Villa am See
Individual ratings for Villa am See
Idyllic lakefront setting directly on Lake Constance between Arbon and Rorschach in a park-like garden with old-growth trees.
The place has a Mediterranean flair with its bucolic garden terrace among palms and citrus or in the quaint yellow room inside the 19th century mansion. The place will instantly make you feel at home, not least because you are so warmly cared for.
The actual restaurant extends over two rooms in the classicist mansion, one being called "Yellow," the other "Orange." There is a glass pavilion in the garden, a secluded patio overlooking the lake, and ample parking out front.
High-end fresh-market cuisine by Peter Runge. The servings are quite generous, and will fill everyone's bill. Be sure to sample the following: the hand-carved beef tartar, served with Pommery mustard ice-cream, sirloin cubes "à la Stroganoff" on a pleasantly spicy bell pepper sauce and fluffy potato mash, or a tender entrecôte of Canadian Heritage Angus beef.
A fairly priced wine list, the focus being on Italian grapes. We had a sturdy Chardonnay from Planeta (Sicily) for CHF 63.00 the bottle. This is the lowest price for it we have seen in any of Switzerland's gourmet restaurants.
Easy-going, cordial, and competent.
Villa am See Restaurant, Goldach
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It is like dining by the ocean – but lovelier and better.
The airy glass pavilion in the garden would actually qualify as nice alternative for the time between seasons, if its Romantic ambience was not disrupted by the noisy whirring of the dishwasher.
Location: Goldach | Eastern Switzerland
Villa am See
Seestrasse 64 · 9403 Goldach
Phone +41 71 845 54 15
