Jonathanreview
Google
For the last 15 years we have treated ourselves to a Michelin starred restaurant twice a year, for birthdays, and chose this one because we were within an afternoons drive and it was available. I made the mistake of taking the QLUB (or some such lettering) package deal of 5 course meal and room for 300 euros. I mistakenly thought that this would be the normal 5 course 'prestige' menu that is advertised but it's actually a slightly lower level of menu including, I think, some of the lunchtime dishes. The result was that I felt slightly second class, 300 down (without drinks, add another 100 for that) but the other diners seemed to be getting a more interesting series of plates delivered. One of my favourite things is the little mouthfuls one gets between courses (amuse bouches), and the couple of these we had before the meal were pleasent, but during there was no 'little treat' taste, which seemed mean. Although we sat down last when we left 2 hours later other tables that had been seated before were still going on extra little desserts, it sounds silly (unless you've done a few star restaurants) but at this level of dining we felt that the menu was rushed, we weren't being 'treated' we were being 'served'. The staff were lovely, professional, the rooms immaculately clean, but you go to a place like this to be surprised by a chef who is inventive and cooks with personality. ||So my advice, on the night we stayed we could have had the room for 129 euro and the proper menu (wagu beef and wasabi served by the head chef, not the warmed smoked chicken on pea puree that we got) for 95 euros, so 319 euro for the full experience, I stupidly saved 20 euros on the package and it pretty much ruined it for me. So pay the full amount and get the full experience. This is a fine restaurant and it serves great food but if you come here once in your life (as I will) you want to make sure that you have the best of it.||When we asked ourselves afterwards what the best dish was it was a espresso cup of broth served pre dinner and the petit fours served with coffee, everything in between was very good, but not memorable (one of the 5 dishes was 5 small pieces of cheese, another was a delightful but 'had it a hundred times' mixed Berry tart.