Restaurant in Sasbachwalden, Germany
Honest Black Forest cooking at fair prices.
Der Engel holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and earns a 4.8 Google score from over 1,000 reviews — a strong quality signal for a €€ country cooking restaurant in Sasbachwalden. It is easy to book and well-suited to food travellers exploring the Black Forest who want reliable regional cooking without the formality or cost of the area's starred rooms.
Yes — if you are looking for honest, grounded country cooking in the Black Forest at a price that will not require you to budget weeks in advance. Der Engel holds a Michelin Plate for both 2024 and 2025, which signals consistent kitchen quality without the formality or the price tag of the region's starred rooms. At the €€ price point, it is one of the more accessible ways to eat well in a village that sits in serious wine and dining country.
Sasbachwalden is a small wine-growing village in the Ortenau district of Baden, and Der Engel at Talstraße 14 fits the geography honestly. The kitchen works in country cooking, a category that in this part of Germany means produce-led dishes shaped by Black Forest tradition: game, freshwater fish, seasonal vegetables, and the kind of slow-cooked preparations that reward a room where the pace is unhurried. The Michelin Plate — awarded in both 2024 and 2025 , marks a kitchen where the food is considered good enough to flag for travellers without reaching for starred complexity.
The venue's Google rating of 4.8 across more than 1,000 reviews is a meaningful data point. A score of that height, held across a large review base, rarely survives on atmosphere alone. It tends to reflect consistent execution, attentive service, and food that matches expectations set at the price. For a €€ restaurant in a village of this size, that level of sustained satisfaction is worth taking seriously.
Country cooking in the Baden region carries its own logic. This is a part of Germany where the Ortenau wine corridor runs close, where proximity to Alsace has historically blurred the line between German and French rural cooking, and where the larder , venison, mushrooms, Schwarzwälder Schinken, stone fruit from the valley slopes , is genuinely strong. A kitchen working in this tradition and earning repeated Michelin recognition is doing something more than coasting on local charm. The food has to be right, and the 2025 Plate confirms it still is.
If you are travelling through the Black Forest with serious eating in mind, Der Engel represents a useful calibration point. It is not trying to compete with the region's starred addresses, but it is demonstrably a step above the generic Gasthäuser that populate tourist maps of the area. The distinction matters when you are planning a multi-day itinerary through southern Baden and need to know where the reliable dinner stop is.
On the question of late dining: Black Forest villages keep earlier hours than city restaurants, and Sasbachwalden is no exception. If you are arriving late or want to extend an evening, it is worth contacting Der Engel directly to confirm kitchen closing times before you plan around it. The €€ tier and village setting suggest a venue that likely closes before a city bistro would, which is practical information rather than a criticism. Plan accordingly, and arrive when the kitchen is at full capacity rather than winding down.
The address on Talstraße places it in the core of the village, which in Sasbachwalden means accessible on foot if you are staying locally. For visitors based elsewhere in the Ortenau or coming in from Offenburg, the drive through the valley is short and the village has parking. There is no booking difficulty signal that suggests you need to plan weeks out the way you would for a starred room in Baiersbronn or Wolfsburg , this reads as an easy booking, particularly midweek.
For the food and wine traveller building a Black Forest itinerary, Der Engel earns a clear place in the plan. The Michelin Plate over two consecutive years gives you a quality floor you can rely on. The price means you are not blowing the budget on a supporting act before a bigger dinner the following night. And the country cooking format, rooted in the actual produce of the region, is exactly the kind of eating that makes sense in a place like Sasbachwalden rather than in a city dining room trying to reference it from a distance.
If the cuisine type or village pace is not right for your group, the wider region has other options at different price points and formats , see our full Sasbachwalden restaurants guide for alternatives. For accommodation near the venue, the Sasbachwalden hotels guide covers the local options. Bars and wine stops are in the bars guide and wineries guide, and broader activity planning is covered in the experiences guide.
Booking difficulty is low. Der Engel does not operate at the reservation pressure of a starred room, and midweek availability is generally accessible. Contact the restaurant directly to confirm hours before arrival, particularly if you are planning a late dinner , village kitchens in this part of the Black Forest tend to close earlier than urban equivalents. Address: Talstraße 14, 77887 Sasbachwalden, Germany.
Quick reference: €€ price range | Michelin Plate 2024–2025 | 4.8 Google (1,061 reviews) | Easy to book | Country cooking | Sasbachwalden, Baden.
If you are building a serious eating itinerary around southern Germany, the following venues offer useful reference points across different formats and price tiers: Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn for classic French at the leading of the Black Forest dining hierarchy; Aqua in Wolfsburg for contemporary German at the three-star level; ES:SENZ in Grassau and Schanz in Piesport for starred regional cooking at a step up in formality from Der Engel. For country cooking comparisons in a European context, 21.9 in Piobesi d'Alba and Andrea Monesi - Locanda di Orta in Orta San Giulio are worth knowing. Other strong German options include Restaurant Haerlin in Hamburg, JAN in Munich, Victor's Fine Dining by Christian Bau in Perl, Waldhotel Sonnora in Dreis, Bagatelle in Trier, Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach, and CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin.
