Roter Delfin — Restaurant in Zurich

Orwell’s iconic classic ‘Down and out in Paris and London’ is relevant even today. Down and out in Zurich is less conceivable but to my astonishment, exuberantly extant - I never knew! One can experience the feel on Langstrasse, but I’m told it will disappear within the next 10 years as the developers and muddling middle class move in. Too bad!! For here one can find equally colourful though sometimes sadly debauched characters who at least don’t look like they’ve given up on life or become resigned to the status quo. They were among the spectacular I have ever seen. On the same street, Roter Delfin with its Dayglo Red and Blue interior, relaxed ambience but its Swiss veneer is a trip down the rabbit hole. I went there after a Topjaw (Instagram) recommendation. The place not only lived up to their hype but went beyond it. The toast: their own recipe, is cut thick and grilled - possibly over a coal fire like my heavenly grandmother used to do, with a fire fork - unfortunately, I forgot to ask them if they had copied her trick. Cutting it thick somehow made it fluffier, something she would have applauded. The texture therefore and taste are just as good but rarer, than the best of toasted Brioches and without the butter. This (the butter) was whipped and served on the side giving Vegans another reason to be happy. The concept (alongside the toast) is small plates, not one of which, wouldn’t have been out of place in the finest of fine dining restaurants. With the first offering of toast was a plate of perfectly cooked rhubarb, the other a fennel salad with I think feta, lemon olive oil and fennel seeds. Already, I was getting full but then came more. The Beef, possibly feather blade, with Puree and red wine sauce that was sooooo good that despite being full and having already, greedily eaten all of the toast on the first round, I used my finger to scoop up any remaining sauce and to prevent it being wasted in the dishwasher. In a nod to polite society, I refrained from my true wish, which would have been to lick the plate clean. There was another salad, possibly potato with possibly persillade topped with potato crisps which had the inhabitants of my microbiome singing the first refrain of Glory glory hallelujah. I might have gotten some of the details about the food wrong but what I didn’t get wrong was trying to give this place six google stars. That’s googles fault. Roter Delfin, Bravo, Felicitations, very well done, you add even more character...

Since the Roter Delfin restaurant moved into our house, various items, both large and small, have been piling up in the common areas for the house tenants on the ground floor and in the basement, where they shouldn't be.

Today, there are simply too many restaurant items in the entrance area on the ground floor. The front door can no longer be fully opened, and it's impossible to move freely between the basement and the other floors, creating a significant safety hazard for the tenants living upstairs in the same house. Our front door, entrance area, and stairwell, which serve as escape routes in the building, must not be obstructed and must remain accessible at all times.

I talked to one restaurant personnel about it, she did not show any feeling of apologizing at all and even asked me back why it is a problem…I asked her to just think if this would be okay for her house where she lives with neighbors…it is this attitude from the restaurant making me post this review here.

I've lived in the same building for over ten years and have seen other restaurants in the same house before. But the situation has never been as bad as it is now with Roter Delfin, which is why I felt compelled to make a complain for the very first time to our landlord.

The Roter Delfin restaurant should remove all these items immediately—either to their storage unit in the basement or to the appropriate disposal site—and no longer store them in the common areas on the ground floor or in the basement.

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This was a super fun experience :)

The interior is very unique and playful, perfect for pictures.

They have a limited choice of fancy toasts, they are quite pricy but also very delicious. Also the toasts are huge and enough to fill you up.

I can recommend the one with scrambled eggs and caramelized bacon :)

Their cocktails are great and we loved the service as he was in such a good mood, giving us recommendations what to choose.

Fun fact: When you pay, you are asked if you want to send a postcard to someone, they take care of logistics! What a...