard to ignore.
The most common assumption about Jagstmühle is that the setting is the product: a photogenic mill estate beside a river, timbered and pastoral, the kind of place where the food plays second fiddle to the scenery. The Michelin Plate awarded in 2025 corrects that impression. The kitchen is doing real work here, and the €€€ price point means you are getting Michelin-recognised cooking at a tier below what most recognised restaurants charge in Germany.
The estate sits along the Jagst river in Mulfingen, and the dining room makes honest use of the surroundings without leaning on them as an excuse. Light wood panelling, a tiled stove, considered fabrics , the room is cosy in the German sense: warm, considered, not fussy. The terrace, when weather allows, puts you directly into the river-valley atmosphere. Neither space oversells the experience. The room does what a good room should do: it gets out of the way of the food and the conversation.
Kitchen works in Classic French with deliberate international reach , the Michelin description specifically notes subtle Asian touches. That is not fusion for its own sake; it is a kitchen that has a point of view and applies it selectively. Diners choose between an à la carte menu and a set menu available in omnivore and vegetarian formats, which is a practical accommodation that many €€€€ restaurants still do not offer. The adjacent Mühlenscheune operates separately, serving regional Hohenlohe cuisine for guests who want something less formal or are staying on the estate and eating casually.
Google rating sits at 4.7 across 579 reviews, which is a meaningful signal at that sample size. Ratings at this level and volume in a rural German context suggest consistent delivery rather than a single-visit spike. The estate also offers guestrooms, which changes the booking logic entirely: if you are overnight guests, the restaurant is effectively your house restaurant, and the combination of setting, food quality, and accessibility is the strongest case for a stay in this part of Baden-Württemberg.
For the food and travel enthusiast who seeks depth and context, Jagstmühle offers something that urban fine dining does not: the chance to eat Michelin-recognised Classic French cooking in a genuinely rural estate setting, at a price that does not require a special-occasion justification. The Hohenlohe region is not yet a primary culinary destination on most European itineraries, which means you are eating at a Michelin Plate restaurant without a waitlist problem or an inflated price tag driven by demand.
The sensory experience of the estate is rooted in place. The kitchen draws on classic French technique and the estate's pastoral surroundings inform everything from the room temperature to the outdoor terrace service. The Mühlenscheune adds a second register , regional and relaxed , so the estate functions for multiple meal types across a stay.
One honest caveat: specific dishes, wine list depth, and booking policy details are not published in the data available here. The Michelin Plate and the 4.7 / 579-review average are the strongest publicly available quality signals, and both point in the same direction. What the kitchen is cooking on any given week requires checking directly with the estate.
For context on how this positions within German fine dining more broadly, see our full Mulfingen restaurants guide, as well as our guides to Mulfingen hotels, bars, wineries, and experiences in the area.
Booking difficulty is low. Jagstmühle is a rural estate in a region that does not yet draw the volume of reservation traffic that German city restaurants do. Advance booking is still sensible for weekend dinners and summer terrace season, but this is not a restaurant where you need to plan months ahead. The estate also has guestrooms, which makes same-trip booking direct. No phone or website is listed in current data , contact the estate directly to confirm current reservation method.
Quick reference: €€€ | Michelin Plate 2025 | 4.7 (579 reviews) | Easy to book | Guestrooms available | Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg
The restaurant is at Jagstmühlenweg 10, 74673 Mulfingen. The estate includes the main restaurant (Classic French, set menu and à la carte), the Mühlenscheune for regional cuisine, and guestrooms. Two menu formats are offered in the main restaurant: omnivore and vegetarian set menus, plus à la carte. Specific hours are not currently published , confirm before travelling. The address is rural; driving is the practical way to arrive. The terrace is a seasonal asset, leading in warmer months.
For comparable Classic French experiences in Germany, consider Waterside Inn in Bray or Cheval Blanc by Peter Knogl in Basel if you are travelling with Classic French as your primary brief. Within Germany, Waldhotel Sonnora in Dreis and Bagatelle in Trier cover different regional and stylistic territory. For broader German fine dining context, see also JAN in Munich, ES:SENZ in Grassau, Schanz in Piesport, The Table Kevin Fehling in Hamburg, and Victor's Fine Dining by Christian Bau in Perl.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagstmühle | Classic French | Michelin Plate (2025); With its cosy yet elegant interior and charming terrace, the restaurant blends wonderfully into the picture-perfect scene of the estate, which stands against the romantic backdrop of the River Jagst. The light hues of the wood panelling, the tiled stove and pretty fabrics all contribute to the inviting atmosphere. The food draws on international influences, with subtle Asian touches here and there. Dine à la carte or opt for the set menu (omnivore or vegetarian). Alternatively, the pleasant Mühlenscheune serves regional cuisine. There are also lovely guestrooms. | Easy | — |
| Schwarzwaldstube | French, Classic French | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Aqua | Contemporary German, Italian/Japanese, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Vendôme | Modern European, Creative | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| CODA Dessert Dining | Creative | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Tantris | Modern French, French Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Jagstmühle measures up.
Yes, with a dedicated vegetarian set menu alongside the omnivore option, dietary planning is built into the format rather than handled as an afterthought. The à la carte option gives additional flexibility. If you have specific allergen requirements beyond vegetarian, contact the estate directly before booking — the rural location makes last-minute substitutions harder to guarantee.
The à la carte option makes solo dining workable at the main restaurant, and the Michelin Plate recognition means the quality holds up even without a group to share the set menu experience. Solo guests who want a lighter commitment can also try the Mühlenscheune, which serves regional cuisine in a more casual format. The estate's guestrooms also make an overnight solo visit a reasonable proposition.
Booking difficulty is low by German fine dining standards — Jagstmühle sits in rural Hohenlohe, not a high-traffic city. A week or two of lead time is generally sufficient outside peak summer weekends. If you plan to combine dinner with an overnight stay in one of the estate's guestrooms, book the room first, as accommodation on a working estate of this size is the tighter constraint.
At the €€€ price point with a 2025 Michelin Plate, Jagstmühle sits in a category where the cooking is the main draw, not just the setting. For rural Hohenlohe, that combination represents strong value — you are not paying a city premium on top of the food cost. Compared to Michelin-starred restaurants in Stuttgart or Frankfurt, the price-to-quality ratio is more favourable, and the estate setting is included without a surcharge.
There are no directly comparable fine dining venues in Mulfingen itself — the Mühlenscheune on the same estate is the most practical lower-commitment alternative if you want regional cuisine without the full French set menu format. For a step up in recognition, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn (three Michelin stars) is the regional benchmark, though it requires a longer journey and operates at a significantly higher price point.
Yes, and the format suits it well. The estate setting on the River Jagst, the set menu structure, and the Michelin Plate credential all provide the occasion with a clear anchor. A dinner-plus-overnight stay in the guestrooms is the strongest version of this — it avoids the constraint of driving back from a rural location and extends the occasion naturally. Parties wanting a private-room guarantee should confirm availability when booking.
The set menu (available in omnivore and vegetarian versions) is the format the kitchen is built around, and for a Michelin Plate restaurant in a rural estate setting, it is the right way to eat here. If you prefer to graze or are unsure of appetite, the à la carte option exists, but the set menu gives you the full scope of the Classic French cooking with its Asian touches. At €€€, it is not a bargain, but it is priced proportionately for the category.
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