We were surprised to see how beautiful the interior of this restaurant was when we arrived…read more However, it was quite a warm day in Zurich and the service had been moved upstairs to the roof. We arrived at our appointed time, but were chagrined to hear that we were not on the reservation list. Disappointment started to set in as we could see that there were only a few seats left. I pulled out my phone and showed them the confirmation I had received - though they correctly pointed out that our reservation was for the next night! Despite the paucity of space, they seated us and we were delighted. My wife ordered the wiedikerli (local sausages) and I had the vitello tonnato ( thinly sliced veal topped with a creamy tuna sauce). They were outstanding and the Aperol spritzes took the edge off the heat. Service was impeccable and the locals were most friendly and engaging - the table configuration on the roof is one where closely aligned tables keep you close to your neighbors. We asked them to keep our reservation for the next night and couldn't wait to go back. We were pleased to get our server back the next evening (Sie Chen) when we returned. Having already gotten a bit acquainted with us the previous night, our server recommended some dishes to us in lieu of the ones we were considering when we started to order. We embraced all of her counsel and couldn't have been more pleased. I started with "Nüsslisalat mit Ei und Speck" - a salad made with lambs lettuce and eggs and bacon. Apparently a local favorite and quite delicious. For entrees, I had the Züri-Gschnätzlets (thinly sliced veal with a mushroom sauce) and my wife had the Roastbeef Teller. Both were divine. The next fabulous recommendation was for my desert - she recommended affogato (hot espresso poured over vanilla ice cream) - something I had never had before - also outstanding. We enjoyed the house riesling and found it complemented the meal well. Our meals ran around 140 Swiss francs, which we found to be a bargain given the quality of food, drinks and service. Highly recommended. It was a pleasurable walk from our hotel near the opera.

Our waiter was great but what we paid was high for what we got. Food was okay. We make schnitzel…read morewhich is better than what we had and have had while in Switzerland. I have found food here is very bland compared to food in the US.

We walked by and decided to give this place a try. This review gets an extra star for service…read more Otherwise it's three star at best. The food is ok and a bit over rated. The Wiener schnitzel is dry and very bland. The place is elegant inside with fine table side service. The deserts looked great but we were short on time. There are better places for the price you pay.

Da Capo is a good restaurant with excellent service; but it's way to expensive for a repeat visit…read more Food - 3 to 4 stars I had the rack of lamb which was definitely delicious. My wife had the roast beef which was good. The desert was delicious and we saw a lot of people coming in for coffee and desert so maybe they are known for it. Service - 4 stars Nothing to complain about the service. The waiter was attentive, helpful, friendly, knows the menu well and speaks fluent English. Atmosphere - 4 stars It's a good looking restaurant. Fancy fine dining type of establishment. We sat outside in their patio that overlooks the main street outside the main train station where you can people watch all day. Price - 2 stars This is an expensive restaurant. Lunch for two without alcoholic beverage set us back $116. Overall, it's not that this restaurant isn't good. It's just not $116 for lunch good.

