Chino Latino - Köln

This restaurant no longer exists! just a few snacks. very friendly sir, but not the restaurant we expected.

This is a really expensive restaurant with very little to recommend. it is soulless, the service is haphazard, the menu is strangely limited, and it simply does not work. I had a black bell, which looked like a tiny rectangular caramel, had no crunching and was...shot and that cost me euro 20. that's annoying! their steaks are about euro 60, which is just out of the net. the waitress recommended the most expensive wein we ignored and bought the cheapest, but eating was still shockingly expensive for what it was. the only redemption was the accompanying salate, which was a beautiful mixture of aromen.

Because it was very quiet and much different than we expected, we were pleasantly surprised. the restaurant has recently changed owners and kitchen. on the menu there is no great selection. that is compensated for because all listed dishes are a kind of special,...not something they would do to home, and vegetarian and carnivores will both be happy. we were with 2 meat lovers who had an excellent grilled steak and 3 vegetarians who loved their creative curry with a lot of fresh vegetables.

The Chino Latino is situated in the art'otel Cologne. Located at Holzmarkt, you find yourself in a really nice neighbourhood and the restaurant offers a view over the nice architecture of the Zollhafen and the Chocolate Museum. But, back to the food. I didn't know...and expect much. I went to Chino Latino because of its location. The surprise arrived with the food: I had a sirloin steak with manjok fries, accompanied by a choice of wines. It was perfect! The meat was to the point, the fries fresh and tasty and a a choice of very good dips topped it off. The staff is trained, friendly, swift and open for a chat. A pricey place, but when you stay close to Holzmarkt, give it a try! Especially with the evening sun shining through the quarter.

After a long day of exploring my husband and I chose to eat at the hotel our first evening. There were very few people there at the time. Our server was excellent and friendly. The food was fabulous and well worth the price.