Bullerei

Lagerstr. 34 b 20357 Hamburg Germany

Cat C

After a team building event nearby our whole team from all of our company’s different offices enjoyed dinner at Bullerei.  I was told by one of my colleagues that lives in Hamburg that this is owned by a famous local chef and is a hipster restaurant.  The atmosphere is farm hipster sheik.  Since we were a big group we had a set pre fixe menu.  They were very kind to ask us if there’s anything we are allergic to or strongly dislike and I told them a few of mine.

A delightful amuse bouche was brought out to us before the handful of appetizers.  Everything was served family style.  A hunk of glorious burrata was served and steak tartare for appetizers.  I love medium rare beef but just can’t get myself to eat tartare; I heard it was excellent though.  The burrata was nice and creamy and served with plump tomatoes and arugula.  I’ve heard that seafood is huge in Hamburg, and for the second dinner in a row, I was presented with huge head on prawns.  For veggies they gave us a nicely dressed salad with the right amount of dressing.  They also served us corn on the cobs with a holder.  Corn was average.  We also ordered a few bottles of Sauvingon Blanc which was light and sweet enough for my picky palette.

Next up were the entrees which were hunks of beef and some salmon.  I am super picky with fish so I went for the beef.  It was a bit fatty but the pieces I got were perfectly mid rare.  It could have used more seasoning but they also gave us a few sauces to use.  Also accompanying our protein were delicious plates of asparagus and roasted potato slices.  Gotta have your veggies and carbs! I was already stuffed, but dessert was up next, and I’m always a sucker for dessert.  They gave us various bowls of fruit mousse, a cream mousse topped with fruit, chocolate mousse, and a huge bowl of scoops of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice creams.  We were a group of about 12 women and for us it was served family style, so not sure about what others mentioned about micro portions but we had a ton of leftovers to bring to the office the next day.

I feel like it’s most of Europe though, with long leisurely dinners (we got here around 8ish and left around 11).  Service was attentive and the food was good, though my favorites were the steak, veggies, and dessert.  Everything was fairly average, and I don’t think there’s really an area of Europe that’s really known for steak unlike areas of the US.  Everyone says it’s a hipster place, yes, but the area is a hipster neighborhood too.  It’s a bit of a trek from our office, but if you’re in the area, I’d recommend it.  I’d say 3.5ish rounded up.