Skip to content
Left arrow
FOUR Magazine logo
Search icon

The World’s Best Vegetarian Tasting Menus

Restaurants
|
30 Sep 2014
|
4 min read

We bring you five of the best gourmet vegetarian tasting menus from around the globe, from Nils Henkel’s 2 Michelin-starred restaurant Lerbach in Germany to ‘One to Watch’ chef Luke Dale Roberts’ The Test Kitchen in Cape Town South Africa.

New York

Juni, chef Shaun Hergatt

New York’s latest super-cool fine dining eatery, Juni, is perfect for vegetarians and those wanting a lighter, albeit just as tasty vegetable-inspired experience of New York’s stunning local and seasonal produce.

Launched earlier this month, chef Shaun Hergatt’s new Vegetarian Tasting Menu is set to change regularly, according to the availability of produce within the year’s many micro-seasons.

The menu is an homage to the season, explains chef Shaun Hergatt who says that “At Juni I talk about seasonality. But for me it means so much more than four seasons. I pick the ripest and finest product available at that time and serve it as the star. To make it onto the menu, produce has to be at its very ripest….and having grown up on a farm where I learnt how to cook straight from the earth, ‘ripeness’ comes as second nature to me.”

Sample dishes from Juni’s tantalizing Vegetarian Tasting Menu include:

Fresh hearts of palm

Purple basil

Arugula soup

Lovage oil

Garden peas

Lemon essence

Gnocchi

Freeze dried goat cheese

Strawberry

Sumac

All of which while simply named are anything but, perfectly representing chef Shaun’s skilled technique, artistic plating and love of vibrant flavours.

Juni’s menu is priced at $50. For more information visit juninyc.com

 

Australia

Attica, chef Ben Shewry

Born and raised in rural North Taranaki on the rugged west coast of the North Island, New Zealand, chef Ben Shewry believes that food can have a deeper meaning than just another item to consume; it can be evocative, emotional and thought provoking, appealing to all of the senses.

His restaurant, Attica’s (Victoria, Australia) Vegetarian Tasting Menu is no exception to this rule, with dishes taking inspiration from Ben’s own childhood; from the volcanoes, rivers, oceans and native bush that make up Taranaki, as well as his current Australian surroundings.

Attica’s Vegetarian Tasting menu is $190 per person, with matched wines, $305 per person. July’s menu currently consists of:

Cauliflower and Sorrel


Cucumbers, Holy Flax, Goats Milk

Carrots, Ground Berries and Bunya Bunya

Minted Potato, Medium Rare


Leeks and Seaweed Butter


Fresh Polenta and Thyme


Pears and Maidenii

The Industrious Beet

attica.com.au

 

London

Pied á Terre, chef Marcus Eaves

London’s flourishing foodie scene is all the more inviting with the addition of Pied à Terre and its gloriously plant-based 
Vegetarian Tasting Menu.

The list of dishes below is just a taster of Pied àTerre’s usual vegetarian Tasting Menu, as all of the Michelin starred restaurant’s menus change regularly in line with the seasons.

Green Asparagus and Chervil Velouté with Pea Shoots, a Soft Poached Quail Egg and Perigord Truffle

Salad of Italian Bitter Leaves with Romaine Lettuce, Croutons and Grated Parmesan Cheese

New Season White Asparagus with Wild Garlic Panna cotta, Garlic Mayonnaise, Castlefranco and Mizuna

Carrots Cooked in Blackened Spices with Squash Purée, Cracked Wheat, Chilli, Coriander and Mint

Sweet Onion and Morel Tart with Buttered Spinach, Shallot and Liquorice Purée, Braised Pencil Leeks

Cheese Selection

A Tasting of Lemon and Blood Orange

Valrhona Chocolate Crème with Caramel Sauce, Salted Peanut Ice Cream and Chocolate Jelly

Coffee and Petits Fours

Sommelier Decouverte Suggested Wine per Course £58.00

Sommelier Classic Suggested Wine per Course £90

Champagne Tasting, Four Glasses of Champagne to Accompany the Menu £70.00

pied-a-terre.co.uk

 

South Africa

The Test Kitchen, chef Luke Dale-Roberts

British-born chef Luke Dale-Roberts’ philosophy is all about fantastic fare in a casual yet stylishly chic setting. At his award-winning restaurant, The Test Kitchen in Cape Town, South Africa, guests are treated to forward-thinking dishes inspired by his travels through Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Switzerland and the Philippines and the second-to-none ingredients he has access to in his unique part of the world.

When Luke first opened The Test Kitchen in 2010, it was part dining room part lab where he and his team would test out new recipes for his constantly evolving menu – hence the name, The Test Kitchen. Luke’s 12-course Vegetarian Gourmand evening tasting menu and Vegetarian Discovery lunch menu is a testament to his passion for creativity and unique flavour combinations.

