Restaurant Magdalena in Schwyz

Flavourful fantasy world!! Who could imagine that food (let alone vegetarian) could be crafted and curated so meticulously?! The sweet swirls with the spicy while the sour dances with the umami - an evening of sheer satisfaction, unique discovery, magical tastes. Thank you for giving us a night to remember - right from the very first booking, confirmation email, prompt communication for the kids and our group, to the actual dinner with impeccable and friendly service - thanks to you we will surely be sending loads of recommendations and hope to be back someday for more! It was truly an honour to dine at Magdalena 🙏🏻

Style and character: In the heart of Rickenbach, the Magdalena restaurant opens up a world of culinary refinement, embedded in an atmosphere that combines modernity with comfort. The puristically designed rooms, which do without any tablecloths, unobtrusively focus on the essentials and create an atmosphere that is both inviting and stylish. Particularly noteworthy is the picturesque view, which visually rounds off the culinary experience. Service: From reception to farewell, you will be accompanied by friendly and attentive service at Magdalena. The flexibility of the staff to spontaneously offer us a table underlines the hospitality and professionalism that are very important here. Food and drink: The restaurant sets new culinary standards with its vegetarian surprise menu. A sophisticated taste experience unfolds over about six courses, with each course being convincing in its own right. The dishes demonstrate creative cuisine that celebrates vegetarian dishes with ease and innovation. The wine list is worth its own praise, with an exquisite selection that particularly highlights the diversity of Swiss wines. Conclusion: The Magdalena, crowned with two Michelin stars, presents itself as an outstanding address for vegetarians and everyone who appreciates high-quality, innovative cuisine. With every course, the chef demonstrates his skills and his passion for wielding a fine knife in vegetarian haute cuisine. Finally, we should also mention the practical underground car park, which, with its numerous parking spaces, also makes a visit to the Magdalena an uncomplicated logistical pleasure. In summary, the Magdalena Restaurant offers an exceptional experience that touches the palate as well as the soul and is definitely worth a visit.

Enjoyed everything to the fullest: The cuisine was a delight, the service impeccable, and the atmosphere enchanting. This place is a hidden gem & culinary haven that exceeded all expectations.

Great vegetarian restaurant - unique taste experiences and presentation; top service Great wines

Was there for the third time and as always it was excellent. In a relaxed atmosphere you will be taken on a culinary journey. Thanks @Magdalena Team. The only drawback on my part is the wine accompaniment to the 7-course meal at two locations. But of course that's a matter of taste and you can ultimately change or stop drinking the wine yourself.

At the highest level. Very competent service and excellent cuisine. Relaxed atmosphere and nice ambience.

Very fine vegetarian food! We will be back definitely!

Best vegetarian cuisine imaginable. Professional, approachable service.

Also worth a trip for meat and fish lovers! Also provides lots of inspiration for your own kitchen. But two stars is a bit high for me, especially since the service sometimes seems a bit imprecise. Interesting wine list, fair prices. And buy some bread while you leave!

Cool place for having great food

Outstanding vegetarian food. The wine could be better selected for the rather expensive restaurant.

Great food. However, the recommended wines were the wrong choice for the highly savoury food. They were simply too overpowering. A pity for the nice food. I'm really surprised that a sommelier on this level is this inexperienced when it comes to food pairing.

A vegetarian experience beyond compare. Highly recommended even if you are a non-vegetarian.

A special kind of culinary experience. What Dominik and his team conjure up in his kitchen is a perfect combination in terms of taste and appearance. Fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere 10/10

Best of the Best, a very big compliment!

If you ever need to convince someone about vegetarian food, this is your place: very creative dishes with phenomenal taste based on very good ingredients.

We had a great dinner at ‚Magdalena‘! The restaurant offers a surprise menu either vegan or vegetarian and can be accompanied with a wine or alcohol free pairing. The food was very delicious, freshly made and all dishes were prepared in a creative manner and in a surprising composition! The plates were lovely decorated and each dish was a piece of art! The service just lovely, as they explained the food very well and made good recommendations for the drink pairing. The restaurant has a great interior design and the view is absolutely stunning when the weather plays its part.

The sustainable restaurant is excellent with a fantastic view. Everything was fabulous that day. The vegetarian dishes were of very good quality and tasted excellent (we had the 6-course lunch menu with wine accompaniment), the corresponding wine tasted excellent and the service was always friendly and very accommodating. We had a really great afternoon. Highly Recommended.

