Restaurant Alpenrose

OK, this is not a short review, so please bear with me.  I went from Ireland to Switzerland on a very low budget holiday, and of course, I wanted to try the traditional Swiss food. So, I asked around, and a guy recommended this restaurant.  I went there and I was blown away with an old fantastic style, it's like a time machine.  I asked for Fondue but they didn't have it, I was disappointed BUT, they had a very good reason to not offer it, that's because the Fondue will create steam that would damage the old paintings in the restaurant, I have a huge passion to history and art and I totally understand their point. The waitress told us that the restaurant was opened in the 30s by three ladies. After that,  I decided to order juice and a main course only because of my limited budget...Dylan the waiter recommended a lovely exclusive drink made from natural ingredients in the house, he also recommended the special beef dish on the day. Dylan's recommendations were  spot on. The juice was so refreshing, and you can feel the unique taste of Swiss ingredients.  The beef dish was lovely,  my sister enjoyed it. I ordered another beef dish with risotto, and it was so creamy. So, if you're looking for a unique lifetime experience to go back in time to the 1930s, then this is the place for you for sure. I couldn't take many photos inside because there were families eating, and I wanted to respect their privacy. I also couldn't take many photos of the dishes because of the candlelight and I really wanted to enjoy my time with my sister rather than taking photos... I couldn't order more than the juice and main dish because I couldn't afford more. But, you can save a bit of extra money and order a full meal with three courses. You might think it's an expensive restaurant,  but it's a journey to the Swiss history and culture of Switzerland.  The staff were amazing and they treated us very well. Although,  I was sad that they did not offer Fondue,  they respectfully explained why they can't have it on the menu. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Fantastic food with great service. The restaurant is beautiful and waiters were very attentive. I would recommend the meatloaf and house red wine. Thank you to fiche Oliver who’s English was fantastic and really made us feel welcome in Zurich.

Ich hatte das Vergnügen, gestern das Restaurant Alpenrose in Zürich zu besuchen, und es war ein rundum gelungener Abend. Das nostalgische Dekor des Restaurants ist wirklich ein Highlight; es schafft eine einladende Atmosphäre, die den gesamten Abend wunderbar begleitet. Besonders auffallend war, wie das Themenkonzept sich bis zu den Tellern fortsetzte, was das Gesamtbild perfekt abrundete. Unser Kellner war ein Auszubildender, der im Sommer seine Abschlussprüfung ablegen wird. Es war beeindruckend zu sehen, wie souverän und professionell er seine Aufgaben gemeistert hat. Er war äußerst aufmerksam und hat uns mit Herzblut bedient, was unseren Besuch noch angenehmer machte. Das Essen war hervorragend – gut gewürzt und mehr als ausreichend portioniert. Man merkte, dass die Zutaten frisch und von hoher Qualität waren, was das kulinarische Erlebnis noch toller machte. Ich möchte auch kurz die Stiftung Arbeitskette erwähnen, zu der das Restaurant Alpenrose gehört. Diese Stiftung verfolgt das Ziel, Menschen in schwierigen Lebenssituationen zu unterstützen und ihnen durch Ausbildung und Integration in den Arbeitsmarkt zu helfen. Das Restaurant bietet nicht nur köstliche Speisen, sondern trägt auch aktiv zur sozialen Verantwortung bei, indem es Ausbildungsplätze für junge Menschen schafft. Dieser Aspekt gibt dem Besuch im Alpenrose eine zusätzliche, positive Dimension. Insgesamt war unser Besuch im Restaurant Alpenrose eine wunderbare Erfahrung, und ich kann es jedem nur wärmstens empfehlen – sowohl für das fantastische Essen als auch für die großartige Arbeit, die Stiftung leistet. Wir werden auf jeden Fall wiederkommen!

Recently enjoyed a wonderful dinner while on holiday. Dining room is very pretty and intimate feeling. Food was presented beautifully and tasted excellent. Waitstaff was supreme and hard working. This restaurant is doing great things!

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Arrived on time to be told to wait outside for 10mins. Was clearly not expecting this in Switzerland. We met the manager- Alex, later who apologised for this and gave us a complimentary desert. We had a waiter who is an older guy with a moustache who was extremely unpleasant. We were told later by the manager that he does not speak much English. The interior was busy, really need to book. However the noise levels was extremely high and found it too noisy for the type of dinner to catch up and talk- Hence the 2/5 on atmosphere on the review. We also had the most amazing waiter after that called Robin. The wine suggestion by Robin was amazing- Swiss Merlot. We had the trout and the duck with spätzle- good but not outstanding- It was a leg so was more moist but the skin could have been crisper and the fat a bit more melted out. Complimentary desert of chocolate mousse was good. Robin came around with some (non complementary ) afters- had the cherry liquor. Very good. The initial service disaster was very much reversed by Alex and Robin. Well done.

I’ve looked up best restaurant in Zurich on Time Out and this place came out on suggestion. I didn’t manage to get a booking on a Friday evening so we tried our luck to walk in around 6pm. We were considered lucky to have dinner here as the place was filled around 8pm..! Ambience- cozy and nice space with some traditional rustic vibes Service- There are three waiters when we were there and all of them were not as attentive and being helpful with menus when we asked them question. Not sure if they don’t understand English at all or doesn’t want to…this affects our dining experience which was a bit disappointing. Food- we’ve ordered the meat loaf and veal steak. Both were very homely made taste and flavourful which we enjoyed very much. I specially adore their spactzle! I would highly recommend to have it as sides. For starter we had the bone marrow beef soup and beef tartare- the soup was OK, don’t think there’s any wow factor in there but the beef tartare was amazing. Overall this is the comfort food I had in Zurich and I really enjoyed the food. Hopefully service will improve next time that will makes it perfect 🙂