Wirtshaus Am See

What Wirtshaus Am See does

Leutloff's Wirtshaus am See GmbH is a family-owned hospitality business headquartered on the shores of Miersdorfer See at Schulzendorfer Straße 5-6 in Zeuthen-Miersdorf, Brandenburg, Germany, approximately 28 km from Berlin city center. Founded in 1995 by Hartmut and Heidi Leutloff, the company historically operated an integrated hospitality business combining fine regional Brandenburg cuisine with à la carte and multi-course menus, an extensive wine program spanning German VDP Grosse Gewächse, French Burgundy Grand Crus, Austrian whites, and aperitifs, a G**-certified two-star guesthouse at €115.00 per night, and full-service event hosting for weddings, corporate functions, and family celebrations for groups up to 60 persons. There is no proprietary technology, app, or API offering; marketing has relied on earned media through GUSTO, Schlemmer-Atlas, Varta, Sternklasse, ARD-Buffet, and rbb Land und Lecker.

Revenue mechanics were pay-as-you-go unit pricing across all streams: culinary events ranged from €50 (basic wine tasting) to €180 (premium tasting with meal), wine cellar parties at €120 all-inclusive, gourmet evenings at €55-€120 per person, and seasonal holiday take-home meals. The business earned multiple consecutive GUSTO "5 Pfannen" awards (2017-2020), Sternklasse Top 50 Brandenburg #11 (2019), Varta guide recommendation (2020), and Aral Schlemmeratlas "2 Kochmützen" (2013). Modernization and renovation were co-funded by the Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg under the Invest-Gast program using EFRE (European Regional Development Fund) money. The company is entirely family-controlled by the Leutloff family with no external institutional investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no funding rounds.

As of October 1, 2025, the company has leased its restaurant operations to Gianni Zak, who now operates "Peperosa" (Italian cuisine) from the premises. The legal entity (Leutloff's Wirtshaus am See GmbH, registered at Amtsgericht Cottbus, HRB 11282 CB) remains operational, with the pension business continuing under the Leutloff's am See brand. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees. The restructuring represents a strategic contraction of the company's own operating footprint, leaving the pension as the sole remaining direct-revenue business while the restaurant premise generates property-level lease income.

Name

Wirtshaus Am See

Legal name

Leutloff's Wirtshaus am See GmbH

Website

https://wirtshaus-zeuthen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family-owned German hospitality business (Leutloff's Wirtshaus am See GmbH) in Zeuthen-Miersdorf, Brandenburg, offering fine regional dining, wine, 2-star guesthouse, and event hosting near Berlin. Restaurant leased to Peperosa from October 2025; pension continues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Traveler Accommodation (7211), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• Guesthouse accommodation
• Wine selection
• Event hosting
• Regional cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Zeuthen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining: Fine dining restaurant offering à la carte, tasting menus, and special event dinners. Revenue from food and beverage sales to dine-in customers.
2. Accommodation (Pension): Guesthouse/pension services with overnight stays. Room rate at 115,00 € per night. Continues operating after restaurant closure in October 2025.
3. Event catering and hosting: Private events including weddings, corporate events, family celebrations. Groups up to 60 persons accommodated. Revenue from catering services, room rental, and event packages.
4. Culinary events and wine tastings: Special dining events including gourmet evenings, wine tastings, kitchen parties, and themed dinners. Pricing ranges from 50€ to 150€ per person depending on event type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wirtshaus Am See operates a fine dining restaurant serving regional Brandenburg cuisine with à la carte and multi-course menus, supported by an extensive wine program featuring German, French, and Austrian wines. The business also runs a certified 2-star guesthouse (pension) with overnight accommodation at €115 per night, and provides full-service event hosting for weddings, corporate functions, and family celebrations for groups up to 60 persons. Regular culinary events such as gourmet evenings, wine tastings, and themed dinners complement the core offerings.

