The place looks nice in terms of looks. The owner / designer must be well spirited and I could see…read moremyself going there again. But it's also worth mentioning that my lunch experience with a waitress was horrible. I can't say whether it was just a bad person, but the waiter didn't make it much better.

One of the limited choices for lunch while at the Zoo if you want to avoid the main self service…read morerestaurants. The restaurant itself is nice with a good outdoor area, food was good (i tried the battered fish and potatoes and the other half had liver and rosti) the only thing that let them down was the awful slow service! Note - if your in the Zoo with a push chair - this place does not have easy access, there are two sets of stairs to climb with a slope in parallel for buggies etc - I know that had my wife been alone she would not have got the push chair to the top or even back down.

Food -- 0 stars!!! Place and service -- 1-2 stars…read more It is impossible for me to understand how a self-respecting establishment can serve the food I have been given yesterday evening at Altes Klösterli! I was with a larger group, so the food had been pre-chosen. For vegetarians, it was the "Tessiner Risotto mit Grillgemüse, Rucola und Hobelkäse garniert". A catastrophe! Even at home, I would not have served guests nor eaten such a thing myself. The rice was impossible to identify: instead of risotto it was more like a rice soup-sauce! On top, there sat 4 sorry pieces of vegetables. There was one small mushroom, which tasted old, one slice of zucchini, 1-2 slices of eggplant and 1-2 slices of bell pepper. Of these, I could only eat the vegetables. Sadly, this experience is the rule rather than the exception, when it comes to meatless dishes in Swiss restaurants. I do hope that one day restaurants will stop and realize the vast food universe beyond meat.

Beautiful atmosphere fantastic food wonderful wine list, expensive - nice for a special occasionread more

Very good food - little choice (2 fish, 2 vegetarian, 4 meet) but fresh and saisonal ingredients…read more Service very nice, recommended excellent wine.