Berlin, Germany (Gastrosofie). „The culinary experience of Brunch Deluxe“ was put to a test and, being approved, is now to be acclaimed. Brunch Deluxe entered the culinary calendar of the capital on Sunday, September 15, in the JW Steakhouse at the JW Marriott Hotel, a splendid place to stay surrounded by embassies. From now on, gourmets and foodies will meet every second Sunday of the month in style from noon to 3 pm.
There is plenty of room for them inside and out on the terrace at JW Steakhouse, which first opened in 2022. That „for 120 euros per person … guests can enjoy an exquisite selection of delicacies such as freshly opened „Fin de Claire“ oysters, avocado croissants, seared scallops and USDA Prime beef fillet from the grill“ is made known in a Marriott International press release dated 14. 9. 2024, and it is pointed out that „anyone looking for the ultimate brunch experience … can also indulge in unlimited Pommery champagne for 59 euros“.
Delightful and delicious, or even better: No sooner said than done on that Sunday in September. Instead of being greeted with an „artfully created welcome cocktail“, we went straight for champagne from Pommery. One glass led to another and bubbles galore we decided to visit Domaine Pommery as soon as possible. The story runs that in July 1868 Madame Pommery opened the „building project of the century“ just a few minutes‘ walk from the famous cathedral in Reims. She and her family had the Roman tunnels in the chalky ground beneath Reims converted into maturing cellars for champagne, thus laying the foundations for the unique Domaine Pommery. The Brut, which according to Madame Pommery is of „serene clarity“, is said to have been created by the lady herself. In Reims, we will enjoy tasting our way from the Brut Royal to the Cuvée Louise Brut Nature up to the Grand Cru Royal.
In Berlin, we started off with poached Eggs Benedict with crab meat, togarashi spices and ponzu hollandaise. Instead of oysters called Fin de Claire, which were raised in the clear waters of the Charente estuary, we wanted to try this and that „from the sea“, „from the garden“ and „from the land“. Freshly prepared and served were seared scallops with tom kha foam, popped rice and lime-tamarind glaze, a fabulous spring roll of duck confit and foie gras with hoisin sauce-peanut crunch, chili and spring onion and a rib-eye mini burger with foie gras and portobello mushrooms with garlic. It was light in the hand and had a great taste. The JW Steakhouse beef tartare is highly recommended, as is the beef tenderloin from the region.
The ambience of the restaurant „with its combination of dark red velvet armchairs“, surrounded by dark wood-paneled walls and windows across the entire front onto Stauffenbergstraße, plus nostalgic Art Deco lamps above, was given even more atmosphere by a piano player filling the air with live music.
Dessert was also ordered and served like all the other dishes. How about an Illy espresso as we enjoy homemade lavender braid with rose ice cream? The chocolate soufflé with mint and vanilla ice cream was wonderful, as was the crème brûlée with vanilla and berries. And there we go, it like all goes well with champagne from Pommery in the
JW Steakhouse
Adress: Stauffenbergstraße 26, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 2065-0
E-Mail: jwsteakhouseberlin@jwmarriott.com
Website: jwsteakhouseberlin.com
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Rendered into English by Christoph Merten.
