Vieux Valais - Sion

Today us and a group of friends had a horrible experience at Au Vieux Valais. We were early at the restaurant because we were extremely happy to try Swiss cuisine. However, we were not made feel welcome and were discouraged to eat at the restaurant. We believe that we were dismissed from the restaurant because we approached the owner in English. The behavior of the owner felt xenophobic in nature and left us really confused and upset and of course, hungry!

Spending a few days in Valais we decided to go to this restaurant based on the good reviews it has on here. However, we were disappointed with the standard of food. As Swiss, we know good fondue raclette. So to be served a luke-warm rather tasteless fondue which after a few minutes started losing it's consistency and a raclette with one tiny potato and a sloppy presentation was for us too low quality for such a high price. We've had better at local village parties for half the price. Probably good enough for tourists but not for us. To add something positive, the service was good and the food was served fast.

Eat and use very well - also suitable with small children. there is also a good glass of wine here. we will be back!

And what superlekker en typical tweezers. de bediening was heel vlot en zeer vriendelijk zonder opdringerig te zijn. een heel leuke afsluiter van onze skivakantie.

We were very excited to dine at the restaurant after a days hike in the nearby mountains. Upon arrival we were not greeted but confronted by an extremely unpleasant staff member who despite the restaurant being completely empty with only one reservation note visible informed us that they cannot serve us as they are fully booked. Unfortunately I have a reason to suspect the denial of service was of xenophobic nature. I strongly discourage anyone to dine there.