No other inn has as many stories to tell as the "Schwarzer Adler" in Jochberg near Kitzbühel. "Since 1492" is the motto of the inn, which has been serving guests for longer than America was discovered. The magnificent
rooms have been refurbished by the new tenants with a sense of substance. The spectacular
"Kaisersaal" was built on the occasion of a visit by His Majesty and was in official use for one day in 1900. So much for the hardware, which until now had no adequate culinary reflection. This has changed dramatically with the winter season. Anyone scrolling through the team's homepage may be surprised. There is Managing Director Klaus Pinter, previously a manager at Commerzbank or Lloyd Fonds and now founder of an AI-controlled mail order business for high-quality meat called "MEZGa". This is where Hannes Hönegger comes into play - known as a quality butcher, co-developer of the Viennese "Tatarie Marie" and supplier to numerous top restaurants. He contributes the meat expertise for the webshop and is also the host at the "Schwarzer Adler", which also functions as a kind of showroom for the "MEZGa" products. And to ensure that the great meat is served in a worthy manner, the previous head chef Mario Naschenweng was joined by Marco Gatterer, previously a highly decorated chef at the "Berggericht" in Kitzbühel. This was closed overnight by the management under strange circumstances in July 2025. Gatterer once trained with greats such as Reitbauer, Sieberer, Nickol and Wallner and is now raising pub cuisine to a new level here. Hand-cut beef tartare is composed by Hönegger at the table, accompanied by wood-fired grilled lettuce hearts and yolk cream. And although the restaurant is decidedly not a fine-dining address, Gatterer can't resist making detours in that direction. See his reinterpreted yeast dumpling: visually identical to the hearty hut version, it comes with a delicate yeast foam with Powidl, plum sorbet and marinated duck liver underneath - excellent. Tender Jochberg lamb is served as a trio - marinated loin skewers, stuffed peppers with minced meat and liver. Particularly popular: chamois lasagne - less juicy than usual, as the pastry slices are briefly grilled and served with "Tyrolean roux" with mountain cheese and mushrooms. The wine list meets the local standards - from Chateau Lafleur down to very nicely priced entry-level wines, there is something for everyone. The Kitzbühel region has an old new top address.
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