Vegelateria the Sacred — Restaurant in Zurich

Food is really good. Yet, after paying CHF 45 for lunch without drinks for one person in a self service restaurant I see things from a different perspective. Unfortunately, I only checked the restaurant‘s homepage when I was home to find out that they charge CHF 3.90 per 100 grams from the buffet. According the price paid I would have eaten almost 1.2 kilograms of food for lunch. Really? Prior of helping myself at the buffet I even asked staff how things would work in this place; I‘m fairly disappointed that I was not even made aware of the price they charge. Also I could not find any price tag. Clearly all of described is not the restaurant‘s fault as I should have requested more details. For me this was a one-off experience as I feel I paid too much. Though, food is really good – just be more critical, when you feel the price...

My wife and I visited Vegelateria yesterday for a couple of ice creams on our first night in Zurich. The owner Michael was so welcoming and kind that we pretty much immediately decided to book for dinner tonight (To be honest we would have gone back anyway because the Ice cream was so amazing).

Although we aren't used to a buffet style dinner, it couldn't have been better for us because literally every dish was amazing. Everything was labeled nicely and there was a great range of hot and cold dishes from baked vegetables to pies to curries and more salads than you could dream of. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful and the atmosphere was welcoming.

Of course we topped it off with more ice cream afterwards. This is a must do for any vegan or non-vegan...

The ice cream was acceptable in quality but overpriced. This might be justified if considering their wider vegan selection compared to other places.

What truly shocked me, however, was the terrible service. The employee/owner intruded into a private conversation I was having with friends as we entered, reacted rudely when I asked for pistachio (without realizing it was sold out—the label was still there), and later accused a friend of speaking too quietly (which wasn’t even the case). A polite request to repeat would have sufficed.

Last but not least, he refused to serve frappè (despite it being on the menu) because it was close to closing time, and made other unpleasant remarks.

I will definitely not...