Next floor: High-class dining by Christian Hempfe – only the sky is the limit.
News & Events
We're back for you!
We are pleased to announce 2 wonderful pieces of news this summer: On the one hand, we can finally welcome you back here – both as a guest in the hotel and in the restaurant as well as on the observation deck.
On the other hand, you can enjoy the panoramic breakfast, our menus and buffets from now on in our refurbished and modernised premises. We received support from the Thüringen Invest 2020 TIZ 0388 funding programme for this mammoth task and we can proudly claim that it looks fantastic! But check it out for yourself.
We look forward to your reservation!
Contact tracing will continue here until further notice via the LUCA app. Thank you for your support.
Thursday
1 December 2022
Crime Dinner – Agent Incredible
1988: Europe is in turmoil. Will the Eastern Bloc collapse? Why did Boris Becker lose the Wimbledon final? When will the world end? And who will be behind it?
The Queen sends out an invite to a state banquet and Agent Incredible is on a secret mission. He looks good, he knows what he wants and he is the ultimate 00 agent with a licence to ??? That remains his secret.
Agent Incredible is the new and amazing agent crime dinner hosted by SonderEntertainmentKommando [Link https://www.sek-show.de/]. Exquisite. Royal. Top secret.
When?
1 December 2022
Where?
SCALA Restaurant
What you can expect:
Three-course meal and show
€85 p.p.
Tickets must be purchased in advance
post@scala-jena.de
+49 3641 35 66 71
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Thursday
2 December 2021
The Mentalist – Jan Forster
Rescheduled date from 25 February 2021
JAN FORSTER reads, hears and feels thoughts, anticipates and envisages what will happen and influences his audience so that they will do what he wants, although they believe that they will exercise their own free will – incredibly scary! We guarantee an exciting time and an experience that you will not readily forget.
When?
2 December 2021
Where?
SCALA Restaurant
What you can expect:
Three-course meal and show
€85 p.p.
Tickets must be purchased in advance
post@scala-jena.de
+49 3641 35 66 71
Cuisine
Sharing menu
Food and lifestyle are constantly in motion so we changed our concept without losing sight of our classic dishes. We are convinced that sharing food with people who are close to us tastes especially good in any location. In fact, it is about getting people back together again and communicating around the table. The focus is on dishes that are placed in the centre of the table. This way, everyone has the opportunity to immerse themselves in the diverse worlds of taste.
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Current menus and specials
"The art of cooking develops without it ceasing to be an art"
A location with a view
High Class
Everything
In the SCALA restaurant, the spectacular outdoor environment, cosy interior, breathtaking heights and depth of flavours come together in a way that you will probably not experience in any other place. Enjoy the view and get inspired.
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CHRISTIAN HEMPFE began his career with an apprenticeship at the Maritim Hotel in Nuremberg and successfully continued this with an urge to see a bit more of the world in a restaurant in the Berkshire town of Maidenhead in England one year later. After an interim spell at the Swiss Chateau Gütsch, he tacked his military service, which the young chef finally ended in 2001 and finally worked under SCALA founder Andreas Machner. Just 2 years later, his excellent taste and good skills in the kitchen earned him the role of chef de cuisine in the Scala Restaurant, to which he probably swore an oath of allegiance. His love for the most beautiful workplace in the world up in the “Keksrolle” (cookie cutter) as the city residents affectionately call the JenTower, was to lure him to the role of co-managing director in 2016.
After being awarded Gault&Millau's Best Restaurateur of the Year in 2019 and 2020, he was finally passed the baton by Andreas Machner and became the new owner of the SCALA in 2020.
At the same time, of course, a new creative director, chef de cuisine Matthias Mänz. Even if the SCALA is synonymous with great cuisine, it only uses water for cooking and the culinary experience is more important than royal dining etiquette. That's why, in addition to splendid buffets, lively parties and extraordinary events, there is also the sharing menu, where guests pick up and share food from crystal glass bowls and stone platters while laughing and enjoying themselves.
MATTHIAS MÄNZ is a born-and-bred native of Jena and after a long, successful journey since 2010, he is finally “home” again. After his apprenticeship at the Hotel Steinberger Esplanade Jena, he had his first experience as commis de cuisine at the Hotel Kendler in Austria from 2002 onwards, far away from his Thuringian homeland. After 3 years in the Sturmhaube bar and grill on the beach on Sylt, he set out on a great journey aboard the Sea Cloud II windjammer sailing ship, then in the Restaurant Neuwirt in Kitzbühel and after a short spell as chef de partie for the UEFA EURO 2008 Championship he finally headed down under. He only stayed working as sous-chef at the Quality Hotel Lord Forest in Bunbury in Australia for one season, after which he worked as chef de partie at the Steigenberger Belvedere Davos, inspiring Switzerland with his culinary skills. Only one last trip to Sylt, to the "Cucina della Mamma" – for old times’ sake - separated him from his current position as creative chef de cuisine in the SCALA Restaurant, where he seduces guests to their enthusiastic "ohhhh" and enjoyable "mhhhhm" alongside Christian Hessen.
Location and parking
The JenTower is a prominent building in the city and one of Jena's landmarks. It is in the centre of the university city of Jena and can be seen from all directions.
Local parking
Krautgasse underground car park
381 spaces | about 60 metres opposite the JenTower
24-hour parking | €1.50 per hour | 24 hours only €12.00
JenTower short-stay car park
180 spaces | Leutragraben 1
24-hour parking | 30 to 150 minutes: €0.50/ 30 minutes | more than 150 minutes: €1.00/30 minutes
Day tickets are unfortunately not available.
By car
A9 motorway from Berlin:
Take the Jena-Eisenberg exit, follow the B7 to Jena and, when you reach Jena, follow the signs for the city centre
A9 motorway from Munich:
At the Hermsdorfer Kreuz intersection, take the A4 motorway towards Frankfurt (Main) then take the Jena-Lobeda exit towards the city centre
A4 motorway from Dresden/Frankfurt:
Take the Jena-Lobeda exit towards the city centre
In the city centre, follow the signs for the parking guidance system. You can park in the JenTower underground car park or use the following underground car parks in the immediate vicinity: Goethe-Galerie, Krautgasse, Holzmarktpassage & City Carree (C&A department store)
By train
From Berlin/Munich:
Get off at the Jena-Paradies ICE (intercity-express) railway station
From Dresden/Frankfurt:
Get off at the Jena-West railway station
City transport
Tram lines 1, 2, 4, 31;
Get off at the Löbdergraben stop
Tram lines 2, 5, 35:
Get off at the Holzmarkt stop
Bus lines 10, 13:
Get off at the Teichgraben stop
Bus lines 14, 15, 16, 17, 41:
Get off at the Löbdergraben or Holzmarkt stop
