Oberer Mönchhof

Was a quiet Monday in Zurich town. Just finished out lindt tour and chance upon this wonderful restaurant. "Oberer Manchoh is a fantastic find! The location is absolutely beautiful, and the food is even better. I had the foie gras, which was cooked to perfection. While I missed the cranberry sauce, it was still incredibly delicious. The steak was also outstanding. Highly recommend!"

⭐️⭐️ Two stars – Not welcoming to families The restaurant offers a beautiful view and the food was decent, though not particularly memorable. Unfortunately, the experience was soured by how families with children were treated. The outdoor area seems ideal for kids to enjoy, but the waitress was visibly stressed and unwelcoming toward our children simply playing in the yard—despite them being respectful and the other guests clearly unbothered. We, along with another family nearby, were told off a few times and felt so uncomfortable that we left early. This is not a child-friendly establishment, and I would not recommend it to families or anyone who values a warm and inclusive atmosphere. For those seeking great food, there are better and more welcoming places nearby.

This is a very nice traditional swiss house with amazing views to the lake Zurich that has been renovated. The menu is a one pager with several starters and several main dishes, with all kinds of flavor combinations. And they have a closed price for a 2 starters, a main and a dessert (drinks not included). The food was excellent: very well cooked and nicely presented. To be honest is the first time in 10 years that i see foie (duck liber) offered in a restaurant, almost no swiss person i know has ever heard of foie or even paté. Id like to remark that it's not the type of restaurant I would go any given weekend, since its very modern and creative, for me is more like a "special occasion" type of restaurant. The service was nice, although a tad slow. The starters took at least 15min to come, and from the second starter to the maim it took around 25min. The price is high, but you won't find this kind of food in many places, with so many well-thought, properly cooked, modern recipes.

Beautiful restaurant! Food was delicious and we were lucky to get a table without a reservation. What more needs to be said. Would recommend.

One of the best experience I've ever had. The food was incredebly good, so the people, always nice and ready to help you enjoy of the experience. We really enjoyed the dinner and hopefully we will come back.

Oberer Mönchhof: Breathtaking views over Lake Zürich, incredible food & wine, amazing service by Adrian & team - we truly recommend the Tasting Menu. A truly exceptional experience!

Absolutely Unwelcoming – Avoid at All Costs We had just landed in Zurich and stopped by Oberer Mönchhof, hoping for a quick bite. Unfortunately, we had a terrible experience. The staff was extremely unfriendly from the start. Because we were in a rush and hadn’t even ordered food yet, we decided to leave. To our shock, they threatened to call the police and forced us to pay 40 CHF just to leave peacefully. We felt intimidated and extorted. This was a disturbing and upsetting welcome to Switzerland. Stay far away from this place.

We enjoyed a wonderful summer dinner in August on the breezy terrace with stunning view over the lake of Zürich. The interior is very cosy, a traditional Swiss chalet style. The restaurant offers a mix of Swiss and French cuisine. We liked the very joyful and tasty appetizers and the solid main courses. Wine selection is interesting with some good Bordeaux. The staff was kind and welcoming. It was very busy, so reservation is a must. We will come back. I recommend it 💙

Had a splendid dinner that deserved a Michelin star! Service very good and friendly. Will definitely go back. Can't understand the previous review!!!

Well, I cannot say anything about the food (which is supposed to be good), because we left this place before we could try it, because the owner insulted us very rudely. It was kind of an absurd situation: - from a group of 6, 3 ordered a degustation menue (99 CHF for 2 starters, 1 main course and 1 dessert), 2 ordered only a main course without starters - as my husband only wanted a main course and I wanted to have 2 starters and no main course, I asked the waiter if we could share a degustation menue, and he said yes. So for so good Five minutes later the owner arrived and accused us of trying to cheat by trying to share all the degustation menues and called us Betrüger (which means fraud). We tried to explain the situation, that we had asked the waiter beforehand and told him we would just pay normally (which was a difference of maybe 20 CHF!). As he kept on insulting us and accused us of treating him like a cretin, we decided to leave. When we were discusing this absurd behaviour and situation amongst us, he started to shout and told us we were not allowed to talk anymore in his restaurant. I still wonder what really happened in there Everyone in our group was really perplexed! This has never ever happened to anyone of us before, and we all go out for dinner frequently, and we have been all around the world. And all just because of 20 CHF less for a consumation of at least 600 CHF!!! As we were a nice group, we took it from its comical aspect and still laugh about this experience and by the way, we went to a very plain pizzeria with very friendly staff, so the evening was not spoiled but very rememberable. So, I cannot recommend this place at all, because for me, a nice dinner doesn't only mean fine food and nice design but also excellent service, which obviously does not happen at this place.