Welser-Kuche Munich
In the Feldherrnkeller, Residenzstraße 27, 80333 Munich
Caters to around 180 guests. There are three rooms:
the “Great Hall” for around 110 people, the “Servants’
Chamber” with about 35 seats and the “Hall” with three
large tables seating 12 guests each. In the evenings, we
open at 7 and serve the “Welser feast” at 8.
in the Feldherrnkeller
Munich
Residenzstraße 27
in the Stiermannhaus
Augsburg
Maximilianstraße 83
Welser-Kuche Augsburg
In the Stiermannhaus, Maximilianstraße 83, 86150 Augsburg
Caters to around 80 guests. There are two main rooms
seating about 35 each and a small ante-room for 10 people.
In the evenings, we open at 7.30. The “Welser feast” is
served at 8.
Welser-Kuche on the road
Caters to up to 500 people outside of our historical restaurants – wherever you wish – with original dishes, in original
costumes and in the original style. Ideal for an unforgettable
experience at birthday parties, office parties, company presentations or conferences. Our CreativCatering S&T-Service
takes over the entire organisation and planning down to the
tiniest detail. Please ask us for a quote.
Don’t hesitate to contact us:
Telephon: +49 (0) 82 31 / 96 11 0
or:
+49 (0) 89 / 29 65 65
Telefax:
+49 (0) 82 31 / 96 11 28
Internet: www.welser-kuche.de
E-mail:
[email protected]
You can call our booking office on weekdays from 8 am to 6 pm and
Saturdays from 9 am to midday
We take care of everything – so you can take care
of your guests
CreativCatering S&T Stransky und Treutler GmbH & Co. KG
Messerschmittring 34, 86343 Königsbrunn bei Augsburg
C
elebrate in merry company under
historical vaults. Come to Welser-Kuche
and dine in the fine style of the 15th and
16th century. Enjoy a feast fit for yeomen
and townspeople.
Everyday life in the Middle Ages was tough and hard
work. But the yeomen and townspeople certainly knew
how to celebrate in style.
The Augsburg patrician’s daughter Philippine Welser kept
a diary of everyday life and celebrations. In her notes, she
precisely describes how the townspeople and peasants ate
and drank, what was good manners what was frowned
upon. We have her to thank for the best original recipes
for the high days and holydays of her time.
In Welser-Kuche, historical feasts come to life
again for you. As our guests, you become
“ladyes and fellowes” for a few hours, served
by our “man-servants and maids”.
Let us lead you through an evening of
culinary entertainment.
V
isit Welser-Kuche with family and friends,
clients and colleagues. Experience this unique
event. Welser-Kuche is the original setting for your
office parties and private celebrations.
A merry,
unforgettable
meal for a
whole evening!
W
elcome! Dear guests, pray enter
Welser-Kuche.
You “ladyes and fellowes” wish to know what
awaits you this evening in Welser-Kuche?
Then we shall tell you.
Even in the Middle Ages, the townspeople and yeomen know
how to behave well and worthily, as befitted them. As you shall
take the good fare in your fingers, the first to do before the
feast is wash your hands well.
The man-servants and maids await you with welltempered water at the old washtub. They hand
you linen cloths to dry your hands.
Strict courtesy forbids you from wiping
your mouth on the tablecloth. So that you
don’t have to turn to your sleeve or your
hands, we give you a generous napkin to
start off with.
During the feast, you’ll find out
much more about life, eating and
drinking in the Middle Ages. For
your information and pleasure.
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otes on courtesy at table
and in good company.
Nowadays, medieval manners appear rough and ready to
us. But the people knew well what was befitting behaviour
during a meal. The first is fitting behaviour by the maids
and man-servants, who do bring pleasure to their guests,
the “fellowes” and “ladyes”, through care and a friendly
expression.
