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    Brasserie Bodu

    4.5 (32 reviews)
    Ultra High-EndFrench

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    What's the vibe?
    Romantic
    Upscale
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Petite bar
    Stephanie B.

    Beautiful and cozy place to share a meal and enjoy a chat. Warm and romantic setting dining to a bit of candlelight. Superb food and plenty of beverage options. We had the special midday. Delicious duck with potato pasta and red cabbage. Almost gone and I took a picture. lol. Fried perch with boil potatoes and fresh creamed spinach. Both plates fresh ingredients and excellent flavor. Server was very nice caring to all her customers. Not a place to rush but rather to savor.

    Swiss way Aperol Spritz Abbacella
    Wendy B.

    4.7/5 This restaurant is so charming and romantic that just draws you in the mood. The staffs were really friendly. We had the Seafood Bouillabaisse and Porcini Tagliatelle and both are delicious delicious delicious! So glad we came here during our only night in Lucerne. Next time would really love to sit at the little balcony!

    We arrived without a reservation and were seated immediately. My wife had the lamb rack and I had a dish I was not familiar with.....Choucroute de la Mer. We were served a very nice wine paired with our respective meals however I was very nervous about a dish containing sauerkraut and fish. To my pleasant surprise the meal was wunderbär! The kraut was very mild and did not overpower the fish. The scallops, mussels, oysters, and fish were perfectly cooked and very well balanced. The prawn was slightly overcooked but compared to the rest of the meal, hardly worth mentioning. My wife's lamb was equally tasty. Perfectly cooked and seasoned with a hint of rosemary. For dessert we had chocolate mousse and Dame Blanch which did not disappoint. The atmosphere was very romantic with candlelight and an old world charm. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who finds their way to this beautiful city.

    Crepe Suzette
    Tori Z.

    Amazing place with amazing food situated in the heart of old town Lucerne . A true French feel, almost a little bit too much - the bar area allows you to smoke inside and is separated by a door from the restaurant but the smoke still permeates into the restaurant. Sole reason for 4 stars is the smoke. It smells like smoke and makes the clothes you're wearing smell like smoke until you wash them - which is not good if you're traveling. If. Or for the smoke I would give them 5 stars because their food, wine selection, and service were great.

    Summer special: cold seafood platter
    Catharina I.

    I like Bodu, I would even say that it is one of my favorite restaurants in Luzern. However, I cannot claim it is perfect, I find the service a hit and miss, depending where you are seated and the inside is a bit outdated and feels like a tourist trap. But sometimes good food is all you want and Bodu does French brasserie food in the right way. I love Paris and have been many many times and it is hard to find French brasserie style food outside of France. Their steak frites is fantastic, it rivals the better known places in Paris and is certainly the reason I tend to go back. However, every time I have ventured to another dish, I've always been rewarded with great food. And shall I add something controversial? I find the prices more than reasonable. I know that many online reviews claim it is expensive but good quality comes at a price and this is Switzerland, things are more expensive here! I reckon most of these reviews are tourists (which is another con, too many tourists). So-so service? Stereotypical interior? Tourists? Yes, yes, yes... but the quality of the food compensates so YES I will return!

    Kristofer E.

    Typical French cuisine and experience. Nothing amazing but very solid. The seafood soup I had was the best and the parpadelle could use some work. Dinner * Seafood soup (Excellent) * Lamb chops (Good) * Parpadelle (Ok)

    Escargot & French onion soup. So delicious!
    Tina C.

    Really cool French restaurant in old town. Great ambiance, kind of dark and old fashioned. Good service. Good food. Escargot and French onion soup were excellent. Coffee was really good. Enjoyed eating, drinking wine and just hanging out. Would definitely go back. One of the better places we ate in Switzerland.

    Quiche Lorraine
    Dianne M.

    We had a lovely lunch sitting on the balcony overlooking the water. I am so glad we read the Yelp reviews! The service was attentive and pleasant and the food was perfect for a warm afternoon- chilled vichyssoise with Goat Cheese salad and gazpacho with quiche Lorraine. I've posted the pictures and they were as flavorful as they were attractive. I had never had warm goat cheese on toasted French bread - it was amazing!

    Best French food I ever had! Ordered duck liver and mussel.
    Lucy N.

    Best French food I ever had. Very very impressive. Ordered duck liver and mussel. Highly recommend!!!

    Filet of sole
    Kathy E.

    Fresh good food. Ample portions. Husband had filet of sole. He loved it. I had homemade ravioli w ricotta cheese and fresh spinach served w artichokes. Wonderbar! Wish I would have taken a picture of the salads. I had a salad w goat cheese and olive tampanade. Very very good.

    Happened on this spot by accident, but noted it was mentioned in the Michelin guide. We were so glad we sat down. We dined al fresco on the patio. Our seating was in the square, up the stairs from the river and Chapel Bridge, not a direct view but still very pleasant. I ordered the steak frites and it was prepared medium almost medium rare but very tender and the butter sauce was delicious. We were also served the veal which was tender and well prepared. Good service, good food, good location.

    Beautiful building in the Altstadt

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    Decadence and perfection served on a picturesque patio above the quaint town of Luzern. A gem in Switzerland!

