differente, Schaffhauserstrasse, Zurich
Mar
2013
Weisse Tomatenschaumsuppe
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Hotel restaurants are always a bit of a tossup, but the strong feature is that they tend to be open on a Sunday night. The differente was an option and it presented itself as a relatively lively place for a quite Sunday dinner. The menu seems rather ambitious and the first course, a white tomato foam soup started off strong. The soup was good, but the plate too crowded. Neither the pumpkin pearls in the soup nor the mushroom tartare added culinary value, both components overcrowded and complicated the dish.
The next course was a simple shrimp wrapped in prosciutto, served on a truffle risotto. Each component was nicely cooked but the plate seemed overly ambitious. The restaurant prides itself on steak tartare and it offers a symphony showcasing all of them. The course is a pretty mixed bag, most tartare preparation missed the mark. The worst one was the mushroom version, it was heavy-handed, no finesse and dominated by the thick-cream used to dress it. Even the classic one, was nothing more than normal.
different is a classic example for a place trying to hard and probably not needing to exceed, since the dining room is full of hotel guests. Except that it’s open on Sundays, it doesn’t have much going for it.
19/03/2013 at 21:48
Six typing mistakes in such a short article?
19/03/2013 at 22:03
Is that you volunteering as a proofreader ?
19/03/2013 at 22:10
Why, exactly, are so many restaurants closed on Sundays in Zurich anyway? It’s a shame. That and the fact that it’s hard to find decent food after 10pm on any given weekday. One ends up looking at emergency options instead of decent food all too often!
21/03/2013 at 13:33
I have differente experiences at differente. although on the menu I would not suggest to order shrims and tomato foam soup. it’s like going to ask for a cordonbleu at sushi bar. stick to the meats and if tartar, open a classic version. mushroom tartar?? gimme a break, probably even Bocuse would have screwed this one up.
21/03/2013 at 14:05
Bocuse wouldn’t serve it then.