Restaurant Wellenstein - Bregenz

Enjoyed a relaxing quiet dinner here one night while staying in the hotel. The meal was just a little pricey, but overall, we found the food and service very good and worth the visit.

On a recent day-trip during a visit to Germany my brother suggested we have "cocktails in the Bodensee". We stopped at the newly renovated large Seehotel am Kaiserstrand (the Emperor's Beach), not far from Bregenz (think summer music festival). We parked in the free parking area in front of the hotel. We walked through the lobby straight out the back onto the patio; from there we walked down to the beach on hotel property, to a walkway leading out to a structure on pilings built into the lake. It houses a small restaurant and a good-size patio where cocktails are served. It also has changing facilities reserved for hotel guests. Although the patio is meant mostly for hotel guests, it and the restaurant are open to the public. Wine, beer, international cocktails and a variety of snacks are served with a smile. The view is spectacular across the lake towards the Austrian and Swiss Alps. The sunset likewise was spectacular that evening as the sun sets just across the lake. Well worth a stop if you want to get away from the hordes of tourists frequenting the Bodensee in summer.