Stern - Chur

By far the best food we had a week in the Engadin. Delicious salad to begin, followed by a super creamy risotto with local cheese and vegetables, followed by two main dishes, one was a tasteful rice curry, and the other was a local dish of calf medallions in a wonderful creamy mushroom and cognac sauce with rosti. Service was very good for Switzerland. They are very gluten-free friendly. Our hotel called after a reservation and let them know I have celiac disease. They had a warm, nice dinner roll for me when I arrived that hadn't happened anywhere in East Switzerland. It was easy to find GF elements on the menu (usually id’d by the typical symbol) and the cook could easily customize others. We had a local Chardonnay who was great; his top on the wine list; can order half a liter of carafe.

Excellent, friendly service. Great food. Authentic Swiss cuisine. We had dinner with an international group at the Stern restaurant. The waitress Rubina Esmeralda made sure we had a wonderful evening. She was friendly, attentive and knew exactly how to handle each individual in our group.

We a couple had a short stay at the Stern hotel as part of a Swiss rail holiday, and chose to eat at the restaurant on our last night as it was rated the best in Chur. The surroundings were lovely, and we selected the... gourmet menu which had 2 options surf or turf . 4 courses each. We also had a gin tonic as an aperitif, and a bottle of wine with the meal. I had the surf option and expected some wonderful seafood, whilst my wife chose turf . The first surprise was that the amuse bouche to start was the same for both of us, some parma ham with a dressing. Then came the starter which was ham again with a salad and a different type of dressing. I spoke to the waiter thinking he had misheard my order as no seafood had been in evidence, only to be told that the only difference between the options was the main course. That would not have suited a non meat eater as I certainly did not expect meat to be served for the first 2 courses. Then followed a kohl rabi soup, which was quite bland, then the main courses which was where the menus differed. I was served some small spirals of trout surf ? and my wife had small cubes of veal cooked in different ways. Both quite nice, but small servings, and I have eaten far better elsewhere. Finally, we had a dessert of ice cream with fruits accompanied by mousse in a tall glass. It was presented nicely, but quite unremarkable. The total cost for the 2 of us including drinks was 268 francs, which was probably the most expensive meal we have ever had. Overall, it was disappointing and, we thought, very overpriced.

This is an attractive Swiss restaurant, where we had some excellent food and very good local wine. However, I was slightly peeved when, after being offered some tap water on arrival, it was charged on the bill.

Found this place thanks to tripadvisor. The reviews were right. Friendly service in a cosy alpine style venue. Delicious food. We had the spring menu and there were lots of inventive combinations of flavours which each worked extremely well. This is high quality, fresh, seasonal...and tasty food and highly recommended.