Lenzerheide

As a previous visitor I was looking for a classy New Year's Eve with my wife. As always, the staff were friendly, attentive and relaxed despite a full house. The oysters were fresh and made a great start. Air dried beef carpaccio was a let down, not in quantity as there was almost too much, but it was not carpaccio, just slices of semi dried beef and served too thick. The warm fresh bread with butter was hard to resist. Mains of barramundi unfortunately was bland with unimaginative mash and beans. Should have gone with the special of seafood platter which looked fantastic. Dessert was nice. My main criticism though relates to atmosphere. This venue has in the past been a ``posh`` restaurant, classical music, classy setting but their failure to enforce an acceptable dress code meant we were sitting with a bunch of people in shorts, tee shirts and torn jeans. Our meals were rushed and considering we went there expecting to celebrate midnight, we were done by 11 pm. Sorry Lenzerheide.....a big let down on this occasion. 01/01/2012

I took my partner here for our first year anniversary and it was outstanding. The staff upon arrival were friendly and approachable. This was unexpected as it's quite a "posh" restaurant, but they made the beginning of the night very relaxing. The initial waiter was polite, well-spoken and informative. We didn't order the advised special, however, that was no fault of the waiter as it was sold exceptionally well. I'm just a fussy eater. For our entree we both ordered the same dish (boring, I know). The char-grilled quail on new potatoes, with smoked bacon and leeks with a marsala and thyme glaze was delicious. It was quite messy to finish as the bird is so small so fingers were necessary. The mess was cleaned however by the warm damp towels provided by the staff. In between the entree and main we had lemon and lime sorbet. Topped with sparkling wine. For my main, I had the poached Huon salmon, served with lemon and coriander butter sauce and confit of red onion, chilli and preserved lemon. I was expecting a small piece of fish placed smack bang in the middle of the plate, however, I was surprised to receive a quite large serving. My partner had the duckling a l’orange, half muscovy duckling, roasted twice, finished with a Grand Marnier and valencia demi-glaze. Again, the dish was surprisingly large. We both had two Röschti's each as side dishes. I enjoyed numerous glasses of d'Arenberg's the Noble Prankster and my partner enjoyed his usual coke zero. Throughout the evening we were pleasantly waited on by polite waiting staff. The best thing about the waiting staff is that they seemed real people, not robots. The prices were reasonable for the quality of the dishes. This is a must for anyone who enjoys, or wants to try fine dining. I could not fault this restaurant, even if you paid me. I just couldn't. 13/08/2011