Der Engel is a Michelin Plate-recognised country cooking restaurant in Sasbachwalden, Baden, at the €€ price point. Expect regional German cooking rooted in Black Forest tradition rather than a modernist tasting menu. It is direct to book, well-rated across a large number of reviews (4.8 on Google from over 1,000), and a practical choice for visitors to the Ortenau area who want to eat well without the formality or spend of the region's starred rooms. Confirm hours in advance , village restaurants in this part of the Black Forest often close earlier than city equivalents.
The venue data does not confirm a specific seat count or private dining arrangement. Given the village location and €€ positioning, Der Engel is likely a mid-sized dining room rather than a large event space. For groups of six or more, contacting the restaurant directly before booking is the sensible approach. Sasbachwalden is in the Ortenau district of Baden; if you need confirmed large-group capacity, our Sasbachwalden restaurants guide covers broader options.
It works for a relaxed special occasion , a birthday dinner or anniversary meal where the priority is good regional food in a characterful Black Forest village rather than a formal multi-course event. The Michelin Plate gives it credible quality recognition, and the €€ price means it does not carry the high-stakes weight of a starred room. If the occasion calls for something more formal, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn is the regional benchmark for a celebration dinner at the leading end.
No tasting menu is confirmed in the available data, and country cooking at the €€ tier does not typically default to a tasting format. Der Engel most likely operates a full à la carte or set-menu structure in line with its Black Forest country cooking category. If a progressive tasting experience is your priority, venues such as CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin or Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach are better matched to that format. Contact Der Engel directly to confirm the current menu structure before booking around it.
Yes. A €€ country cooking restaurant in a Black Forest village is a practical solo option , lower spend, no social pressure around a long tasting menu, and the kind of regional cooking that rewards a single diner eating attentively rather than performing a group occasion. The high Google rating across a large review base suggests the room is welcoming rather than exclusionary. Solo travellers on a food and wine itinerary through the Ortenau will find it a useful and comfortable stop.
Der Engel is one of the more recognised options in Sasbachwalden at the €€ tier. For a step up in formality and price within the wider Black Forest region, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn is the area's reference point for serious French-influenced cooking. For broader Sasbachwalden options including bars and wine stops, see our Sasbachwalden restaurants guide, bars guide, and wineries guide.
At €€, yes , with a clear head. Two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 4.8 Google score from over 1,000 reviewers is a quality signal that holds at this price tier. You are not paying for a starred experience, but you are getting food that has been independently assessed as worth recommending, in a region where the local larder is genuinely strong. The value case is direct: Michelin-flagged country cooking at a price point that does not require planning around the spend.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Der Engel | €€ | Easy | — |
| Aqua | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Schwarzwaldstube | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| CODA Dessert Dining | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Tantris | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Vendôme | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
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Der Engel is a Michelin Plate-recognised country cooking restaurant in Sasbachwalden, a small wine-growing village in Baden's Ortenau district. At €€ pricing, the format is grounded and unfussy — expect regional produce and traditional technique rather than a tasting-menu event. It is an easy, low-pressure booking: no dress codes enforced, no months-long waiting list. Arrive hungry and order broadly.
Der Engel's country cooking format and village setting suggest it can handle small groups without difficulty, but specific private dining or large-group policies are not confirmed in available records. For groups of six or more, check the venue's official channels at Talstraße 14, Sasbachwalden to confirm capacity and any booking requirements. Midweek visits generally offer the most flexibility.
It works for a low-key special occasion — an anniversary dinner or birthday meal where the priority is genuine, Michelin-recognised cooking over theatre and ceremony. At €€, the spend stays reasonable. If the occasion calls for multi-course tasting menus and formal service, Schwarzwaldstube or Vendôme are better fits for that format and budget.
Tasting menu availability and structure at Der Engel are not confirmed in current records. Given the €€ price range and country cooking designation, a shorter fixed menu or à la carte is the more likely format. At this price point, the value case is strong regardless of format — Michelin Plate recognition at €€ is a favourable ratio in the Black Forest dining market.
Yes. The village restaurant format and relaxed booking difficulty make it straightforward for solo visitors, and the €€ price range keeps the bill manageable. Solo diners exploring the Ortenau wine region will find Der Engel a practical stop — honest food, no pressure, and no reservation hurdles.
Within the broader Black Forest and southern Baden region, Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn offers three Michelin stars if you want to step up significantly in formality and price. For a mid-range step up, there are several Michelin-recognised addresses across the Ortenau and Freiburg area. Der Engel holds its own at the €€ tier for regional country cooking, and there is no direct like-for-like competitor in Sasbachwalden itself.
Yes. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) at a €€ price point is a strong value signal — this is cooking that has passed independent quality scrutiny without the pricing that usually accompanies it. For visitors to the Black Forest who want a reliable, honest meal rather than a special-occasion splurge, Der Engel delivers a clear return on spend.
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