Zur Golden Kron Edelwirtshaus

Don't get me wrong on this, the meals are really good and the wines too. But the atmosphere lacks the distinction and the service lacks the professionalism that I expect at this price point.

Located at a distance from Frankfurt’s tourist corridor, Zur Golden Kron has nonetheless gathered a reputation amongst in-the-know diners, its 15/20 rating by Gault Millau quite impressive for what is essentially a casual Restaurant and Tavern, though the Food and Beverage both set a high standard for the genre. Only part of Frankfurt’s Eschersheim neighborhood since mid-2017, the 350+ year old building unoccupied for some time before Chef Alfred Friedrich and Sommelier Pit Punda purchased the property after the former departed Michelin 2 Lafleur, it is via sites including Opentable that guests are able to make reservations, something indeed necessary as the both indoors and out were filled from 17h00 to 20h00, and likely straight through to midnight. Not aiming for Michelin accolades, but instead focused on regional specialties and memories from Chef Friedrich’s Austrian childhood, it is with minimal English spoken and menus printed only in German that Zur Golden Kron operates, a bit of Google Translate via free Wi-Fi paying dividends across two courses served at a leisurely pace given the crowd of fifty or more and only three men in the kitchen. Beginning with housemade Bread, not the best but still a serviceable Sourdough, it was with a gentle breeze blowing that guests waited while watching a family of eight celebrate the birthday of an elderly gentleman, course one arriving some thirty minutes later and comprised of local Charcuterie alongside a 39€ slice of Foie Gras whose small portion and precious price was thankfully justified by it being peerlessly seared and served amidst fresh Mushrooms, pickled Peppers and poached Cherries. Made to wait nearly twenty minutes for empty plates to be cleared, just two servers in constant motion throughout the meal, it was a full sixty minutes later that Entrees arrived, the Spanish Pig impressive in its texture and accoutrements while Wiener Schnitzel compared favorably to the best in town, as too did the satin-smooth Potatoes mixed with Lamb’s Tongue Lettuce.

This is a real gem!! We were lucky to be able to reserve a dinner table for Saturday night. I invited my in laws and wanted to have a great family dinner with them. This restaurant exceeded our expectations. Everything was exceptional and the presentation of the food outstanding. We had the steak tartare to start and we all agreed it was delicious. I had the venison which was cooked to perfection. Every bite felt special and with the wine we selected the flavors were elevated. It’s true this place is not cheap but the quality and the expertise of how everything was cooked warranted it. I would highly recommend this place if you want to traditional german cuisine that is elevated and delicious. The service was friendly and very attentive to detail. We had a young man serve on us tonight and he was very good. They are lucky to have him.

Im Hof draußen kann man schön sitzen. Die Speisekarte ist überschaubar. Die Portionsgröße fand ich etwas zu klein. Preis/Leistung stimmt hier einfach nicht. Leider war auch noch der Service total überfordert.

Im Innenhof der Goldenen Kron in Alt - Eschersheim sitzt man sehr schoen zwischen Fachwerk, alten Baeumen und Weinreben. Die (Sterne-) Kueche von Alfred Friedrich kennen wir bereits vom Lafleur, und den Profi erkennt man auch hier beim neuen Konzept eines Edel-Gasthauses mit oesterreichischem Einschlag. Die Vorspeisen (Backhendel-Salat mit Gurkensalat, Saibling mit Garnele und Salat) waren lecker und kreativ, und das Wiener Schnitzel war genau so wie es sein muss - duenn mit Blasen schlagender Panade, begleitet von einem schoenen Kartoffelsalat und Preiselbeeren! Und voellig ausreichend was die Portionen betrifft. Weinauswahl war auch sehr schoen, obwohl der von uns ausgewaehlte Weisswein aus Oesterreich nicht mehr vorhanden war ( sollte nicht passieren); aber der empfohlene 'Ersatz' von Gutzler war ausgezeichnet. Ebenso wie der Aperitiv-Champagner von Bollinger. Und alles zu sehr angemessenen Preisen.Wirklich problematisch war zumindest am Anfang der Service, obwohl nur wenige Tische besetzt waren. Der Aperitiv kam sehr schnell, aber auf die Speisekarte haben wir dann eine Viertelstunde gewartet, bevor wir uns selbst darum gekuemmert haben. Der angestellte Kellner war sehr freundlich, aufmerksam und professionell und hat alles wettgemacht. Aber der Mitinhaber und Sommelier war bei unserem Besuch voellig unorganisiert, unaufmerksam und schusselig (umgeworfener Weinkuehler). Dies wurde ja auch in anderen Bewertungen bereits erwaehnt. Wenn sich dies nicht schnell grundlegend aendert, haben wir Bedenken, dass sich das neue Konzept in der Goldenen Kron durchsetzt, was sehr schade waere. Sehr gute Kueche reicht leider nicht aus - vor allem bei dieser dezentralen Lage...