Das weiße Haus
Neumühlen 50
Museumshafen
22763 Hamburg
At Tim Mälzer's restaurant Das weiße Haus you can choose how many courses you want, you have a little chat with your waitress in the beginning in order to clarify if there's any food you are allergic to or that really makes you vomit - but apart from that the rule is: what you see is what you eat.
And it all tastes absolutely phantastic. The venue is also quite nice.
Have been there myself a couple of times, and everybody else I know that has been there, we are all of the same opinion: 100% recommendation!
Tim Mälzer started off with a "normal" restaurant, but apart from à la carte he also offered a surprise menu - that was appreciated so much by the customers that now they only offer the surprise menu.
I think the idea is brilliant - it really shows that with good quality foodstuff and creativity you can cook a meal that EVERYBODY likes - and that's his philosophy: Schmeckt nicht gibt's nicht! (That's also the title of his TV show).
Tim Mälzer started off with a TV cook show, he's kinda the German Jamie Oliver, he actually is a friend of Oliver, have also seen him as guest in one of Oliver's shows.
The TV show is also brilliant - if you can stand him constantly talking...
I think it's quite amusing, he tells a lot of stuff about his childhood (funny), he's not afraid to take the mickey out of himself, but you also learn a lot about foodstuff, chemical reactions etc. - quite educating.
And what he cooks is simple, fresh and fast, but he also sometimes uses convenient products - perfect for the modern young kitchen (esp. for working people who like a good meal in the evening but don't have the time to prepare food for hours).
A little warning: it's quite difficult to make a reservation - they are fully booked out, usually more than a month ahead. From 1.August they accept reservations for September - have been trying to call there all morning and couldn't get through...
