I don't eat horse either but I thinking eating cute bunny rabbits is even worse!!!!!!

I have never heard of anyone that eats rabbits, i had rabbits has pets when i was younger, and i would never eat a pet, that is like eating your dog

Sorry this is off topic again but especially the French eat a lot of rabbit. You are right though I could never imagine eating my pets

Where's SAAL?

I agree on this one. I had a great meal there. Just be careful not to leave your camera on the window ledge. While I was here a woman had done this and was wandering around to find it about 20 minutes later across the other side of the restaurant! It still retains many recognisable features from the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

A favourite of mine is Le Palais Oriental in Montreux. It serves Middle Eastern food in stunning surroundings. It is worth a visit if only to see inside. The food is good as well.

http://www.palaisoriental.ch/palais/en/

Right, Sutti!

Here's your moment of ultimate culture shock:

- do you know why they leave the head of a wee wabbit on at the butcher's? So you know you're not being flogged cat (aka Dachhase, roof rabbit, something to do with WWII).
- Some corners of Swissieland, people eat their dog (Emmental and Appenzell), though that tradition of the starving is dying out.

P.S.: rabbit and horse are eaten all over the Continent.
PPS: you've never had my "lapin au vin", else you'd be eyeing a bunny completely differently, the way I eyeball those fat pigeons on Bürkliplatz...

Groantime!

Q: How much is that doggie in the window?
A: About 30 francs a kilo!

The Saal is in Dübendorf above the Churchill.

My favorite local restaurant is the Alte Toblerhof at Gockhausen. It's wonderful in summer.

No worries, the horse steaks are served from the ugly old nags that are put out to pasture

Here's a mountain tip....
We love to eat at Alpenclub in Engelberg.
http://www.alpenclub.ch/
Great atmosphere, typically Swiss style chalet with excellent food.

My all-time fave restaurant in Switzerland is La Capella in Kapplerhof near Baden. Excellent food, fantastic service and a nice atmosphere. Haven't been there in a while though as I live in Basel. I am just beginning to check out the many restaurants here, although I am already familiar with the pizza place in front of my building

Make that 7 year old racehorses who are "past their best"

Not for very long it would appear!

Fast food anyone?

Yeah that fast ok.

I actually like the Horse steaks. Very lean.

As for Restaurants.

Well The Croix-verte in Nyon town centre is very family friendly and the Pizza's aren't half bad. They have outside areas front and a garden in the rear. Dare I say it they have non smoking sections. The one upstairs is good as non smokers around at all.

As for really nice there is a restaurant on the lake front at Rolle. Again I pizzeria. (what tells you we like Pizza?) I forgot the name All I can remember it is an extension of a hotel that is further away in town. It's basically like a piece of garden made into a makeshift open air restaurant. I guess it's summer only. The service is good and the view on the lake with boats going by and the alps in the background it's truly wonderful. Relatively quiet too.

I have very fond memories of eating at La Rivage in Lutry. Their speciality is freshly caught filets de perches avec frites... fantastique

My personal recommendations for both expensive and good value for money food in and around Geneva:

Geneva

Relais de Chambésy in Chambésy, also owned by Philippe Chevrier but not as expensive as Domaine de Châteauvieux http://www.chateauvieux.ch/

Restaurant du Creux-de-Genthod has great views of the lake and better food than the more touristy Perle du Lac http://www.creuxdegenthod.com/

Soupçon is a good choice for lunch in the Old Town http://www.soupcon.ch/cartes.php?m=soir&l=gb

Piment Vert at Place Grenus (right behind Manor La Placette) offers good Sri Lankan food in quite small (but rich) portions

Good sushi on the go can be found in Mikado (Paquis area) http://www.mikado-food.ch/index.php and Uchitomi (rue Ferrier) where they make very tasty (and crunchy) maki made with deep-fried panko-coated prawns http://www.uchitomi.ch/

In winter go to Buvettes des Bains in Paquis for best value fondue in town, made with Crémant de Dardagny http://www.buvettedesbains.ch/

Between Geneva and Morges

Buffet de la Gare in Céligny (this is a Geneva enclave but quite detached from the rest of the canton so I put it together with Vaud) is a very good choice for an elegant dinner http://www.buffet-gare-celigny.ch/fra/

Au Cour de la Côte in Vinzel is one among several restaurants in the area famous for serving Malakoffs (and you absolutely have to try these addictive cholesterol bombs)

Café du Port in Rolle is the best place in the area for filets de perche et frites

Go to L'Esplanade in Aubonne for elegant food and setting www.lesplanade.ch

Neighbouring France

Le Chanteclair in Ferney-Voltaire serves incredibly cheap gourmet fare

Rajpoute in Ornex (Pays-de-Gex) is a good place for (usually quite disappointing) Indian food in the Geneva area

For me it will be Zeughauskeller for traditional swiss hospitality at Paradeplatz in Zurich http://www.zeughauskeller.ch/ and Runway34 http://www.runway34.ch/ by Zurich Flughafen, you get to see the planes take off and land on a good day

What about on a bad day? I would hate to be tucking into my Thai Green curry only to see one of the aircraft not quite make it...

dave

In Uitikon: Leuen - outside garden, and great spicy beef tartare, also USDA beef fillet, Luger Sauce.

In Zermatt: Heimberg (right next to Omni Hotel), great atmosphere. We had the "surprise menu" and it was fabulous. I also like Walliserhof for traditional Swiss fare.On Zurisee: Seerose and Chez Fritz

Zug: I had pizza on the Zugersee last week. It was the 2nd best pizza I had in my life! Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the restaurant. Its one of the 3 that are together in the "platz" on the Zugersee right by where you rent the paddle boats. I'm sure somebody here will know the name. (It wasn't the Ritz restaurant but the one that has the giant pizza hanging outside - <sigh> sorry I can't remember the name ) The sauce on the pizza was wonderful!