Frankfurt am Main · Germany
Sofitel Frankfurt Opera
A glossy hollandaise and good bread, but too little punch and hardly any nuance.
Notebook
The Eggs Benedict
Lovely sheen on the hollandaise, clings perfectly to the egg. Served on ham and brioche. Sauce too weak, ham as well. Bread tasty. Overall too little variety of flavour. Hardly any special nuances.
Translated from my German notes.
The Sofitel sits right on Opernplatz, opposite the Alte Oper, in one of Frankfurt’s finest locations. Breakfast here promises a lot, and visually the plate keeps that promise.
On the plate
The hollandaise has a lovely sheen and clings perfectly to the egg. Beneath it lie ham and brioche, served in a deep plate with a single cherry tomato. The bread is tasty.
Then substance is lacking. The sauce is too weak in flavour, and so is the ham. What remains is a neatly made plate with too little variety of flavour and hardly any special nuances. Technically sound, but without what you would hope for on Opernplatz.
Go
A solid stop if you are staying here anyway. Not worth a detour.
Guide text written with AI assistance, based on my notes.