A dinner reservation where I ordered their 5-course menu. A 3* restaurant in Southern Germany at a 5* resort, this restaurant isn’t talked about much given its remote location, though it’s absolutely gorgeous. The restaurant supposedly serves classic French cuisine (not really true IMO) and is one of the top-rated “classic” restaurants in the world. P.S. This review is from the notes I took during a dinner I had a few months ago. The pictures are ones my brother took. In case you’re wondering, I was at the restaurant when I created this account, I have no relation to the restaurant.
Foie Gras 7/10: Foie gras three ways. One was marinated, and one was cooked, coming with a chicken jelly. The final way was cubes of foie gras that were fried and topped with truffles. The fruits and nuts brought a nice sweetness to the dish. This dish was just awkward. Too much was going on and the chicken jelly had a super overpowering flavor. The bread served wasn’t great, though the truffle topping was phenomenal.
Lobster 7/10: The lobster meat and claw was served with a very Asian wonderful Thai sauce, with flavors of coconut and spices. The lobster was a bit overcooked, though. The various vegetable accompaniments were all not bad.
Pikeperch 8/10: Probably my favorite dish of the night. The caramelized fennel beurre blanc sauce was great, and the fish had a great seasoning, though once again, the dish was slightly overcooked.
Pork 8/10: Pork served with a pork jus with morels, peas, and truffles. The sauce went well with the pork and worked with the truffle flavor, but the morels were only alright and the peas were just bad. Overall, this dish just didn’t work that well.
Cheese Trolley 8/10: Didn’t have the greatest selection, and the cheeses were far from the best I’ve ever had, though still fantastic.
Soufflé 8/10: A deconstructed soufflé of sorts with lemon sorbet and raspberries. A delightful light and airy soufflé that wonderfully combined its flavors. The soufflé was a bit too deconstructed and mixed too much with the already melting sorbet. A little bit of crunch would have been nice.
Chocolate and Cherries 6/10: This dish was far too heavy and while this flavor combo can absolutely work, it didn’t work super well here. Neither the chocolate or cherry flavors were strong enough, and it was a textural hodgepodge on the plate and in the mouth.
Petit Fours 7/10: Quite disappointing. The canelé was definitely subpar, however, the rest of the sweets weren’t bad.
Food cost – $350; Value for money – 1.5/5; Overall rating – 3/5; My Michelin rating – 2*; Would I recommend – No. If you’re going to serve 5 courses for as much money as they charge, they better all be phenomenal, and none of them really stood out to me. This restaurant truly doesn’t do anything super well. They’re not super good at being French, German, or Asian. I don’t know what many of these rating agencies are doing rating this place so high. L’Ambroisie, Épicure, Guy Savoy, Gordon Ramsay, Paul Bocuse, and Joël Robuchon all do classic French fare much better than this place IMO, just to name a few places.
by Schwarzwaldstube
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u/HollyGlen
While I appreciate you providing content for this sub, in the words of my wife: “I absolutely cannot take this person seriously.”
We ate there in August. Schwarzwaldstube is one of the best restaurants in the world.
I’ve been twice and was very impressed one time and very underwhelmed the second time. I had the same foie gras and pork dish you had, though different 2nd and 3rd courses, and agree they were far from Schwarzwaldstube’s best showing. I too had dishes that were overcooked on both occasions.