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.
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| 2017 Revisited: 2020 |
★
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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.
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| 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. |