Casa alegria — Restaurant in Opfikon

American (y Mexicanos) DO PLEASE come here, but not for the Mexican food. They have a magnificent plate with soft beef tenderloin medallions set in creamy mushroom sauce, served with grilled veggies and awesome buttery noodles. One of the best plates we had in a week-long tour of Switzerland and Italy. I would have been surprised to find any authentic Mexican Cuisine in Switzerland, and I wasn't. From what I saw their plates were more a Swiss interpretation. Ex: chips and salsa were round bag nacho chips like you would get any High School baseball game, served with three sauces - bag guacamole, something like ranch dressing, and something like pasta sauce. Put that on a restaurant table in Texas and some cowboy will yell "Get a rope!"

Those buttery noodles and that beef sauce...

The menu is mostly Mexican offerings but there are also dishes from other cuisines. I didn’t go in with high expectations but I was genuinely impressed by the food and service! I loved the pasta - I don’t even know how to describe the flavor but it’s certainly not a typical Italian pasta. Was spicy with great flavor! The enchiladas and passion fruit margaritas were also great. The prices on the menu feel high but when the plates come out you see how massive the portions are. Pretty much 2 meals in one plate so we got our leftovers to go and had them for lunch the next day! Our server was very friendly and funny and definitely made our experience there...

Where to start with Casa. Been there first time in 2006, not sure if it was the same owner. However over the years it became the goto pub if momas nearby was closed. Now since momas shut, it's our main place for beers after work.

Other than, cold beer, the food is excellent as well is the service every time - just pure excellence! The only star to lose is on the ambiente since it's a Kloten Spot and am a ZSC fan (just swiss hockey .... :-)

Anyway,. thank you chaps, we will see...