Victor’s Fine Dining has had Chef Christian Bau in charge of the kitchen since 1998, when it was called Victor’s Gourmet Restaurant Schloss Berg.  It was awarded a Michelin star that first year and 7 years later he became Germany’s youngest 3-Michelin star chef.  Bau studied French cuisine but after trips to Asia combined in some Japanese influences.  The restaurant is located in the Schloss Berg castle which is part of Victor’s Residenz-Hotel Schloss Berg.  The Renaissance castle was bombed in WWII but later rebuilt into a 5-star hotel with the restaurant on the first floor.  A more modern hotel is next door, just a short walk, and they have a lot more rooms available.   The small elegant dining room had 9 large round tables widely spaced and draped with fine white linens.  The ornate wood ceiling was opposite wide a floor of wide wood planks and stone.  A good-sized wine and liquor display cabinet is in the center of the room.  They serve a tasting menu only but you can opt to have no cheese course as well as the crab course, the evening we were there.  If you want more there were a number of supplemental courses you could add to the menu, some needing to be ordered by everyone and some individual.  We chose the “Full Experience” and declined additional courses as well as selected our own wines rather than pairings.  This was a wonderful dinner, but I think I would prefer to try his cooking without the Asian influence. Continue reading →