Liquid Kelter — Restaurant in Tübingen

This is a review of my personal experience at liquid kelter restaurant - Dinner for one!

No reservation, Not knowing the level of the restaurant I was entering.

Took the Meat Menu with Wine Pairing... Cost for wine pairing definitely worth it, Cost of the the menu a bit on the high side but on point with the service, portions, atmosphere.

Greeted by friendly staff along the way and since I took the wine pairing I had the sommelier who gave a great introduction to the plate and the wine.

Plate one - Welcome from the Chef - Carrot Vellutè. Paired Wine a Cremant de Loire - Chateau de Mauny

Plate two - Bread/Focaccia Assortment with oil - Great Soft Focaccia and amazing oil (Would have not defined it as a plate but it's good and in fact more bread was offered on the side, Mediterranean cuisine style) The brown bread was good too but the focaccia was king

Plate three - Norwegian White Halibut with Peas and calamari

Great combination, served also with a puree of parsnip I think and lemon jus. this element alone was not great to my palate but when mixed it opened up! Paired Wine 2018 Chateau Turcaud

Plate four - Spinach Tortellini with Sage and Butter

Nothing to add a Classic Dish, well Balanced and paired with a red Dolcetto d'Alba

Plate Five is the main 2 part dish -

Part 1 Fillet of Beef with parsley roots and croquettes Part 2 Braised beef Pot

my opinion is the plates should be served independently as the dishes are both amazing and passing from one to the other makes the dishes get cold (I'm a slow eater so that does not help) Nevertheless the combination is astute and mixes well. Side note the Croquettes are amazing. The paired wine was a Greek wine with a Mix Grapes of Limniona, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon very balanced with the dish

Plate Six - Dessert - Rhubarb IceCream, Raspberry Mousse and Crumble

not a sweet tooth but desert was great and the reisling pairing was delicious

Plate Seven - Sweet End Lemon Jelly and Shortbread cake Great sweet end

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The only notion of "fancy" restaurant in Tübingen. A swabian attempt at elevated french/western cuisine. The approximation is obvious but what did you expect from a small German town? The food has its highlights (e.g. the steak was incredibly tender) but it was also mediocre at times (the salad was something you can find at a salad bar). The plating is overly simple and lacking. Overall good but hugely overpriced for what it is. The same meal in France/UK would cost 30 euros (about half). Everyone at the table left hungry because the portions were tiny (is this intentional to be "fancy"? because it's really missing the point of french cooking). Service is German so you don't get the attention to detail and wit of French waiting. Disappointing the waiter didn't know the menu at all, couldn't explain the details of ingredients and dish. Also lacking charisma. But it's the best you can expect in this little town. Cocktails are also decent but overpriced. Considering you'd need to travel 1h by train to find a comparably good cocktail maybe it's not so unreasonable. Highlight is the atmosphere: a modern...

I wish I could write an altogether postive review as there are a lot of good things to say about the place. First of all, the food is excellent. None of the usual unimaginative dishes you normally find in town. Yet, service is quite variable. On a lucky day everything is fine on a not so lucky day forget it. The waiter is preoccupied with all kind of chit chat never bothering to ask if you might for example want something like a drink or a desert only to serve you then without war ing the check with the info that they are closing. Very rude and unprofessional. It leaves a bad aftertaste. Two stars for service since there is also good staff at the restaurant, but consistent...