Residence Garni Melcherhof

In his small open-view kitchen situated in the centre of this restaurant, chef Bacher Burkhard develops his vision of fusion cuisine with energy and precision, combining flavours from Italy and the Alto Adige with Asian spices and techniques to create delicious and imaginative dishes. His tuna tataki is superb, seasoned with salty lemon oil and accompanied by intriguing bitter herbs that (as Professor Montanari has noted in a recent book) are particularly popular with Italians. The chef’s wife Annelies works front of house, where she looks after guests in a friendly and professional manner.

This restaurant is situated within the Feuerstein Nature Family Resort, a 5-star property which continues to expand and which nestles in the verdant Val di Fleres, not far from Vipiteno and even closer to the Austrian border. In the small, elegant dining room here, the focus is on creative, regional cuisine, with dishes often accompanied by herbs and vegetables sourced from the property’s own kitchen garden where they are grown without the use of chemicals. Top-quality seasonal ingredients take pride of place in the cuisine here, while the well-stocked wine cellar features a good selection of