Lachen
Restaurant Pöstli

Restaurant Pöstli

Mittlere Bahnhofstrasse 4, 8853 Lachen SZ, Switzerland

Fish • Cafés • Pizza • Coffee


"As I wrote in my original review, Postli has become our local default lunch restaurant in Lachen. We eat here now twice week on average (whenever my wife suddenly goes on unannounced strike.) Since we are fish lovers, we usually order the fish choice among the 5 luncheon choices offered. The prices are very reasonable for Switzerland. the prix fixe menus are between Swiss Francs 22.50 and 28.50 for a lunch composed of soup, salad and main course. The menus offered are: vegetarian , usually a pasta, a couple of meat menus, the fish, and always the café du Paris stek frites. But here the frites are the best shoe string potatoes around. All is prepared to order " a la moment".For fish preparation the only competition is at Schiff in Pfaffikon, 15 minutes away. But there the salad is an extra charge. Both my wife and I agree that Postli is just a cut above. The chef's home made salad dressing is also just a cut above anyone else in the vicinity. In Switzerland the cost comes with bottled water, wine and coffee which can easily double the bill. That is true less here as the open wines are, relatively speaking, not overly expensive. The Sommer Sauvignon Blanc is to be recommended with the fish. It is from Neusiedlersee near Vienna. The chef chooses his wines himself and the list is nowhere else to be found. We sometimes order two different open wines just to taste a new wine to see if it is a better fit with our fish or meat than our habitual choices. There is a lovely little summer terrace shaded by a large umbrella trimmed Plantain (Sycamore) tree where dappled sunlight plays on the tables and terrace floor.The service is pleasant, takes a bit of time, is attentive if you wish something special as it is one server. There is a dessert of the day, again home made, not from the Pastry Shop down the street. This restaurant is authentic. Life is unhurried, real food is prepared a la moment, the prices are fair. Sit down under the umbrella Sycamore and enjoy une bonne moment."