Alpenraum

Alpenraum brings a remarkably fine dining experience to Munich with its centrally located classy restaurant, a place where food transcends its basic function of satisfying hunger and becomes an eclectic form of art. Soul food is not merely a new age term there, everyone who has visited it even once can argue about the succinct flavours that dominate the menu, textures that are unique and a cuisine that is known to bring deep pleasure.

The decor is casually sophisticated, with soft muted hues dominating the colour scheme while fresh and dried flowers adorn the tables, lending a touch of chic. The alpine theme is evident in a subtle manner with the antler shaped candlesticks being just one of the ways you might connect this minimalistic and gorgeous restaurant with the glorious Alps. A long wooden table encourages large and boisterous parties although the Alpenraum is also suitable for intimate gatherings and even a romantic evening round some of its quieter and smaller tables off the main dining room.

Businessmen also find themselves at the Alpenraum for a quick lunch which could involve starters of truffled kohlrabi or brook trout with lentil salad. The main course could bring pork rump, perlgraupen and grapes and finally end with a fragrant and comforting dessert of rice pudding, vanilla, apples and cinnamon.

The high end cuisine benefits from the fresh and regional produce sourced from the Bavarian Alps and more elaborate meals call for dishes such as fried duck breast with blue herb mousse and leek salad or marinated herring with thyme poached apples and potato lasagne amongst the starters. There's a refreshing intermediate course which could bring knuckle of veal carpaccio, truffled celeriac terrine and beetroot jellies or fried scallops with polished perch fillets, black balsamic lentils, pear and olive emulsion.

The Alpenraum chefs are exacting when it comes to the main course, where such dishes as crispy fish roulade with spinach, pasta sepia, sweet potato and pepper foam or a duet of lamb featuring both braised and roasted versions with baked tomato polenta and Jerusalem artichoke foam rule the list. Dessert could bring a delightful concoction known as Mozart ball dumplings with pears compote and macis parfait or a selection of cheeses from the Alps.

Alpenraum also offers catering services for business conventions, receptions, parties or weddings while their spacious restaurant is well suited for hosting events and other such functions.