On 12th November, D&D London is to open German Gymnasium within the newly renovated Grade II listed former gymnasium in King’s Cross. German-born Executive Chef, Bjoern Wassmuth, previously kitchen director at Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg, has created broad-ranging menus featuring some classic Mittel-European dishes as a nod to the site’s German heritage. The dining areas will encompass one of Kings Cross’ largest al fresco terraces, a patisserie counter, an all-day Grand Café serving breakfast through to dinner, a restaurant and the Meister Bar.
European cuisine
The finest European cuisine will be available for lunch and dinner in the first floor restaurant. Starters will include lamb‘s lettuce with crisp bacon, pumpkin seeds, potato dressing and truffled beef broth with liver dumplings and shaved black truffle.
Main courses will range from seared scallops and mettwurst with Granny Smith, pistachio, butternut squash and saffron potato and schupfnudeln and wild mushrooms with celeriac, butter sauce and fresh winter truffle, to heartier meals such as veal schnitzel with warm potato salad and lingonberry compote.
The Grand Café: breakfasts, brunches…
The Grand Café on the ground floor will offer all day dining, with a modern European menu including German classics and a comprehensive grill selection. Signature dishes will include beef goulash soup with bell peppers, sour cream and paprika and pickled Bismarck herring with onion, apple and Vollkornbrot. There will also be a choice of German sausages such as Nürnberger Rostbratwurst or smoked Schinkenknacker, served with sauerkraut and potato purée or pommes frites; and sharing dishes such as roasted Creedy Carver free range duck from Devon served with braised red cabbage, dumplings and orange sauce.
The Grand Café is set to become a favourite spot for both leisurely weekend brunches and quick healthy breakfasts, with dishes including Chia pots with coconut and almond milk, vanilla, pomegranate and lemon balm as well as a selection of energising smoothies. The patisserie counter will showcase freshly baked breads and pastries including sour cherry and pistachio buns or Berlin Doughnuts with jam, all available to take away. Further breakfast treats include the potato rösti with fried eggs and The GG Breakfast, a full English with a German twist.
Kaffee and Kuchen
A clock will chime at 4pm daily, signalling the beginning of the German tradition of Kaffee and Kuchen. Guests will be offered cakes and pastries such as apple strudel with vanilla sauce; Sachertorte with Chantilly cream and twice baked cheesecake with blueberries. Guests will also be able to choose from speciality coffees such as the Black Forest coffee with Kirsch and whipped cream and the Pharisäer coffee with dark Jamaican rum.
Tour the Danube vineyards
Head Sommelier, Virgile Degrez, has curated a list that will take wine lovers on a virtual tasting tour along the Danube vineyards showcasing niche German, Austrian and Hungarian labels as well as a selection of bottles from Eastern Europe. Guests will be able to sample the regional sparkling wine, Sekt, as well as German wine flights, and a wide range of speciality wines by the glass via the Coravin Wine System.
Fred Tartas will be managing the Meister bar – open till 1am at weekends – designing an innovative cocktail menu, including the multi-sensory concept, Le Whaf, a special carafe that vaporises cocktails turning them into dramatic, low-calorie clouds. Signature cocktails will include the Absolut Elyx with cucumber, lemongrass, ginger cordial and lemon juice, served in a coupette glass with a mint mist.
German Gymnasium, 1 Kings Boulevard, Kings Cross, London N1C 4TB
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