Location: Lenzburg
Top Restaurants in Lenzburg
Top Things to do in Lenzburg
Lenzburg Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Lenzburg
Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river.
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1. Orchidee
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By evimd - Zürich
We usually go there for special occasions since prices are rather high. The Service is usually very good, the food has greatly improved since 2013. We enjoy the hospitality there, the little things (warm towels, little snacks you get without ordering them) always make dinner a nice experience.
2. Restaurant Hirschen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
The restaurant Hirschen recelty was again confirmed 14 Gault Milliau Points
Reviewed By weberwest - Bellingham, Washington
For our farewell dinner for the current Swiss trip we came to the Hirschen, our first visit to this restaurant. We had a cordial welcome and realized that we were smart to make Reservations, as the restaurant was totally full shortly after our arrival.
Befitting the specialization of the Hirschen, we selected from the many Italien offerings: The appetizers of Nüsslisalat with eggs (one of our perennial favorites when visiting Switzerland) as well as the autumn salad and the tomato cream soup perfumed with gin were all very well received. For the main courses, the Tagliatelle Trentino with chicken strips and Steinpilz mushrooms vied for top appreciation with the Fiochetti alla Pera, pasta pockets with pear and fresh cheese filling on an orange sauce perfumed with Williams, but the Tagliatelle Imperiale with jumbo shrimps were also worthy competitors. The triple selection of Deserts consisting of crème caramel, tiramisu and pannacotta were excellent and the lukewarm chocolate cake was also well appreciated.
We were also quite happy with the carafe of Arneis from Italy and the bottle of Conde de Valdemar Reserva from Spain. To top it all, the offered complimentary grappa just rounded off everything very nicely. Good food, good service, cordial owner and pleasant ambience. We were definitely very happy customers and will return for sure again.
3. Restaurant Satteltasche
Overall Ratings
4 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By John N - Cary, North Carolina
On a perfect Autumn day in charming Lenzberg (a reason in itself for going to this town--not just to eat here), we settled into our Spartan interior setting forgoing the risk of death by 2nd-hand smoke outside ( will Switzerland ever provide no-smoking areas outside?) & marvelled at the horrors still extant, wrought on European interiors last century. But dreary and as slightly uncomfortable as the setting surely was..the food was very good indeed! We shared a well made beef tartar & to follow my partner selected a vegetable omelette & I a 'named source' (local) ham steak with salad--regrettably the same salad that had come with the tartar--only bigger> very lazy kitchen work there, Ochsen, but both excellent! But the longed-for chips were entirely forgotten--& when after prompting they did finally turn up..their arrival came without any apology whatsoever. Mmmmn........so sloppy Swiss service yet again Readers, & what sticks in one's gullet is these people had the cheek to charge a hefty CHF 8 20 'service charge' on top along with CHF 7 for local tap water !!!!! Too much for incidentals --but value for the good food.
It should've been better & they've forgotten style (if they ever had it) & manners wouldn't go astray either.
4. Zu Den Drei Sternen
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By WandOinlove - Baden, Switzerland
The word "himmlisch" is the german equivalent for sublime or divine. Well, I believe this is the right definition for the restaurant "Zu den drei sternen" in this small swiss village.
In this restaurant, one has got the confirmation that the eating experience is not only given by the quality of the dishes, but also by the service and the atmosphere. Everything is taken into great consideration, from the glasses, to the dishes and the decoration in the restaurant room...after all you are in Switzerland!!
I wouldn't say this is a posh restaurant but is for sure fine...in a swiss way.
I had the so-called "Autumn menu", with pumpkin soup, meat with a side dish of chestnuts and red cabbage. A delicious dessert at the end made of ice cream and berries. Fish dishes are also available. I came here for a business dinner, but it's worth coming also with your partner. Definitively, it was one of the best restaurant I have ever been.
5. Rosmarin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 108 reviews
frische, saisonale, regionale Produkte; ausgesuchte europäische Weine; Man kann dem Koch beim Kochen zusehen, freundlicher Service
Reviewed By schnusizh - Zurich, Switzerland
Coming from Zurich I'm rather spoiled when it comes to excellent restaurants. When I had to meet a friend in Lenzburg for dinner I was a bit skeptical. We chose the "Rosmarin" and we were not disappointed - on the contrary. The food and wines are excellent, the staff extremely friendly and helpful and the place very charming. What we liked very much is that there are small portions of nearly any dish on the menu for those who are not that hungry. The open kitchen makes it clear that hygiene standards are met and the chef himself takes orders or serves dishes. I will definitely go there again.
6. Hammerli Palace
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By weberwest - Bellingham, Washington
We were very much looking forward to visit this place, having noticed over the past months the substantial reviews, mostly very positive with the occasional discordant voice. The standard dinner here is a 4 course set menu, no choices, served family style, at a charge of CHF59 per head. They offer different seasonal themes, at our visit the cuisine of Piemonte was their selection, which happens to be one of our Italian favorites.
We had a rather unusual experience in that, as their main room was full, we were seated at a long table in the annex room, which appears to be set up mainly for private parties. Our party of 4 was the only group in this room, which at first seemed to be a bit lonely, but as the candles were lit it became quite festive and intimate and it was a welcome quiet contrast to the main room which we noticed was very busy and a bit on the noisy side.
