a-secret-blogger: Fork & Bottle

Yesterday, a friend of ours called and asked if I was up for late lunch but since my sweetie had a light meal just before, we decided to have dinner together instead. We asked google for a non-pricey, good burger or steak restaurant in Zurich and ended up at "Fork & Bottle".

It's an American restaurant with a nice outdoor seating and garden (must be nice in summer) which is run by Americans and located a little out of the way but perfect to avoid the hustle and crowd. The restaurant is also kids-friendly - they have a playroom upstairs and a little pony ranch outside.

Beer lovers should definitely come here since they have a wide selection of craft beer, brewed in Switzerland and Italy. The dinner menu is on the small side but they are attractive and apparently changing every week or so: this week they had 3 different starters, pork ribs, confit of pork belly, 3 different burgers, fish and chips, chicken & leek pie, 3 different desserts and 3 different kids menu. The prices are a little lower than Zurich average except if you order special beers - the cheapest they offer is CHF 7.50 for a bottle of 330ml and CHF 30.- for a 750ml bottle!

When we arrived the restaurant at 6PM we were the first guest but other people arrived gradually and on the second floor there was also a private party going on. Most of the guests were English-speaking; families with little children.

As a starter, I had the famous "Spinach and Artichoke dip served with a basked full of Nacho chips" (CHF 14.-). OMG, that was reaaaaallllly delicious!!!! I thought dips have usually a mayo- or yogurt- or cream cheese base but this one was much better than any of them - it was melted cheese with spinach and artichoke - kinda like Cheese Fondue. :)

I ordered the "Black Bean Veggie Burger" that came along with hand cut fries for CHF 19.- . The homemade bun was very good but hmmm to be honest, the veggy patty wasn't my favorite... Maybe because of the "Chili jam" sauce which was slightly sweet. I had the same problem with the "Bacon Avocado Burger" at Holy Cow (please refer to my blog entry "Holy Cow! - a good fastfood burger in Zurich") which was served with "red onion jam". The burger itself was good but I didn't like the combination with the sweet sauce...