What Pierrot does

Pierrot is a single-location traditional Baden-style restaurant operating at Rappeneckstrasse 3, 79183 Waldkirch-Batzenhäusle, Germany. The restaurant serves traditional and contemporary seasonal cuisine with a strong emphasis on locally-sourced ingredients from regional producers, and offers a seasonal outdoor terrace during summer months. Service hours are Wednesday through Sunday, with lunch (12:00-14:30) and dinner (17:30-23:00) seatings, plus private events under a "Feiern und Genießen" (Celebrate and Enjoy) offering and periodic specialty paella evenings that require advance reservation.

The business model is direct dine-in transaction revenue from individual covers at the table, with no online ordering, delivery, takeout, or third-party platforms. Payments are accepted only in cash or via EC debit card — credit cards are explicitly not accepted. Marketing relies on the restaurant's website (basic Strato-hosted pages) for menu, hours, and event communication, with no formal digital marketing channels, partnerships, or customer loyalty programs disclosed. With 76 employees on a single site, the operation is consistent with a medium-sized independent full-service restaurant.

The defining corporate fact is that the owners have publicly announced the permanent closure of the restaurant on November 22, 2026, with November 21, 2026 as the last operating day and a November 15, 2026 deadline for redeeming outstanding vouchers. The business is privately owned with no disclosed investors, parent company, or capital structure, and has no funding rounds, M&A activity, or executive team information in the public record.

Name

Pierrot

Legal name

Pierrot Restaurant

Website

https://pierrot-waldkirch.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Traditional German Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

Keywords

• Baden regional cuisine
• Traditional German restaurant
• Seasonal menu dining
• Private event hosting
• Terrace outdoor dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Waldkirch-Batzenhäusle

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in food and beverage sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving food and drinks to dine-in customers. Revenue is generated through individual transactions at point of sale. No subscription, delivery, or catering services indicated.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pierrot is a traditional, single-location German restaurant serving Baden-style cuisine (traditional and contemporary seasonal dishes) prepared from locally-sourced regional ingredients. The restaurant operates as a dine-in establishment only — open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch (12:00-14:30) and dinner (17:30-23:00) — with a summer terrace, in-house private event hosting, and featured specialty evenings such as paella dinners requiring advance reservation.

Product overview

Pierrot is a single-location Baden restaurant offering dine-in services with a core restaurant operation. The venue features a main dining room and a seasonal outdoor terrace. Menu offerings emphasize locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients prepared in both traditional and contemporary styles. The restaurant also hosts private events and celebrates special occasions. The restaurant is scheduled to close on November 22, 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pierrot Restaurant Dining Service Sit-down restaurant service offering traditional and contemporary Baden cuisine, with seasonal menus emphasizing locally sourced ingredients. Open Wednesday through Sunday, lunch 12:00-14:30 and dinner 17:30-23:00; kitchen hours Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-13:30 and 17:30-20:30, Sunday 12:00-13:30 and 17:30-20:00. Intended for local diners and visitors seeking a traditional Baden hospitality experience.
• Terrace Dining Outdoor terrace seating available during summer months so guests can enjoy the kitchen's specialties (food and beverages) in an open-air setting at the Waldkirch-Batzenhäusle restaurant.
• Private Events and Celebrations (Feiern und Genießen) Event hosting service for private celebrations and gatherings at the restaurant, marketed as 'Feiern und Genießen' (Celebrate and Enjoy) for guests reserving the venue for special occasions.
• Paella Specialty Dinner Service Specialty paella dinner service offered on select Saturday evenings at the restaurant, requiring advance reservation (e.g., 22 August fully booked or reservation required). Targeted at guests seeking a themed Mediterranean-Spanish specialty evening within the Baden restaurant setting.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• LSG Group: One of the world’s largest in-flight and contract catering groups, headquartered in Germany; comparable as a German-language food-service operator with deep culinary infrastructure, but serving institutional/airline channels rather than standalone dine-in — useful for cap-stack and supply-chain benchmarking.
• Vapiano: German-origin fresh-pasta full-service chain — comparable as a German full-service restaurant brand — but currently in financial restructuring, illustrating the structural pressure on standalone German casual-dining operators that Pierrot faces.
• Enchilada: German full-service restaurant/bar group operating themed casual-dining venues nationwide; relevant as a comparable German full-service hospitality operator with event-hosting capability, but with a Mexican-leaning menu and a multi-unit footprint Pierrot lacks.
• L'Osteria: German-Italian full-service restaurant chain with nationwide presence; comparable as a German full-service dining operator with strong product identity and dine-in focus, but emphasizing Italian cuisine rather than regional German/Baden heritage.
• Hans im Glück: German full-service burger-grill chain with several dozen domestic locations; relevant as a comparable German full-service restaurant chain operating modern, design-forward dining rooms, but with a limited-service menu and a more standardized brand expression than Pierrot.
• Marché Restaurants: European fresh-market/restaurant concept with farm-to-table and seasonal menu heritage, comparable to Pierrot’s local-sourcing ethos but operating at international scale, primarily in transit and high-traffic locations rather than regional standalone sites.
• Aposto: German casual-pizza dining chain with full-service, dine-in focus and design-led restaurants; comparable in being a German full-service restaurant operator with a contemporary, urban positioning, but chain-scaled and limited-service in menu style.
• Block House: Germany’s largest domestic steakhouse chain with broad national footprint and dine-in full-service model; relevant as a comparable full-service, single-cuisine-focused German restaurant operator with similar kitchen-driven ops, but at much larger scale and a narrower (steak-only) menu.

Regional players

• Traube Tonbach: Long-established luxury hotel and restaurant group in Baiersbronn, deep in the Black Forest — the same regional micro-market as Pierrot, serving traditional Baden/Schwarzwald cuisine sourced from local producers, but at a significantly higher price point and broader hospitality footprint.
• Hotel Bareiss: Family-run luxury hotel in Baiersbronn with multiple celebrated restaurants emphasizing regional, seasonal Black Forest cuisine — a comparable regional operator whose traditional-meets-contemporary culinary identity and reliance on heimische Produzenten mirror Pierrot’s positioning, scaled up to a multi-venue resort model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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