Finally - May 31, 2021 the restaurants in Switzerland reopened - it was a though time the last 6 months just being able to dine in a restaurant with a hotel room booking. So first thing I booked was a table for lunch June 1st in the Traube. A restaurant my son and myself have on our list for a long time. It is really a great place to go and they have a very impressive wine list for reasonable prices (still very high-end but for what you get ...!). As usual my son already checked out the wine list before and he was quite sure to end up with the 2009 Meursault from Coche-Dury - what we did. So our meal impression was "influenced" by the so called "Coche-Dury"- effect ;-). This wine is from another world and for "traditionalists" the Meursault to drink - for the more progressive ones it will be the Meursault from Arnaud Ente. We decided to go with the menu surprise and still driven by the "Coche-Dury"-effect we got the first amuse bouche which was just exquisite and a second one followed soon to standing behind. And I was going to give my first 5 stars ever - till the Onion-dish (they call it Corona dish because it was create in this time) arrived - this was really not mine but all the other starters where just exceptional - so again I would like to give 4.5 stars. Really Arno Sgier makes probably some of the best starters and I will think about taking next time only a menu out of starters. I need to be fair too - I forgot to tell by the reservation that I'm not eating any meat - so it was though to bring best quality for the main (next time I will do). Service and ambiance of the restaurant is world class. Service is very friendly and attentive. You get new bread without asking. Water and wine glasses never went empty - even if we asked the Sommelier to but our Meursault inside. We had a nice table on the patio - you can see the wine-love from Arno Sgier in the "Hall of Fame" of great bottles of wines standing around. Also very nice is the decoration on the tables, where you can find different soils from famous wine regions - amazing how different they look - give you a better understanding why wines taste different. Unfortunately the Meursault was gone before the main - so my son had to look for another wine (still we had to drive) - so we were looking for a 37.5cl. They have a nice selection of small bottles too. And if you give my son the the chance for a "Bündnerherrschaft" (sorry guys - great Swiss wine region) - he normally will go for it. So we ended up with a 2005 Pinot Noir from Gantenbein - nice to see that also in the small bottle the 2005 PN was still great (right) to drink. Definitely you should not miss the Gourmet Espresso / Coffee (really special) and you get some sweets too (looking and tasting great). A very nice gesture is the refreshing towel at the end. Yes, all this has its price - but it's worth every Dollar or better Swiss Franc!!! We will be back. read more

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