17. September 2010: Restaurant Turbinenhalle
The Restaurant Turbinenhalle is located in Kreis 9, Altstetten in Zürich, and therefore not that easily reachable by public transportation from the main station. Although you can take tram 2 to get there, it takes you at least 20 minutes from the city center.
The Turbinenhalle is part of the brewery “Turbinen Bräu” and therefore, the eating room is looking like a former industrial plant changed to a restaraunt. The height of the room and the spacious arrangement of the tables create a nice atmosphere though.
The waiters are friendly and helpful, sometimes a bit slow though. When we wanted to pay, we’ve waited more than 10 minutes until the waitress realized that we were actually ready to pay the bill she has brought to us before.
The Turbinenhalle offers 3 daily lunch set menus besides the regular menu. I went for the meat menu (fixed price of CHF 19.00 for the starter and the main course).
As a starter I had the – in the menu included – Zürcher Hausfrauensuppe which was kind of non-identifiable but tasted okay. In German, there is the saying “Das Auge isst mit” (didn’t really find an appropriate translation for that) and here, the eye definitely isn’t really interested in eating – the arrangement of the soup is not attractive at all (at least to my eye).
As a main course I had a hamburger with salad, although the meatloaf was in puff pastry and therefore – in my opinion – doesn’t quite deserve the name of a “hamburger”. Still, the main course wasn’t bad.
Finally, as a desert, I had Vermicelle (a paste made of chestnuts) whichw as quite tasty (but I don’t think that you can do anything wrong with Vermicelle).
All together with the desert, water and a double espresso, it cost CHF 35.00 which is decent in price. Although it’s not really the best dishes, and the way things are arranged on the plate can definitely be improved, it’s a good place to go for a quick business lunch.
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Contact Details:
Restaurant Turbinenhalle
Badenerstrasse 571
8048 Zürich (CH)
Tel.: +41 43 311 57 67
Fax: +41 43 311 57 68
E-Mail: info@turbinenhalle.ch
Homepage: http://www.turbinenhalle.ch
About the Author: Sven
I started the blog in October 2009, while living in Milan which I definitely consider to be one of the food capitals of the world. I was in touch with food since my early childhood (as my father is a former chef). Whenever I can, I travel the world to discover new places, to meet people but mostly to try local dishes and to find hidden gems! If you know a place worth going, please drop a line to: info@thediningexperience.org.
Currently, I am a member of the following food-related associations: Chevalier @Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Zurich-Ville; Membre Gourmet Dégustateur @Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs [OMGD]; Gesellschafter @Goldener Fisch and Member @Slowfood Convivium Zurich City. 
