Reviewing Restaurants

We love a well prepared meal, where the chef has picked the best ingredients and made an effort in order to surprise our taste buds. The latter years, we have visited various Michelin-star awarded restaurants with different cuisines.

Here, we review our restaurant experiences. We began blogging in November 2018, and before that you’ll have to settle with our general impression of various Michelin star restaurants.

We only have one challenge: Shellfish allergy. Therefore, none of our reviews contain descriptions of that kind of seafood.

By the way, we don’t take pictures of the food. We enjoy it.

 Where We Went

 

WHEN MICHELIN WHERE HOW WAS IT
2023 Syttende, Sønderborg, Denmark New Nordic. Has lost its mojo, lack of imagination and inspiration. No longer value for money. Read our review
2022 Wild Honey, London, England Modern British. Inspirational and absolutely worth a visit. Read our review.
2022 Wullenwever, Lübeck, Germany Modern German. Too casual, too impersonal, lack of soul and execution. We wonder why they deserve their one star. Read our review.
2022
Revisited:
2022
2023
Ritz Restaurant, London, England Modern British. We were not putting on The Ritz. They embraced us with a wonderful experience. Absolutely worth visiting. Read our review.
2022 Hide, London, England Modern British. Modern, casual, perfectly executed. Absolutely deserves its star. Read our review.
2022 Veeraswamy, London, England Indian. Good food but not a Michelin star experience. Read our review.
2022 The Samuel, Hellerup, Denmark Contemporary kitchen. Brilliant wines, excellent atmosphere. Needs more focus on alternatives for allergics. Read our review.
2022 ★★ Henne Kirkeby Kro, Henne Kirkeby, Denmark Modern British/New Nordic. Go! Just go! Two stars aspiring for three. Local produce, fantastic food, wonderful staff. Read our review.
2021 Ti Trin Ned, Fredericia, Denmark New Nordic. Absolutely worth a visit. A very solid 1-star restaurant focusing on the produce and clear, delicate flavours with excellent wine pairings. Read our review.
2016
Revisited: 2020
Frederikshøj, Aarhus, Denmark New Nordic. In 2016 we got intelligent food, well thought out wine pairings, and a staff that really impressed. A very good, wholesome experience. I 2020 it was even better – still a very solid 1-star restaurant with attention to details and surprises. Absolutely worth a visit. Read our review.
2020 Kadeau, Bornholm, Denmark

New Nordic. Some good courses, but all in all a bit of a disappointment. Excellent view, high expectations, but failing two main courses is a huge faux pas. Read our review.

2017
Revisited: 2020

Domestic, Aarhus, Denmark

New Nordic. We visited this reastaurant in 2017, where we had a fantastic evening; everything worked, cosy settings, pleasant waiters and chefs. We decided to revisit in 2020, and once again we had wonderful evening at a very solid 1-star restaurant. Excellent service and food. Read our review.

 

2017
Revisited:
2019

Dragsholm Slot, Dragsholm, Denmark New Nordic. In 2017, we celebrated New Year’s Eve at this castle and got an amazing and beautifully plated dinner. Impressive, since this was an evening with several hundred guests all over the castle. In 2019, we returned for a more quiet dinner, and there is no doubt about the chef’s high culinary ambitions. Read our review.
2018
Revisited: 2019

Me|Mu, Vejle, Denmark New Nordic. First visit: Well-balanced experience. Beautifully plated dishes. Revisit: Underwhelming. Timing issues. Lack of hospitality and atmosphere. We left halfway through the dinner. Read our review.
2019

Number One, Edinburgh, Scotland Blend of Scottish and French cuisine. Recommendable. Read our review.
2019

Bridges, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Classic French with an international twist.  An average one-star restaurant. Read our review.
2018

★★

The Ledbury, London, England Modern cuisine. Solid two stars. Everything worked. Read our review.
2018 Galvin at Windows, London, England Modern cuisine. Lived up to expectations. Read our review.
2018

