AuGust

AuGust is a lovely restaurant. We enjoyed a delightful meal, and the service was pleasant and speedy. The only minor drawback is the tables being somewhat closely arranged. Without a doubt, a place I would recommend!

This was our last meal in Swiss which turned out to be the best! Maybe it was early dinner time. We were served without a reservation. I had tried both dishes of beef tongue and calf liver. My husband had ordered BBQ pork. Both of us was extremely happy with a quantity and quality of our dishes, especially very special tasty and tenderness from the beef tongue! The price seems reasonable high, it worths any penny. I liked that Side order is an option in this restaurant instead of like most of other restaurants, you pay more for a whole meal with a large portion of side order, such as hash potatoes or French fries.

As this was our 1st time in Switzerland, we were all looking forward to having our 1st meal here seeing how great the reviews were. However, we were sorely disappointed by the terrible service. When we were ready to order, we turned to approach the wait staff by the name of Samuel as he was right behind us (literally 1-step away from us) as he was stationed there. We tried calling out to him several times (even by his name as we were close enough to read his name tag) and was blatantly ignored. This refusal of service was honestly quite humiliating. It then struck us that he simply did not want to serve Asians. We often hear horror stories of Asians experiencing similar treatment by service staff in Europe, but to experience this ourselves left us pretty shaken and confused. Fortunately, this was salvaged by a younger staff by the name of Jo-an. She was attentive, cheery and gave us her recommendations.

We had feedback to who we assumed to be the manager who assured us he will have a word with him.

We then later observed that Asians who did not make reservations before coming were turned away on the basis that they were fully booked, while Caucasian couples were invited to wait for a seat (we were seated right by the reception area, so we could hear conversations that took place). Fortunately (or unfortunately), we made reservations which secured us a table.

By the end of dinner, Samuel was tasked to settle our bill. We were lucky to have spotted an error of CHF45 at the last minute, upon check the receipt again. This meal definitely left a bitter after taste. We really hope Samuel's attitude is not typical/representative of the general Swiss populace.

Walked by and liked the ambiance! The Caesar salad with sausage was superb! The tartar was also amazing (very spicy, not at all heavy on mayo…) and the bread and butter was chef’s kiss.

Food was good (simple but well executed) - I didn’t find anything special in the menu. What we ate as well was just fine… but I felt service was a bit lacking (took them a while to come to our table ask about drinks, then came very fast and a lot of times to ask about what we wanted to eat… took them a while to identify the drinks we’re finished and ask if we wanted more… took a while to bring bread - which we wanted to eat with the burrata…) - maybe it played a role the way we were dresses: post-workout, tired, full of bags… but it’s summer and we were in the balcony so… we didn’t care much about how we’re dressed. But the overall experience was not bad. I just don’t know if I’d ever come back.

I ate a delicious burger. It was a bit pricey(maybe the most expensive burger ive ever eaten) but it's totally worth it. Service is good, quick and friendly. Outside is a nice spot to eat at the streetside.

So if you're ready to pay a bit more then usual, then go here for a delicious meal.

Had one night in Zurich to explore and chose AuGust as our lunch spot, and we are so glad we did. I had the meatloaf, but got to taste the sausage, roastie, veal, salad and homemade ice cream dessert. Everything I tasted was marvelous. The meatloaf was spectacular especially when I added the AuGust mustard which they keep on the table. We would really like the recipe for the meatloaf and wish I had a case of the mustard to take home!!