Your loyal wench at your service–Christoffel
September 10, 2008
Medieval-themed restaurants usually get a bad rap. I guess some people find the whole idea of dress-up silly. Imagining Janeane Garofalo dressed up as a wench could tide you through.
If you are into traditional Thüringian food, and would like the atmosphere to go with it, I suggest Christoffel. The menu at Das Schildchen may be hard to read, but reading the menu at Christoffel is downright impossible if you don’t know any German. The good thing about the German language is that the use of obsolete words sounds better.
They don’t use glass, but modern cutlery is thankfully available. Hearty Thüringian food, while delicious, is not for the faint of heart. What you see in the photo are Thüringian potato dumplings (Klöse), chicken, and a tough steak that we thought was beef but turned out to be freshly shot venison, and gravy. At the side you see heavy duty salad mixed with Sauerkraut, and the plate at the upper left hand corner is red cabbage salad. Drinks were a bit pricey, almost two euros for non-alcoholic drinks and 2.90 for a pint.
The menu above was 22 euros, good enough for three people. It may be a bit pricey, but it is definitely a cheaper alternative than Lutherkeller, another medieval-themed restaurant in the area.
And a tip: If you’re looking for the restroom, try asking for the “Donnerbalken”
Wirtshaus Christoffel
Michaelisstr. 41
99084 Erfurt
Tel.: +49 (0) 361 – 26 26 943
