Preface - I did not choose this restaurant. 13,700km, 2 planes, 1 train and 19 hours of travel…read moredid.
The restaurant of the Hotel Ameron Flora Luzern. Filled with US and Chinese tourist, it claims to be Italian, uhhh OK. Let's just say, I've never had a margherita pizza quite like this. Half cooked crust (raw dough on one side) and seasoned with OREGANO instead of basil.
Tip: Order from the "Wildkarte" menu of classic Swiss dishes. Done well.
The selection of classic Swiss dishes impresses.
The rehschnitzel AKA venison escalope with cream sauce, cowberry, red cabbage dressed with chestnuts and apples and butterspaetzli, solid. Tender pieces of perfectly cooked venison tenderloin enrobed in a rich cream sauce (venison demi and rich heavy cream). The pronounced gamey notes are well matched by the tart red cabbage. Chestnuts add the Autumn flavors and a baked apple filled with tangy cowberry compote to round out the dish. The only weak spot, the butter fried spaetzili. Gummy and rubbery. Totally unnecessary with a nutty, burnt butter flavor that didn't belong.
Friendly, touristy service. English spoken with English and Chinese menus.
Very limited wine list but still featuring a few wines of Luzern.
It just goes to show, you can't suppress a chef's desire to make the food of his home well. Solid Swiss food at an Italian restaurant.