Seven Park Place, London, England Modern. Beautiful lunch, good value for money, pleasant servants.
2018

★★★

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester Classic French. One of the best restaurants in London. Solid three stars.
2018

★★

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, London, England Classic French. Solid two stars. Everything worked.
2017

The Dining Room, The Goring Hotel, London, England Classic French. Didn’t really impress, average.
2016

Substans, Aarhus, Denmark New Nordic. Average food; the wine failed to impress. A very good example of an experience ruined by rude and arrogant servants.
2016
Revisited:
2018

Frederiksminde Hotel, Præstø, Denmark New Nordic. Beautiful settings. Solid and elegant servings with many local ingredients. At our first visit, sadly, they failed the main courses; however, we were impressed with the starters. At our second visit, everything was perfect.
2016

Henne Kirkeby Kro, Henne Kirkeby, Denmark New Nordic. Cosy settings. Clever use of local produce.  Now ★★.
2016

Gymkhana, London, England Indian. Cosy pub-setting. Good dishes that functioned well.
2016

Murano, London, England Contemporary Italian. Very pleasant lunch.
2016

Arbutus, London, England Contemporary British. Very pleasant lunch, excellent salmon. Sadly, now closed.
2016

Marchal, Copenhagen, Denmark Classic French. Average experience, nothing really stood out, and nothing was really bad.
2016

★★

Marcus, London, England Classic French. A very solid, positive, and wholesome experience. They served one of the best carrots in the world.
2015
Revisited:
2023

Gastromé, Aarhus, Denmark New Nordic with a French Twist. Relaxed atmosphere, well-balanced menu with good pairings of wine and beer. In 2015, we had one of the best broths ever. Absolutely worth the Michelin star. Read our review.
2015

La Truffe Noire, Brussels, Belgium Italian. Best truffel experience ever. Charming chef and host. We will forever remember Luigi Ciciriello.
2015

Vau, Berlin, Germany Modern French. Chaos in the kitchen. Late servings. Sand in the asparagus. Nothing worked that evening; many tables waited hours for their food, and we left halfway through the tasting dinner. Now – understandably – closed.
2014
Revisited:
2015

★★

Lorenz Adlon, Berlin, Germany Classic French. Been there twice, will absolutely revisit a third time. Both evenings were perfect, and in our opinion, this is Berlin’s best restaurant.
2014

★★

Fischers Fritz, Berlin, Germany Classic French. Surprised that they have two Michelin stars. The food didn’t impress, and the wine pairings were off. They didn’t have a sommelier.
2014

Amaya, London, England Indian. Disappointed about the settings, which felt like a cafeteria. The food was bland.
2014

★★

Le Gavroche, London, England Classic French. Deemed one of the best restaurants in London, but this evening they failed. We are considering a revisit in order to get a second opinion.
2014
Revisited:
2016

★★

Dinner by Heston, London, England Molecular creative. Very pleasant experience and the only time, where one of us ordered the same dessert twice.
2013

Kong Hans, Copenhagen, Denmark New Nordic. One of those evenings where every part of the experience was perfect.
2014
Revisited:
2014
2015 x 2
2017
2018

Quilon, London, England Indian. Our favourite Indian restaurant in London; hence the many visits. Elegantly served; very good value for money.
2013
Revisited:
2015

★★★

Gordon Ramsay, London, England Classic French. The first time very impressed with the quality of the meals and the wine pairings. The second time was good, but the wine pairings failed.
2013
Revisited:
2017

★★

Dirk Meieri, Flensburg, Germany Contemporary German. First visit a very elaborate menu with too many servings.
Second time very well balanced and a pleasant experience.
2013

Tamarind, London, England Indian. Our first experience with Indian food at this level. Basic, but good.
2012

★★

Haerlin, Hamburg, Germany Creative French. Very comprehensive menu. Very impressed about the settings; it felt like being transported back in time.
2012
Revisited:
2018

Søllerød Kro, Søllerød, Denmark Classic French. Our first Michelin-experience. A solid meal.