Vegetarian cuisine at the highest level. We were able to enjoy an enchanting evening. Every course was a work of art and a poem for the palate and the eye. The two stars are deserved. Also impeccable service. A lot of heart and soul. 👍

Absolutely brilliant, fantastic, extraordinary, excellent... it's a wonderful atmosphere, the service, the staff, everything is just right in this wonderfully beautiful atmosphere. We had on September 21st. a dinner with non-alcoholic beverages. The composition of the drinks alone was outstanding. The food was “awesome”, wonderful + a sensational pleasure. Thank you for the wonderful evening. We'll be happy to come back, that's a promise :-)

A wonderful restaurant with excellent service and incredibly good food. We were pampered from start to finish that evening (our visit lasted approximately 4 hours). We had the 6-course meal and that was completely enough for us with all the intermediate courses, the incredibly delicious bread, etc. We would be happy to come back, keep it up dear Magdalena team, you're doing great!

An extraordinary taste experience. Highly addictive because the prices are in the upper sector, unfortunately there is no risk of addiction. The wonderful food justifies the prices. The vegetarian dishes leave nothing to be desired. Staff and atmosphere very pleasant. Recommended for special occasions or, like us, just because...

Fantastic vegetarian cuisine 😋, friendly staff 😘, in short: simply great

Very nice and very good, great performance from the kitchen and service, thank you.

Definitely one of the best restaurants in Switzerland.

Buy wonderful bread in the bakery in the morning, then enjoy a cafe and a dream chocolate roll on the quiet terrace, served by the friendly baker himself - what a luxury!

Tl;dr: exceptional food, great service and atmosphere; in the running for the best dining experience of my life. If you have the means and opportunity to eat here, do so. My partner and I dined here to celebrate her birthday. It was our first time at a 2* restaurant, and both of us got the full 7-course menu. Every dish was meticulously crafted and balanced, with intense, complex flavor profiles and impeccable presentation. Highlights included the cheese and fig mustard pate a choux (part of a snack to start), the fennel amuse-bouche, and the corn & chanterelle soup. That being said, a first-rate quality was maintained across every single dish, making it nearly impossible to pick favorites. I am not vegetarian but did not miss meat or fish once, so I can wholeheartedly recommend this restaurant to any (non-vegan) food lovers. The kitchen was extremely generous in serving us multiple additional plates or courses beyond the listed 7. If the quality wasn't so incredible it almost certainly would have been more than either of us could have eaten in a single sitting, but we happily cleared every plate. We both opted for the wine pairing, but were encouraged to try each wine first, and were able to skip some glasses at our leisure. We only paid for the glasses we actually drank, which is an idea I hope to see more in the future. The wines we did drink all had unique backgrounds as explained by our server and paired with the dishes well. Our servers were kind and attentive, and we are grateful that they were willing to speak English with us as my partner is still learning German. The head chef Dominik Hartmann personally served us the first and last dishes. He seemed friendly and approachable, and we were happy to be able to personally thank him for this outstanding meal. Of course such a meal does not come cheap, but given the sheer quanity of unique dishes and the high cost of restaurants in Switzerland the price of the food genuinely seemed fair. My one criticism would be the practice of charging a significant amount for water, which has less to do with this establishment and more with Swiss (or nothern/central European?) restaurant culture in general. I don't expect bottled water to be free, but 9 chf for an unlabelled carafe of still water is a lot, even (or especially?) when you are already paying several hundred for dinner. The restaurant decor is simple yet sophisticated, with and understated refinement completely devoid of pretentiousness which allows the food to always be in focus. The beautiful view of the Vierwaldstättersee and surrounding mountains were a perfect backdrop. Overall, our experience was overwhelmingly positive. It was a true joy to experience the many unique flavor combinations from this exceptionally talented and innovative team. Given the right occasion we would be thrilled to come back!

Unforgettably beautiful experience for all senses! Food, service and ambience at the highest level. Always very warm service from arrival to farewell, the evening is an incredibly impressive event.

Top notch restaurant. We highly appreciated that it was 100% vegetarian. We will be coming back.

Would say this was an amazing experience ! We had the 7 course menu and enjoyed from the beginning till the end. Great taste experience and had a wonderful evening. Only feedback I could give is that the service could pay a bit more attention on refilling your wine. Never the less it was perfect thank you 👍🏾

It's not about the food. But the wine accompaniment is not really skilfully matched to the food. It's a shame that almost all of the wines are too dominant, which works against the great taste components of the food.

The finest gourmet food (for me as a meat lover, the exclusively vegetarian taste explosions are compensation enough) with an excellent, attentive service team.

Everything was great 🤩 Service, food, wine accompaniment, everything was perfectly coordinated. A great experience, would love to come back.

Simply a perfect evening from A to Z. Ambience, service, food & wine accompaniment, everything was so great. Thank you for this beautiful experience!

