Delicious food in a great atmosphere. I loved how there were wall tattoos of famous quotes from…read moreGoethe and Winston Churchill--albeit translated into German, of course--with my favorite being, "Life is too short to drink bad wine."
I had a lovely glass of champagne and Nero d'Avola. The bread basket had a variety of fun crisps to eat. My green salad starter was simply a bed of lettuce--but made amazing by the delicious dressing they put on top.
I also tasted my friends' tuna carpaccio and tomato mozzarella salad--both of which were nice--but the truffle pasta really took the cake. So rich and creamy with a heavy scent of truffles, just one bite was sooo decadent.
My dinner selection was a 200g steak with sauteed mushrooms. I was expecting little button mushrooms à la grilled mushrooms in the U.S., but instead these were HUGE, thick slices of mushrooms that covered the entire top of my steak. Totally took me by surprise, but it was a perfect complement to the meat. Ordered medium, it seemed a bit rarer than what I'm used to, but the steak was totally tender and delicious.
I don't know what my friend ordered, but I tried his thin slices of semi-rare beef, and it was also very good.
One of my friends ordered tiramisu for dessert, and it came with a very light, airy cream, almost like whipped foam on a cappuccino. Quite tasty, but I think I actually prefer the heavier mascarpone filling.
My dessert of choice was of course something I've never tried before--a warm dish of cooked plums with pink pepper and mint ice cream, topped with a spun sugar nest. A bit tart yet also sweet, it was a delectable finish to a fantastic dinner.