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• February 10, 2008 - 15:09pm

Die Quadriga restaurant in Berlin’s Charlottenburg: resistance is futile. Set in a tu
-of-the-century Prussian mansion, award-winning Die Quadriga is the gourmet restaurant of the boutique Brandenburger Hof hotel located on a peaceful side street a few steps from the Kurfürstendamm. Michelin-starred chef Bobby Brauer creates mode
European dishes inspired by the Mediterranean with exquisite results. The dining room itself is a gem of refinement and elegance, an exclusive space of Wedgewood blue walls with dark wood paneling, many-layered table linens and seating designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904. The menu changes frequently and has included starter of Canca
eau lobster sald with asparagus, melon and coriander mayonnaise, main course of Limousin lamb with Ligurian olive oil, smoked bellpepper and polenta cake, cheeses with fig mustard and orange chutney, and dessert of Provencal cherries scented with Tasmanianpepper and balsamic with white chocolate and acaia seeds. The 850 bottle wine list is also a prize-winning German treasure trove with fine wines dating back more than a century. The glassed-in lounge opens into a stylish courtyard garden. Three Berliner rooms are available for meetings and private dining. Service is superlative.