Excellent service and food!! You are greeted by before-meal drink (alcohol or alcohol free) and…read morebread with olives on the table. Meal is 44 CHF that includes your choice of appetizer and daily soup and main dish. Anything you choose will be excellent. Good portion size and very tasty. Menu change weekly and offer something seasonal. Then the famous dessert buffet offering various cream Catalan, -caramel, -mousse and cookies, chocolate cakes etc. petit size so you can choose as many as you want. Good cappuccino as well. It's in Roche campus and worth visiting if you are on campus.

Interesting concept and approach to dining. We were seated right away for lunch. I had a margherita…read morepizza and it was very flavorful. It tasted fresh and delicious The service was pretty good.

So you're in Basel. You don't want sausage, cheese and bread. You don't want to take out a loan…read moreto eat dinner. And, you're with a group of people with varied diets - or with fussy kids. Where do you go? VAPIANO of course! This is actually a chain restaurant directly from Italy and in Italian, Va Piano means 'go slowly'. So I'm guessing they are poking a bit of fun at 'fast food'. But this is a sort of fast food restaurant - but where everything is made fresh, to order, right in front of you. So a bit of dinner theatre thrown in for free! Even though the menu is the holy Italian trinity - Pizza, Pasta, Salads; that's where 'normality' ends. I knew this was something unique as soon as we entered. We were stopped at the door and each person was handed what looks like a credit card. We found a table (these are big, banquet style and you may end up sharing with others), grabbed a menu and planned our attack. This is self serve - once you decide what you want - you take your credit card to one of the food stations - Pizza, pasta or Salad. The menu was only a guide - we were able to customize everything based on the fresh ingredients available. I was happy with the Capricciosa Pizza as is (my favourite toppings of black olives, artichokes, mushrooms and prosciutto) but my Aunt wanted a light, sauce free pasta. The pasta is fresh - not dried. And there is a glass wall in front of the pasta extruder - great fun for the kiddies to watch the pasta being made. In addition to picking your sauce and toppings - you also have at least a dozen pasta shapes to choose from as well. She choose tagliatelle with aglio and olio with some sautéed shrimp and spring onions. She loved being able to watch everything being made in the wok and loved that she was asked how much oil, how much garlic...... She did think the portion was too large for her to finish but it was so good, she cleaned her plate! (darn no leftovers for us!!!). While I was waiting for my pizza (pizzas take a bit longer so you get a buzzer) I headed over to the salad station for a rocket and parmaggiano salad to share with the group. The food stations meant everyone in our group could have something different, using their own card. Drinks are available at each station or at a central bar (which also houses the desserts). Throughout the meal you can get more food and drink - just hand over your card. When you leave, each person must turn in a card. It is possible to just use one card during the meal and pay as a whole - and then the other cards will show a 'zero' when you come to pay. Or, use individual cards - which can be totalled into one bill - or if you are with a group of friends - it makes paying for yourself so much easier! This isn't 'fine' dining but it is fresh, fun, easy and tasty.

Haus Hiltl has been serving vegetarian food since 1898 and that makes it the oldest vegetarian…read morerestaurant in the world. Imagine telling someone in the 1800s, one day people will voluntarily eat tofu and then proving them wrong for over a century. The buffet system is dangerous because you pile it high, weigh it, and dig in. Honestly a fantastic concept. Great location near the train station too, which is helpful because you may need immediate transportation after accidentally eating your body weight in all the options.

This place was so wonderful and had so many options. It's the oldest vegetarian restaurant and…read moreworth going with a vegetarian friend or if you're vegetarian. It's huge although my friend and I did have reservations since we had a limited time in Zurich. The ambiance was great. It's better spaced compared to other places in Zurich. They have a buffet option but my friend and I weren't hungry enough and just shared some other food. I got the Indian thali and my friend got the rosti. Everything was great, especially the Indian thali.

We came here on a whim after spotting the place on Yelp, and we were not disappointed. It's a 5…read moreminute tram ride from the center, and there is a tram stop for line 6 on the street. If I understand correctly the place is run by a christian society to help provide jobs for underpriveledged people. The restaurant is set out like a university cafeteria but the staff operate like 5-star waiters, it was almost a shock to be waited on so professionally! The food was delicious, with simple swiss/german specialties like schnitzel and daily specials like risotto. I believe they always have a veggie option. A four course meal was under 15€, this price is unbeatable in Basel! I highly recommend coming here for a filling, casual lunch. We arrived at 1.45 and they were happy to serve us, the staff spoke a little english, enough to describe the menu. They don't take cards.

Food options are plentiful. This is a gem as far as airport food goes…read more It's Switzerland so of course everything costs more but there are options that are good value for money. My chicken soup (Asian-style) was flavorful. This is just a small size that I got. For this workstation, they have the soup where you can pick either small or large and also select if you just want chicken, or tofu or prawns or a combination. There are vegetables as well. They also have veggie or chicken curry over rice. My husband got the mozzarella tomato basil (caprese) sandwich. You can also watch he chefs make rosti (potato dish similar to Spanish torta), cinnamon rolls and other stuff. They have a salad station, coffee, snacks and dessert station, among other things. There is a good sized seating area too. I also appreciated that the employees seem to be having some fun when it's not too busy.

Excellent food, coffee and service. I will definitely dine here my next visit. Thank you for…read moreeverything!

Haus Hiltl has been serving vegetarian food since 1898 and that makes it the oldest vegetarian…read morerestaurant in the world. Imagine telling someone in the 1800s, one day people will voluntarily eat tofu and then proving them wrong for over a century. The buffet system is dangerous because you pile it high, weigh it, and dig in. Honestly a fantastic concept. Great location near the train station too, which is helpful because you may need immediate transportation after accidentally eating your body weight in all the options.

Nice place to eat with children and a family group. I have never been a fan of vegetarian…read morerestaurantsm but this place, which our daughter--in-law chose asa result of a previous trip to Zurich,overcame my skepticism. The place is located on the third-floor of a department store, to which we ascended ina nclear elevator (a hit with the kids!) At first it looked as if we would have to sit on an enclosed outer deck, about which I was unenthusiastic because it was chilly, but while we were standing online to pay for food some inside tables opened up and I grabbed them All fodf is available buffet style, including mainstream Swiss dishes plus an assortment south Asian and middle eastern dishes. Lots of good choice, plus a number of dessert, I was plenty full by the time I left. Would be glad to come back to try again

We just arrived at Basel yesterday. We go to visit the Christmas Market today by the famous church…read morein the old town. We are looking for a place for lunch and luckily we find this one right by the church. We don't really know what cuisine they are serving because we can't read German. However we see a lot of people eating inside so we take a chance with their lunch specials. We are very appreciated the server tries her best to explain the menu to us in English. We both love our dishes and we are so glad that we get a chance to try the local cuisine. Highly recommended!

Came in to eat dinner as the menu is posted outside. Tried to talk to hostess/waitress but she was…read moretoo busy. Thirty minutes later caught up to her and asked for a food menu. It was then we were told the kitchen doesn't open until 6pm and even if we wanted to eat we couldn't as they are full. Outside the place looks wonderful, but inside it's cafeteria seating.