Pics:

1-3) Snacks: Wild boar head with peas, trout caviar and elderberry vinegar foam; Spinach canelloni with sardines and jalapeno; Veal tartar with San Marzano tomatoes

4-7) Selection of breads, bone marrow with veal jus, salted butter, grape seed oil

8) Truffle & egg

9) Obsi Blue with greek joghurt mousse, tomate compot, soup of meadow herbs

10) Foie gras with caramelised beechnuts, lemon balm and belper knolle cheese

11) Breton weever with veal tongue, kaviari "kristal gold" caviar and infusion of orange peel and sepia ink

12+13) Gratinated coalfish with radishes, cardamom, black tea essence and rosemary water (you could add the rosemary water yourself)

14) Portuguese carabinero a la plancha with charcoal-grilled piglet feet and tonka bean and passion fruit infusion

15) Rabbit pot-au-feu with saddle, kidney and liver on young root vegetables with wild mushrooms, black truffle and lovage

16) Green pepper ice cream with persian lime, raspberries and grated frozen wild boar ham

17) Souffléed challans quail breast in a mushroom coat with carrot tartlets and small french fries

18) Baba au ‘Monkey 47’ gin with mandarin cream ice cream, mocha jelly and thyme soup

19) Petit fours

Overall it was an amazing lunch, I even enjoyed it a tad more than Waldhotel Sonnora (maybe I'll also share a review of that).

My personal highlight was the rabbit pot-au-feu, maybe my favorite single dish of my fine dining journey so far – very natural, crunchy vegetables, different parts of the rabbit with different textures, mushrooms and truffles and a very luxurious broth.
Foie Gras and quail were also the best versions I've had so far and even the miniature french fries (picture 17) didn't feel out of place. The seafood courses were also amazing, there was not a single course I didn't like, which is quite rare.

by Primary_Prior_7925

12 Comments

  1. chefnology

    Best set of dishes I’ve seen on this sub in a while- these guys got some killer technical skills. Id take a trip just for that set of dishes- very inspirational. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Bastiaanspanjaard

    Looks absolutely amazing! What did you drink with it?

  3. BlueGatherer

    We were there last October, we also enjoyed it very much. I’ve just looked back at my wife’s notes and we agreed it was “faultless”.

  4. Necessary-Win-1647

    Does look great. Interesting location. I assume the wines were great?

  5. diningbystarlight

    Thank you for sharing this review of this uncommon place! It really looks like a spectacle, I’ve been thinking about doing a fine dining tour of the Mosel region.

  6. Due_Discount_9144

    Very beautiful looking food! Cheers!

  7. Klutzy-Client

    Wow. This is the first post that I have wanted to eat every picture. I’m intrigued!

  8. littlegingerbunny

    How much was one tasting menu? I’m very interested in visiting but can’t find pricing information!

  9. Was this the “6-course menu (complete)” that they mention on their website? Seems like a lot more than six courses.

  10. Pzero2020

    Seems like you had a great lunch. I really enjoyed my last dinner there and the culinary exceptionalism in this region with Schanz, Sonnora und Christian Bau is outstanding.

    I personally prefer Sonnora and Bau a tiny bit more than Schanz. But in my opinion Schanz is a really great 3 star restaurant and the whole family Schanz is really lovely.