Apples Restaurant is a bit of an unknown entity in the Hamburg restaurant scene. It's one of those…read morehotel restaurants that can't boast any Michelin stars and is therefore often ignored by locals. And who could blame them, given the lacklustre quality of many hotel eateries all over the globe?
I also went there mainly because my first (as well as second and third) choice of venue were either closed of fully booked that particular evening. As I'm a bit of a Hyatt fan and generally recommend visiting friends to stay there when in Hamburg I, at the very least, expected impeccable service, if not exactly a gourmet feast. Fortunately, the Park Hyatt delivered where I expected and exceeded my expectations on the culinary area.
After the exceptionally friendly service had led us to our table I chose the wine menu, which, at about 60 Euros, is exceptionally good value, as it turned out. It consists of five courses, all of which were decent, some of which (an expertly cooked duck breast) were of very high, if not quite Michelin star quality. Mineral water is also included and was free flowing throughout the evening.
All things considered I had a wonderful evening: competent cooking, a busy, yet comforting atmosphere and the impeccable Hyatt service too care of that. This definitely isn't your typical lazy hotel restaurant.