Yesterday we visited the village of Ladenburg with a group of friends. Two of our friends had been to a restaurant there before, called Die Kartoffel (translates to "the potato"). At this restaurant, you order a piece of steak or other meat and you cook it on a hot stone in front of you at the table. More about that in a bit.
Ladenburg is east of the Rhein (we live west of it) and about 35-40 minutes away from us by car. There are some really old ruins in Ladenburg, which has been inhabited since before 200 BCE. Below are some pictures from around the town.
The town is surrounded by these high walls:
Then inside the town there are walls that are labeled with the year they were built. The earliest was from 70CE, I think. Others were from 200CE, 700CE. Really old walls.
Super super cute town; every house was different. Many had the years they were built painted on them - some as early as the 1400's:
Our little group, minus Martin who was taking the picture:
Here's the outside of our little restaurant (it's quite small inside as well, though it has a main floor and then a basement level):
Everybody was listening intently while the waitress told them how to cook their steaks and what the 3 sauces were that came alongside them.
What comes with the steaks are baked potatoes absolutely covered with sour cream (or butter, if you so desired). These potatoes were amazing:
A few posed shots with all the meat and potatoes and wine. Martin actually got venison instead of steak so he had smaller pieces to cook up. And I got a salad, since I don't eat steak and don't like venison. You could also order a turkey breast to cook on a stone but I wasn't very excited about that so I stuck with an enormous salad (that I couldn't even finish). Long story short, Ladenburg and die Kartoffel are definitely worth a visit if you're ever in the neighborhood.
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