Sam S.
Yelp
I had to think carefully before rating this place and, I considered it for a while and decided that, giving it two stars is generous. This is one of the 15 odd Michelin starred restaurants in the Munich area and we have been to quite a few of those. It would have to be the worst Michelin starred restaurant we have been to in the world, for a variety of reasons.
Despite having informed the restaurant about food restrictions for one of the people they were totally unprepared for it. I even double checked my confirmation to be sure that I had informed them, as they claimed there was no notes, which was a lie. It took over 3 hours to serve a 5 course meal which was small and I walked out hungry. It took four requests to get olive oil for the bread. At least three to four times the waitress tried to pour water out of empty bottles. At this level of restaurant I do not accept such sloppy service and such a slow kitchen. The first course did not come out for at least an hour or more.
We ordered the spring menu which was five courses. Each course was so small that I left the place hungry, despite eating lots of bread. The tuna tartare was nice but the overall dish did not pack a punch for me at all. The pasta course of parmesan crusted ravioli was very nice and tasty, the fish soup too sweet and fennely, the fish cooked beautifully but the portion was too small, and the dessert, was the smallest portion I have ever seen in a restaurant of this level. It was barely two spoons :-( We had one small amouse bouche to start and that was it. One of the stingiest kitchens I have ever experienced anywhere. The bread basket was lovely with a variety of small round bread rolls.
Wine list here is small but has a nice selection of Italian wines. I wish there was a bit more to choose from in the mid price ranges.
Overall here is my view:
Food - 3 stars
Wine list - 3 stars
Service - 1 star
Value for money - 0 star
Ambience - 3 star
Portion sizes - 1 star
I would never come here again. I don't mind paying for good food but, this is just overpriced average Italian food that lacks the creativity I would expect, in a Michelin starred restaurant. Two of the tables next to us were looking equally disappointed with their steaks and in fact, one of them sent their steak back for cooking. Maybe this place was really special in the past but given the choice today, they have much work to do. Three out of three of us agreed it was average at best.