Fine Dining Restaurant

When Michael Helfrich is at the stove, it's always a bit like magic: The pots and pans sizzle and steam, and masterpieces are created on your plate with skillful techniques. In the à la carte restaurant "echt. gut essen." you can watch our chef at work – and of course, enjoy the results! The exclusive private cooking experience can be booked for a maximum of 10 people.

A creative spirit & a love of the region

Seasonal and regional foods, which we source directly from local partners, also play an essential role in the exclusive fine dining restaurant "echt. gut essen.". We focus not only on the origin of the products but also on seasonality and adapt the exciting creations to the seasons. That's how we create our weekly changing 9-course menu with delicacies such as:

Milk cream shoulder with onion confit and Nordic spices.
Sea bass cooked with mussel cabbage
Fennel raw vegetable salad with marinated pike-perch
Roulade of young leek and potatoes with morels
and much more

Show cooking & award-winning cuisine

Three Gault Millau toques crown the work of chef Michael Helfrich. During the private cooking in the fine dining restaurant "echt. gut essen.", you can look over his shoulder, watch him at work, and chat with him about tricks at the stove. And who knows, he might even reveal his well-kept favorite recipes to you?

"In Leogang, a true nature paradise has been created with the Hotel Forsthofgut, whose gourmet restaurant is fortunately also open to à la carte guests. Because what chef Michael Helfrich seemingly effortlessly conjures up here testifies to great artisanship and creativity." Gault Millau 2022