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    Scala im Art Deco - tomato carpaccio ($28)

    Scala im Art Deco

    3.9(16 reviews)
    1.2 km
    $$$$

    I had a fantastic dinner here celebrating my friend's birthday with beautiful views of Lake…read moreLucerne, delicious food, and amazing service. I would give this place 6 stars if I could! We were traveling to Switzerland to celebrate my friend's birthday, so I wanted to make sure that on the day of his birthday, we had a nice meal to celebrate, and Scala didn't disappoint! The restaurant is located in the Art Deco Hotel Montana. I made a reservation on their website a couple weeks in advance with the note that we were celebrating a birthday, so they gave us one of the best tables with a view by the window. From the moment we stepped in, we were greeted with impeccable service, from the coat check to letting us try the house wine before committing to the complimentary birthday dessert. It was the best service by far that we received at any restaurant during our trip. The meal started off with a delicious complimentary baguette, paired with regular butter and curry butter. The baguette was super crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and both butters were fantastic. We also each got a glass of their house wine for $10.50 each. Both the red and white house wines were delicious. One of the reasons I chose Scala is because the menu is very vegetarian friendly. There were multiple options for my friend. We had a large lunch and weren't super hungry, so we shared one appetizer and each ordered an entrée. The tomato carpaccio ($28) was delicious when paired with the fried burrata. My entrée was the braised veal cheeks ($56 for a large portion), which ended up being one of the best braised meat dishes I've ever had. The veal cheeks were super tender and flavorful in every bite and went well with the saffron risotto and spinach that comes with it. It was a HUGE piece of meat, and by the end I was struggling to finish, but I managed with lots of breaks. My friend got the burrata lime ravioli ($44) and said it was the best ravioli he's ever had. I tried a bite and I had to agree, it was pretty flavorful and amazing. We were completely stuffed but still wanted to end the meal on a sweet note, so we each got a scoop of their sorbet. I got the strawberry and he got the mango-passion fruit, and as you'd expect, both were on point with their flavors and were exactly what we were looking for in terms of a light dessert. They also came by and presented us with a complimentary birthday cake and candle, which was a pleasant surprise. Halfway through the evening, a pianist came and started playing the piano, so the meal here felt like such a classy and elegant affair. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking to celebrate a special occasion!

    Excellent experience at the bar on a May evening for drinks and food in a classy, jazzy, relaxing…read moresetting! ARRIVING: Restaurant Scala is located in hotel Montana. There is a cute small funicular that takes you from the bottom of the street too. We didn't have a reservation when visiting, but our party of four was offered bar seating which we accepted graciously. VIBE AND AMBIANCE The ambiance is really nice, service is top tier (polite, efficient, friendly) and there was a live pianist playing on a weekday evening. There's views of lake Lucerne behind the windows, and the bar is extensively set up and seating on couches or bar seats or smaller table tops are all options. FOOD AND DRINK The menu is smaller but includes pasta, salad, mains, and an extensive drink list. We enjoyed aperitifs including red vermouth and sparkling wine. Food is excellent. The BEEF TARTARE comes in two sizes and also comes with a good portion of toasted bread on the side, with an option to adjust the spice level to taste. There was finely minced onions on one side And a shower of small sprouts on top. The PASTA WITH PESTO was a generous portion and delicious. The STEAK FILET was cooked medium as ordered, and served with an herb butter and roasted vegetables. All were seasoned wonderfully. The salad of the day was also excellent. The house red wine was fragrant, and the rose selection was good as well. SERVICE We never felt rushed at all, and service was polite and friendly and attentive. We enjoyed our stay so much that we would love to come back for dinner in the restaurant itself sometime. Reservations recommended as it seems like this is a popular place. Wonderful! Recommended for groups for dinner or bar or drink, in a beautiful setting with live music and friendly service.

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    Restaurant Adelboden

    Restaurant Adelboden

    4.3(4 reviews)
    23.9 km

    I took my parents and my sister there for our Christmas meal. It was their first meal in a…read moreMichelin-starred restaurant. The service was everything you'd expect from such a highly rated restaurant, perhaps a little too formal. The food is extremely good, focusing on regional, seasonal Swiss dishes, underscored by classical French techniques (like highly concentrated jus served with most meaty main courses). The amuse bouches are varied and plentiful, but the entreées were even more impressive. Be sure to try their roast meat ravioli with sage, pesto and a Sbrinz cheese sauce. Never before have I eaten such perfect meat in a restaurant. It was quite expensive, but you really get what you pay for. The milk-fed veal was particularly delicious. Like August Minikus in Arbon, chef de cuisine Franz Wiget does classic Swiss desserts. Chef Wiget's desserts are technically perfect and extremely tasty, but don't offer the same value for money as chef Minikus' desserts. However, simple desserts like a chocolate fondant cake with vanilla ice cream are so simple, so brutally honest and revealing, a great challenge for any chef. His fondant cake, made with the luxurious Felchlin Grand Cru couverture with fine flavour cocoa beans from Bolivia, is absolutely perfect. The vanilla ice cream is also very good. Interesting: Felchlin is situated just a few kilometres away from the restaurant! The friandises are spectacular, but only one platter is served for up to four guests, which can be a little deceiving if you bring more people for your second visit. Chef Wiget was nowhere to be seen once I'd finished my meal a shame, since I would have loved to have thanked him for the outstanding food. I guess I'm old-fashioned and want to see the chef. Warning: This is an expensive restaurant, murderously expensive if you're eating à la carte - so don't. Order them gourmet menu instead. For a detailed German photo report, please visit: http://dessertblog.ch/2010/11/restaurant-adelboden-in-steinen/

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