Ambiance Quiet, small, local feeling. We found this place on…read moreGoogle maps and it had great reviews, so we decided to try it out. Everyone was polite and noise levels were pretty low. Service It was pretty early when we stepped in, so they informed us how much time we had to eat before reservations set in, which was great and efficient, and also no problem at all. The staff was very friendly and checked up often on our meals. Food We ordered the pumpkin soup and smoked duck breast with deer liver salad to start. The whole meal was bursting with flavor complexities that i couldn't really place or imagine. The pumpkin soup was creamy, savory, spiced perfectly and not overly salty. The smoked duck was also not overly salty, and you could taste the smokiness of the duck, while the skin of the breast wasn't chewy. The deer liver was seared, leaving the insides relatively raw. I had never had this, so i had to try it. If you like liver, you'll love this meal. The salad and portwine cranberries really balanced out the meat, mellowing out the overall meal. I had the boar, which was seared and very slightly overcooked for my personal taste, but it didn't stop me from clearing out the whole plate. I would have licked it, if it were considered acceptable. Mine came with brussel sprouts puree, and spätzli. The textures and flavors were so balanced and delicious, i wish there was a restaurant similar to this back home. My friend ordered the deer filet medallions with red cabbage and i felt that the meat was perfectly cooked - not dry and tough (not saying the boar was dry or tough at all, it was just slightly cooked more than my usual preferences). The veggies on both meals were wonderful. The brussel sprouts melted in your mouth and didn't taste hard or crunchy. The red cabbage was soft, with lots of crunch and texture in the middle. I'm honestly not sure what the red fruit was on the side, but it might have been the gin plums from the menu from other meals, but man were they boozy and fantastic. I would have eaten all of both meals if i wasn't on vacation and i knew i was going straight home to stew in my food coma. Lastly, i ordered two cheeses, which the server (maybe owner? I wish i had clarified) asked if i had space in my body for it and I'll be damned if i didn't try all the cheeses available. He asked if i liked cow, sheep, or goat, in which i said surprise me and he gave me a cow and sheep one. The cow I've reminded me of triple cream cheeses -soft in the middle and a little creamier on the outside. The flavor and textures were both apparent, but not overwhelming. I wish i had asked for the names of the cheeses i tried, but i wouldn't have been able to "hear them" without writing them down. The other was a sheep cheese, which was very pungent and very creamy and i loved. This was all paired with grapes, pear, and dried figs - a perfect blend of all flavors. Overall, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this restaurant and if you want to try flavorful foods and a wonderful atmosphere with excellent service, try this restaurant. It's really delightful.

Wonderful Swiss food in an old pub. Perfect ambience for a cold evening in Salzburg. Beer, wine and…read morenumerous other drinks are available. We dined on lamb filet with mustard sauce, pasta and shrimp, sirloin with herb butter and a dessert special of the chef's- apple cake with ice cream. This is a well known restaurant with a celebrated history- reserve a table. Closed on Sundays.

In search of a place to relax after a long and busy day touring in Zurich, my friend and I were…read morecrossing the Rudolf Brun Bridge when we first saw the patio seating area of Schipfe 16. We didn't realize we could enter the restaurant from Schipfe Street so we wound our way toward it through the narrow riverside docks. This circutions route turned out to be totally unnecessary, but we felt like triumphant adventurers when we finally arrived and were seated at a table :-) Once seated we were delighted by the attentive, helpful servers and we very much enjoyed some splendid refreshments as we sat at our table overlooked the water, which lapped just a few feet below us. The people walking by on the opposite shore added to the idlyic restaurant scene, which was optimized by the exceptional food and welcoming ambiance. Highly recommended!

We walked to Restaurant Schipfe 16 from our hotel in Zurich, about a 5 minute walk. They're right…read moreon the river - it was a cool night so we sat inside, which is a very cozy dining room with seating for perhaps 24 to 30 diners. There's a larger outside dining area if the weather is warmer. The service was very friendly- the waiter did speak English, but not fluently. It wasn't a problem, just took some rephrasing to get the info we were asking about. They do have English language menus, so ordering was easy for us (I did have one semester of German, but that was more than 40 years ago so it did us no good). The menu consists of 4 appetizers, 4 entrees, and a few desserts. There's also a healthy wine & beer list. While the choices are somewhat limited, everything we tried was perfectly cooked & seasoned. I started with the Vegetarian ravioli; wonderful cream sauce! I had a local Amboss blonde lager, and my wife had a glass of Pinot Noir Rosé, also local (I didn't get the vintner) and both were excellent. I had the beer-battered Perch, and my wife had the Thai red curry. Both were magnificent - the Thai curry was full of flavor but not at all "hot" like in USA. For dessert, I had a light-as-air coffee mousse, served on vanilla ice cream with pitted cherries. Delicious! My wife had the Vegan chocolate ice cream, which is packaged- but excellent. The coffee and espresso with dessert topped off the meal wonderfully. Cost is moderate; even with wine, beer, appetizer, and dessert only about CHF 120 (about USD 144 right now). I've paid far more for much worse food and service. Schipfe 16 is a gem; well worth a visit.

