Archive for March, 2022
Still offering great dishes with cool, young waiters: Restaurant Hopfenau (19. January 2022)
It is about four years ago since I’ve been to the Restaurant Hopfenau and I recall why it is actually a nice restaurant I can recommend. I went for the “Jerusalem artichoke leek cream soup (with crispy Grisons meat stripes and bread croutons)” (CHF 13.50) which was nice in terms of flavor and intensity. Since […]
Quite a decent breakfast offering if you stay here: Restaurant Eastwest @ Eastwest Hôtel (19. January 2021)
It was the first time I was staying at the Eastwest hotel and was curious how the breakfast was going to be. And I must say it is decent – it’s far from a chain hotel breakfast buffet but the staff is welcoming, friendly, and takes care of you when you walk in. I went […]
Not a big difference if you order ‘bio’ or not: Restaurant Wine & Beef Fusterie (18. January 2022)
Sometimes you end up in the same place within a very short timeframe – and this was the case for the Wine & Beef Fusterie. Since their lunch menu is relatively uninspiring (as in there is basically just one kind of lunch), I decided to go for the ‘bio’ version of it this time. The […]
Good traditional French dishes with friendly service: Restaurant Bistrot du Bœuf Rouge (17. January 2022)
It isn’t entirely easy to find a place which is still open after 9pm and serves food – but I was lucky and found the Bistrot du Bœuf Rouge which offers relatively traditional dishes like the “Gratinée lyonnaise (Lyon style onion soup with grated cheese)” (CHF 14.00) which was absolutely enjoyable. The soup was intense […]
Good Italian food for a chain restaurant: Restaurant Luigia (13. January 2022)
What you get at the Luigia is traditional Italian dishes but with a modern service and concept around it. I went for something light, i.e., the “Vegetariana (ramati tomatoes, green olives, stracciata di burrata, corn, avocado, red onion, roasted nuts)” (CHF 15.00) which was not only quite a portion but also good in terms of […]
When the lunch offering is severly limited: Restaurant Castellan´s Mediterranean Eatery (12. January 2022)
When you’re up for a delicious meal and want to pick something but figure out that over lunch they only offer two starters and three mains, then the choices are severly limited. In any case, I decided to go for the “artichoke cream soup with fennel oil” (CHF 9.00) which was decent as a starter. […]
While it remains delicious it definitely has become overpriced: Restaurant Aura (11. January 2022)
Usually, I’m not so picky when it comes to pricing but frankly, if you don’t offer a lunch menu and then the meat option is about CHF 62.00 without a side dish, it really feels like a rip-off. The “black pepper beef (port wine, soy, Worchester sauce, black pepper) (2oogr)” (CHF 62.00) was definitely good […]
An absolutely decent option for a business lunch: Restaurant Palavrion (10. January 2022)
The Palavrion remains a safe bet for a quick business lunch. I decided to go for a “steak burger (roastbeef, mountain cheese, oven onions, Philadelphia, mayonnaise, cucumbers)” (CHF 33.95) which was nice since the patty was juicy and full of flavor – enriched by the cheese and onios. Definitely a great bite for lunch – […]
