PURS New Nordic Japanese Cuisine

Ghost town vibe? The moment I arrived in the area, albeit an hour early, the place looks closed and not in operation. Despite that I can see the restaurant lights turned on inside, there's basically nobody around. I intentionally came early as I was hoping to look around, so rather than feeling embarrassed knocking on a seemingly locked entrance door (including the hotel entrance which was also bleak), I called them to get in. As I was ushered in, the bar is also closed, like basically nobody works there. I was told they were having a private event. I stayed at the bar area on my own until the bartender (also turns out to be the sommelier) came and offered the wine menu. I was hoping to start off with a cocktail while waiting for my table but they don't do cocktails. I was like, is this really a 2-Michelin restaurant? The place looks well-funded with a celebrity interior designer under their banner but really a bit bleak. They have a 6-, 7- and 8-course meals, however you can go up to a 12-course if you want. So basically, there's no flagship menu. The chef has no personalised harmonious gourmet meal for you. It's up to you to mix and match yourself. They have an interesting and fun way of presenting the amuse-bouche. So wherever you're sat at, the 3 amuse plates come to you like mine at the bar. After that, I was ushered to my table facing the kitchen behind a floor-to-ceiling glass wall. I find their cutlery to be unseemly, worn-out black metal and not a fan of quirky, wonky ceramics, too. I mean, why? Although they do have amazing fresh house butter to their special pumpkin bread along with their steaming hot house bread. The velvet-thick yolk was ever so dramatic on my calf entree. My favourite dish would be the butter-poached guinea fowl; melting and juicy. There was not enough chance to choose the wine to pair with my venison. I think I was given their default wine pairing for venison. On the apple caramel, there was something crispy that I thought tasted like fried onion and made me feel queasy, also because I was probably already full. I think their highlight was the fairy garden petit fours with explosive suprise centre which was an exceptional treat to end the service. It was a little overpriced for me. It was just about the same price as a 3-Michelin in Switzerland. No occasional chef visit on each table mid-service? Some London restaurants even invite you over to their kitchen. Overall, it was an amazing, distinctly flavourful journey. My advice would be to ditch the starters and desserts and just choose all 3 entrees and 3 mains or go straight to 12 courses.

Very nice restaurant if you like high quality food. The staff is kind and helpfull. The food is a creative mix of Nordic and Japanese cuisine, as the name suggests, and it took us by surprise. Overal very nice experiencz

Nice place with nice service!!! Food was amazing🤩

Ein unglaubliches Erlebnis. Mega Gerichte, tolle Weine, aufmerksamer Service und eine wunderschöne Atmosphäre. Da reichen die 5 Sterne nicht aus.

Sehr gutes Restaurant in der Altstadt von Andernach. Das Erlebnis fängt schon mit dem Empfang an der Bar an. Dort kann man einen Aperitif und die ersten Grüße aus der Küche zu sich nehmen. Anschließend geht es in den Gastraum weiter, mit optionaler Führung durch die Küche. Das an sich junge Team kümmert sich hervorragend um die Gäste, Wünsche werden direkt umgesetzt. Der Sommelier ist mit großem Fachwissen und viel Spaß an seinem Job dabei. Wir waren bereits mehrfach dort, das Essen ist hervorragend. Letztes Jahr gab es den ersten Stern, ich denke dass der zweite bald dazu kommen wird.

Wir durften gegen Ende der Sommerpause ein "kleineres" 4-Gänge Menü genießen, bevor das Restaurant wieder in seinen gewohnten Betrieb startet. Die vier Gänge waren aufregend, geschmacklich herausragend und mussten sich nicht hinter der Bezeichnung "kleines Menü" verstecken. Wir freuen uns schon bald das "große" Menü hier probieren zu dürfen. Zusätzlich zum Essen gilt auch dem Personal noch ein großes Lob. Es wurde auf all unsere Wünsche eingegangen; sogar eine vegetarische Option ermöglicht und uns stets mit einem Lächeln begegnet. Eine absolute Empfehlung!

Subtile und meisterhafte aromatische Gerichte. Weiter so! Es war ein Erlebnis!

Wir hatten einen tollen Abend. Das Essen ist wirklich der Hammer, das beste was ich bisher in der Region gegessen habe. Jeder Gang war wie ein Kunstwerk, außergewöhnlich und hat uns sehr sehr gut geschmeckt. Netter Service. Ganz große Klasse, Lob an den Koch und sein Team!