The restaurant at the foot of the Schlossberg is a reliable choice for the kind of food that makes sense in this landscape: game from the Harz forests, local pork dishes, and Harzer Roller cheese served in the traditional way — marinated in caraway and onion with dark bread and butter. The menu does not try to be clever, which is appropriate for a place like this.
The location means you can combine lunch here with the climb to the Schlossberg. The garden terrace, open in good weather, has an oblique view up toward the church towers. It fills with day-trippers on summer weekends; midweek lunches are considerably calmer.