Trattoria Keltika - Carta

"In general I once again traveled with the motorbike and put a stop in the Trattoria “Keltika” coming from Neuhütten at the entrance of Otzenhausen. The local namesakes have built an impressive fortress on Dollberg over 2000 years ago. At the foot of the Ringwall Otzenhausen, known under the historically misleading name “Hunnenring”, a Celtic village is currently being reconstructed, as it may have seen in the Celtic period within the fortification. Ambiente The Trattoria in the immediate vicinity of this “Keltenpark” is located in the premises of the club home of the football club. If you cross the restaurant you can sit on the balcony overlooking the lawn square, surely popular as a log place with the fans of the VfR Alemannia 1921 Otzenhausen. I rather took place in front of the restaurant on one of the heavy beer garden wood benches, overlooking Keltendorf and quite quiet, as the main road is not busy. The interior of the Trattoria is rather simply furnished in the “Vereinsheimlook” with decorative furniture. However, the operators of the restaurant have created a pleasant atmosphere with a tasteful decoration, a well-placed large antique dressing with a variety of good drops on top and a large slate table with the culinary offer of the Trattoria cuisine. Parking is sufficient in front of the restaurant. Service The service in the “Keltika” is easily friendly. The young serviceman answered my question as to whether I could order something to eat at an advanced lunchtime – it was 14:15h – with a “naturally, the kitchen has also opened until after 14:00 when there are still guests. She then also brought the “speech card” and accepted the order. My mineral water came quickly, the pizza after a pleasant 25 minutes. Kitchen The menu is very clear. In addition to the “normal” map, the restaurant offers, like today, also Rumpsteak or Schnitzel dishes. As a permanent menu serves in the “Keltika” a slate table, on the front you will find appetizers such as Bruscetta, roasted bread with fresh tomatoes or “Auberginen Cordon Bleu”, panned eggplant filled with tomato – Mozarella, then there are two salads for selection and pasta in different variations spaghetti, tortellini, penne, lasagne. The back is dedicated to pizza. There is a basic pizza Margherita to €6 and you can compose your wish pizza yourself, the additional cover beats with €0.50 for pineapple, rocket, onions, €1 for salami, mushrooms, spinach, parmesan plank, olives, €1.50 for tuna, pepperoniwurst, feta and finally €2 for parmaschinkens and salami Milano. I chose pizza “saarschmecker” with Parmaschinken, Olives, Rucola and Parmesanhobel. As a greeting from the kitchen there was initially a small plate with a tomato column with mozzarella, grilled eggplant chibs, rocket, small cloth strips and a great well seasoned Mayo paste with fresh herbs for dipping. I was very pleased with the implementation of my pizza-wunsches. Served was a plate-sized porcelain baked in a stone oven, completely according to my taste, not too thin and not too thick, loosely crispy baked and, above all, not softened towards the middle, as it crows when cutting. The pizza with a slightly retained portioned tomato sauce was well covered with tasty black olives, thin aromatic parma ham, crunchy rock leaves and plenty of freshly planed parmesan on top. Since I like to wish my pizza a little more picnic, I served at the unrequired bottle provided on the table with probably self-adjusted chili oil. Conclusion: good service, good Italian cuisine, nice possibility to return not only for hikers and visitors to the Ringwall, the Keltenpark or the reservoir. 100% recommended p.s.: as I could see on a slope, the Trattoria also invites to various events such as the Italian evening with LIVE MUSIK and Italian buffet"