Tea-room Baerenhoefli

Generally an average rating. The “Wild Dishes” were evaluated These were good but not particularly special. e.g. the spaetzle could be even better. The meat had a few tendons. However, the Nüssler salad was great. This fit in every respect

We decided to have dinner outside at Barenhofli in Bern. It was a short walk from our hotel (located on Schauplatzgasse. This was a good decision and we had a very nice dinner at an outside table. We enjoyed a Caesar salad and a small melon salad platter. I had a dark beer with my meal and my wife had a house brewed iced tea. Ice cream was our dessert. Service was a little slow since our server was working at both outside and inside tables. The sidewalk is a busy location and many cars use the road in front so be prepared for that. We would certainly visit again.

We sampled some local cuisine of homemade sausages with steamed veg. We shared an entree a platter of meats and cheeses. 2 beers (1 x 500ml and one 300ml). 2 glasses of wine. Service was very friendly. Waiter helpful. The food was average. Tasty enough but nothing special and certainly not worth the cost. The bill was 116.60 swiss franc. That might be OK if you are Swiss or from the USA, but it represented for us average fare at AUD170. Having just spent 5 weeks in Italy where our exchange rate is even worse, we have felt it more here in Switzerland due to the poor value proposition. IE: prices of everything are inflated beyond the level of quality delivered. A coffee in Italy is €1 3, but h...