The kitchen
The best Wiener Schnitzel in Cologne. We did, after all, get a dachshund for it.
The kitchen
The best Wiener Schnitzel in Cologne.
We finally got a dachshund for that.
It all started with the schnitzel. From the loin of veal, beaten, breaded, fried in clarified butter, as big as it has to be. No compromise, no shortcut, no show. A house that gets a dachshund cannot afford a bad day when it comes to the schnitzel.
The schnitzel remains the focal point. Around it, an entire cuisine has developed. Classics from Southern Germany and Austria, skilfully prepared, without feeling like a museum piece. A Kaiserschmarrn that is brought to the table in the pan.
Beside it a second handwriting. Lighter, more precise, closer to the river. Marinated salmon from the Faroes. And whatever the market yields in the morning.
Once a day, something is created that is not on any map. Ask for the evening's recommendations. They depend on what arrived in the morning and therefore cannot be planned in advance.
Grain once flowed through this house.
Someone has to be responsible for what goes through today.
He has been the head chef of this establishment for many years. He stands in the kitchen next to the illuminated sign, and sends nothing out that he would not eat himself. When the restaurant gets busy and everything has to be ready at once, he becomes calm. That is precisely when the kitchen runs best. He delivers when the pressure is highest, and every single day he sets the standard by which the next plate must be judged.
„You shouldn't take food too seriously. It should make you happy, it should taste good and it should bring people together.“
SEBASTIAN OSTLENDER
Ask him about the vegetarian menu that is not on the card. Ask about the vegan dessert. Ask at all. In this kitchen, requests are not met with a shrug, but with an idea.
Allergies and intolerances
Let us know when you make your reservation, gladly by email as well. Then it will be prepared before you arrive, and you won't have to make a fuss about it at the table.
To start
Bread selection with 2 different creams per person €3.30
CHEF'S SELECTION (from 2 people)
p.P. €21.50Our most popular starters served on a tiered stand
Meat, Fish & Veggie
Grilled chanterelle mushrooms
18 €Hazelnut / Buckwheat / Mushroom Dashi / Blackcurrant
Vegan almond ricotta
16 €Mixed cherry tomatoes / Cucumber / Curry / Breadstick
Marinated king prawns
20 €Apricot / Little Gem lettuce / Cashews / Carrot dressing
Eifeler Tartare
Free-range beef
22 € Egg yolk / shallot / fermented pepper
Enjoys Regarding the beef tartare:
20g tin of Caviar Selection „Imperial“: + €45
Soups
Cherry gazpacho
15 €Goat's cheese / Yuzu / smoked almond
Rich Tafelspitz broth
15 €Chive fritters / Tafelspitz strips / Root vegetables
Soups
Hokkaido pumpkin cream soup
16,50 €Caramelised goat's cheese / apple / pumpkin seed oil
Goulash soup
21€Hummer ravioli / red pepper / cognac
Main courses
Fried Cauliflower VEGAN
28 €Courgette and potato rösti / little gem lettuce / lovage / capers
JOSEPH'S Pasta - Spaghettini
in Chanterelle velouté
30 € Fried Chanterelles / Pimientos de Padrón / Rocket
Styrian Fried Chicken
32 €Free-range chicken breast and leg / Endive and potato salad
Roast duck breast, pink
39 €Apricot / Chanterelle mushrooms / Sugar snap peas / Sweet potato waffle
Plaice "Finkenwerder style"
40 €Bacon / Mashed potato / Iceberg lettuce
Original Viennese Schnitzel
of the veal loin
39 € Cold-stirred cranberries / Cucumber salad
Zürich-style sliced veal
of veal fillet
39 € Fried mushrooms / Butter spätzle
Boiled beef from pasture-raised cattle
in its own broth
36 € Root vegetables / potatoes / chive cream / apple horseradish
Sliced fillet steak
47 €Béarnaise sauce / green asparagus / king oyster mushrooms / confit potatoes
Chateaubriand 400g
Beef fillet for 2 people
p.54 € Green asparagus / Truffle fries / Herb butter / Béarnaise sauce
Served as a ‘Surf ’n’ Turf’ dish with three king prawns: + €10
For snacking
JOSEPH’S Strawberry Schmarren
FOR 2 PEOPLE
p.p. £14.50 Cointreau strawberry sauce / almonds / whipped cream
With vanilla sauce from Tahiti vanilla: + €4
Peach Tarte Tatin
14 €Lemon Balm - Yoghurt Ice Cream
Affogato
9,50 €Espresso / Vanilla ice cream
For the Affogato: Mozart Chocolate Liqueur: + €3
Dessert wine 5 cl
8 €
2013 Sauvignon Blanc Beerenauslese
Tschida Winery, Burgenland
Tip: Brilliant with Kaiserschmarrn
Please do ask us about our vegan dessert!