Othmars hutte - Zermatt

You can work up a good appetite after kick biking down Sunnegga - but fortunately we passed by the other restaurants along the way and held out for Othmars Hutte. We had the special of the day - a delicious quiche - and found the service to be excellent, food delicious, and views from the patio are breathtaking! Park your bike or skis and take a time out here for food and drink, you will not be disappointed.

Down the hill on Sunnegga side, at the bottom of the slope at ski or 30minutes walk from Zermatt village to Ried, you will find Othmars Skihütte, Werner and Irene's winter residence. Werner and Irene propose delicious salmon (their own catch in Alaska from the previous season) in various forms! Smoked, as Tartar our cooked, we enjoy it every winter again. My preferred is the "mezo-mezo", a huge salad with smoked and tartar salmon. The restaurant also proposes excellent wine and deserts. Reservation is recommended in high season!

After a great morning of skiing when you need some sustance and ambience and a little rest you come across this oasis on the mountain . Of course the locals all know it and are there in full force the food is wonderful , the beer is ..... What can i say required after 30-40 kms on the mountain .the view is to die for on a sunny day sitting out on the Patio ,the food is wonderful as is the service and ambience ihard to beat . This is Euro skiing at its finest .

Othmar's Skihut was yet again a real treat - we had lunch for a party of 10, with excellent Alaska Variation, Salmon Rosti and many other dishes that together with the always friendly and attentive service make this restaurant such a unique feature of our holidays in Zermatt.

We have eaten lunch here a number of times in the last few years and have always had an excellent meal and superb service. On a sunny day it is fabulous to sit outside on the terrace and gaze at the Matterhorn. Raclette, rosti with the Alaskan smoked salmon, goats cheese salad, pasta dishes and many other specialities have consistently delivered and it is such a marvellous location that it's difficult to motivate ourselves to leave to carry on skiing! Roll on 2015...