What an experience… So much attention, perfection and humor. Motivated young people with a great deal of knowledge. The meal was a culinary journey from beginning to end. thank you very much

We were at the Magdalena on the evening of the ascension and were completely thrilled. What Dominik Hartmann and his team conjure up on the plate is excellent, an experience for the palate and for the eye. A very friendly and efficient service team, a very special wine pairing, most of whose wines were previously unknown to us, round off the memorable evening. A big compliment to everyone – we would love to come back.

Absolutely impressive experience! Top service with very refined cuisine. We'd love to come back.

top location, top employees and many enjoyable and joyful experiences. The Magdalena crew pampers all the senses at the highest level.

Brilliant restaurant that serves amazing vegetarian food. Service is top notch.

Sensational. Everything is just right there. Wonderful, sophisticated food, top service, great location. You have to experience this!

Exclusive and 100% meat-free dishes with the best ambience

It couldn't be better and without meat. We'd love to come back. Knabenhans family

The menu and the matching wine pairing were a great experience! Had more than one wow moment, including with the wine. Very friendly and competent service, nice location. We really enjoyed the evening! Many thanks to Dominik and his team! The two stars ⭐️⭐️ and 17 👨🏻‍🍳 points are very well deserved as far as I can tell!

So beautiful! What a view of the lake. A really perfect setting. I look for top vegetarian gastronomy all over the world, this is the (almost) perfect place and we will definitely come back. We had great Chardonnays from the Buendner Machtum and French Switzerland, the courses were really delicious. A tiny bit on the sour side perhaps (due to the season there was a lot of cabbage) but luckily they are not “radically local”, they probably import from Italy too. That was a really wonderful evening, thank you very much.

I am always impressed in Switzerland to see how high the level is and at the same time how young the chefs are. Magdalena is one of them. We are not vegetarian, but we enjoyed the veggie experience. The food was excellent, the setting super nice with a beautiful view to the Schwyz region. The Chef came at the beginning to serve and present the canapés and at the end to check whether we liked the experience (which we did, and it's always a pleasure to exchange a few words with the Chef!). Great options of non-alcoholic or alcoholic pairing (or you can get a mix of both, so you don't get drunk before driving :-) ). Special mention to our waitress Melanie who was super kind, efficient, and friendly: everything we love in such kind of restaurant!

My partner and I had the pleasure of dining at this restaurant last night and absolutely loved it. From the first to the last dish the food was excellent. Every dish was perfectly prepared and refined with fresh, high-quality ingredients. We were really impressed and think the restaurant deserves every star and every Gault Millau point. The team in the restaurant particularly impressed us with their attentive and friendly manner. The employees gave us the feeling that they enjoy their work and that it is important to them that the guests spend a pleasant time in the restaurant. This positive atmosphere contributed significantly to our overall very positive impression. If you are looking for a place where you can indulge in culinary delights and be served by a professional and friendly team, this is the right place for you. We are convinced that everyone who visits the restaurant will have an evening as perfect as we did. For this reason, we can warmly recommend it with a clear conscience and will also recommend it to our circle of friends. We ourselves will definitely come back to enjoy the excellent food and professional service again.

Absolute perfection! Thank you for such a fantastic evening, our family had a lovely time.

Feel free to treat yourself, great upscale cuisine 😁

An absolute experience, we were at the Magdalena for the first time and we were very impressed. Everything was perfect from A to Z, be it the pleasant ambience as well as the super friendly and pleasant employees, who made this evening perfect. The meal was a real experience, every course was a masterpiece of the absolute highest level, the excellent quality of the food and the special creations were simply fantastic. We would like to come again.

A fantastic culinary experience with fantastic service and very fair prices, in a location that I really like. We'll be back soon, thank you very much

Amazing experience at this michelin star, gault millau restaurant. The food is impeccable and the choice amazing. Pricing of course is steep but totally worth the experince. You will enjoy concoctions that we rarely put together in our minds. Four friends, had a brilliant time. The food of course was made with a lot of butter and fat so recommend to have a sports session planned before and after. If you are lactose intolerant they will be happy to listen. One of our friends rarely enjoys plain vegetarian food but she too loved the food. Can recommend this to anyone. Best will be to drive there as public transport will be long and limiting the experience in the evening

Next level! We had a wonderful evening. The courses were very complex and unique. We are already looking forward to the next time.

An unforgettable experience and a culinary masterpiece. We were able to enjoy a wonderful evening. From entering the restaurant to leaving everything was perfect. The compositions of the various foods and drinks are an extraordinarily exciting experience for the palate and heart.

Simply fantastic, the tastes, the preparation, everything was silent.

