ROCAILLE - Café, Patisserie, Bistrot & WineBar - Düsseldorf — Restaurant in Dusseldorf

The atmosphere is great & drinking mainly magnum bottles is certainly CO2 conscious. The starter was amazing, as was the Beef Bulgogi my partner had (we saw a Korean cook in the kitchen, maybe that’s why). My curry ended up having mushrooms (maybe because of the Asian cook, they like to add it to all dishes as a bonus without asking) in it that don’t belong in a curry and I have a mushroom allergy. Luckily I noticed it very early. The one spoon I did have was a bit tasteless for a curry (and didn’t have a great night tossing & turning because of the mushrooms - luckily only minor effect with one spoon). Maybe only put curry on the menu if you have an Indian Cook as well… the dessert was not very inspiring or tasty.

A simple apology would have been okay, but for the host to make a serious allergy into the running gag of the rest of the evening was really not called for. It could have turned out much...

We made a reservation and we were offered a menu combination which we didn't confirm because it was way to expensive, especially because nonn of us drink wine (85€). Once we arrived, we were obligated to take the menu, i.e. we were not allowed to order alla cart because we were 9 people. After a heated discussion with the boss, we agreed to a menu at a lower price without the wine. After two and a half hours we had been served only the appetizers! I have two kids at home and I would have liked to leave at that point, but it was like a hostage situation, I couldn't leave because we were obligated to pay for the menu experience. Ober 50€ for just the appetizers seemed a bit too much. Long story short, after 4 hours we got to desert. And the food wasn't even that good. Too salty, too spicy, the desert waaaaay too swet. Very little vegetarian alternatives, no vegan. Three stars for the esthetics...

It's a pity because everyone was very open and friendly to me. I have asked for a recommendation for a bottle of wine as a wedding gift. The price in mind was around 50+ Euros. I relied on the advice given here. Now I'm glad I had another look and the wine sold to me for 42 euros usually goes for around 15 Euros. I'm glad I noticed early enough, that would otherwise have been very embarrassing. I would also have paid more for an appropriate wine, so they would have won a happy new client coming more often. It's a shame that you have to earn your...