July 27, 2007
Olé Madrid
Jet lag finally got hold of AC after a long day, so Udo and I strolled down Goethestrasse for an evening meal at a decent Spanish restaurant nearby. Ordered a platter of various tasty tapas as a combo starter. In Spain, a tortilla is a potato frittata, not the Mexican flatbread. Presumably not as good as a beachside meal on Tenerife, where Udo was on holiday recently, but plenty good enough for me.
The Dorada Royal daily special came highly recommended by Udo, so we both went with it. The lemon, salsa, and aioli on the side gave us a variety of potential flavors for the simply grilled whole fish.
Olé Madrid
Häberlstraße 15
80337 München
089-537716
Schneider Weisses Brauhaus
Lawyers can be pretty insufferable as it is, but far as arrogant asses go it would be hard to beat German lawyers. At least it kept the meeting short as they threw us out in less than half a day, leaving us some free time in Munich. Just in time for lunch.
Our lawyers (who are nice guys, btw), recommended the nearby brewhouse for some genuine Bavarian food. Schneider Weisses is one of Munich's historical brew-house restaurants. The well-worn wooden floors and heavy wooden tables added to the old-world atmosphere.
Already bustling with tourists and locals during the lunch rush. Our German colleague ordered the lighter Tegernseer hell beer for us instead of the house-special original hefeweizen which I would've loved to try. Oh well.
They had the Münchner Aventinusbierbrat`l, Munich-style beer-roased pork, with sauerkraut and potato-egg pancakes. I had Kalbskron gesotten, slow-simmered beef cheek meat with grated horseradish and boiled potatoes on the side. The pork looked good, with a crispy skin and a thick layer of fat underneath. The beef cheek was a surprisingly familiar dish for me, as we eat pork cheek meat at home all the time. The meat was super-tender from the slow cooking and all the gelatinous stuff in the cheek. The fresh-grated horseradish was a bit of shock at first but it's no worse than wasabi and it added a bit of necessary kick, backed up by the jars of spicy mustard on the table.
Our waitress was quite familiar looking, and we couldn't resist asking. Yep, she was Chinese. Her German's quite fluent, though, and she had no problem taking our order from Udo. So they put us upstairs with all the other tourists, but it was a good atmosphere with good food and good beer. Plus Udo was nice enough to pick up the tab. So it's all good.
Schneider Weisses Brauhaus
Tal 7
Munich, Germany 80331
(89) 290138-0