Kurhaus Korsakow — Restaurant in Berlin

Visited Kurhaus Kordakow while we were on a short trip to Berlin on a whim, this place was highly suggested by Sebastian from Noble Rot Bar on the same street and wow was he right! It's such a cozy, warm place with some creative decorations inside. We were lucky to be there in Spring and taste their seasonal menu.

The menu might look too simple, but I think that's where they shine: every dish is well thought, and prepared with a lot of attention to detail. We had smoked fish plate as starter. There was salmon tartare, mackarel and trout mousse served with a mustard-dill dip and a nut bread. My favorite was the trout, especially with the crunchy nut bread it was delicious. The salmon needed some acidicity, worked great wrapped with the seasonal greens.

I ordered the wild garlic soup as a side, which was supposed to be served with a spinach muffin. But our waitress (I feel terrible I forgot to ask her name!) was kind enough to replace that with roasted caramel brioche. The soup had just the right consistency, it was very well prepared but just like the salmon, it would be even better with some acid. It was one of the best garlic soup I had at any restaurant!

Since it is THE asparagus season, of course we tried it as well. It was served with buttered potatoes, and Viennese schnitzel. We ordered it with melted butter instead of Hollandaise sauce as my mother prefered that. But don't make the same mistake, and go for the Hollandaise as it's a much better fit. Nevertheless, it was still the best asparagus I have ever had at a restaurant!! Perfect consistency and well-seasoned. The potatoes were super soft, and the Schnitzel was also very tasty! It breading was slightly too thich for my taste, but I'm not too familiar with this kind so perhaps this is how it's supposed to be.

I went with a Weingut Hagn Grüner Veltliner from Austria. It was a medium-bodied, fruit forward and well-balanced wine. I imagine it'd go well with most items on their menu. But they have an extensive wine menu, so do spend some time and dig into it!! I wish I could tell you more about the story behind their name, but I don't want to spoil it for you. So you have to go visit them, and read about it on their menu ;)

Overall, we truly enjoyed our dinner. The food was delicious, very well made and the service was great. The staff is really kind and attentive, and I can't wait to visit them next time...

Do you remember that scene in Ratatouille where the critic takes a bite from the titular dish and is flashed back to his childhood? I had a similar experience with my first bite from the carrot cream with caramelised Swiss chard accompanying my pike perch filet. The starters were already promising though: the seasonal Chanterelles had a great bite in the salad but shined even more together with some of the best Gnocchi my (half Italian) compagnon had as her main dish. But back to the pike perch dish: The fish itself was great but nothing specifically special but it was together with that fantastic and outstanding cream and veggies on the side that made it unforgettable. Complexity is impressive, but simplicity is genius. Service was great too, super friendly, funny and actually quite fast. Absolutely coming back here on our next...

We booked a table for 12 people in this restaurant that was suggested by some friends who live in Berlin. Our goal was to try the famous schnitzel.

As soon as we arrived, the waiter informed us that we could order only dishes marked whit the chef hat logo on the menu. The schnitzel was not marked with such logo. We tried to explain to the waiter that we were willing to wait all the time they need as long as we could try the schnitzel. The waiter told us it was not possible. So we gave another look at the menu and we decided to try the spetzler.

Right before we started to order, the waiter told us that the they had ran out of spetzler. So we decided to leave. In order to let us stay, the waiter changed his mind and told us that the spetzler would not have been available for the next table. We felt offended by such tease, and...