The food presentation started out with a substantial amuse bouche of charcuterie, olives and bread, followed by a good mixed salad including bits of oranges, then a terrific risotto with truffle oil. The main course was an absolutely wonderful filet di manzo / rare beef filet with mashed potatoes, al-dente carrots and leek, expertly executed, the beef felt like melting on the tongue. An excellent closing was their parfait semifreddo, light and delectable.
We stayed also with their Piemontese wines, selecting a white Roero Arneis for starters, then a bottle of their red Barbera d'Alba Flin and were very pleased with both selections. The wine prices start in a quite reasonable range. To close, we had good coffees with complimentary very moist Tuscan chocolate cake cubes.
Overall: Great food, great service, very warm pleasant operators, a bit funky but good ambience. Not cheap, but for Swiss standards a really great deal, considering the food quality and quantity (can ask for seconds and we did! - as it was just too good). We will definitely be back when visiting our family in Lenzburg again - and look forward to sitting outside near the creek in the warmer months.
7. Trattoria Zum Alten Landgericht
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By weberwest - Bellingham, Washington
We came here for an easy evening of salads and pizza and were not disappointed. The restaurant is located at the edge of Old Lenzburg, run entirely by an authentic Italian family, except for our pleasant waitress with Portuguese roots. The dinner was definitely good Italian cuisine - with a touch of Swissyness. For salads, we had 3 times their great Nüsslisalat/Lamb's salad Mimosa - with egg and French dressing: that is definitely Swiss, plus once a very good mixed salad. We tried 2 of their pizzas: The interesting multi-taste Four Seasons as well as the fiery Diavolo, plus one Piccata Milanese - and we were all happy with our choices. We enjoyed half a liter of their open Trebbiano white wine and a bottle of a very nice red Sedara Sizilia. As it was a very nice late May evening, we sat outside and enjoyed the fresh air and the view of the Lenzburg buildings. We will definitely return.
8. Hou Hou
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By evimd - Zürich
I went with my husband for dinner. From the outside the restaurant looks bad, it is in an old building. However when entering the decoration is quite nice. A friendly lady helped us hanging our coats and took our order. She spoke well German and besides the good information about the offered dishes (which was very useful considering the big menu) she also gave us some advice where to eat out when visiting bejing. After that a chinese young lady attended our table. She hardly spoke any German. We ordered a wan tan soup and some mixed chinese appetizers. The soup was far too small considering the price and was quite tasteless. Three dumplings in like 1.5dl of water with some raw lettuce inside. Quite bad, but it got worse. My appetizers cost 16 Francs and I got 7 fried "things". The springroll was cold inside and obviously had been taken out of the freezer, the pork-whatever were impossible to chew and the sauce was tasteless. It all was horrible and uneatable. When confronting the waitress with the disaster she didn't understand a word, smiled and took the uneaten bits away. Thank good the main course out of the hot stone was ok (this is while I gave three points, otherwise I'd given one point). My husband had hot beef and I ordered chicken with black bean sauce. We certainly will never eat there again, because we spent a lot of money and were terribly disapointed with the starters.
9. Hotel Krone
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By JAJ9999 - Zurich, Switzerland
This was no ordinary evening - it was our wedding anniversary and I wanted to treat my wife to something special.
Restaurant Krone catered at our wedding reception in Schloss Lenzburg (Lenzburg Castle) some years ago (OK, many years ago) and it was a huge success so we entered the restaurant with high expectations and bingo - they drove it home.
We had told them why we were there so they had decorated a booth for us and they took so good care of us throughout the evening and even had a little surprise for us at the end - more about that in a moment.
Customer Service:
Nothing to put a finger on, it was excellent, friendly and exactly what we hoped for - well done team.
Food:
We had pre-ordered the Chateaubriand and it was excellent. Tender succulent and exactly like you would expect. They know how to prepare an excellent dinner.
We were to stuffed for a dessert but they brought a cake with Happy Anniversary written with chocolate on it - amazing. Here you have a restaurant that has understood what it means to get provide outstanding customer service.
Finally, ever since we our wedding day we have received a post card from restaurant Krone on our anniversary - what other places do you know of that does that?
You must go and experience Restaurant Krone for yourself!!
10. S'Barli Lenzburg
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By weberwest - Bellingham, Washington
S'Bärli offers a good variety of foods, specializing in Flammkuchen of which there were 16 on the menu when we visited, plus another 6 Flammizzas, as you can imagine: a combination of Flammkuchen with the addition of the tomato base familiar in pizzas. 14 salad combinations, soups plus pastas, burgers, quiches and a substantial variety of vegan dishes plus Deserts complete the substantial offerings. Additionally there are seasonal specialities.
Our party of 4 enjoyed two soups on this cold winterday, as well as two fantastic Nüsslisalads enhanced with eggs, bacon, apple and pear junks, served warm with a fig honey vinaigrette. We also very much likeded our selection of 3 different Flammkuchen and 1 Flammizza, with the winner being the spicy Flammizza Mexicana and a toss-up among the 3 Flammkuchen, they were all excellent.
They also have a good small wine list with local as well as international selections. Good, neat casual ambience, good innovative food, friendly efficient service, definitely a place to visit and return back to.
