Vineria Centrale — Restaurant in Zurich

On the haunt for a nice aperitivo spot, we decided to try La Vineria. The staff was really kind. I tried to call them and didn’t find them, so they called me back - which is very rare in Zurich. Once arrived, the staff was friendly and very helpful. A note on food: we somehow pictured the platter to be bigger and felt a bit disappointed with what we received (compared to other places we visited). Half the plate was made of olives. Then we had beetroot (which is something quite particular to have for aperitivo and is not in everybody’s taste necessarily). We liked our grilled veggies (although having them cold is a bit strange - especially for Italians, so I would have opted for some raw ones instead). We had some meat (which seemed to have come from a package) and cheese, and focaccia bread (with the consistency of “crostini”). All of this (most of it coming straight from a package) for 18 per person felt too much (again, considering other Italian places where we paid less per person and had fresher products). Still, for a drink, the place is nice and has a good vibe, and maybe for something else too than the...

The place is nice, but the prices are high and the quality is mediocre/bad. A 50cl bottle of water costs 6.50CHF and the spritz Campari for 13.50CHF was definitely not well made: NO soda and very likely NO Prosecco, as the drink was not sparkling at all. Sometimes white wine can be used in the spritz Campari instead of Prosecco, but the soda is still required… I would not complain if the place was not sponsored as...

Service is bad. Stood at the bar to order drinks for 15 minutes but the guy at the bar never looks because he‘s chatting and laughing with some people he knows sitting at the bar. Also, the place is tiny and crowded but there was only one person working there. Bad operations. Also outside tables were not being attended. We waited 15min...