We came for lunch - service was very friendly. We got sat in the back room (we didn't know there…read morewas a different seating area) - sit up front as it had a much nicer ambience than the back room where we sat - was very stale. I think the breakfast looks better (than the lunch); the bakery connected to the restaurant looked fabulous! Ya, just wasn't impressed with the "Classic Burger" @ 9.50 (fries are extra @ 5.50); cheese board @ 15.00 and bruschetta @ 8.00 (see my pic's). I would try breakfast but wouldn't return for lunch.

Delicious coffee and breakfast. Service was great and friendly! They offer an English menu but the…read moredaily specials are in German only. The servers can translate when requested. Very comfortable ambiance with views of the street.

What an amazing brunch for our first day in Lucerne. The quiche may have been the best I've ever…read moreeaten. The little cinnamon rolls were also delicious. The service was so helpful and friendly. Nicholas Eve gave us recommendations for our city adventures.

Very friendly staff, good food, and very reasonable prices…read more There was also a buffet option, offerings and prices changed depending on the day of the week. But we opted to order from the menu instead of the buffet. All of the food we ordered had generous portion sizes and tasted great

Service was very good! Suggest a reservation for breakfast on Sunday, as there are very few places…read moreopen. Our 3 pancakes were well prepared and delicious, however, by American standards small. Mimosa's are available!

Great coffee and pastries. Quaint cafe on corner of Lucerne! Staff was friendly and food and coffee…read morewere fabulous.

English: The pizza I ordered tasted awful! Even school pizza in USA tastes better than that. There…read morewere also a lot of flies surrounding the people while they eat. The only thing good was the friendly waiter. Deutsche: Die Pizza, die ich bestellt habe, hat schrecklich geschmeckt! Sogar Schulpizza in den USA schmeckt besser als das. Es gab auch viele Fliegen, die die Menschen umgaben, während sie aßen. Das einzig Gute war der freundliche Kellner. Français: La pizza que j'ai commandée avait un goût horrible ! Même la pizza scolaire aux États-Unis a meilleur goût que ça. Il y avait aussi beaucoup de mouches qui entouraient les gens pendant qu'ils mangeaient. La seule bonne chose était le serveur sympathique.

Amazing. We stopped after a day of sightseeing for something fun. We had a Sundae and Banana…read moreBubble waffle - both were delicious. Waitress was warm and welcoming - spoke English which is always a good thing as our language adaptation into Dutch, German or French is lacking. A definite must go place

On a day trip to Lucerne, we stopped by Restaurant Schwanen/Cafe De Ville for a coffee and pastry…read more The restaurant is second floor upstairs, the cafe is in the square outside the front door. Beautiful city, beautiful weather. Outside was crowded so we opted for the restaurant. Gorgeous inside, old school European hotel flair. Great views from windows on the second floor! The coffees and pastry (chocolate croissant) were good. Service was a bit hurried, likely because we were having coffee not eating lunch. Still, a nice experience. We'd go back!

Stopped by here on a Wednesday morning and it was pretty busy. The service was great and the…read moreemployees were all very welcoming and attentive. As in all of Switzerland, it is a bit pricey. The bacon was cooked to perfection and the eggs were fried in butter. The bread was soft and fresh. The latte au lait was strong and freshly made. The views from the restaurant are the best.

We were looking for a small cafe for a quick coffee and snack near the river. Stumbled on this…read moreplace and found it quite decent. Her - my Latte Machiato was good. Not too sweet (even though it had caramel), good quantity and great coffee! The pesto flat bread and croissant was good too, but I expected more from the fresh bakery looking place. His - Found this local cafe shop Heini where the lady barely spoke English but we were still able to easily order croissant and a pizza kinda thing. Coffee Capuccino was great!! You can pay by Visa card. [Category: Her Rating] Taste: 7 Ambience: 6 Service: 7 Value for money: 8 [Category: His Rating] Taste: 5 Ambience: 6 Service: 8 Value for money: 8

Y'all Americans think you know about chocolate, breakfast and coffee, but you don't…read more Not unless you've been to this spot. Ohhhhhhsogoooood Take my word for it, since you probably can't travel here. Be like Louis R, travel to Switzerland.

