Essigbrätlein — Restaurant in Nuremberg

Went there a while ago with my friend from Singapore who was visiting. We love to experience culinary at its finest around the globe and for both of us, not a first Michelin Star restaurant visit. But we agree tho; our experience comparing to other fancy restaurants we’ve been to, even the ones without a Michelin Star rating, we can’t say it’s worth a try, the justification of pricing or how they maintained their two Michelin Stars.

We had a vegetarian version four-course dinner without wine paring, as my friend recently gave birth and was still breast feeding and I was on opiates cancer treatment medication at the time of our visit. So can’t say anything about their wine paring or other alcoholic drinks as we sticked to only water. And yet the bill was mind-boggling over 400€. Unreal. This was the most expensive vegetarian Michelin Star visit we ever experienced, even at Central Park New York a six-course vegetarian dinner at Jean-Georges starts at less then 200$ for comparison with view, location, interior and service at another level.

As a local, I know the reasonable prices they buy their regional produce and vegetables for, at the same farmers like other good restaurants in Nuremberg get as well. Sorry, but the pricing range for a not more than average attentive good service and 4-course extravagant plate decoration of vegetables in a rather dark depressing and plain interior is insanely off here in my opinion - if only the dishes were incredibly tasty.

I paid less at the Michelin Star restaurant in Heidelberg incl. wine paring, than the little fortune here.

Essigbrätlein is known for using regional produce and mostly serve dishes with vegetables. That’s why I was utterly disappointed mine extravagant presented veggies were soggy and overcooked. A unacceptable faux-pas for a Michelin listed restaurant which proudly emblazoning themself with precisely focused mainly on vegetable dishes.

The dessert (ice cream) was the best. Service as mentioned above, was good and attentive but not more or less than average. Meaning; we experienced better at less fancy restaurants. Overall, my rating sums it up to only 2 stars and air to improvement.

Can’t say we were impressed, rather wee bit disappointed. After reading others reviews about the lack of professionalism when you’re only 3min late to your reservation or unjustified high charge for a no-show. I won’t bother to make another reservation here, as they are in fact better culinary restaurants available...

In comparison to the many Michelin starred restaurants I’ve been to all over the world, I would rank this one on the bottom. It’s bewildering to me how this can be a Michelin 2 stars. The menu was mainly vegetables, with the exception of 2 dishes, one being char and the other being lamb. The design and preparation of the vegetable dishes were unimpressive and yes, above average, but not spectacular. The char was ok, not particularly special. The lamb though soft to the touch and medium rare, was tough to chew and even hard to cut. The best dishes were the desert, parsley ice cream, and the complimentary chocolates. So bottom line and $222 later, I wish I went somewhere else. It would have been better money spent and probably better food, just less the stars. I will give props to the servers, they were attentive...

The food and service at Essigbratlein is brilliant and should not be missed if visiting Nuremburg. Each dish was fresh and appealing. The hotel director at the Drei Raben where we stayed discovered we were dining at Essigbratlein and he was extremely enthusiastic telling us how the vegetables would “explode” with deliciousness and exquisite flavors. He was totally accurate! This restaurant was one of the highlights of our dining experiences on a long road trip through Austria and Germany. It would be our top pick to return and experience again. The wine pairing was also wonderful and my partner who doesn’t care for alcohol loved the non-alcoholic beverage pairing. I believe our dining experience lasted about 4 hours and we loved every minute. Vielen Dank! Bravo to the chefs and...