Pure Wine & Food — Restaurant in Munich

We were looking for a Bar post Dinner. We passed by and saw that this is a Wine Bar & Food. It was 1 hour before closure. We went in and asked for a table for 2. The waiter (I think it was actually the owner) told us that they were booked out, but surprisingly offered us a table anyway. We sat down and ordered a bottle of wine with another waiter. Shortly, after the waiter which seated us initially told us that this is a dinning restaurant only and it is not okay to only order drinks with a very condescending note. So, we needed to leave. While leaving the "bar", some other people took the seat we just had.

While I understand that revenue per seat is super important during covid, I don't get why a "Wine Bar" expects people to always order food alongside their wine, especially 1 hour before closure. Also, the waiter could have told us this when we were asking for the table. The way we were kicked (and yes we felt like being kicked), was not ok and pretty...

Ich kam an einem sehr ruhigen Wochentag im Januar für ein frühes Abendessen ohne Reservierung vorbei – es gab nur einen einzigen Gastgeber/Kellner/Barkeeper und die Köchin und ihr Personal, die daran arbeiteten, 5 der 40 verfügbaren Tische zu bedienen.

Innen ist die Einrichtung ziemlich einfach, abgesehen von ein paar Schaufenstern, die sich auf die verfügbare Weinauswahl konzentrieren. Der kleine Speisedurchgang des Kellners zur Küche befindet sich in der Mitte des Hauptspeisebereichs und ist mit einer Schiebetür ausgestattet, die den Lärm deutlich dämpft, wenn sie heruntergelassen wird. Da während meines Besuchs nur 15 % des Restaurants besetzt waren, stelle ich mir vor, dass die Lärmbelästigung viel größer ist, wenn sowohl das Restaurant als auch die schöne Terrasse voll sind.

Der eine Kellner war ziemlich kompetent und machte nur ein paar kleine Fehltritte, die sich nicht auf mein Essen auswirkten, wohl aber auf einen Tisch mit zwei Personen, der neben mir saß.

Von dem Menü haben mir die grünen Ravioli mit Selleriecremefüllung, brauner Butter und Apfel, zusammen mit einem 2023 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco, sehr gut geschmeckt. Die Präsentation selbst wirkte etwas fad, optisch weniger aufregend als die Vorspeise, Rinderfilet-Tartar mit Eigelb-Espuma. Aber trotzdem lecker.

Ich werde in ein paar Monaten wieder vorbeischauen. / I stopped in for an early no-reservations dinner on a very slow January weekday night - there was only a single host / server / bartender and the chef and her staff working to serve 5 tables out of the 40 available inside.

Inside, the decor is pretty simple, except for a couple displays focused on the available wine selection. The small server's food pass to the kitchen is in the middle of the main dining area, with a sliding door that significantly quiets the noise when it is lowered. With only 15% of the restaurant occupied during my visit, I imagine the noise distraction is much greater when the both the restaurant and beautiful terrace are full.

The one server was pretty competent, with only a few small missteps, which did not personally affect my food, but did affect a table of two that was seated next to me.

Of the set menu, I did enjoy the green ravioli with celery creme filling, brown butter and apple, paired with a 2023 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco. The presentation itself seemed a bit bland, less exciting in appearance than the appetizer of tartare of beef fillet with egg yoke espuma. But still enjoyable.

I'll stop back in a couple...

Such a shame this place with its GREAT food and wine, treat the customers as any other local around, service wise. we order the food, first and main dishes. few minutes after that, even before we got the starters, I asked if I can change my main dish. without checking with the kitchen I just got the answer "the kitchen already started making it" (and even so, so what?). the sad thing we got the main dish after one hour after this time point (I do not mind about the waiting time). so or they need one hour to prepare risotto, or they make it long before and keep it warm, both are not reasonable. except that also the service is good but not friendly, very exact and cold. in this high quality place i thought things can be different. for me the pleasure of great food is gone when it goes with this...