Visited edl.eins yesterday and I was delighted.
After a warm welcome I was guided to my seat and promptly was given some water and the 2 menus.
They offered a 5/6 course meal and an a la carte menu which was what I went for due to cost savings haha.
I decided for the 'Zwiebelrostbraten' 31€ and the raspberry dessert 21€.
I was given some bread and was explained how it was prepared and where it came from. Some salt, which were proper pyramid shaped crystals and not cheap supermarket salt and the butter [Picture 1].
In addition they offered me special olive oil.
Once again they informed me where the ingredient came from and that it was harvested by the oldest olive oil trees in the world and pointed out some specific flavors of it.
The meal was accompanied with tomato tar tar [Picture 2]. Which were finely cut tomato cubes with olive oil, vinegar, basil and seasonings. Simple but it balanced perfectly with the warm crunchy bread. Both in texture and in temperature.
I didn't even get the food I ordered yet and I already was highly impressed by both the visuals of the restaurant, the very professional and welcoming service and the food.
Plates were quickly taken away once I was finished and I was given a greeting from the kitchen. A welcome surprise. [Picture 4]
I was pointed out that the head chef in the kitchen is from Italy and therefore they wanted to represent that in their food.
It was a 'fake carbonara'. That was a first for me.
The meal was explained to me as a Hollandaise Sauce with bacon pieces, panko flakes and vegetables underneath.
It was light, creamy and the bacon and panko gave it a bit of a crunch. All that was well accompanied by the sweetness underneath. Visually that meal was presented on a massive black plate which made the meal look even more luxurious than it already was.
The plate was quickly removed by the staff and after every course I was asked if everything was to my liking. Which it was. In fact I was really blown away by the whole interaction so far.
After a bit of waiting the main course arrived. In the meantime I had time to have a look at the beautiful view of this restaurant. It's located on the 9th floor of an office building. The whole restaurant is surrounded by huge glass windows which gives it such an open and inviting vibe.
Every table has a great view of the city and the mountain range in the distance.
But let's get back to the food.
The main course was 'Zwiebelrostbraten' with pickled onions and homemade sauce given to me in a separate high quality container. I was recommended to order it medium. Which I decided to follow that recommendation. The meal was acquired by homemade fries [Picture 9]. Simple but it didn't feel out of place.
I used the German silverware to cut into the meat. With ease I was able to slice it. It was a perfect medium. That's good. So it turned out that the main course was probably some of the best tasting meal I've ever eaten. Of course the meat itself was cooked to perfection. One would expect that when visiting a Michilin star restaurant. The meal was so simple but it excelled in textures. The crisp onions on the meat made it feel less like a "simple" steak and more like a full on experience. But what turned this meal from a 7/10 to a 9.5/10 experience were the added caramelized (and pickled?) onions. It gave the whole thing another layer. It added just the right amount of acidity. This meal alone was worth my travels.
The fries were good but they weren't anything with a "wow" factor like the meat itself.
That was great, so I was really excited for the dessert. I was asked if I wanted to get the dessert immediately or if I wanted to wait a bit. Of course I went for it immediately.
And by immediately I meant I had to wait approximately 15min for it to arrive. Little bit of a bummer but I didn't mind the quick break.
So the dessert arrived after the wait.
It was introduced to me as the "highlight" of the day.
My expectations were high. [Picture 6/7/9]
Visually it was very impressive. It came split into 2 plates. It was recommended to me to eat them simultaneously, not after another. Sure thing I though.
I'm gonna keep this one a bit more brief. It was very tasty. It was a bit less than I hoped for though. Especially for 27€. Nether the less it was a great dessert which was a good finale to my amazing experience at edl.eins.
The only kinda bummer came after everything was done. My waiter asked me if I'd want anything else to which I said I was good for the evening. I was told she'd come back with some more water and I was waiting to pay. I ended up waiting for approximately 20+ min before they asked me if everything was okay and I told them that I'd like to pay for my meal.
The damage was 64€ for the evening before tip.
The service all in all was phenomenal.
So was the food.
I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for first class service and first class food. For a reasonable price I'd say.
Anyway. Enjoy the rest of your day.
by Justaregularguy08
Dining and Cooking