Hofküche

Entre le centre commercial de Sihlcity et la gare Giesshübel le restaurant se cache dans une arrière-​cours. Attention donc à né pas manquer l’entrée située au no 170 de la Mannessenstrasse.
En même temps son nom donne une piste assez précise: Hofküche signifie ’ cuisine de la cours!
J’aime l’atmosphère du restaurant au look industriel mais chaleureux. On y a une vue partielle sur la cuisine ce qui ajoute une coté sympatique.
Le service est attentif et professionnel.
Le pain est servi dans un petit sac de papier et avec de l’huile d’olive, du sel de l’ Himalaya. Et le petit plus des grands restaurants: l’amuse-bouche délicieux servi gracieusement.
La carte est petite ce qui est toujours un signe de fraîcheur et de saisonnalité.
Les poissons sont délicieux et leur cuisson parfaite!
Tipp: menu de lunch dès 20.-
Le lieu se veut aussi culturel. Lors de ma visite j’ai pu admirer des toiles magnifiques aux murs du restaurant et dans la salle annexe où se trouve une exposition d’un artiste suisse (
) jusqu’au 15 mai 2015.
Cette salle de 180m2 peut aussi être louée pour des fêtes ou évènements privés.

Etwas versteckt zwischen Bahnhof Giesshübel und Neubauten liegt die Hofküche, in einem einstöckingen Backsteinbau, wohl dem letzten Gewerbebau in der Gegend.
Coole Industrie-​Atmosphäre, kleine Bar, kleine Lounge und ein Restaurant in welchem die Tische nicht zu nahe beieinander stehen.
Sehr netter Service und der Burger spielt definitive in der Spitzenklasse mit. Confierte Zwiebeln, interessantes Brötchen und sehr aromatisches Fleisch. Nur die Saucen zu den Pommes könnten noch etwas kreativer sein (siehe z.B. The Bite).

This is a lovely local restaurant tucked away.
It has a nice casual atmosphere with some background music, nice urban style decoration and tables not organised in formal rows. Friendly staff.
The food is not casual however. Not a huge menu, which is perfectly fine, but some lovely dishes presented well. It’s a seasonal influenced menu so we had some game and chestnuts too.
Highly recommend and I’ll certainly go back.

I had a very enjoyable dinner here tonight.
First of all, the space is cool. It is an industrial space with exposed ductwork, heavy-​duty hanging lamps, pipes along the walls and a kitchen enclosed with large metal-​framed industrial windows. In contrast, there are antique-​looking sideboards and china cabinets as well as white tablecloths and delicate flowers on every table. In the back is a room with big comfy chairs, a jukebox and bookshelves with books. Down the stairs in the back on your way to the restroom you’ll find a foosball table. This must be to make the folks who work at the Google offices nearby feel at home.
Before dinner, the waiter brought a paper bag with mixed sliced bread.
By the glass, they served a Zurich AOC Pinot noir. I didn’t know they made wine in Zurich.
For my appetizer, I had a delicious almond garlic soup with scallops.
For the entrée, I had Lake Zurich Felchen filet with a tomato crust, on potato flan, with a butter sauce. Forget about a light flaky whitefish, this was one of the richest fish dinners I think I have ever had. Fortunately, scientists don’t think fat is bad for you anymore.
The waiter was excellent — attentive, friendly, and helpful. They gave me the password for wifi and I worked while I ate.

Cool trendy restaurant !!
Not easy to find, but you should really try it out. They opened recently and will only be open for a month. Because they will then open with the X-​mas period the chalet at Europa-​Allee.
In januari they will be back open (they also wanna renovate the place (primarly pipes).
The restaurant is kinda huge and you have enough space. The interior is cool, modern with small details who makes it nice to dine out. It feel as well very cosy.
They have also a bar in the basement but only for events. The concept is to do a restaurant & club thing. But until now no events planned.
The food is really good. Especially the starters ! And the service is really outstanding. The waiters are nice, friendly and can give a good wine advice.
This was really a nice experience. I will go back again !! Just a small detail, its not a cheap place :)