WINTER-BREAK
The Aescher closed its doors for the season 23! We will be back on the mountain at the beginning of May 2024!
AESCHER SHOP
We have greate products from the Aescher brand in our online shop.
GIFT VOUCHERS
The perfect present for your friends and family.
STAY OVER NIGHT
Stay overnight in the Aescher 🙂 whether as a couple or with your whole gang ...
EVENTS 2024
Pub-Quiz, Yoga, 1. August Brunch, "Felse-Stobede" and more to come. Our Events are worth to be part.
Cuisine
Back to the origin,
and hence into the future.
Our cuisine is local and honest. We go back to the roots, our local specialties and traditions and create culinary inventions from it. We like to work closely with local producers and want to do our part in obtaining the cultural heritage of the alps. Strongly connected to our heritage are ingredients, which have the reputation of being poor people’s food and have fallen into oblivion. Some of these ingredients have celebrated a comeback, for example the Ribelmais (special type of ground maize) from the Rhine Valley with which we prepare our Bramata.
Experiencing culinary history.
The Aescher and the Wildkirchli with their caves are true treasure troves of fascinating history which we would like to share with you. With the Aescher Specials we have created food and drinks which turn this magical historical place into culinary delights.
History
Where hermits,
cavepeople and bears
once lived.
Our guesthouse upon the mountain has seen many a proud face after a steep ascent. The guesthouse in its present form has existed since 1860 and is one of the oldest mountain guesthouses in Switzerland.
In 1658, Priest Ulmann was the first hermit to live in the hermitage in the Wildkirchli.
Ever since, the place holds a fascination which has lasted through generations. Storys are told about small wild people which apparently used to live in in the Wildkirchcaves and helped the alpine dairy men. The Aescher has been a source of inspiration for poets and artists for centuries. Findings of stone tools and bones from cave bears show that the caves have been used as an ancient living space. Â
Events
Spectacular all around food & drink
Full of enthusiasm, we as a young company took on the "Aescher" challenge at the beginning of 2019. In spring 2020, our small building project was realised and we were able to open our Aescher shop and brand new toilets. For the season 2023 we plan small events, such as individual concerts, 1st August brunch, etc.
Information & tickets for the events
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Sleep
Accommodation
Aescher guestrooms
Overnight stays on Fridays & Saturdays fully booked until the end of September!
About us
We are Pfefferbeere,
the people of the Aescher.
As the event agency Pfefferbeere AG we create unique culinary experiences. We combine history, design and culinary art with a pinch of interaction and love to play with people’s expectations and preconceptions. Apart from events we also run the Wilde Möhre in the temporary district Lattich in St.Gallen.
Vouchers
Gifting culinary delights.
Experiences are the most valuable present in our fast moving society. Surprise your loved ones with a trip to the Alpstein, where they can enjoy a well-deserved break with a panoramic view and delicious food at our guesthouse Aescher.
Contact
Welcome!
Aescher – Gasthaus am Berg
CH-9057 Weissbad
1454 m.a.s.l.
E 9°24.862 N 47°17.004
Opening hours
May - October:
Monday to Sunday from 7.30 am
Warm dishes served from 11 am to 8.30 pm
November:
Monday to Sunday from 8 am to 8 pm
Warm dishes served from 11 am to 7.30 pm
Getting here
Take the Ebenalpbahn from Wasserauen to the mountain station and then it’s a 15 minute walk to the Aescher through the Wildkirch caves. Alternatively it’s a 2h 30min hike from Wasserauen via Seealpsee to the Aescher.
Reservation
Reservations are possible for groups of 10 people. We can offer to reserve you a table in our cosy Stöbli. Between 7.30 and 9 am a breakfast reservation outside on the terrace is also possible. Please contact us: info@aescher.chÂ
We can't take any reservations from 9 am to 4 pm.
Partners
Local, good quality and close relations are important to us. Thanks to all our partners for delivering excellent quality products.
 
 
Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG
Legal details
Pfefferbeere AG
Bleichelistrasse 22
CH-9055 BĂĽhler AR
info@pfefferbeere.ch
Conception and design
Pfefferbeere AG
Realisation
Klub der guten Seiten GmbH
Header picture
Peter Böhi, Altstätten
Photography
Pfefferbeere AG
© 2019 Pfefferbeere AG