Brunfels Restaurant

The restaurant at the 5-star Hotel Brunfels (The Unbound Collection by Hyatt) looks promising on its website. Besides the ambiance, the menu and a lunch menu are available. We reserved a table for two for Friday at 12:30 pm. The welcome was friendly and attentive. At this early lunchtime, I had my choice of table. Unfortunately, we could only choose from the lunch menu; the à la carte menu was only available in the evening. The different menus could have been explained on the website. A server quickly came to our table to take our drink order. We opted for two glasses of sparkling wine and a bottle of water, planning to order wine later with our meal. The server offered to suggest suitable wines and brought several for us to taste. She tried to sell us a particular wine at an exorbitantly high price. We declined and planned to order a bottle from the menu later. It was odd that the wine she offered wasn't on the menu, and the prices seemed rather inflated. Offering a bottle of Chardonnay "Alte Reben" from the Steitz winery, which retails for €16.50, for €150 seems unreasonable. The wine list has "0.1 l" printed in tiny print in the top right corner for the price information. The wines are overpriced, starting at €6.50 per 0.1 l glass, and are often only found in the upper price range. The appetizers were very good, but the main courses were unfortunately somewhat disappointing. After dinner, we joined a couple at a neighboring table and treated ourselves to another glass of wine after the server didn't ask about our wine order. The ambiance takes some getting used to; the style is too diverse, and the real plants need more care. There are stains on one of the marble tables that will likely be difficult to remove. The globe lights above the bar look dim. Everything seemed perfect at first, but then it unfortunately became just above average. If the restaurant wants to attract guests from the Mainz wine region, its wine prices should also be appealing. After approximately 10 months of no response from the restaurant, I'm deducting one star.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ein absolutes Juwel in Mainz – Service und Küche auf Top-Niveau!Wir waren heute das erste, aber ganz bestimmt nicht das letzte Mal in diesem wunderschönen Restaurant. Das Brunfels ist unglaublich gemütlich und mit viel Liebe zum Detail im Retro/Chic-Stil eingerichtet, sodass man sich sofort wohlfühlt.Was den Abend aber neben dem Ambiente perfekt gemacht hat, war der Service. Hier wird Gastfreundschaft noch richtig großgeschrieben! Wir wurden von Jan und Mina so freundlich, aufmerksam und empathisch umsorgt – eine Qualität und Herzlichkeit, die man in der heutigen Gastronomie leider nur noch selten findet.Auch die Küche ist einfach exzellent. Das Essen war ausgezeichnet, jeder einzelne Gang ein absoluter Hochgenuss für den Gaumen.Vielen Dank an das gesamte Team für diesen fantastischen Abend. Wir kommen definitiv wieder!

We came here spontaneously and were absolutely thrilled. Making a reservation beforehand was quick and easy. We parked in the Schillerplatz parking garage because our GPS didn't show us the free underground parking at Brunfels. The welcome was incredibly friendly, and the service was warm and attentive. The food was a revelation. Everything was prepared with great care, and the taste was incomparable. We ate à la carte, and every dish was indescribably delicious, with all the flavors perfectly balanced. The wine list leaves nothing to be desired. The ambiance is very tasteful and understated, a quiet atmosphere where you can easily have a conversation. We'll be back; it's an absolutely brilliant concept.