On a cold, rainy day while visiting Luzern I stopped into Cafe Cesar for an afternoon snack. Only…read moretwo other patrons were inside when I stopped in and a young woman behind the bar who spoke English quite well. I ordered a coffee and a piece of black forest cake. Although I specifically asked for a filter coffee with milk, what I ended up with is a cappuccino, which I really do not care for - too much milk. The black forest cake was a bit stale as if it had been in the cooler from the day before. It also did not have much taste. So all in all, it was a bit of a disappointing visit. The interior is cute. Small bistro tables and chairs as well as some window seating and tall stools at the bar. The space is small and if it were full, seating would be tight. There was a lot of outdoor seating but being a cold, rainy day that was out of the question.

Cute cafe. Crowded on the inside but there is ample outdoor seating with beautiful views of the…read morecity, lake, and mountains. Service is a little slow but still worth a visit. The deserts are good. They serve alcohol and coffee drinks. There is quite a large drink menu (alcohol) and some food. This cafe is attached to the Grand National Hotel.

Everything here is delicious and close to perfection. I'm not through Joe's entire menu yet - that…read moreproject is a work in progress - but feel confident in making that statement. Juice bars are on the rise, and I have found a number of very good ones in Lucerne and Zurich so far. But Joe has very quickly become my top spot. All the drinks and juices I've had here, I don't think I've had better anywhere else. And the prices tend to be noticeably lower, too. Starbucks can keep it's overpriced, watery thing they call an Iced Latte from now on, they've got nothing on Joe. And his coffee shake is probably the pinnacle of cold, milky coffee drinks, with some coffee beans blendered in to top it off. A dream! Apart from juices, smoothies, shots and shakes, Joe also offers great coffee, tasty and freshly prepared sandwiches, and more nourishing drinks with muesli that I imagine would work very well as a breakfast to go. The location is a bit hidden, on the upper floor of the train station, and I hope that word of mouth will be able to compensate the reduced visibility of being tucked away up there, next to the railway ticket office. The decor is very nice and elegant, though. I like their image and design a lot. It's a very nice place to have a little break, and you have access to the balcony looking down on the railway platforms, if you fancy. All the staff I encountered so far were very friendly, glad to elaborate on the menu, and seemed genuinely motivated about working there. Discovering Joe & the Juice was a very pleasant surprise, and I really can't think of anything to criticise. Two out of the four times I've visited so far, other customers made it a point to pass by the counter before they left, to tell staff how good it was. This is not at all a common thing in Switzerland, but that's how good Joe is. I recommend it wholeheartedly, and hope that the franchise will expand further and get to mix up the Swiss juice bar market a bit.

We traveled here from California and were craving an almondmilk latte and they not only had…read morealmondmilk, but it was THE best latte I've ever had! Sandwiches are AMAZING, especially for taking them on the train being that this location is directly above the Train station

Stopped by here on a Wednesday afternoon. They have a lot of pastry options and drink options. The…read morecoffee was deliciously strong and had good flavor. The pastries options were good, I had a danish type pastry and it was good. The service was great and the workers were all really nice and welcoming.

I can't count how many times we picked up some quick breakfasts on the way to catch a tour or catch…read morea train. The croissants were extremely flaky with just the right amount of chew. The dark chocolate perfectly compliments the flaky pastry. Service was always good, selection was good first thing in the morning but limited later in the day. It's definitely a good, quick bit of sweet yummy baked goods.

Before I came across the Bio Hof Zug (before Bio Hof St. Karl) I used to bike around town, visiting…read more3 or 4 tiny farmer shops to get a couple of zucchinis here, a pound of tomato there, unpasteurized milk from yet another stall. It was fun but also very time consuming, and after that I always needed to go to the local super market or health food shop to get whatever nobody else had. Nowadays this shop is my one stop solution for everything organic, a true farmer's market selling certified produce directly from their own fields. But is has much more going on. You will of couse find seasonal organic fruits and veggies (fresh salads all winter long!), many of them heirloom varieties; herbs, bulk grains, nuts, free range eggs, homemade pasta, meat and poultry, cheese, milk, butter, jams, sirups all of this from their own production or sourced directly from another organic farmers in the vicinity. They sell also health shop staples like teas and tisanes, flours, baked goods, tofu, seitan, oils and even bio soap and detergents. Lately, they have also opened a coffee & tea bar (beautiful, btw!), and in the summer one can sit outside to enjoy the clean air, eat homemade cake. This guys work very hard. Everything they offer is of the highest quality available, and they still manage to keep prices reasonable, sometimes lower than the supermarket. Not that after biting into the juiciest, most flavorful, just-picked tomato of the season you will even care.

Came for Saturday breakfast and some tasty veggie shopping. Friendly people, best produce in town…read moreand lots of other tasty items. On a sunny day sit outside in the garden overlooking the lake and enjoy a fresh presses juice.