Waldhotel Sonnora - Étlap

The last visit was years ago, and the menu looks quite similar. Prices have gone up by as everywhere. Last time I was impressed by the fact that they did not use any Asian twist or seasoning and still did a perfect and...creative job. This has changed a bit but the food is still level. The only criticism for us was the order of dishes- we would have put the rather mild turbot before the sweetbread, not after. Also it was the weakest course. Waiting times got quite long during the course of the evening as well. That‘s why I put this time: still top notch, but not (yet) the perfection Thieltges delivered

This was the third time I visited Sonnora with family, but the first time under the tenure of Clemens Rambichler as head chef, after the untimely death of Helmut Thieltges in It was good to see that the kitchen has kept up the standard....My daughter and i took the menu this time, rather than choosing a la carte. The beef tatar with caviar and potato roesti was wonderful, and the second starter with lobster excellent. By comparison, the two main courses sole and venison were very good but not outstanding. My parents ate a la carte my mother noted that the the turbot main course could have done with some more seasoning... on balance, when we return next time, we will go for a la carte choices...

This was our third dinner here and each and every time there are new dishes to discover so there is never remotely any sense of repetition, even though the cuisine is so wonderful here we wouldn't mind eating the same meal a thousand times over!...The dining room is very well lit which after recent experiences in New York where you need to use the torch on your phone to read a menu is a very welcome and refreshing change. Indeed, I find the somewhat dated decor really rather charming in a comforting sort of way. The food was as delicious as always and it was nice to see the evolution and ever so subtle tweaks here and there such as slightly lighter and less sweet friandises. The type of cuis...