How cool was that. Absolutely brilliant. my new favorite restaurant. I think the veggie cuisine doesn't get any better.

Amazing, crearive and delicious dining experience at this 2-Michelin star vegetarian restaurant. We also really enjoyed the non-alcoholic drink pairing.

From the atmosphere to the service and (of course) the food: simply great. Purely vegetarian cuisine at this level is bold, forward-looking and incredibly delicious. We are already looking forward to the next visit!

A perfect and wonderful experience from start to finish! The Magdalena restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere. The reception was friendly and accommodating. The furnishings are elegant and modern. We were treated so warmly and in a familiar way. The food is of course the highlight! Creative, beautifully presented and a taste explosion in your mouth every time. We are excited. If I could give ten stars I would give twelve! At the end we were given the menu on a leaflet to take home, which I found very attentive as I couldn't remember everything with seven courses and various “goodies”. Thank you very much for the wonderful evening and we look forward to the next visit.

The interior of the restaurant is very modest and simple. I did not expect much because i saw some pictures on Google before coming and wasnt even sure if the vibe will be good for a romantic dinner with my husband, but when we entred and wow. I was pleasantly surprised. This restaurant has a beautiful view on mountains. The food looked amazing. Every dish looked like a small garden on a plate and tested delicious, we had alcoholic paring as well as non alcoholic. Both were great and really complimented the food perfectly. The funny thing is we did not know that Magdalena is a vegetarian restaurant. After the main course we asked the waitress if there will be any meat dish so she told us they are a vegetarian restaurant. We did not even mind. Honestly the food was delicious and we were so satisfied that we did not even missed the meat.

Very modern, high-end fine dining experience with flavourful food and excellent service.

The all-round carefree package at the highest level! Great, always courteous and attentive service staff. Fantastic creative compositions of treats. The perfect wine accompaniment. The purest culinary delight! This is how vegetarian cuisine works! <3

A fascinating gourmet journey with a view

Fantastic food in an uncomplicated setting

It was a perfect combination of customer service, and waiter and waitresses’ knowledge of the menu, meeting the chef, the artistic design of dishes and packaging and the local sourcing of ingredients. There were many creative and artistic dishes. Everything was well appreciated. We didn’t realise it was a pure vegetarian though that was not a problem at all.

A wonderful concept with extremely successful implementation. Super friendly service and brilliant dishes! Were there for the second time recently. Absolutely recommended!

Creativity without limits - and purely vegetarian. We are excited.

Vegetarian enjoyment at its finest! Highly recommended - even for non-vegetarians like me.

Food fantastic. Service brilliant.

Inspiring, creative, thoughtful. An exciting culinary experience with creations from a young team with enthusiasm and a delicate eye for taste and visual detail.

I visited this place on 15th May 2022. It was a very pleasant and unique experience. Staff of Restaurant was very polite and knew in minute details about their very innovative drinks and preparations and delightful presentation. They were keen to explain ingredients and sometimes they asked us to find out ingredients of non alcoholic beverages by tasting it. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Strongly recommend to visit.

Top products, purely vegetarian, great service, nice atmosphere, we'll be back

Magdalena is a restaurant with very high standards of pampering guests with culinary delights according to every trick in the book. As guests, we knew that this was done with purely vegetarian preparation. As people who enjoy meat in moderation in their private lives, we were curious to see how we would like an eight-course meal in this restaurant. After about four hours of pampering, all of us returned home thrilled and satisfied. Without an overfilled stomach! In terms of cost, it was worth the unique experience, but we won't be able to afford it again for another year or two.

Incredibly creative cuisine in a beautiful setting. Talented young chef extracts complex flavors from organic, local produce. Wine pairings are excellent and there is also a non-alcoholic pairing available. A superb and very friendly team made our dinner a truly wonderful experience. Definitely worth the visit!

Fantastic! We were thrilled! It was a great experience and everything went well. Great ambience, great service and very exciting, fine food. Gladly again!

Wonderful experience I was so surprised I didn't miss the meat at all very creative and versatile the 7 course menu is a poem highly recommended and enjoyed the view is very beautiful

Top vegetarian cuisine... it couldn't be better! Wow! was a great experience 🥰

We were pampered all evening!!! Warm and professional staff, excellent food. Every detail was right. An incredible experience. We'd love to come back.

Simply phenomenal! + Spectacularly fine food - fantastic play of taste with vegetarian, seasonal dishes from local cuisine with excellent wine pairing (also mostly local). + Super friendly service. + Extremely pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. + Insane view. + Absolutely fair price/performance ratio. If there was a restaurant that we would really miss if it no longer existed, it would be this one! We look forward to every visit to Magdalena and it is always a very special experience!

