Bistro Zur Insel - Sankt Wendel

Visit on 16.09.2014 In March 2013 Nicole Braun moved with her “Bistro Island” into new premises above the Skaterpark with an old restaurant name, but modified concept from the Wendalinusbad 300m. The restaurant is ideal starting point for hikes, here begins a beautiful ca. 5km long tour with magnificent views of the rich green hills around the St. Wendeler Golfpark. Ambiance I don't understand the relationship with an island of Bistro. The outdoor area is a mix of Sansibar and Paulaner beer garden, here typical beer garden under Paulaner beer garden flag, as two beach baskets and in front of the restaurant window is a lonely surfboard. The interior is beautifully decorated with cozy baskets, all kinds of island decoration such as model ship, lighthouse, white bearded captain with pipe in the mouth and fish nets on walls and ceilings. In winter a fireplace oven offers warmth. Who now believes that the focus of the “Island cuisine” is fish is disappointed, because the island kitchen has nothing to offer to Seafood except strips from the smoked salmon to the oven potato and fried shrimps. Service I was greeted at first quite unfriendly and loud by the little farmer dog, but after he could later hug a piece of meat that was not observed by the service of me, he was really laborious and beautiful. On the other hand, the female service was very friendly, fleeting from the outset and let me, like the head of the house, be involved in a small professional conversation, in which they will provide me with a proud and competent information about preparation – and here I come to my selection of dishes – the delicious chicken. Goats I am a chicken freak and so my choice for the 1⁄2 chicken with salad fell to 7,90 € For dinner I ordered a small dry Merlot Rosé, ideally tempered, fruity, aromatic, really delicious and calculated with 1,60 € for 0.1l very moderate. In addition, a mineral water of € 1.60 as a thirst quencher. Now to the chicken: My choice was right again. Undivided approx. 1200gr heavy, crispy skin with spicy spicy marinade, the meat beautiful white, aromatic, juicy, visual and taste very good. Almost 5 stars because I recently enjoyed a more aromatic and more juicy chicken. Nevertheless, it was very good to make the preparation perfect, because here too is the magic word for the successful preparation “convectomat”. The cook told me how it works. The chickens are precooked, divided, then the marinade passes and, when the guest orders, it takes only 35 minutes – right, I looked at the clock – and the perfectly cooked chicken lands on the guest plate. The integrated grill program ensures the beautifully crispy skin. The additional salad was so great that the task of the pommes was the right decision. A mixture of fresh leaf salads with a delicious acidic housedressing and, very original and for a “Bistro cuisine” quite unusual, with a flower herb mixture above. Conclusion: friendly service, fine chickens, food and drinks at moderate prices. Of course not my last visit.