Materia

We had the business lunch at 25€ for a two course meal, water and coffee included. For a Michelin star restaurant, it's quite affordable. Unfortunately, the overall experience was not at the level you can expect from a One Star restaurant. We were seated at the back of the restaurant, the room had no window and the atmosphere was sad and not welcoming. The food was ok I guess, but you come with much higher expectation for a Michelin star. Not only the taste was just average, but the duck confit was too dry and the pasta with short rib ragu was too salty. We figured it's because we took the business lunch, so we decided to order the chef signature desert which is a safran mousse with bone marrow ice and some other stuffs with bone marrow. It was "ok" but not well balanced as we tasted mainly the safran and not the bone marrow at all or ever so sligthly that it's a bit useless. The service was average. The waiters were nice, but I had to ask twice for the beverages menu and so I only had water for my starter. Later on I ordered a coffee to go with the desert and I did not get it as well. To be honest, I also forgot about it up until we were leaving. I told the waitress that I did not get the coffee, she was surprised and propose me to have it, but we were already leaving... Maybe it was a bad day for the restaurant, but compared to other Michelin Star restaurant, it's a bit underwhelming.

I would give more stars if I could. This restaurant, its staff, and their food they create is exceptional. You’ll eat food you’ve never expected, things you couldn’t have dreamed of, but done in an approachable, caring manner. This isn’t a stuffy, fancy, make it complicated place. Instead - it’s absolutely wonderful, unexpected, and insanely good. The service is top notch. Would not change a thing, and will absolutely come back. Highly, highly recommend.

Sadly this place was a bit of a disappointment. The experimental dishes didn’t quite work. Carrot and mustard starter was a bust — tasted like spicy baby food. Some of the dishes, like the lamb and the saffron risotto were lovely. Husband enjoyed the mussels with wild garlic soup. The cod in green curry was fine but the green curry was odd. Wine pairings were off. Appreciate the attempt at experimentation but it was a miss for us and honestly not worth the $$$.

It was good until we got plastic in one of the dishes. They were very apologetic but I don't think this is acceptable from a michelin star restaurant. The service was good and the atmosphere was good but the food was very disappointing. We even got their special momentum course so we had high hopes. They discounted us from paying for the long course and we ended up paying for the short course. The food was alright but once you see big plastic on the plate it just makes everything go down hill.

So… With a bunch of Michelin-starred places visited around the world I have to concude that this one I wouldn’t really recommend to everyone I know. Only to those who go to Michelin-starred places and want to visit all of them. I noticed that most attention is paid to people ordering sets, which is not really fair. The wine selection is a nice one, with a focus on biodynamic, natural or rare wines. By-glass Sauvignon is not for everyone, it will have a different taste. I am in wine industry so to me it was understandable as a wine. The food was great, but great as experimental. The pigeon is served not fully cooked and even me loving pigeons…I couldn’t eat it. Fresh bird meat is a bit too much. The sweet compliment they bring in the end is delicious. We took it home and enjoyed every single piece.