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Hotel-Restaurant HÖERHOF

Hotel-Restaurant HÖERHOF

Obergasse 26 65510 Idstein, St Helens, United Kingdom

Pizza • French • German • Italian


"The Höerhof enjoys the reputation of a Nobel hotel in Idstein. I usually stand in Idstein in another, somewhat inexpensive hotel, as it was already occupied, I chose the Höerhof this year. The reputation of a Nobel hotel is already manifested in the parking lot of the hotel: when I arrived from 16 parked cars, ten were from a Bavarian premium brand. With my Seat Alhambra, I've almost gotten a fairytale. The price for a single room incl. Breakfast with approx. 115. EUR still moves in the area of the acceptable. The Höerhof also includes a restaurant. Unfortunately, I couldn't test this at my stay, because for us as a group was already reserved for dinner in another restaurant. So I can only give a few impressions from the hotel itself and breakfast. Perhaps also of interest for one or GG readers. The hotel and restaurant is located on the edge of the very beautiful and interesting old town of Idstein. Coming from the old town you have to walk up a few meters as the building is slightly elevated. It is a very visually imposing and 400-year-old work building, more precisely a building complex consisting of four wings, which surrounds an attractive courtyard. Thick wooden beams and solid stone are also dominated in the restaurant, all of which are visually very appealing. It's quite angled everywhere. The restaurant is also not a large, rectangular room but a room with corners, angles and niches. The Höerhof also offers other rooms for celebrations. Breakfast is not offered as a buffet, but now the absolute exception is brought to the table in German hotels. Only the rolls and croissants as well as some cans of coffee stand on a small table in the middle of the room for self-service. Whether this is due to the small square in the restaurant or to the claim of the Höhrhof on exclusivity is deprived of my knowledge, possibly a combination of both. On the breakfast table itself there is already a bottle of water and a small carafe organ juice, as well as a brief information (in German and English what is offered for breakfast). Moreover, the table is visually pleasing. Immediately after entering the restaurant, an operation is ready to assign a place, and to inquire about its wishes – coffee or tea, and whether an egg is desired (from the agitator to the omelet everything is possible. On the lower plate three self-made jams and a honey are arranged in four glass bowls. The “various cheeses” announced in the published information emerged as two slices of hard cheese (eacher and a slice of soft cheese on the middle level. On the top floor there were some sausages – some liver sausages and a slice of ham, salami and smoked meat. The crowd was enough for me. Probably one would have been able to cope with demand. However, I found the very small selection. If breakfast is served in buffet form, the selection is usually far larger. Not only is there usually a larger selection of cheeses and sausages, things like cereals, cake fish, nut Nougat cream or other fruit juices were missing completely. I also missed the “green” components. Only two thin slices of cucumber beside the sausage, and fruit was missing completely. I couldn't even discover a fruit basket anywhere (maybe one stood around and I just had to ask... . As a passionate tea drinker I ordered a green tea for breakfast. This came in a teapot that enables the tea to be pulled in a clever way – the can can can be placed on one side, then the tea bag is in the water and can pull. Once the teapot is set up, the tea bag no longer protrudes into the water. Yet here too a big but: I had ordered a green tea. In this case, I also expect a “clean” green tea. But what came was a green tea perfumed with mango and lemon. Instead of newspapers, there were several trays. When switching on, several links to different daily and weekly magazines appear immediately. At home, I don't want to miss my paper-printed daily at the breakfast table, and would never sit down with a tray. In a hotel, however, I find this a great idea – on the one hand, for reasons of space, since a tray needs much less space than a newspaper that has been unfolded, and on the other hand you have access to several newspapers. Conclusion: Unfortunately, I can only judge breakfast, but I felt that it was quite disappointing. Although it is quite pleasant to pick up your breakfast at the buffet itself, it is brought to the table, in this case it is too much at the expense of the choice. At least the hotel could have a larger choice, for example more than just modest two types of cheese, and ask the guest before serving for his wishes. I feel very negative about the almost complete absence of vegetables (such as cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and fruits (e.g. apples, bananas). I can't say anything about the quality of the restaurant. Only the note that the Höerhof sees itself as a gourmet cuisine and lies in the higher price range, with the menu being quite manageable."

