The "Favorite" hotel in Mainz is more than just a well-established and successful family business, it has been the gastronomic flagship of the state capital for years and a tireless driver of top culinary quality. With the new head chef Aniello Casalino, the Barth family has engaged a talented chef for the tastefully decorated gourmet restaurant, whose dishes are an imaginative and above all exciting mix of flavors based on classic French "haute cuisine". Sophisticatedly prepared from regional and seasonal products, rounded off here and there with a Mediterranean touch. The foie gras is a revelation of fine creaminess, aromatically dynamized with cherry gel and a truffle vinaigrette that is worth remembering. Aniello Casalino gives the scallop, generously decorated with Imperial caviar, an aromatic boost with a lasting saffron aioli and a great balsamic vinaigrette. Casalino also shows his knack for first-class sauces with the beurre blanc, which ennobles the succulent turbot under the pancetta-tomato crust. A deep truffle jus lends the Parmesan-crusted veal sweetbreads additional aromatic brilliance. The French Burgundy duck is imaginatively presented with spicy nduja cream, pickled Tropea onions, black garlic, nashi pear and refreshing orange jus. Excellent! The well-thought-out wine list leaves little to be desired, and the young service team succeeds brilliantly in providing the discreet presence and unobtrusive attention that make hospitality a feel-good experience.
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