Lucerne Restaurants

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Ok, let's see what I can remember about this restaurant from our visit there almost 3 years ago in October, 2008.

This was the last night of our trip to Europe so we wanted to go out on a high note. We had eaten at 3 different places in Switzerland during our previous 3 nights there (2 in Lauterbrunnen and 1 in Interlaken) and were less then impressed. I mean the meals were OK, but nothing extra special. I'm pretty sure we selected this one from one of the guidebooks we had. As it turned out this was a very nice albeit expensive place to have dinner.

As you can see from the 1st picture the interior was somewhat dark with an obvious German flavor. There weren't a whole lot of people in the restaurant, but I remember one of the tables had a father (I'm assuming with 3 of his children). From the bill which I saved I can tell we each had a glass of wine and then ordered essentially from a set menu. As usual I ordered the fish item and Sue ordered the beef. We were also able to have a small tasting from the chef (I have a little card that was presented that states, "With compliments from the kitchen".

Favorite Dish: The meals were very good and in fact were actually, in my opinion the 2nd best dinner we had on our trip. The only other meal I thought was better was our meal from our first night in Paris a week earlier.

I've included 4 food pictures to give you an idea of the presentation.

Lovely Restaurant right at the River. The Menue-Card is rather small but you will definitely find something you like.

Favorite Dish: The Birchermüesli is just excellent! Try also the "open tea" such as Black Tea from Nepal.

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We had to have a quick meal before leaving on our onward journey to Interlaken from Lucerne and the bet place to do so was the station. There are quite some options from fast food to traditional restaurants. We however decided to go for a restaurant called the Bodega which is at the ground floor of the station. they had many boards with signs of different foods. We opted for Thai curry with jasmine rice. My wife preferred a veg. dish, all of which was prepared in front of us in a wok and we and surely did not make a mistake. It turned out for around 10 Euros a person with a drink included. Nourishing and delicious. We surely did not miss the train.

Boy oh boy, the things I think I should have done now after I go back and review pictures of our trip to Europe in 2008. Things I didn't do include eating some fish and chips in London, walking down the streets of Paris eating a freshly baked loaf of French bread and here in Switzerland, not buying and munching down on one of those huge pretzels.

As you can see from the picture here from the old town area of Lucerne, we were plenty tempted by the pretzels on display. From what I remember though we decided to see what other eateries we could find through our walk through town and never did make it back to this pretzel store. Darn!!!

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This is a very nice restaurant (with bar). I liked the ambience. It has very nice wooden ceilings and a beautifully painted walls with great photos.
Service is first class.

Favorite Dish: They serve good Tex Mex food like Fajitas, Burritos, Spare Rips, Nachos and other typical stuff. They have beef tartar and good steaks (meat is from Argentina) as well. On the menu is some vegetarian dishes as well and they have a good choice of salads.

And of course not to forget the Margaritas!

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I came purely to admire the beautiful frescoes on the front of this building but it is highly recommended in guides for people looking for Swiss Traditional food accompanied by music, song, dance and folklore.
It looks a bit cheesy for my taste but who am I to criticise. The food is reported as being good and the entertainment is traditional Swiss so I can see the attraction for some. Not for me though.
The restaurant caters for groups as well as individuals - so be warned ;)

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A casual cafe/restaurant in a quiet part of the old city with riverside seating, perfect on a warm sunny day. A great place to start the day before you go exploring the city's sights.

Favorite Dish: Continental breakfast, available as an all-you-can-eat buffet for SF19.50.
Paella, large SF27.50 or a smaller portion at SF18.50. Wine SF4 a glass.

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This café in the non-touristy part of Lucerne but close to the railway station serves various pastries and cakes etc. It belongs to the Konditorei next door. This is a normal café with ordinary people as guests, no trendy ones.

Not accessible for wheelchairs.

Favorite Dish: I had a tea and something called "Japonais". The small, heavy calory pastry is called by this name all over the German part of Switzerland.