"After some recommendations we visited this gasthof (together nicer, warmer place more than a pub, but no upscale restaurant). details reviews in balkhausen you need to drive 20 minutes from darmstadt. they enter a room...good for approx. 30 people, wooden floor, warm light, stretched bar with beer from the hahn, many spirituoses surrounded (from different brands of giving to the distillates of staehlemuehle,) lobe filled with flaky wein (especially from the pfalz). better to make reservations that they fail when they pass. as it was our first time, we went for the surprise menu 5 courses and we mentioned: please reduce the portions, as we like to enjoy beautiful dips on plates that are not too overloaded are served. the kitchen greeted us: finely smoked jam, salami with fennel, sun-dried tomatoes, crimson red beet and wobble, olives, homemade brot so much for small portions. 1. cursing: cork tar with ice from foie gras. delicious. 2. curs: baked pulpe with sose from pancetta. excellent, as the pulp was thin and tender, the sauce probably a little on the salty side impressive. 3. curs: a king prawn served on a estragon sauce. it is unnecessary to say super again. the main course came with 2 (larger) pieces of calf meat, served on rice (made with cream and saffron) sauce of (fresh) mortal. in the meantime we were the rest of the guests in the room that we talked a lot with the cook and matre d, about his (and his partner friend the cook behind the kitchen door) where about the wee from the pfalz, the by the way perfectly to our menu (served in 0.1l glass,) the daily living, the paintings on the wall, the demand and the addition of the guests, so on. not only this openness and friendly hosting, but the service overall gave us a perfect feeling. the menu came to an end with a tart chocolate with small pieces of ice cream (cold, pineapple, he missed the pieces with crispy textures. also the check surprised us: such a menu with 55euro and the wein in the regular around 6-8E (for 2) it was the first time in this pub, but we will soon come back in the coming weeks."