Best Chinese restaurant in Zurich?
Within a block of our Alexander hotel on Niederstrasse. One of only two restaurants that we came twice in our 17 days in Europe.
Suan Long has at least 8 restaurants in the greater Zurich area. This location is so new it is not yet on the website.
Very elegant and clean restaurant with lots of ornaments and fancy furniture settings. 5 stars for ambiance.
Quick service 5 stars for service
Didn't care much for the chf6 yom tom soup. Very spicy but not much flavor or bulk to the soup. Greatly preferred the chf5 coconut soup which had both flavor and bulkiness to contribute to the taste.
The chf20.50 pan fried noodle with chicken was OK, but the noodles were not as hot temperature pan fried as I had expected, more like ordinary noodles.
The chf22.50 black pepper beef was outstanding, tender slices with minimum filler, and only a bit on the sweet side. Would have liked more bell peppers, as the dish was almost completely beef with grated carrots.
The chf27.50 fish prepared Cambodian style with mango was a full fillet, but still only about 9 ounces of fish picked out of the bones. Disappointed in that did not see any bits of mango, nor taste any mango in the sauce.
They charged chf3 for a scoop of white rice.
We didn't order any water, as restaurants have a habit of giving and charging you exorbitant amounts for bottled water.
Wife did use the bathrooms, as might as well get your money's worth, as public bathrooms in Switzerland cost money. read more