Gotthard 1900 - Winterthur

With its casual outdoor seating near the railway station we (a friend of mine and me) selected this place to have a drink. We went for a Gin Tonic, which was not on their menu card. The friendly young waiter, who goes by the unusual name 'Chasqua ' and who was addressing us two elderly men in the informal 'Du '-way (which we didn 't mind), asked us, if it should be with Hendricks or Bombay Sapphire and I said, that the last one will do. When it arrived with two lemon slices inside each glass, I asked, how come it had such a yellow colour. The waiter answered, that it was because of a tonic by Red Bull, and added that the drink had been made especially strong for us. In any case it tasted good. The price was 11 CHF for the Bombay Sapphire and 5 CHF for the 'Offen Auffüllung ' (thus the added tonic), making it a total of 16 CHF per person.

Coke is 5-7 CHF. Be prepared for the cost if you drink alcohol with a Coke (or pop) mixer. In Europe they typically charge for the alcohol and the pop separately but you do get the bottle of Coke. The food was wonderful, no complaints at all. Good sized portions, came out hot, fresh and presented nicely. Wait staff was very busy but still served well. Ordered a cheese pasta dish with ham and onion, it was wonderful!

Very disappointed for not being allowed to enter this bar.. since were not locals. I with my colleagues and decided to visited cotthard bar on Saturday 24th November 2019, we was not allowed inside due to bar was full (it’s not, we can see through outside . Meanwhile we was waited outside the bar approximately 20 minutes, then 2 couple are allowed to enter. when I asked security guard, why we’re not allowed, he respond was we are not a couple and I understood, that’s fare enough. After 10 minutes, groups of 14 people came and security was allowed them to enter, while very serious argument. I went and asked again this Asian security guy, first he told us it’s a full, second time he said only couple are allowed, then how you let 14 man in. So what we’re brown so what we’re not local, we not going to drink free, we also working in same industry.

Gotthard 1900 is across from the main train station. They have nice sidewalk seating on the Marktgasse. Inside, there is a mix of bar stools, high tables and stools, and a few padded seats at the back. The atmosphere is interesting as it has a minimum of eight TV’s and ceiling fans around the room. They serve hot/cold beverages, a full range of cocktails, hot meals all day as well as daily and weekly specials. I ordered a nice, cold tap beer (4.90CHF). The place is definitely a spot one should check out at least once. The down side though is the condition of the restroom. I have seen highway restrooms in better shape. One of the urinals was defective and causing the entire restroom to stink. The restroom furnishings in general reminded me of mass produced, cheap, metal and industrial looking workmanship and nothing I would have expected to see at a business. Go for the drinks as I did not try any of the food.

Gothard is ALWAYS there for you.......never close!!! something VERY RARE in Switzerland!!!! In these cold winter nights when your train just left you have GOTHARD to comfort you with fine snacks and drinks!!!