Monday, August 9, 2010

Jasper (Lucerne, SWITZERLAND) ★★★★☆

The Palace Luzern is a luxurious 5-star hotel in Lucerne situated on the shore of Lake Lucerne close to the Old Town and railway station. We had the pleasure of visiting this landmark hotel during our brief stay and got our first look at its gastronomic restaurant, Jasper.

The two major selling points of Jasper are its Mediterranean-inspired delicacies and lake-side location. Those proved to be good enough reasons for them to warrant a one-star rating in the 2010 Michelin guide.




We had a choice to sit outside for the fantastic view of the lake and the Swiss Alps but at the end, decided to stay indoor for a more cozy ambiance.   

Amuse Bouche was a small tomato confit on top of a cous cous salad. A simple dish to get our adrenaline going (5/10).



South African scampi was picked as our first starter of the night and it was served with a mix of avocado, cucumber and muscovado sugar.

The scampi were deliberately undercooked ever so slightly to preserve their natural sweetness (6/10).



I was fascinated by the terminology used in the menu, Lasagne of corn-fed chicken and decided to give it a go. It turned out to the best dish of the night.

Ultra thin slices of corn fed chicken were layered together to form a chicken "tower" and then served with a wild mushroom cream.

The creamy sauce with small sized wild mushrooms provided an excellent supplement (9/10).



My main course was the roasted scallops with sauteed cauliflower in a curry marinade. Honestly, I didn't really enjoy my scallops with the chopped cauliflower at all. They just did not seem to work very well together (4/10).



More successful was the next main course - sea bass fillet with light-smoked mashed potatoes, chanterelles and fried quail egg. The crispy skin of the sea bass was especially attractive (5/10).



We were pretty stuffed already so decided to call it the night after a rather disappointing petite four.  



Before we go, a small glass of chilled jasmine tea to finish off a fairly satisfying dinner.







Food Rating: 7/10
Price: €€€€
Address: Haldenstrasse 10, Lucerne, Switzerland
Tel: +41 41 4161037
Website: www.palace-luzern.ch/geniessen/jasper/


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