Taverna Apollo — Restaurant in Zurich

Salty food, and they charge for every little thing

We had the grill platter (56 CHF for two), which came with absolutely nothing...no side, no salad, no tzatziki. Most of the meats were inexpensive and salty.

We were also charged 8.50(!) CHF for what was basically one large potato, another 7 CHF for tzatziki - and a side salad would have been 14.50 CHF! Because - and I quote - "the chef only does large salads". Mind you, every other dish included a side and some tzatziki.

Oh, and to top it all off...when you order the tzatziki, it also comes with nothing - you have to pay another 2 CHF for three tiny slices of bread if you don't want to eat pure tzatziki.

(And of course, no ouzo shot either).

Why still three stars? Because our waiter was super nice. But we still...

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