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Balthasar (Paderborn)

2nd April 2014 by Richard Bagnold Leave a Comment

Nearest Michelin starred venue to Paderborn, NW Germany serving extremely decorative food with some pleasing results - excellent hospitality

  • 2nd April 2014
  • 1st November 2012

Another very nice meal here in different circusmtances.  Dinner with drinks at Balthasar is, a little more than lunch naturally, but it is a very nice place to have a special meal, which, this second occasion here most certainly was, at the end of a long work placement, reflecting on life moments with mygood  friend, with whom I had the great pleasure of sharing this meal with.  One I shan’t be forgetting in a hurry.

Food grade: 84%

Pea soup and steak tartare welcome
Amuse bouche
Onion and salted butter with warmed bread
Beef starter medley
Salmon and honey mustard
Foie gras & leek velouté
Pork
Rasberry and strawberry desserts
Petits fours selection

This is the closest 1 Michelin starred restaurant to Paderborn (North West Germany) and is stylishly designed inside.  I came here on two occasions, one a set menu lunch and the other a very pleasant dinner in all senses of the word, shortly before leaving Germany as my place of work in 2014.  The atmosphere was rather slim to my surprise as there were only a maximum of two other tables occupied on both occasions. However, the service was extremely caring and the courses were all delicately made and presented and for €60 per person for the lunch menu all in, I thought this was actually very good.

Food Grade: 75%

Chef’s welcome
Bread with seaweed, onion and salted butter
Amuse bouche
Lamb
Garlic bread slices
Dessert medley (1)
Desssert medley (2)
Petits fours selection
Petits four (1)
Petit four selection (2)

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  • Food Rating - 80%
    80

Summary

Plenty of extras.
Value lunch.
Attention to detail.

Lack of atmosphere.

Restaurant Details

Michelin Stars:

Cuisine: French Classic

Address: Warburger Straße 28, 33098 Paderborn, Germany

Website: Balthasar (Paderborn)

Telephone: +49 5251 24448

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