Restaurant Tohru

Just excellent! After walking up the dark and steep stairs, the warm and simple interior as well as the team was welcoming us. The Kitchen tour and staff introduction added the personal touch. For the food, there were definitely clear Japanese elements throughout the dinner but I wouldn’t conclude it into fusion. All the fish dishes were exceptional, especially the schrimp dish with the rice, perfectly an umami bomb. The pork and the duck were thick in taste but paired well with the wines. Interestingly the okashi (sweet) part, the seemed petit four didn’t go at the last, but rather in the middle. And the presentation of the okashi was just beautiful. The wine paring had some surprises with some rare growth, and went well with each course.

Each plate strikes a beautiful balance, seamlessly fusing recognizable German and Japanese flavors into something entirely fresh yet comforting. This was our 3rd 3 Star Michelin-rated restaurants after Amador in Austria and Epicure in Paris. I can confidently say that everything was perfect! Without a doubt a unique dining experience with the blend of German and Japanese. You can definitely taste and see the love for both heritage from Chef Tohru. I loved the personal welcome of being brought into the kitchen and meeting everyone as a big fan of "The Bear series". It felt quite intimate getting to know each one and what they do. One memorable touch: at the end of the meal, we were given a postcard that we could send to anyone, with the team handling the mailing. It's a charming and unexpected gesture that captures the spirit of hospitality. We ended the night having my husband's Tohru cookbook signed too.

I have been to several starred restaurants, including multiple 3 stars, and Tohru is definitely one of the best restaurants I have ever had the pleasure to experience. Staff were incredibly kind, warm, and informative. You start the evening by meeting everyone in the kitchen by name, which is so great to see everyone’s work being recognized in such a time consuming and high pressure environment. It was also special to meet Chef Tohru himself. I have only met the head chef of a starred restaurant a few other times. These days it is novel to see the head chef actually present in the kitchen as opposed to some other 3 star chefs who don’t actually cook in their restaurants each night. The dishes were all excellent, well paced, and appropriately sized. We were full but not overly so when we left. We found ourselves keep saying “this is the best dish of the night” as every dish came out. Truly a wonderful combination of cultures in ingredients and cooking techniques. If I had to choose a favorite, I would probably go with the salmon trout course. A masterclass on balancing flavors within a dish. I would also like to give special recognition to the sommelier (so sorry we did not catch your name!) The wine pairing is one three I could say is “worth it.” Many sommeliers seem to stick to safe choices and just pick more expensive bottles to make it seem like it matches the meal. At Tohru the sommelier made some truly inspired selections that really changed the experience of specific courses and surprised us in terms of the smell & taste. We feel incredibly lucky to have been able to experience Tohru. Thanks to the whole team there for sharing their craft and artistic expression with us!

Wow - these 3 letters might describe the experience. Starting with a warm, pleasant welcome. A tour through the kitchen and then the very warm and nice ambient location. We were served some excellent aperitif, and then the fun leveled up. Wow again so many nice dishes all different this was amazing, we had the normal and the vegetarian menu and both were amazing in all regards. From super exciting things like the Belgian caviar with Japanese rice, all the way through excellent creations. The wine did his additional job very well some fine drinks matching well to the food but still being each a highlight in itself. The sommelier was so knowledgeable and presented each wine with passion knowledge and a patient way of explaining everything. We also enjoyed a nice Austrian spirit very much ! All in almost nothing you can do better for us, all in all it was an awesome experience. If I had to find a critic in itself I would call out the price of some of the drinks, with 20-30/0.1l not all of them in my eyes were such super high priced ones and you could have given a discount.