Best bets are the house-cured salmon, crab cakes, sweetbreads, grilled fish, Chambord soufflé, lemon tart, cheese tasting and chocolate sampler.
RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Crab cake, duck salad, croquet-monsieur, diver scallops, Guyana shrimp, smoked salmon; cinnamon-crusted monkfish, seared tuna, rack of lamb, veal chop; pear tart, molten chocolate tart, cheese platter.
RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Cannellini with pecorino ravioli, egg-yolk raviolo, pumpkin risotto, rigatoni with osso buco sauce; diver scallops, Chilean sea bass, short ribs, duck breast, osso buco, venison chop; zabaglione, chocolate soufflé, lemon tart, cheese plate.
WHAT WE LIKED Tiger prawn spring roll, braised baby octopus with white anchovy tempura, Jonah crab salad, potato gnocchi, goat cheese flan; scallops with braised red cabbage, veal goulash with quark spaetzle, monkfish with cassoulet beans, lamb chops with potato gratin, Tai red snapper; apple almond cake, warm flourless cake, mocha caramel gâteau, passion fruit tart, cheese plate.
WHAT WE LIKE Fried oysters, raw bar oysters, crispy calamari, rib-eye white bean chili, yellowfin tuna tartare, warm spinach salad, shrimp and bay scallop ceviche; ramp butter risotto, bouillabaisse, braised Angus short ribs, seared magret duck breast; flourless chocolate cake, Key lime tart, cheese platter, bourbon pecan tart.
And last, a dessert layout for the diplomatically immune: blueberry crumb cake, apple tart, cheeses, chocolates.
Roast wild birds, beautiful puddings and pies, tarts, cheeses and puddings of all kinds.
Weirdly, all the seafood was off on this visit, but elsewhere the Kentish-sourced menu includes savoury tarts, cheeses, sausages and a selection of puddings and pies.
Similarly, desserts included crème brûlée, chocolate mousse and a flaky fruit tart; a cheese course is another option.
In such minimalist surroundings, parts of the menu feel excessive: port-infused figs, caramelized walnuts, and a tart blue cheese overwhelm a sweet scallop salad.
Zum Schneider also serves the traditional German breakfast (Frühstück), seldom seen on these shores, which includes homemade chewy Brötchen, thick brown bread, sweet butter, honey, jam, sliced cold cuts and ham, tart yellow cheese, pickles, and soft-boiled eggs.
