The ambience in the "Hermitage" restaurant in the four-star "Hermitage Lake Lucerne" hotel is wonderful. Especially on the terrace, from where you have a wonderful view of the lake and the impressive surrounding mountains. There is a good mix of people here, including hotel guests, families, local couples enjoying a romantic evening and tourists who have heard about the beautiful view and the delicious food. The menu includes classics and seasonal dishes. The cuisine is more on the home-style side, with a varied selection that also appeals to vegetarians and vegans. Most of the cooking is done with Swiss products, so there are also local options for fish. We start with a salad, which is impeccable, crisp and well-seasoned. For the main course, we share a juicy, roasted salmon fillet from Lostallo in Switzerland with herb butter and risotto and an Alpstein chicken breast with pea risotto. This is also well fried, not at all dry and with a tasty crispy skin. It is accompanied by a Sauvignon Blanc from the Tement winery in southern Styria, which is also available by the glass. We really enjoy the wine list, as it is varied and also offers bottles from outside the mainstream. As the main course portions are quite generous, we skip dessert afterwards. Instead, we treat ourselves to an excellent cocktail in the beautiful hotel bar designed by star architects Herzog & DeMeuron and enjoy the lake view a little longer.
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