Luzern (CH)
The most amazing cauliflower I’ve eaten in my life, and I hate cauliflower: Restaurant Bayts (21. November 2025)
I was looking for an interesting vegetarian option and stumbled upon the Bayts, which looked quite promising. They have a standardized “tasting menu” (CHF 89.00), which starts with a few bites of “cep, mushrooms, shiitake”, “beetroot, mustard, spelt”, and “buckwheat, kohlrabi, kalamansi”. You start on the left of the picture, and the little tartlet was […]
A lovely option for a swift healthy lunch: Restaurant Karl’s Kraut (21. November 2025)
I hadn’t been eating in Lucerne for quite a while, so, I was curious what the city had to offer, and was, hence, looking for a few options, which had good ratings. I went for the Karl’s Kraut, which offers nice vegetarian dishes and I started with the “tomato cream soup”, which was part of […]
Lovely service, but more than disappointing breakfast options: Breakfast @ The Hotel Lucerne, Autograph Collection (21. November 2025)
The breakfast selection at The Hotel Lucerne, Autograph Collection, is not really anything you’d be excited about. The selection is relatively limited and can be found on a total of two small tables … sure, you have a bit of everything, but given the price for the stay, I find the breakfast option disappointing. Other […]
The perfect place to celebrate your birthday with a marvelous view onto Lake Lucerne: Restaurant Hermitage @ Restaurant Seehotel Hermitage (10. August 2025)
It’s a good seven years ago since I’ve last been here – back then in a work context, this time for a birthday party. The menu was set, and started with a “burrata (tomatoes of different colours, mango, watermelon, mint, and balsamico)”, which was not only looking nice, but was actually quite enjoyable in terms […]
Been there, done that, won’t go again: Restaurant Mekong (16. March 2025)
Sometimes you end up in places where you didn’t really plan or expect to end up in – and the Mekong was definitely one of these. It is, at heart, a take-away place, but it offers also the option to eat right there and then. And since we were a group of 6, I had […]
Fine to have breakfast here if you stay at the hotel – else, not recommended: Restaurant Bolero @ Cascada Boutique Hotel (26. September 2024)
The brekfast selection at the Bolero in the Cascada Boutique Hotel is relatively average, but you find evertying you need. It ranges from cold cuts, jams, vegetables to pre-cut fruit … … the mandatory tea and coffee station … … as well as a few hot dishes, cheese, and sweets … … and of course […]
Returning to the same restaurant after 14 years, and they have grown: Restaurant Stiefels Hopfenkranz (25. September 2024)
I’ve last been to the Stiefels Hopfenkranz back in 2010, so, I do admit I was quite surprised that the place still exists. However, I was also happy to see that and decided to go for the “5 Akte Tasting Menu” (CHF 139.00), which started with a few amuse bouches, which already got your palate […]
A great steakhouse, which does all the right things: Restaurant Ampersand (15. July 2023)
The Ampersand is known as a steak restaurant, and I would say that this assessment is absolutely correct – and it’s not only a steak house, it’s a good steakhouse. I went for the “menu classic summer” (CHF 84.00), which started with “lemon foam spread and bread” and while it looked quite heavy, it turned […]