Nice restaurant in Kreis 6 !!…read more This place is really lovely outside. You should try to get a table outside when the weather is good. The food is really good. Especially the tapas are nice and well selected. Just pay attention with small and big portions. 2 took a small salad (17 Sfr.) and 2 a big salad (24 Sfr). We really couldn't tell the difference between both salads. We mentioned it and they gave a standard answer that the one was a small one and the other a big one. The wine is good and they really give advice. Friendly staff but they could do an effort with people who don't understand CH-german. We were there with friends from abroad who were here to visit (could speak limited german). But the staff kept continuing speaking swiss german. Was getting a bit annoying at some point. It is close to a big road. So it is a it loud. It is kinda normal when you are in the city.

A Swiss friend recommended coming here for dinner for tavolata. I'd never heard of that prior to…read morecoming here, but boy am I glad I tried it. For someone who likes variety, tavolata is terrific to try multiple dishes. You have to have at least 2 people to order it, and I can't even remember everything that we ate, but they kept bringing all these dishes of food. My friend said this place has international cuisine, but the veal swimming in brown sauce seemed really Swiss to me. We ate crispy pork belly, sashimi, spinach ravioli, rosemary potatoes, steamed broccoli--a plethora of dishes that I can't even remember. For a piggy like me, it was wonderful to try so many different things. You definitely won't leave hungry if you order the tavolata. I think you can even add on dessert for a bit more, but we were totally stuffed and couldn't put any more food in our stomachs.

Stopped by for lunch... A beautiful interior and great place for a drink, be it coffee or booze…read more The food is haute niveau. Very good. I almost ordered the beef tartar until I saw the tagesmenü which included veal tartar, fries and a kohlrabi soup. This was my first tartar of veal. Normally, it wouldn't make much sense since veal is so mild but it was infused with truffle oil which made for a silky-rich delight and with crispy fries and a small salad to the side, it was awesome. A nice cocktail menu and a couple of decent local beers put it on my list of classy bars for an after work tipple. Service was unfriendly, but what else is new. It's a little pricey, but the food and drink made it justifiable.

Superb restaurant in the outskirts of the medieval city of Zurich, within easy walking distance…read morefrom the center of town and also a post-dinner walk or a short tram ride after indulging in some of the best Swiss food I've ever had anywhere. Entering the restaurant, on the ground floor of the hotel that bears its name, there is an ambiance of distinction and class, amidst the paneled walls and wonderful staircase. The service is without par, and the dinner selections are varied enough to satiate any palate. We came over and after a wonderful plate of several goat cheeses, we indulged in a wonderful dinner of Wienerschnitzel of veal and Tagliata of Argentinean filet of beef with succulent vegetables. Washed it down with a wonderful Merlot. We were more than full to have dessert, but had just enough space for an amazing espresso. Helvetia is one of the "must see" places to dine in Zurich. Loved it!

Yes, I know it's a touristy place because it's a restaurant in a train station. If that doesn't…read morescream "touristy", I don't know what does. However, what made us even want to stop in was that the day before, we saw someone drinking 7 different beer sampler and my husband wanted to try it. So we decided to come here for happy hour before leaving Switzerland. I got the rose wine and my husband got the 7 beer sampler, he liked most of them. I got an ice cream sundae made with raspberry sauce and tasted like a bit of beer in it. We also got a fig salad and a charcuterie plate of meats and cheeses to go for dinner on the train later. Best idea ever! Everything we had were great and delicious. In fact, the fig salad we had on the train later was the best thing we ever ate on a train. It hit the spot and it made me appreciate European "fast food" much more than what crap we Americans serve for "fast food".

Really good traditional Swiss food and a great atmosphere for a restaurant inside a train station…read more It felt lively and authentic rather than touristy. A perfect place to grab dinner before or after a train.

The restaurant looks like a very cozy and cute old home. We got the beef and the whole fish and…read moreboth were very good. Excellent place to dine in zurich.

Nice Swiss restaurant with super friendly staff…read more Went there on a recommendation from a go worker. It was early so not too busy. Waiter went over the menu and I got the meatloaf (their most popular dish). Came with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables. Also had a wonderful mushroom gravy. Maybe a better meatloaf than Moms! Everything was really good. Waiter also brought a glad of Merlot which paired perfectly with the meal. So, meatloaf, wine and tip - 55 Swiss francs. About average for that city. Great food with a friendly and good looking staff.