After months of anticipation, and not much more than a name on social media, the latest culinary endeavour from the masters at Mural opened this summer. I was invited for dinner to find out more.

As I pensively retrieve a head of romaine lettuce from a bowl of iced liquid – course one of fourteen – I realise this would be no ordinary dinner. A little later, leaves gone, the leftover mixture is topped-up with a generous glug of gin. The reason? “We don’t waste like to anything here.” The result? A perfectly balanced G&T which seamlessly moved us on to the next dishes.

What follows varies as much in flavour as it does in appearance. Melt in your mouth sashimi sits alone in the centre of a large plate, while succulent leeks wrapped in a charred outer layer arrive on a bed of hay. It’s a wild ride for the palette and a lesson in how to prepare, preserve and present food.

Created by skilled head chef Rico Birndt – formally of Pasture in New Zealand and Lakeside in Hamburg – and his team, the menu (a la carte or fine dining) is founded on the principles of the farm-to-table movement. They only use ingredients from local and regional producers committed to natural cultivation and animal welfare, with most of the herbs and vegetables coming from the large urban garden on the roof.

Found on the ground floor of WunderLocke, a new aparthotel in Obersendling, Mural Farmhouse adds to the collection of connected restaurants in Munich, which includes Michelin-starred Mural in Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art and Mural Bar in Maxvorstadt. It is the second partnership with the Locke brand, following the opening of BAMBULE! in Schwan Locke last year.

Joining me at the dinner table is Locke co-founder and co-creator Eric Jafari. After just a few minutes, it’s obvious why the collaboration with Mural makes sense. In all their properties, Locke aims to reflect the micro-locality and provide guests with an insight into a city’s sub-culture and culinary offerings. In Munich, this mean Mural in the kitchen, Julius Brantner bread at breakfast and emilo coffee in the rooms.

Guests are also encouraged to stay longer than a traditional weekend break to get to know the place better. Thanks to design-led apartments, a café, attractive coworking areas and well-equipped wellness spaces, they make it very easy to set up ship.

Our dinner concludes with soothing sorrel ice cream served with fig oil followed by drinks in the Italian-disco inspired bar on the seventh floor. Also managed by the Mural team, the bar has velvet upholstery, dark wood feature and views of the Alps – the perfect cosy setting to end a delicious evening.

MORE INFO
Address: Hofmannstraße 45, 81379 München
Website: https://muralfarmhouse.de

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