Teléfono: +4934199997638
Dirección: Neumarkt 9-19 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Ciudad: Leipzig
Platos: 26
Reseñas: 2008
Sitio Web: http://www.max-enk.de/
"It doesn't have a Michelin rosette (yet), but it comes with a Michelin recommendation of 'good standard', and it is certainly that and more.Max Enk has a cool and stylish pale grey interior, with white napery and dark bent-wood chairs that add a lightness to dining. It's true, it isn't the two-rosette Falco atop Leipzig's rather vulgarly tall Westin hotel, but its situation in the covered courtyard of an old department store gives it a much more established grace and airiness, and the contemporary art on the walls accents the triumph of funky post-modernism over splashily impressive brutalism, even if you do miss out on the view.The food is to match. As I'd recently spent a week in the Czech Republic, and the previous evening eating fabulous Saxon weightiness at Auerbach's, I wasn't up for the whole tasting menu - albeit that the elegant portions were manageable - so I ate à la carte.I began with 'Sunchoke essence', the lightest, most flavoursome broth imaginable - a deliciously extraordinary clear soup made from artichokes, accompanied by a small falafel and a slice of fried aubergine; the perfect temptation for someone who has been overdoing it slightly on the food front. I opted for wine by the glass, and with this, I chose a rounded Hambacher Grauburgunder (that's a German version of Pinot Grigio to you), and it slipped down a treat, the roundness (it wasn't over-flowery) complementing the artichoke taste exactly.Next I tried a house (and local) speciality: Leipziger allerlei - essentially a chunky fish soup with lots of vegetables. I have to say that you need to like carrots, as this really is the predominant vegetable here (it's supposed to be). There were a couple of varieties included in the mix, so, along with the asparagus, mange-touts and radishes, they made for a burst of colour. I accompanied this with a wine that they told me was a bit special, and by goodness it was. If it's possible to get hold of this in the UK, I'm ordering a load of it. It's a German Muskat by Tinhof. Not at all sweet, but wonderfully, fabulously complex and floral on the nose. Just right for this jaded old diner. The taste and aroma mingled in a surreal way with the heady scent of Madonna lilies coming from a large vase of them on the central table.'Chocolate Extreme!' came next - a combination dessert that was a lot lighter than you'd imagine - essentially small pieces of assorted chocolate pastries, marinated pineapple, and a generous quenelle of lush chocolate ice cream. With this an unctuous pudding wine - Sweetheart (Oliver Zeter), a sauvignon blanc from the Pfalz.Coffee and some posh schnapps (in this case a 'milk liqueur' - like Bailey's for grown-ups) completed a magnificent meal. Do go - it's not cheap (of course), but neither is it ruinously expensive; my meal weighed in at around £75."
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Leipzig, una ciudad vibrante conocida por su rica historia y cultura, ofrece platos tradicionales sajones como Leipziger Allerlei y Quarkkeulchen, reflejando su patrimonio culinario.