So you are greeted with a smile and a sup of mead
in a cattle-horn. Then, accompanied to the table by the
servant, he shall inform you of the correct manners and
traditions – just as Philippine Welser did writ them down.
Drinks at the feast are malted, brewed or distilled from many
a corn. Mostly dark beer, brewed in the old tradition,
and mighty tasty with hearty fare and for carousing.
Consider, one drinks not alone and silent, one drinks
and toasts in company. And the well-meant toast
may not be forgotten: “Auf die Gesundheit” or in short
“G’sundheit” means “Good Health!” It befits the neighbours
at your table to repeat the toast.
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If “ladyes” are dining at the table, it is the tradition
that they shall serve the “fellowes”. Only then may
they lay their own fare on their platters and pour out the
drinks. The servants and maids pass the full bowls and jugs
to the “ladyes” first. The “fellowes” may lean back and enjoy
being served the finest and choicest cuts and having their
cups filled with fresh beer or tasty wine.
To eat, you have only a knife and your fingers. The
knife serves to cut the meat and may be used as a fork.
He who dares may – as politely as possible – use it as a
toothpick. But stabbing the knife into the table or platter is
very bad manners, and means you are seeking an
argument.
The knife should never be used
to divide the bread. You shall
break this valuable good with
your hands and share it justly
with your neighbours.
at, drink and be merry. Play and sing.
Enjoy sweet charity and pleasure.
Now, as then, food is not just food, but a pleasure to
enjoy. And the breaks between the many courses are also
there to be enjoyed. Playing and singing to the music
of flutes and shawms. Loud shouting is frowned upon.
Only mercenaries and rough wanderers behave so, but never
townspeople and rich farmers.
The fare is always treated with great concern. This
gift of God is never wasted or, heaven forbid, thrown. For it is
never forgotten that there may be barren days to come. When
poor harvests, wars or the high taxes of cruel lords remind us
what hunger and need are.
To remind us of that, everyone always
leaves something on their platter
for the poor. But a piece of bread
alone does not suffice! It must be
something with body to it.
If the gift to the poor should perchance
be forgotten, because the fare is so
tasty, so must the repentant sinner
atone for the mistake.
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The “fellowe” may make amends by kissing the maid clearing
the table on the neck. Should a “ladye” have sinned, she shall
kiss the serving man’s neck.
But there is another bad habit that must be punished.
Sometimes a “fellowe” can’t wait to be served by “his
ladye”. If he serves himself or grabs a good piece of meat too
swiftly, so he shall be bound on hands and neck in the
stocks and ridiculed for his greed. The other “fellows” may
think up a punishment for him, which he must then suffer
without hindrance.
Before you notice, you’ve come to the end of your journey
through time to the culinary Middle Ages. Our nightwatchman winds up the evening and tells you what hour
has struck in our forefathers’ tradition. With the servants of
Welser-Kuche, he wishes you a safe journey home, and all
hope to see you again at a new feast.
Until then, fare thee well!
ome and enjoy
what there is to feast upon.
Food, drink and merry celebrations have a long tradition in
Welser-Kuche. As Philippine Welser wrote in her notes, the
various courses are served to all the guests at the same time.
And like they did in medieval days, our chef creates a special
menu for every high day and holyday.
Our feast plan for the next few weeks has been writ down so
that you know which Welser feast we dish up on which day.
You shall find it at www.welser-kuche.de, so you may choose
the specialities of your delight to please you and your guests.
Would you have a different feast on the date of your
celebration? Don’t be shy! Tell us your wish when
you reserve for the eve! Our maids and
man-servants shall do
everything they can to
fulfil your wishes.
