Wolfshöhle — Restaurant in Freiburg im Breisgau

We were somewhat skeptical about this restaurant, given that it is in Germany and given that the evening before we had dinner at L'Atelier du Peintre in Colmar, also a one toque Michelin restaurant, however, in France!

We began with a very good pink sparkling wine and were served with a sophisticated set of amuse gueule, the outstanding morcel was the foie with cassis. The wine was Gorca Furmint from Slovenia, which took a little time to open, but after about 15 minutes was grandiose. The starters were crustaceans and veal's head, both very good; the main courses were lamb and pigeon, the latter was the best pigeon I've had so far in my life. All the courses were intelligently composed with parts of the food that constituted the focus of the dish. The pigeon's breasts had a crispy skin and absolutely tender, almost creamy pink fibres.

The blood orange desert was refreshing, only the final sweet we could have done without, a small slice of typical German cake, not at the same level as the other dishes.

By comparison to L'Atelier du Peintre, Wolfshöhle won handsomely for their food.

The service was very friendly, the chef came out of the kitchen to say good bye in person and to ask what we thought (very briefly of course).

As a guest, one appreciates the effort that the kitchen puts into every dish and one understands, why each plate costs as much as it does, by comparison in terms of the hours put into each, in the end quite reasonable.

We paid about as much here as at the Colmar restaurant, but left with a much more profound and lasting memory.

Worth...

We had high expectations of this Michelin-star restaurant, but left feeling very disappointed by our experience. It just wasn’t worth it. The food was quite good, but the wine pairing did the opposite of enhance the flavors of dishes. The selected wines were off-putting and detracted greatly from the meal, with the exception of an unusual, slightly sweet, almost vegetal red dessert wine at the end. In retrospect, I wish we had ordered a la carte and selected our own wine(s) for our meal. At 250€ per person for the 5-course menu and wine pairing, I give Wolfshöhle 2 stars for price value, at least for our visit. You really need to offer a better experience for this kind of money. On a side note, the restaurant was surprisingly empty, even for a Wednesday night, which put a bit of a damper on...

We were happy to learn that Mr. Fauster had opened his own fine dining in Freiburg since we enjoyed on numerous occasions his dishes in the old "Königshof" in Munich. So, no questions asked, we went for dinner in Freiburg recently. The location was known to us and has not changed, which is a good thing. The dishes were excellent and the service was likewise. Only two things prevented me from giving 5 stars. The Chef attended/served personally one, respectively two tables. The other tables/guests did not seem to be of interest to him. We paid the not too small bill. When we left the premises there was no one to wish us a nice evening or even thank for the visit. It felt as if one left a McD. This is a pity but hopefully not the...