I visited Opéra for the first time over the Christmas break and the restaurant is beautiful. Set on the 3rd floor in the Alte Oper in central Frankfurt, the dining room has a grandiose ceiling with beautiful detailing, paint and decorations throughout. The wait staff are friendly and accommodating to those who don't speak German so well (like myself). They also had a beautiful Christmas tree up and the halls were decked out for the holidays.
We were very well taken-care-of and the food was excellent. I started off with a risotto served with grilled calamari on top. It was delicious - cooked slightly al dente to show off the textures and flavors of the wild-rice varieties that were used in the dish. The squid was perfectly tender and tasty on top, they have a full size and a starter size of the risotto.
For my main, I had the filet mignon, a 200g cut of Omaha steak, imported from the US. It was perfectly medium rare per my order and came served with vegetables, a garlic butter, pomme frites on the side and a choice of either peppercorn or béarnaise sauce.
For desert, I tried the chocolate lava cake. It was on the small side (for the price), but with all that had come before it, it was a perfect way to finish off our evening. We also had two bottles of wine which, as always with restraints, were quite pricey, but went down very well.
I would recommend this for special occasions, celebrations or family gatherings, etc. It's definitely a classy place with most men using at least a blazer and most ladies in dresses. read more