Restaurant Commihalle — Restaurant in Zurich

As an Italian, their pasta is mediocre at best. And of course very pricey (but it's Zurich, so ok). What is unacceptable is what happened today: we were having a work lunch, we ordered food but not drinks (which is common practice for business lunch, I'm paying 30chf a pasta already - crazy - if I start spending 35-40chf every lunch just to drink some water, I need to get a second job. Also, by definition, it's a quick lunch, I don't need to drink and anyway, it's up to me to choose whether to drink or not). Well, the owner came to "scold" us because we didn't order drinks, saying that this time was ok, but next time won't be accepted. I was shocked, this is the first time it ever happened to me, let alone in a restaurant where I'm paying 30chf something that probably costs 2chf in ingredients and that it's bland and overcooked even. Besides, it was just very inappropriate considering it was a formal work lunch. You can rest assured, dear Commihalle, you won't see me (and probably most of my colleagues) ever again, so there won't be a "next" time. I can pass over mediocre overpriced food but not over impoliteness and...

I used to like this place a lot. But this time, I reserved for 7pm. Then my friend said she caught a later train so I called and changed the reservation to 7.30pm. When I got there, the restaurant was empty but the server gave me a hard time saying I was half an hour late (it was 7.28pm) for my reservation and that she didn't know if she could seat me. I told her I called to change the reservation but she continued to harass me saying it wasn't in her book. Finally her colleague told her to seat me already.

As said, I was waiting for a friend. At 7.35pm, she was back at my table asking if I was ready to order. I told her I would order when my friend arrived. And she mumbled under her breath that the restaurant was not for people who didn't order.

If my friend had not been arriving after a long journey, I would have left. The salad was fresh but had way too much vinegar. My chicken was OK and my friend's spaghetti with oil, garlic, and chili was so loaded with big green chili slices that a quarter of her plate was full of them.

The location is great but Commihalle is living off its...

Italian cuisine has a great variety of different ingredients which are commonly used, ranging from fruits, vegetables, sauces, meats, etc. In the North of Italy, fish (such as cod, or baccalà), potatoes, rice, corn (maize), sausages, pork, and different types of cheeses are the most common ingredients. Pasta dishes with use of tomato are spread in all Italy.32Italians like their ingredients fresh and subtly seasoned and spiced.[34]

In Northern Italy though there are many kinds of stuffed pasta, polenta and risotto are equally popular if not more so.[35] Ligurian ingredients include several types of fish and seafood dishes; basil (found in pesto), nuts and olive oil are very common. In Emilia-Romagna, common ingredients include ham (prosciutto), sausage (cotechino), different sorts of salami, truffles, grana, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and tomatoes (Bolognese...