Latest reviews in Zürich

Just went to El Luchador for lunch yesterday, loved it! Absolutely not tex-mex or anything like it, so you may be in for a surprise depending on your expectations. Preparation is simple, authentic, spicy, with little to no sauce or cheese. I had the Pozole (spicy chicken and hominy soup) and the Tacos Al Pastor, simple grilled marinated pork in two soft steamed corn tortillas, served with a wedge of lime and assorted salsas. The Pozole was rich and warm, with lots of tender chicken and hominy. Will definitely clear your head  The Al Pastor was perfectly marinated and charred, together with lime and a good dollop of salsa fresca, made for a delicious lunch.Small place, so get there early if you are going for lunch. I loved it so much I'm going back again today! (Jeremy Hulette, 24-05-2012) 5

Henrici practices coffee as craft, with the proper latte pour you'd be familiar with from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, etc. I just recently found them, and was so excited when I saw the latte they brought to me. No push-button instant shot machines, they pull each shot from quality espresso steam machines. Perfect crema art, milk properly stretched to give that velvety texture that makes for wonderful milk coffees, and the espresso was delicious, completely skipping the over roasted burn flavor that seems so common (looking at you $tarbuck$). I believe one of the owners actually worked in San Francisco coffee houses for a few years, and wanted to bring the culture back to Switzerland. They recently started serving single-origin pour-over coffees, which I'm really looking forward to trying. I hope they are really successful, and open another location, or inspire others to do so. (Jeremy Hulette, 21-05-2012) 5

veeery goood food and wine. very nice place (andreapiersanti, 20-05-2012) 4

nice place good food (andreapiersanti, 19-05-2012) 3

We go to this establishment quite often. The location is lovely in the summer & great for those with kids who'd like to run around. The staff are all extremely friendly. The food has never been a disappointment in fact it is our favorite Asian restaurant in all of Zurich. The only downside is there are no children's portions but you can ask for half portions which are price wise not ideal as its only a few francs cheaper. (nerenechun, 12-05-2012) 5

Spettacolare! Cortesi e prezzi buoni!!! Benvenuto in Italia! (headspacer, 28-04-2012) 5

Fir the third time I have been staying in this hotel now and it has always been a pleasure! Small 4* hotel close to the lake and the opera house, good service, clean, nicely and traditional decorated rooms, and very important... Very good beds in which you sleep very well! Free WiFi access is available in the hotel and the rooms. Breakfast is good, they offer a buffet at CHF 25, but for me not really worth the money! Resuming... If you go to Zürich and you wanna stay in a nice hotel, but you don't wanna spend more than CHF 300 a night, I can really recommend this hotel. There might be weekly arrangements as well, but I used it for 2 day trips only so I can't comment on this! (soyquiensoy, 17-04-2012) 5

Well, what can I say! It was the second time now that I have been there for lunch! Food was excellent on both occasions, wine was excellent too, service was good! Overall, I can recommend this place. Nice location, Italian style bar/restaurant in the center of Zürich! (soyquiensoy, 17-04-2012) 5

Zeit Gegensteuer zu geben, die Zeit der Zoo's ist vorbei. Zoo's definately are an amusement of the Past We were in Zurich Zoo our adult daughter my wife and myself on a beautiful yet cold sunday. Wir waren an einem wunderschönen aber kalten Sonntag im Zürcher Zoo - the first shock was at the cashiers unfortunately for the Zoo the price we paid raised our expectations about the experience to come. Den ersten Schock erlitten wir bereits an der Kasse, die grotesk hohen Eintrittspreise erweckten in uns hohe Erwartungen in das kommende Erlebnis. As soon as we passed the entrance we were blocked in our way to the exhibits by families standing around on the pathway efficiently obstructing passage by putting their prams in everybody's way. Kaum war der Eingang passiert, wurden wir durch von diskutierenden Familien strategisch parkierten Kinderwagen an unserem Weg gehindert. My first exhibit was the so called Exotarium, there I decided that this would be my last visit to one of the worlds zoos, how come? In front of just about every exhibit families were placed, unruly kids knocking on the windows - sometimes even encouraged by their fathers. A noise level close to a jungle of shrieking banshees caused by inpatient babies in their prams. Meine erste Ausstellung war das sogenannte Exotarium, wo ich mich alsbald entschloss, dass dies mein letzter Besuch in einem der Zoos dieser Welt gewesen sei, warum das? So ziemlich for jedem Fenster warren Eltern mit ihren Kindern, welche es nicht fertig brachten ihre Kinder vom Klopfen an die Fenster abzuhalten. Der Lärmpegel durch die ungeduldigen Babies in ihren Kinderwägen entsprach dem eines Dschungels bewohnt von Brüllaffen. And there was no Zoo staff anywhere to end this mess. Kein Zoopersonal war anwesend um die Ruhe und Ordnung wieder herzustellen. Auf dem Weg zum Ausgang bedauerte ich eine freiwillige Mitarbeiterin des Zoos welche versuchte die Kinder in eine Präsentation einzuladen , die Beklagenswerte wurde dabei immer wieder von Erwachsenen bedrängt, welche sich durch den benötigten Platz für diese kleine interaktive Demo eingeschränkt fühlten. On the way out I regretted a voluntary who tried to get kids attention for her presentation, however without much success, as adults were very unkind because she needed some space for her work. I quickly made my way to the exit being thoroughly disgusted with the Zoo and its visitors. Schnell durch den Ausgang erfüllt von Abscheu über Besucher und den Zoo.My ladies who managed to stand the experience somewhat longer complained that at some exhibits the troves of spectators were so thick that one was hardly able to see the animals. Meine Damen hielten die Erfahrung etwas länger aus, beklagten such aber darüber, dass bei einzelnen Tierarten quasi nichts zu sehen war, es seinen einfach zuviele Besucher der Aussicht im Wege gestanden. At least the Zoo should have sufficient staff on duty and limit the number of visitors ;this truly would be for the benefit of the animals and spectators alike. Zumindest sollte der Zoo genügend Personal im Einsatz haben und zum Wohl von Tieren und Zuschauern die Besucherzahl limitieren. And give prams a parking lot. Und parkiert die Kinderwägen ausserhalb des Zoos. (RudolfTheSwiss, 17-04-2012) 1

Cozy lounge place close to bellevue. Excellent duet of fried fuagra and fuagra terrine. Could be an amazing wine bar, but the choice of wine served by glass is limited, though ok. An perfect place to stop by before or after opera or walk/bike ride on the right shore of Zurich lake. (shpion234, 14-04-2012) 4