Rabble-Rousing and Raucous
From the outside it looks like just another building, but once you step through the doors of Auberge du Dragon Rouge, you are instantly transported back to the 12th century. Decorated with rugged-looking wood and stone, torches, shields and other artifacts adorning the walls, the interior really evokes an inn that might have existed sometime in the Middle Ages. There is, of course, much rabble-rousing and raucousness in the air, giving the place a real medieval feel. Dressed in period costumes, the waiters and waitresses perform their duties whilst shouting out greetings to the newly arrived, while roving troubadours and bards entertain diners. Wait staff insist on being called “aubergistes” and they tend to speak in Old French. The outdoor terrace is a little quieter, outfitted with lanterns and fake castle towers and is a popular place to wait for a table in the summer.

Where’s the Beef?
Auberge Du Dragon is known, strangely enough, for its hamburgers, apparently invented in Hamburg over a millennium ago. Options range from beef, ostrich, and chicken patties to combos like boar and brie as well as beef and Merguez sausages. Amid the fantasy-filled setting, diners can also enjoy a cuisine typical of the era. The menu offers few choices, but is still representative of Middle Ages gastronomy with its meat pies, roasts and quenelles (battered fish or ground white-meat balls). The dishes are excellent and follow basic Middle Ages cuisine standards. And while greens weren’t so popular throughout the Middle Ages, there are some meal-sized salads for those who find the meat dishes too heavy. Try the Potée à Prunella with grilled almonds in white wine and whole oranges.

Bottoms Up Medieval-Style
As it is modelled on an inn from the Middle Ages Auberge du Dragon Rouge offers plenty of choices in the alcohol department. In addition to a selection of beers from local breweries, some of them fairly unusual, there are also the meads, honey wines used by druids during fertility rites.