Café Klein Kolding

29/08/2025: Restaurant Marinen in Kolding, which is beautifully located right next to the southern marina, must of course also have tested their shooting stars. Maybe this is where we will find a top-quality shooting star. We arrived at 7:30 PM and ordered 5 minutes later. The food was served 15 minutes later, which is quite fast. I always base my decision on what is on the menu. Do they live up to what they write and how is the quality otherwise? First impression of the service is a mixed experience. The fried fish is fried in a deep fryer and has been overdone. The breading on the edge was hard and reminded more of pork belly than a fish fillet. I agree that they did not promise that it was fried in butter in a pan, but this can certainly be done better. The steaming fish fillet, which was under the fried one, was still warm and tasted good. At the very bottom I found 1.5 slices of wheat bread. Nothing special but ok. For the first time, in all the shooting stars that I have tested, I experienced something new. The bread was buttered on one side and toasted on the other. I prefer to toast that side with butter. The combination of shrimp and crayfish was quite nice. Crayfish gives a little extra flavor experience. The same can be said about the hot smoked salmon. The dressing was supposed to be a thousand island, but it didn't taste quite like one, more like a homemade variant that is between thousand island and a shellfish dressing. It tasted really good and there should have been a little more of it. Maybe in a small bowl on the side. Super nice that roe is used as a garnish, as it also gives a good flavor to the dish. I often come across the tasteless version made of seaweed. I can say the same about the fresh green asparagus that you use. It seemed as if it was blanched. Good thing you don't use the white ones from a can. The greens were fresh and in the right amount. I come up with an overall rating of 3.5/5. A little more love and butter frying would have pulled it up to 4/5, especially when you remember that it costs 245.

23/08/2025: Had fish and chips. A nicely balanced dish. Delicious tartar sauce Good view of the harbor. The only downside was the noise from a party that had to entertain a baby for the entire restaurant. A larger party that might have been better placed in one of the other adjacent rooms. So unfortunately it drags down the atmosphere a bit.