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high end cuisine every dish is an art piece lovely decorated with flowers we had the 7 course menu which in the end was for me a little bit to much to every dish is accompanied by a card explaning the origin and story behind the product super nice local high end wine but also very well known international high end wine the service was very attentive overall a very nice experience

Summary: 1 Michelin star ok but with 2 stars totally overrated therefore this is more a criticism to the Michelin guide Would I go again: no Ambiente: posh new modern but a bit cold - luxury plates (e.g. Hering Berlin, Fürstenberg) Service: friendly and competent Food: good „greetings from the kitchen“: e.g. tasty Tatar from tuna Main dishes: in general far too many ingredients/components and not all perfect and a bit either under or over salted - e.g. foie gras de canard missed salty spikes or maybe some alcohol and rhubarb undercooked and unable to develop its flavor (I understand the idea of the chef to offer different textures but this should not jeopardize the taste) saibling was to salty but really well cooked, baby veal in general really good only critics would be spinach mash misses spices and lemon marmalade too bitter. But main critics are the desserts. Here the composition out of matcha and pistachio misses everything: too fatty, not refreshing and also the first time the dish was not well presented PS - also a critic to ourselves: the chefs asked for feedback and we didn’t offer real feedback and just said it was ok (it was also ok it is a Michelin star but not even close to two Michelin stars what was our expectation). But as a guest it is sometimes also difficult to say something after all is eaten. Therefore I prefer not to have a maybe difficult discussion that is from the chef’s point of view hard to understand because the dishes were served 2 hours ago

We had a wonderful evening at restaurant. Food is delicious and the wine is also excellent. What’s more important is the service:professional, friendly and really comfortable! Better than any star restaurant I visited in the region. I will highly recommend and will come back again.

Overall, 5 stars for food and 4 stars for service. Well-thought culinary experience. The small refresher in between was a smart addition in refreshing our taste buds and added fun to the full-course process. Good attention to details - for example, bread was served over a hot stone plate to preserve its warmth. Dishes are themed by strong contrasts (e.g. meaty sauce/broth on seafood dishes) which might not be welcomed by seafood-umami enthusiasts. Especially loved the king crab with sticky rice, mango and coconut. It was presumably inspired by a common Thai dessert but the fusion idea blended really well with crunchy rice giving extra texture to the dish. Cod was also excellent. Neatly presented in layers and cooked to slightly over the raw-to-cooked tipping point which gave it a firm-to-the-bite texture but with freshness still retained. Reminded me of how GUS in Brussels grilled and seared the fish to perfection. Deer was another fine creation. It was served in one good slice to preserve the temperature but to diners I recommend to cut it into thin pieces and experiment it with other ingredients presented one by one. If you have been finding restaurants in German too salty overall, you are likely to find some of the dishes slightly too salty as well. You may want to request less salt in the preparation. Pre-dessert with mandarin sorbet was another highlight. It was even better than the main dessert. Skipping Fourme d'ambert was not a loss. If you are not a big fan of foie gras, it is ok to skip it as well. In other words, you enjoy pretty much the same pleasant surprises from a 5, 6, or 7-course menu. Service was all good and professional until the end of the dinner. It was our wedding anniversary and I prepared a small gift for my wife. We were having some nice sentimental moments and chats (with tears in her eyes) but we were interrupted. Three times. First by the sommelier coming to our desk packing the dish-place-cards into envelops, then by the chef asking us was the food okay, and at last by an overly-helpful waiter asking us if we needed anything (perhaps upon seeing us were not eating any chocolates - because we were chatting!). We actually did enjoy the chat with the chef (thanks Manual and team for your great creations), but great service at wrong timing is still bad service. I hope these were erred on the side of caution with a view of covid opening-hour restrictions or that it looked like I needed some help in their eyes...

One of the best dining experiences I had for months. Food, service, ambience and wine all top level. Will return.

We drove 1h down and confirm this is “worth a detour” experience!

Best food and better wine!

Sehr lecker, angenehme Atmosphäre, leider manchmal zu leise im Raum, sodass jeder den anderen mithören kann. Angenehme Musik wäre auch nicht verkehrt. Tolle Weinauswahl. Zusatzhäppchen außerhalb des Menüs waren eine schöne Überraschung! Wir kommen wieder.