Donisl (Munich)

We decided to try another Bavarian restaurant in Munich. When we arrived at Donisl, it was already very packed. We sat down in a large table and five more people wanted to sit down next to us. Thankfully the waiter helped to the large table into two tables so that we can have a table by ourselves.

Once again, we had to order beer, so we got the Hacker Pschorr House beer. For main dishes, both my husband and I ordered their famous fried pork knuckle with a side of mashed potatoes and kartoffelknodel (potato dumpling), one with bones and one without bones. The fried pork knuckle has a very thick and crunchy skin. It is very different than Chinese style fried pork which has a thin and crispy skin. The meat itself is a little too rough for my taste and not juicy enough. I don’t understand why Germans like to eat pork knuckle at all. It has high calories and not that great in taste in my opinion. The mashed potatoes are chunky and sour in taste. It matches pretty well with the heavy taste of the fried pork knuckle. The potato dumpling has a very interesting texture. It is sticky and chewy, but does not have much taste in it.




For dessert, we tried the birnenstrudel mit vanilleeis und sahne, which is pear strudel with
Vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. The pear strudel is a little too dry and not very sweet.



Overall, it was an interesting experience to try the fried pork knuckle, but was it good? Not really.

HOKAT Rating:
70/100

Address:
Weinstrasse 1 - D-80333 München
089-220184/85
http://www.bayerischer-donisl.de/