Product overview

Wirtshaus Am See operates as a multi-service hospitality business combining a fine dining restaurant with an extensive wine program, guesthouse accommodation, and event hosting services. The core offerings include regional German cuisine restaurant dining, a curated wine selection featuring German, French, and Austrian wines, overnight accommodation in a certified 2-star guesthouse, and private event hosting for weddings, corporate events, and family celebrations. Regular culinary events such as gourmet evenings, wine tastings, and kitchen parties complement the food and beverage offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Fine regional Brandenburg cuisine restaurant offering à la carte dining, multi-course menus, and buffet options. Features seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients, serving individual diners seeking refined culinary experiences.
• Wine Selection Extensive wine program featuring German white wines, French wines, Austrian wines, and VDP Grosse Gewächse wines, plus aperitifs and champagne. Includes premium and rare vintages such as Burgundy Grand Crus.
• Guesthouse Accommodation (Pension) Guesthouse/pension accommodation with single and double rooms at €115.00 per night. Certified as a G** (2-star) guesthouse under German classification guidelines (2017-2020). Continues operating after the October 2025 restaurant transition.
• Wedding Celebrations Wedding party hosting service including catering, decoration, dance floor, and event coordination. Designed for couples and wedding planners seeking a scenic lakeside venue for wedding celebrations.
• Corporate Events Corporate event hosting service for company parties, summer celebrations, and anniversaries for groups up to 60 persons. Includes buffet or multi-course menu options and full-service catering.
• Private Celebrations Family celebration hosting for birthdays, anniversaries, confirmations, and other special occasions with customized catering, menus, and event coordination.
• Culinary Events Regular culinary events including gourmet evenings with five-course menus, wine tastings, wine cellar parties, kitchen parties, cigar club, whisky evenings, lobster dinners, oyster menus, fish-themed dinners, and themed dinners. Pricing ranges from €50 to €180 per person depending on event type.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 years of continuous operation (1995-2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin: Iconic Berlin luxury hotel with multiple fine-dining venues and banqueting capacity; comparable as a Berlin-region incumbent for fine dining and corporate/private events.
• Restaurant Facil: Michelin-starred fine-dining restaurant inside a Berlin hotel; comparable on the fine-dining + wine-program + premium pricing axis that Wirtshaus Am See pursued.
• Schlosshotel Grunewald: Established luxury hotel in Berlin with on-site fine-dining restaurant and event facilities; broader incumbent overlap on the fine-dining + event-hosting axis with Wirtshaus Am See.
• Restaurant Borchardt: Berlin fine-dining institution known for regional/seasonal cuisine and a high-profile guest mix; a comparable reference point for award-recognized regional fine dining in the Berlin market.

Direct peers

• Hotel & Restaurant Resort Schwielowsee: Lakeside resort near Potsdam/Berlin combining restaurant, rooms and event venues; mirrors Wirtshaus Am See's positioning as a lakeside dining + accommodation + events operator in the Berlin-Brandenburg periphery.
• Seehotel Zeuthen: Lakeside hotel in the same Zeuthen market offering accommodation and dining with views over Miersdorfer See; directly comparable as a lakeside hospitality operator in the same Berlin-region catchment.
• Hotel & Restaurant Bayrisches Haus Potsdam: Historic Berlin-region inn pairing regional German cuisine with rooms and private event hosting; directly comparable on the multi-revenue-stream fine-dining + lodging + events model.

Regional players

• Seehotel Berlin-Brandenburg: Lakeside hotel-restaurant property in the broader Berlin-Brandenburg region combining rooms, restaurant and event hosting; same lakeside hospitality archetype as Wirtshaus Am See.
• Hotel & Restaurant Fischerhof Settin: Brandenburg-based country inn combining regional fine dining with guesthouse accommodation in a scenic setting; highly comparable product/market mix to Wirtshaus Am See's restaurant + pension model.
• Landhaus Schorfheide: Upscale Brandenburg hospitality property pairing regional cuisine with lodging and event hosting in a nature setting — same family of lake/country hospitality experiences as Wirtshaus Am See.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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