Nido-Ristorante Rooftop — Restaurant in Bern

This was my second time at the Nido Ristorante in Bern. I hoped for the terrace to be open, but unfortunately the moody Swiss Summer weather decided on a downpour.

Food was excellent, like the first time, so were the waiter and waitress that took care of us. We were going for a light lunch and started with a green salad. Nothing extraordinary, just nice greens with a delicate Italian dressing, I guess this is their house dressing. Meat lovers will find a small but decent selection of different cuts (including a Tagliata) and dishes, but we were looking for some fish. We opted for the branzino (sea bass), which came as a fillet of very good quality, crispy skin and a perfectly fried fish with a beautiful brown finish. But the star of the dish was the Caponata, in my opinion, which was the bed where the fish was served on top of. Very balanced, not too salty and typical in taste....

Nido Bern, located on the roof of the Loeb department store, has a nice, elegant interior and amazing views across the Alps and Bern's old town.

For the food, we started with a pumpkin soufflé on creamy goat cheese fondue. The intense aromas of the fondue and the mild soufflé were a great combination. The main course, a rolled pork roast, came with a dark sauce and mashed potatoes. The crispy crust, the juicy, slightly fatty inside, and the dark sauce presented wonderful aromas of roasted meat and barbecue. The mashed potatoes were a great accompaniment to the sauce. The only point was that the dessert – Vermicelles with cream and dark chocolate splinters – had a bit too much cream for my taste.

Overall: If you want an elegant dining experience with amazing views, Nido Bern is definitely worth checking out, even though it's...

We decided to have a date night with drinks at Nido, but unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. When we arrived, the manager told us there was no seating and didn’t offer alternatives—we had to ask ourselves about sitting at the bar or inside. Once seated at the bar, we waited almost 20 minutes before anyone took our order. The staff was not proactive at all; when our drinks were finished, no one asked if we wanted a refill.

While the terrace itself is beautiful, the service was extremely poor—I would rate it a 1. Good service and attentive staff are what bring people back, and Nido really needs to work on this. To make matters worse, my husband had to request the bill three separate times before we finally received it.

All in all, a bad experience. Will we...