With wine, the comprehensive Vegetarian Gourmand tasting menu costs R1250 (roughly £69.00) and without, R800 (£44). For the health-bots amongst you, this lavish-yet-light menu also comes with the option of a tea pairing, priced at R1000 (£55).

African Rosti – Amasi curd, wood fired onion stock, beetroot rosti, quail egg

Grilled Fine Beans – tofu miso suke, mirin and olive oil dressing, miso on toast, braised shitake, raw shitake

Home Dried Tomato – sesame and aubergine puree, smoked goats cheese mousse

Potato & Leek Vichyssoise – freshly pickled apples, blini foam

Salt Baked Celeriac – potato and snoek medley, roasted potato skin puree, smoked red onion foam

BBQ Broccoli – with blue cheese

Ajo Blanco – Almond milk, pan seared tofu, sherry glazed grapes, almond falafel

Butter Roasted Courgette – caper and anchovy emulsion, curly kale, cauliflower purée

Grapefruit

Apple

Guava

Lemon

thetestkitchen.co.za

Germany

Lerbach, chef Nils Henkel

Grand Chef Relais & Chateâux, Nils Henkel, is the brains behind this last but by no means leasttop vegetarian Tasting Menu from FOUR.

Nils began his training as a chef in 1986at the Romantik Hotel Voss-Hausin Eutin before taking on his role as sous chef at restaurant Lerbach,located at the luxury Schloss Hotel in Germany,under legendary three-Michelin star chef Dieter Müller, before becoming head chef in 2008.

Today, restaurant Lerbach’s menu favours modern influences, different textures and seasonal produce. Its Vegetarian Tasting Menu is a testament to chef Nils’ creativity and love of locally sourced produce, featuring the restaurant’s — which is now the bearer of two much-coveted Michelin stars — very own honey and vegetables.

This particular vegetariangourmet menu has been goingsince May and will remain available to diners throughout the month of August.

Amuse Bouche Farmer’s Salad

Marinated beans, sheep cheese, olives, cucumber

Green Asparagus

Miso mash,soy foam,umeboshi plums

Marinated cereals

Preserved peach, spruce sprouts, kefir

Pappardelle

Artichokes, parmesan, tomato

Fermented cauliflower *

Rapeseed milk,oxalis

Malted sourdough

Quails’ egg, yellow beet, chanterelles, lovage

Brin D’amour *

Lerbach honey, green strawberries, fresh almonds

Carrots

Gooseberries, ground elder, goat’s yoghurt

NIBBLES

€155 FOR 8 COURSES

€
125 FOR 6 COURSES WITHOUT THESE DISHES*

For more visit schlosshotel-lerbach.com

 

 

 

World’s best winner 2014     |     World’s best luxury lifestyle media brand 2022

About

|

Editions

|

Contact

|

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Four magazine

|

All Rights Reserved

About

|

Contact

|

Editions

|

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Four magazine

|

All Rights Reserved

four-magazine.com use cookies to deliver an optimised experience. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of all cookies used.
Cookie settingsaccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

CookieDurationDescription
__cfduid1 monthThe cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information.
_abck1 yearThis cookie is used to detect and defend when a client attempt to replay a cookie.This cookie manages the interaction with online bots and takes the appropriate actions.
bm_sz4 hoursThis cookie is set by the provider Akamai Bot Manager. This cookie is used to manage the interaction with the online bots. It also helps in fraud preventions
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
ts3 yearsThis cookie is provided by the PayPal. It is used to support payment service in a website.
ts_c3 yearsThis cookie is provided by PayPal when a website is in association with PayPal payment function. This cookie is used to make safe payment through PayPal.
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Functional

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

CookieDurationDescription
akavpau_ppsdsessionThis cookie is provided by Paypal. The cookie is used in context with transactions on the website.
nsidThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website.
tsrce3 daysThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to enable the PayPal payment service in the website.
x-pp-ssessionThis cookie is set by the provider PayPal. This cookie is used to process payments from the site.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

CookieDurationDescription
YSCsessionThis cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

CookieDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gid1 dayThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

CookieDurationDescription
_fbp3 monthsThis cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website.
fr3 monthsThe cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.
IDE1 year 24 daysUsed by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.
test_cookie15 minutesThis cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE5 months 27 daysThis cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

CookieDurationDescription
_gat_gtag_UA_120081375_11 minuteThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gat_gtag_UA_83740222_11 minuteThis cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_mcid1 yearNo description
ak_bmsc2 hoursNo description
CONSENT16 years 9 months 2 days 6 hoursNo description
ec_store_chameleon_fontsessionThis cookie is provided by Ecwid and it is used to save the font utilised in the website's online store.
enforce_policy1 yearNo description
l7_az30 minutesNo description
LANG9 hoursNo description
x-cdnThis cookie is provided by Paypal and is used in context with shopping transactions on the website's store.