IRMI — Restaurant in Munich

IRMI

Hospitality - 4/5 Selection - 4/5 Quality of Food - 4/5 Overall - 4/5

Decided to rely on the Google reviews to find a spot for a unplanned dinner location. We got lucky and found IRMI across from our hotel. Upon arrival, we were greeted by the manager as it seemed they were running short on staff. No worries though, he took care of us. Knowing we had no reservation, we figured we would have to wait. Not the case. Luckily they had a table they were using as a family style seating. He asked if that was okay and we were all over it. Better yet it was right next to the bartender and his greatness!

The manager dropped us off and asked if we would like something to drink. Being so close to the bartender, we asked him and he said “ I got you!”. From there the bartender helped us select our drinks for the rest of the night. Showing us the tastes of Germany. It was awesome. Note we never got his name, but he was like the jolly green giant. Couldn’t miss the guy.

As for dinner, Ervin had us covered and did an exceptional job the whole evening. Even as busy as he was, he managed to take care of us during our dinner. It was noted that everyone was the same way. They really worked as a team. You could see it.

Dinner was simple, Ervin suggested the Irmis Pfanderl and it was everything he said. To the point that the guy sitting next to me said while ordering, “I’ll have what he had!” He even said he loved it too. The wife enjoyed here Bavarian chicken burger, but even more so enjoyed here fries. Something about them she said.

Overall, the experience was delightful and we would suggest to anyone. If I could suggest anything, that is to the management team. Looked like your staff was doing everything they could to keep up and doing so with a smile. However, the patrons were noticing the lack of staff and things were turning as we left. Maybe an extra hand or two would of done some...

We ate here last night based mostly on the restaurant having better reviews than most around. Our experience was so bad that I felt I needed to sleep on it before providing a response. My Fiancé has a pistachio allergy, which wouldn’t seem to be an issue being that nothing we ordered was listed as containing nuts. We both ordered the same dessert (a vanilla Creme brûlée equivalent) and fortunately I was the first to take a bite. When I realized there were pistachios I stopped her from eating just in time. We asked one of the servers if we had maybe misinterpreted the allergen menu, and she even confirmed that they were not listed. She said she would have another one made without pistachios. Here’s where things got much worse. We were presented another desert which we were assured did not have pistachios. It did. We should have scraped it apart and checked visually for her safety, but we assumed the verbal confirmation would be enough. Second bite in it was realized when the itching started. She had to immediately run back to the hotel room to grab medication and get things under control. I cannot describe how frustrating this was. Eating abroad with allergies is always risky and we understand that. However, I have never had an experience where it was explicitly stated that a dish would not contain an applicable allergen and it did. Extra star was for front of house crew (Ervin and co.) being great. They were operating on information given them, and similar to ourselves could not have known without tearing...

Truly the highlight of my time in Munich. This place blew me away and is possibly the best food I've ever eaten. I'm not a culinary expert and the items I had did align with some of my favourite flavours, but even still.

I also can't emphasize enough how unreasonably good the pulled pork burger is. Comparing it to other burgers is a disservice, something about it just combines and works on a level that really doesn't make sense. I suspect a part of it is that the burger format forces you to to get exactly the right mix of pork, sauce, and spiced apple in every bite. I'd love to see it get more attention with a different presentation, but I honestly don't know if it would work quite as well any other way. It's also a bit of a shame that the beyond excellent burger is paired with 'just' some perfectly cooked fries, but again probably a bit of an unavoidable sacrifice for the burger itself to work so well.

The rest of the menu is also very good from what I saw and tried, whoever put the core menu together clearly understands nuanced flavour profiles. My gut feel is that there won't be any disappointments here, instead everything is great with some hidden gems.

The atmosphere also always seems to be busy but never loud, conversation is always easy, with many tables in a...