The walls and beams of Gasthaus Traube could tell us quite the story. We take a brief look at the history, always aware that we are continuing to write the history of the restaurant here and now.
Constructed during the first half of the 19th century, the brewery and tavern survived the massive village fire in 1839. Up until 1881, the premises on the ground floor were used by the brewery as a brewhouse and cooler. The restaurant and kitchen were located on the top floor. The distinctive dining room and restaurant only arose after the brewery was relocated. The dining room impresses with a wonderful art nouveau interior. The artistic panels, murals and decorative paintings date back to 1884. Popular toasts, putti motifs and landscape paintings adorn the walls of the dining room.
In 1977, the dining room was extensively renovated with the involvement of the canton’s monument and cultural preservation body. Above what is now the Traubensaal is the old courtroom, in which the Werdenberg district court sat until 1904. The Gerichtssaal has also been preserved in its original style.
Since Ulrich Rohrer bought the brewery and tavern from his stepfather in 1848, it has remained in the family for almost 150 years. The influential family produced impressive figures such as Colonel Johannes Rohrer, to whom Buchs owes the creation of Bahnhofstrasse.