Dehesa

Dehesa

25 Ganton Street, London I-W1F 9BP, United Kingdom

Wine • Spanish • European • Vegetarian


"I'm a fan of the Salt Yard Group and their umbrella of restaurants because all their ventures are reliable for good food. Although my favourite is Ember Yard, Dehesa holds a soft spot for me as it has been a go to for me and my friends post shopping along Carnaby/Regent/Oxford Street. Truth be told, I rarely shop myself but my friends like taking me shopping with them because I am rather more patient than any boyfriend you'll ever have when it comes to things like this. Just give me a smartphone and a chair to sit on. You can't go to a Salt Yard Group restaurant without ordering their signature courgette flower stuffed with goat cheese £4.5 Drizzled with honey, it's the best of its kind in town and I can't tell you how many stuffed courgette flowers I've eaten to find the one . Non greasy, firm, and bursting with delicious tartness, it's great. I really like the chargrilled Cornish hake with poached artichokes and Vin Santo broad bean salsa £8 . The fish is cooked nicely and everything else had a great balance of flavour. I could have three servings of it. It's a must order for fish lovers. A steady winner comes in the form of a piece of confit old spot pork belly £9 . The meat is tender and juicy and that crackling is one to square forks for. The side of rosemary scented cannellini beans complements the meat fantastically. It's a dish that is so comforting and perfect for all seasons. For the beef lovers, they've got a grilled Basque onglet £9 served with sprouting broccoli, radish salad and a mushroom jus £9 . The dish is what all your protein laden dreams are made of. The onglet is served rare to medium rare and the jus lets the beef flavour shine. We tried the Cornish crab coriander brik with fennel, watercress, chilli and radish £8.5 . I like the fact that it had a heap load of actual crab meat, but there was some sort of Mediterranean spice that did not sit too well on my palate. It wasn't my favourite as it tasted rather salty. For pudding, try the chocolate, almond olive oil cake £6.5 served with chilli peaches. The cake is surprisingly moist, light and not too rich. I'm not sure what the chilli peaches were there for perhaps to add a bit of acidity? but they weren't too hot and I wasn't too keen. Rounding off a pretty satisfying meal, my favourite affogato with Moscatel raisin and Pedro Ximénez ice cream £4.5 . One of the best light desserts I've had in town, I always opt for this in Dehesa. Overall, Dehesa is another reliable great restaurant from the Salt Yard Group and if you're around the area looking for a decent place to refuel after a day of shopping, avoid all tourist traps and head down there you won't regret it but go with a warning: you might just love the food so much and won't be able to fit in those new pair of jeans..."

The River Cafe

The River Cafe

Thames Wharf Rainville Rd, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom

Cafe • Coffee • Cheese • Italian


"I've now calculated that if I use all my annual leave in the form of Friday half days I could come and eat here times next year....which would be nice. Might cost me a few quid or the same as a trip to the Bahamas if I decided to spend those days differently. Because on this form you'll need the whole afternoon off just to prolong this delightful experience as long as possible.We arrived to sit down at and didn't leave until close to o'clock. Which was the perfect way to see what a joyful operation this is. It was a my first visit so i'm not sure if the refit, with open kitchen and long bar, is responsible for all the frivolity. As we were having our dessert, the whole restaurant crew was sitting down to their lunch, which was a selection of what we'd just eaten. After that they took up their positions at the long bar and everyone starting veg prep for dinner. Waiters, porters, front of house, whoever! They all got stuck into cavalo nero stalks and a good chat. Great to watch.Anyway back to the food. As guests of a Richard Rogers employee thanks again Jen! we were able to get access to a shortened set menu which made the whole thing distinctly affordable. courses for or for We started with mixed antipasti of delicious cured ham and chickpea pancakes, hot, garlicky and straight from the pan.On my pasta dish sat plump ravioli with spinach and cheese and a delicious, subtly buttery sauce. The delicacy of the ingredients really allowed the quality of the pasta to come through. Risotto with cabbage pancetta and Fontina was legendary and spaghetti with mullet sauce was also excellent.By this time we'd moved from a Planeta Cerasuolo stupid fruit on the nose exclaimed Gareth which I learnt is just an expression for really fresh starburstlike flavours, on to a Dolcetto from Vajra. Perfect with braised veal shin with chard. In fact just braise me and we'll call it quits. Braise the Lord. Braise be. Should I braise of should I go? Braiseaways. Braise Anatomy. Etc. Etc. Let's just braise everything basically brilliant. Calves liver on another plate was tender and juicy and the wild mushroom and gooey cheese frittata that the young lady had was also good...but probably not quite as exciting as the other mains.Cheese, vanilla ice cream and espresso, and lemon tart did the trick and hastened us into a Chianti from Sepulviana which turned out to be the most serious red so far. Lots of chewy tannins and structure after the lighter bottles before. As the hoover zipped round other parts of the restaurant, we checked all the breadcrumbs under our table and realised they were probably going to need to work on it for a while so we got the bill which after Prosecco cocktails and bottles of wine was predictable mostly of the liquid variety. In fact the food seemed verry good value in a place where the a la carte option is undeniably expensive. As we got up I wanted to say goodbye to all the vegpreppers but i was reminded that they weren't actually my friends yet. But they will be one day.So main piece of advice here go to the Richard Rogers building and make a friend in the office there so you can get the set menu too. Well worth the loitering.."