December 2003
Country Fare
Tired of weekends and holidays spent slumped in front of the TV? Why not head out into Bavaria’s beautiful countryside and, after taking a (short) walk, stop off for a meal at one of the three restaurants MUNICH FOUND tested especially for our readers.
Bräustüberl Schloss Seefeld
Schlosshof 4c
82229 Seefeld
Tel. (08152) 991 20
Open daily from 10 am to 12 am
(closed Dec. 24)
This must be one of the most delightful locations in Munich’s environs, set on a hill and facing onto the cobbled courtyard that leads up to Seefeld Castle near Ammersee (4-km walk from the Herrsching S-Bahn station or 1.5 km from the station at Hechendorf). Though the restaurant was opened in the mid-1990s—the history of the castle actually goes back as far as the 14th century—it has a warm, inviting, Old-World atmosphere, with dark wood panelling and chairs and cream colored barrel-vaulted ceilings. Good Bavarian fare is served with plenty of unusual and seasonal dishes included for variety. Fish-lovers may like to try the
Renkenfilets served with grape and almond butter, herbed potatoes and salad (€ 13.70). The
Renke, a local fish, related to trout, has a mild flavor and delicate meat.
Seefelder Räuberpfanderl (literally robber’s pan; € 8) comprises a hearty portion of meatballs in mushroom and cream sauce and a portion of homemade
Kässpätzle (thick, small noodles flavored with cheese)—guaranteed to satisfy criminals and non-criminals alike. Vegetarians have at least eight dishes to choose from, including very good tomato-zucchini-eggplant lasagna (€ 8.90) and
Knusprige Kartoffeltaschen (€ 7.50), crispy potato dumplings filled with cream cheese and served with a salad. For dessert try a blueberry pancake (€ 5.10) filled with vanilla ice and whipped cream or the homemade
Gelbe Grütze (€ 4.90), a compote made entirely from yellow fruits, such as mango, papaya, peaches and apricots, and served with lemon ice cream. And now, how about a brisk walk (back) to Herrsching.
Liebhard’s
Bräustüberl zu Aying
Münchnerstrasse 2
85653 Aying
Tel. (08095) 13 45
Open daily from 10 am to 1 am
(closed Dec. 24)
Any restaurant that can feed a family of four for less than € 50, make the experience feel like a treat and has Bavaria’s splendid
Voraplenlandschaft directly on its doorstep deserves a mention on this page. Liebhard’s, located in the picturesque village of Aying on the S-Bahn line 1, serves predominantly Bavarian food in pretty generous portions. This is the perfect destination for the hungry, muddy-boot brigade, looking for a post-hike meal in informal, friendly surroundings. Meat-eaters can order the
Riesenschnitz’l (€ 10.50) an enormous, crispy-fried schnitzel, accompanied by cranberries, lemon butter, French fries and a mixed salad. Vegetarians might like to try the cream of potato soup flavored with pumpkin oil and seeds (€ 3.90), followed by
Semmelknödel with mushroom and cream sauce (€ 7.20). Children who are not yet bursting will certainly enjoy the hot raspberries with vanilla ice cream (€ 4.40). If you have been virtuous enough to come by public transport, your reward is just a sip away. Aying is famous for its excellent beer and at Liebhard’s customers can order some of their unfiltered dark beer from the nearby brewery.
Café Restaurant Bar Pegasus
Effnerstrasse 18
85764 Oberschleissheim
Tel. (089) 315 47 39
Open Mon.–Fri. 11 am–1 am;
weekends and holidays 10 am–1 am
(closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan 1)
This restaurant must be one of the few that is directly accessible to anyone arriving by car, S-Bahn (line 1 to Oberschleissheim), bicycle or private plane. Pegasus, as the name suggests, is a place related to flying. It is, in fact, housed in the same building as the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft, an aviation museum, and looks out across a meadow to the private airfield at Oberschleissheim. The spacious interior decorated in warm, bright colors is welcoming on even the bleakest days and the international menu features enough dishes to please the pickiest teenager and the grumpiest granny. Why not warm up with a cream of tomato soup (€ 3.20), flavored with gin and topped with sizzling croutons? Perhaps followed by seafood kebabs (€ 11.20) served with tomatoes and pumpkin and two kinds of rice, or the salad platter (€ 10.50) garnished with melon, Parma ham, walnuts, apple slices and cheese. The more daring diner may like to try the venison ragout (€ 11.50) with root vegetables, rigatoni and marinated pears. It’s not just food that makes Pegasus a great destination, the restaurant serves a mean cocktail and often hosts live music—Rhythm & Blues, Funk and Soul and Rock ’n’ Roll—ask the management for details. And if you’re visiting on a weekend afternoon, have a walk around neighboring Schleissheim Palace with its beautiful Rococo interior and Baroque gardens.