Welser Feast
“Suckling Pig“
1. Mead honey wine in a cattle-horn
1)
Welser Feast
“Roast Ribs of Beef“
1. Mead honey wine in a cattle-horn
1)
Welser Feast
“Herbed Goose“
1. Mead honey wine in a cattle-horn
1)
Welser Feast
“Wild Boar“
1. Mead honey wine in a cattle-horn
Welser Feast
1)
“Venison“
1. Mead honey wine in a cattle-horn
2. Flatbread with crackling dripping
2. Flatbread with crackling dripping
2. Flatbread with crackling dripping
2. Flatbread with crackling dripping
2. Flatbread with crackling dripping
3. Salmon with herb sauce *
3. Zander in savoy cabbage roll with yellow sauce *
3. Pike fritters with yellow sauce *
3. Quails in bacon *
3. Air-dried smoked meat *
4. Beef soup with herbs
4. Chicken soup with herbs
4. Lamb soup
4. Pike dumpling soup
4. Chicken soup with herbs
5. Stuffed eggs in saffron sauce *
6. Game paté with blackberry sauce *
5. Stuffed eggs in saffron sauce *
2) 3) 4) 5)
6. Chicken paté with plum sauce *
5. Stuffed eggs in saffron sauce *
2) 3) 4) 5)
6. Venison paté with cranberries *
5. Stuffed eggs in saffron sauce *
2) 3) 4) 5)
7. Suckling pig – with dumplings, black salsify
and white cabbage
7. Roast Ribs of Beef with finger-shaped potato
dumplings, Brussel sprouts and carrots
7. Roast goose with herbs – with dumplings,
8. Matured mountain cheese
8. Matured mountain cheese
8. Matured mountain cheese
9. Cherry cake *
9. Pumpkin & poppyseed cake *
10. Baked apples
10. Baked apples
6. Poultry paté with plum sauce *
9. Carrot cake *
10. Baked apples
chard or spinach and white beans
8. Matured mountain cheese
9. Black Welser cake *
10. Baked apples
Welser
Numbered products contain the following additives: 1) sulphurated, 2) preservatives, 3) flavour enhancers, 4) antioxidants, 5) acidifier
You can find the prices for our medieval feasts on our website
www.welser-kuche.de
* Dishes marked with an asterisk* are not served as part of a small Welser feast.
Please note that the 5th course, stuffed eggs in saffron sauce, is not available in
Welser-Kuche Augsburg.
5. Stuffed eggs in saffron sauce *
2) 3) 4) 5)
7. Roasted wild boar with crust – with crumb-cake,
red cabbage and apple sauce
1)
„Summer-Feast“
01. April – 30. September
Mead
Flatbread
Soup
Main course of the Welser feast with baked apples
6. Veal paté with plum sauce * 2) 3) 4) 5)
7. Leg of young venison – with egg spaetzle,
red cabbage, steamed apples
8. Matured mountain cheese
9. Spiced cake *
10. Baked apples
We reserve the right to make changes without notice.
We can also serve a “vegetarian feast” on request.
Please tell us the number required on booking.
Welser-Kuche Munich
We recommend you park in the underground garage on
Max-Joseph-Platz (Nationaltheater).
T
he Welser feast is something
truly authentic.
Even the preparation is done as was the tradition in the
Middle Ages. We buy our best quality ingredients fresh from
the market and prepare them with care.
So be sure to let us know when to expect your arrival. Then
every guest is certain to eat their fill of the opulent feast. And
table and chair are in the right place.
For the evening’s feast, we must peel, boil and roast during
the day. Thus we cannot receive guests at the midday hour,
unless there be more than 2 dozen in your companye and
you announce your coming in good time. Then we are happy
to welcome you at midday or in the afternoon.
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Welser-Kuche Augsburg
We recommend you park in the car park of the
Hotel Steigenberger Drei Mohren, Maximilianstraße/
Katharinengasse or Cinemax/City-Galerie am Vogeltor.
In Welser-Kuche, everything goes according to plan before
and after the meal, from your reservation to your bill. You can
be sure of that, just as our 30 years’ experience guarantees.
Hesitate no longer! Reserve a table for the feast.
Tell us your wishes. And the medieval fun can begin.
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