El Greco Bistro Restaurant in Solingen

It's really worth a visit to the old Wald train station 👍🤗

The food is very good and the atmosphere is very good. You immediately feel in good hands. I've already spent some fun evenings there with friends.

In the spring/early summer of 2023, I didn't even notice that Merih Demir was no longer cooking at Landhaus Sonneneck; it was just the noticeable decline in kitchen performance at the time that made me a little suspicious. In the meantime we have been able to enjoy Merih's good cuisine several times in his new place of work. If you don't know yet...Merih's brother Murat acts as the tenant and is also primarily responsible for the well-being of the numerous satisfied guests. Special requests are no problem. What can be done is done very simply. Decent selection of open wines. If you want, you can try it in advance. The furnishing style is rather functional, as is often still the case in so many club restaurants. In summer temperatures, there is of course a shady spot on the spacious high terrace with a view over the well-kept tennis facility. The menu is deliberately kept small, with a few daily recommendations expanding the offering. The well-known Vitello Tonnato and the Carpaccio with delicately spicy Cipriani sauce as well as the well-made pasta dishes are always very popular. The house always serves fresh white bread with a homemade aioli beforehand. Last year's goose leg was less exciting. Of course, at a reasonable price of €27.90 - it's open to the fact that the goods are bought "somewhere" abroad - I shouldn't have too high expectations and it's certainly always a question of appreciation whether you don't want one or two euros more want to spend. But the side dishes weren't really my cup of tea either, especially the thin sauce that tasted pretty unremarkable. The consistency of a good goose jus should be such that it can be easily absorbed into the dumplings. I liked the venison ragout in a beautifully spicy, slightly creamy jus much better. I stick with the Italian classics, which always impress with good, honest kitchen craftsmanship. I think the prices for food and drink are still completely reasonable, especially considering that more and more restaurants seem to be increasingly sailing in the slipstream of “inflation”. Overall 4.5 stars, rounded to 5! Recommendation!

We ate inside both in the winter evenings and outside at coffee time in the wonderful summer weather. The service is good, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is really nice. The menu is not large and there may not be a large selection for vegetarians/vegans. There's Bergisch food here :) In any case, sitting outside in the summer is pure relaxation, in the countryside and looking at the Wupper.