13. November 2009: Restaurant Latino in the Astoria Hotel
The Restaurant Latino is part of a bunch of restaurants owned and run by the group around the Astoria Hotel in Lucerne. It’s located around 750 meters from the main station in Lucerne and easily accessible by foot. Parking lots as well as some parking houses can be found around the streets – still, it’s recommendable to plan a bit time to find a parking lot.
Once you’re entering the restaurant, you’re immediately and warmly welcomed by the waiter. You’re brought to your table (in case you reserved one which is recommendable for Friday and Saturday evenings). The waiting time until you actually get the menu to choose from is a bit long as well as the time until you’re ask for what you want to drink and till the drinks are then actually brought to your table.
On the other hand, it must be outlined that the waiters are extraordinarily friendly and helpful at any time during the stay at the restaurant. Big plus for that, but the efficiency leaves soemthing to be desired.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is somehow confusing because the’yre able to actually make a combination between sterility and coziness – sterility because of the interior design and coziness because of the light which they play with perfectly.
What is really persuasive is the quality of the dishes served. Especially the beef filet “ojo de agua” produced by Dieter Meier in Argentina is probably one of the most tender beef filets I’ve ever enjoyed. It’s definitely worth to try and what comes more is the price-performance ratio. 180 gr of ojo de agua beef filet for CHF 43 only!
1st course: Smoked salmon
2nd course: Beef filet “ojo de agua” with home-made noodles and Café de Paris sauce
3rd course: Home-made icecream (in the picture: raspberry & aloe vera)
The Latino is a very good restaurant where you should definitely try the beef filet “ojo de agua”. Just hope the service will be a bit more efficient. Reservation recommended.
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Contact Details:
Restaurant Latino
Hotel Astoria
Pilatusstrasse 29
6002 Luzern (CH)
Tel.: +41 41 226 88 88
Fax: +41 41 226 88 90
Homepage: http://www.astoria-luzern.ch
E-Mail: info@astoria-luzern.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. 