Absolute madness!!! Thank you for an unforgettable evening. The food is excellent, extremely beautifully prepared and the taste is simply overwhelming. The service, the restaurant and the furnishings are great. I will definitely come back!

An incredible experience🥰 Stunning location, warm, friendly and incredibly attentive staff and amazing cuisine. You will be served and cooked for like a king. I was simply blown away by this beautiful birthday present. Everything just fit and can hardly be put into words. I can highly recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy food with all their senses. A trip to Rickenbach is definitely worth it! I can 100% recommend Magdalena to everyone who values ​​varied vegetarian and varied cuisine, to everyone who wants to enjoy the food as a unique experience, to everyone who wants to enjoy it with all their senses. The Magdalena is rustic and yet very lovingly and warmly furnished, you feel comfortable and very well looked after. The staff is very courteous and attentive without seeming intrusive in the slightest. The fact that a lot of heart and passion is put into the work in the kitchen is noticeable right from the “greetings from the kitchen”. Every course is an experience, an experience for the eye and of course an experience for the palate😋 Lovely again! Thank you very much for the wonderful evening on February 5th, 2022🤩

A really quite unique experience! A modern, now purely vegetarian kitchen where you won't miss anything, even if you love meat! The dishes have a great harmony, but are also real contrast bombs! The restaurant is completely in keeping with the zeitgeist, very tidy, you can't even write the word plush here and the service team works efficiently, friendly and competent! Despite the praise, you certainly can't please everyone, but who can...

Sensational cuisine with many surprises. Many thanks to the service for a lovely evening.

The culinary experience is excellent, the service is refreshingly uncomplicated and down-to-earth. Very high level. Unfortunately, the menu price rose very quickly along with the stars.

Top. Were here for lunch. Nothing to complain about. Expectations absolutely met.

I've never eaten so well and so excellently, it was extraordinarily the best meal ever

Great! What is conjured up without meat is on a new level. The service is very attentive without being intrusive and, above all, very authentic. Thank you very much for the great evening!

Delizioso, fantastic! It's at least as good without meat, even if you're a non-vegetarian!

Exclusive, funky, harmonious. This concept proves that upscale means upscale. The great ambience is wonderfully complemented by the creativity, down-to-earthness and warmth. Keep it up!

Excellent food, great and friendly staff with great expertise. Simultaneous from start to finish, a visit is worth it. Keep it up and only the best for the future.

It is definitely worth the drive, the money, and the 5* it already has!!! Unique culinary experience! :) Super polite staff, a magnificent combination of flavors and colors 🎨 Amazing job 🙌🏽

Beautiful terrace, perfect for having a cafe or dessert with friends. Top service 10/10 (had Onur) Drinks recommended.

The Magdalena Restaurant is a perfect experience throughout. This begins upon arrival; You can park comfortably in the underground car park and go straight to the restaurant from there. The guest room is minimalist and modern, the view is fantastic. The service is perfect: nice, open, professional, but still not stiff or snooty like in other star restaurants. Every single employee conveyed the concept of the restaurant throughout the evening without leaving a trained or artificial impression. There's nothing you can say about the food except: world class. Each of the predominantly vegetarian dishes is prepared so uniquely and creatively that you get an all-encompassing taste experience with lots of umami. The local and seasonal aspect is also fully conveyed. If we lived nearby we would definitely become regular customers. So we have to look forward to the next opportunity for such a great experience. Thank you!

Magdalena was wonderfull Experience, Young Chef Dominique Hartmann at his Best,with Very Efficient Team Excellent preparations of Courses with different Vegetables,infusing Modern techniques...super presentation,Textures & Taste... Great Experience...Not to Miss.

Top in every respect - relaxed atmosphere paired with highest culinary sensations. Thanks to entire team for all the pleasant evenings we could enjoy here so far!

Very friendly, creative cuisine! Gladly again!

Fantastic experience from food to service.

Fantastic menu, every course a masterpiece, with excellent service, an all-round great experience

Every course is a taste explosion for the palate, incredibly creative cuisine, simply sensational!

I've wanted to go to the Magdalena restaurant for a long time. Now it's worked out. I'm very, very satisfied. From the reception to the service and the kitchen again.Toi Toi for the future.

If someone, like me, loves vegetarian cuisine more than anything else, then at some point, sooner rather than later, you'll end up here. That's insane. Flavor explosions in every course. New, fantastic, creative dishes, perfectly arranged technically and visually. With one word. Sensational. And a wine list that leaves nothing to be desired, absolutely nothing! Thank you very much for a wonderful evening.