Raststätte Hardtwald Ost - Sandhausen

Okay, even at better times, resting places were not necessarily among the gastronomic highlights, even if there could be some exceptions in Germany. However, the last two years should have been used here and there in a sensible way, for renovations, renovations, new developments. Hardtwald Ost, however, has been buzzing for years and days in a diffuse Sleeping Beauty and seems more and more to fall. It seems no one really cares. As long as travellers still feel a pressure on the bubble and a pressing coffee sausage, sales should be secured. No matter how bad the service, the ingenious culinary offer and the misconception of the house are. Thus, even though we had earlier visits rather in bad memory, we are also pushing ourselves to a short stop on a trip to Frankfurt. Even when entering, the resting place makes a gloomy, gloomy impression, as if the lighting had failed. It is also not quite clear whether personnel are at all involved. And just after 9:00 in the morning. Various vases, switches and cash registers are obviously not occupied. Only behind one station are two not very motivated looking ladies to be seen, but they look hard at us. When we repeat our order several times, in ever-swelling tone, we will finally be shown to have to hire ourselves somewhere else. But even there, our order will be completed in a very simple manner, hardly cached under a cool atmosphere. Is it too early a day? Are there any communication problems? Do we speak different languages? It won't be clear. The offer at this time is still very clear. The medium-sized coffee (4.40 Euro is not too large, surprisingly delicious and aromatic. The Panini Caprese (5.70 Euros will be baked again for a short time, for which we would like to thank you. Bread and mozzarella benefit from the fact that the tomato slices explode almost before heat. To catch everything, the only included napkin is far from enough. Other napkins are unfortunately not free and we have to stand up again and ask for it. In the meantime, the tomatoes are also cooled. The ambience in the seating area is uncomfortable, undercooled, provisional, unobstructed. Only after some time, an employee can be seen who involuntarily rows the neighboring tables and then disappears quickly. Longer than necessary, you really don't want to stay here. The atmosphere is anything but welcoming or cozy. A clearing car for the dishes used and the trays is difficult to find. You can't ask anyone anyway. We just put this stuff off somewhere. In order not to be unfair, the well-maintained, clean toilets (70 cents) should be mentioned and a functioning hand disinfectant stand at the entrance of the building. And of course the numerous free parking on the door, haha. In good weather you may also be able to sit on the terrace. Nevertheless, I will never stop here again. If it can be set up in any way, you should stay through to the next stop. Hardtwald Ost is simply a disaster. But maybe the location is to be deliberately shut down and closed soon? It wouldn't surprise me.