The ice cream was really tasty and the service was very nice. Price a bit high. 7.50 for two varieties. I had pistachios with lime and my wife had Amarena with tiramisu.
Die Lage direkt an der Aare ist erstklassig und schön, dass wir einen Tisch bekommen haben. Manchmal hat man mitten in der Schweiz Glück, dass man ein China-Restaurant für chinesische Reisegruppen erwischt, das auch von Chinesen geführt wird. Aber das zählt nicht dazu. Es war eher so, wie sich ein Schweizer ein chinesisches Essen vorstellt. Ich habe es daher vorgezogen, einen klasssichen schweizerischen Fitnessteller zu nehmen. Übernachtet haben wir im Hotel nicht.
I booked a table for 2 with 4 days in advance. When we arrived we found out that our table was a very small setup crammed with other people in a small room upstairs far away from the empty rooms in the rest of the restaurant. It was 18.30 hr so not many people about. There was no reserved sign on the table, whilst we were surrounded with lots of different other tables with the writing reserved and the guest name on it (mostly German sounding names). Our table did not have a reserved sign on and we were given a walk-in table instead. Another couple got sat on a bigger and better table and got served straight away, they also had a reserved sign on it. We were left waiting and got served afterwards. They were locals speaking German. We were crammed in one side of the restaurant with other people all coming from abroad. We were from Ticino with Italian and English heritage. We felt discriminated, treated differently. Very sad to see that there is so much difference in treatment between locals and tourists. I would be extremely curious to understand where their biggest return is from a business point of view?! Also, cutlery and glassware were dirty. Our chips burned. The waiters’ manners not up to scratch and considering the very steep prices, this should be a must. The Verdi Restaurant is a much better option for the same prices. Not impressed. Most likely a tourist trap.
Very beautiful, impressive tropical house!
The huge breeding facility with around 80,000 specimens of the large, impressive sturgeon fish is very impressive.
Everything that is of interest is explained very well, even with audio information and many opportunities to get active are very popular with the children. Information from breeding to exclusive caviar or the entire fishery in Switzerland can be found in an exhibition.
The tropical house itself is definitely worth a visit with its vegetation. Many exotic plants are presented and described and there is even a station where you can test chilli and the various scoville scales. I saw this for the first time today. Spices, coffee, banana trees, papayas, pineapples and much more. The sweet silkie chickens and turtles land to linger.
The shop with lots of delicious delicacies and souvenirs is beautiful and designed with a lot of love.