Zur Post

Rating: 14
Author: Gault&Millau

Altenberger-Dom-Straße 23, 51519 Odenthal, Germany

14/20
Chef's Restaurant

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Chef: Alejandro Wilbrand | Christopher Wilbrand
Cooking: European | French | Gastronomic | German | International | Local | Vegetarian
Services: Access for people with disabilities | Accommodation | Private Parking | Terrace
Style: Bar | Elegant | Romantic | With friends

Gault&Millau's review 2025

Top dogs don't just get their position. They have to work hard and fight hard for it. The "Zur Post" is the top dog in Odenthal and the surrounding area, which the guest immediately feels when he enters the tastefully and modernly furnished guest room. It's a pleasant place to sit, the view goes out to the local Italian, frequented by functional jacket tourism, or upstairs, where empty wine bottles of high quality surround the guests. Dishes such as the lobster with watercress and roasted cauliflower demonstrate why the cooking brothers Christopher and Alexandro Wilbrand deserve their reputation - here they pay homage to the classic French school. The crustacean is perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and lacquered with an Asian-like essence that you would like to lick off. The onsen egg plays on the same level with Australian winter truffles, spinach and onion jam. But the longer such a top dog occupies his role, the greater the risk of a certain negligence. For example, if the menu, on which a date is noted three weeks before the date of the visit, promises carrots, but they turn into cauliflower unannounced. The Choron sauce, announced with an anecdote in the menu, was a Béarnaise that was not announced any more than the anecdote was resolved. Meanwhile, the wine list, which was highly praised last year, has shrunk to a standard program. If, on top of that, two of the five tables during the somewhat brittle service note that they want to swap courses because they have already enjoyed them once, it is time for the top dog to go to the training camp. Because that's the law of the forest. If the strongest animal weakens, it will eventually lose its leading position. The Wilbrand brothers should be vigilant that this does not happen to them. We warn with a slight deduction and hope for improvement.