Welcome to our restaurant «Le BelAir» It s a pleasure to have you here as our guests today. The «Le BelAir» is the location where we will do our best to delight you on a high culinary level. Our kitchen is based on the classic art of cooking, respecting sustainability and the seasonal offer. We create our menus, with which we would like to surprise and to spoil you, with fresh products from our region and the best from all over the world. Luxury is time for delight. With culinary regards Tim Adolphs Chef de cuisine Holger Rauwolf Maître d hôtel vegetarian dishes V vegan dishes P contains pork
STARTERS Giant scallop tepid asparagus salad asparagus foam 32 Swiss salmon sashimi Ponzu jalapeño fresh cheese sesame 29 Swiss Alpine Fish AG is a salmon farm in Lostallo, a lovely, pristine area of the Val Mesolcina in the Italian part of Grisons. The salmon farm boasts state-of-the-art technology, making it the cleanest and most sustainable facility of its kind in the world. The fish are reared and sold locally, so that they are absolutely fresh. They are raised sustainably without chemicals or antibiotics and meet the highest quality standards. Swiss Alpine Fish AG is changing the way we think about fish. It s time to eat better and time to enjoy fresh fish from Switzerland. Beef tartar quail egg caper apple «Pane carasau» 34 Mesclun salad finely sliced vegetables kernels grissini 18 dressing «BEATUS»
SOUPS Asparagus cream soup asparagus 17 Alpstein chicken consommé from Appenzell vegetable pearls 18 sot-l y-laisse The birds of this brand are fed exclusively select feeds such as maize. This meat, once the main food staple in the Rheintal, is natural and GMO-free. The birds are kept in free-range facilities in small flocks with access to fresh air and the region s slow-growing, succulent grasses. This not only results in their unmistakeable and incomparable Alpstein taste, it also gives you the certainty of providing absolutely healthy, pure energy to Alpstein consumers through the birds 100% traceability. «Seeländer» organic carrot coconut milk Kaffir lime V 16
FISH DISHES Swiss salmon miso quinoa crunch leaf spinach sweet potatoes 48 Swiss Alpine Fish AG is a salmon farm in Lostallo, a lovely, pristine area of the Val Mesolcina in the Italian part of Grisons. The salmon farm boasts state-of-the-art technology, making it the cleanest and most sustainable facility of its kind in the world. The fish are reared and sold locally, so that they are absolutely fresh. They are raised sustainably without chemicals or antibiotics and meet the highest quality standards. Swiss Alpine Fish AG is changing the way we think about fish. It s time to eat better and time to enjoy fresh fish from Switzerland. Lake Thun perch fillet tartar sauce market vegetables 48 Dauphine potatoes All our perch fillets are delivered fresh by the last commercial fisherman on the right bank of Lake Thun, Johannes von Gunten. He is a passionate fisherman, and can be seen daily out on the lake. His catch is then processed in Merligen. He sometimes provides our kitchen with other specialities like Arctic char or lake trout as well, depending on the day s catch. Please enquire with our staff for availability. Lake Thun white fish Riesling from Spiez vegetable pearls 39 acquerello risotto saffron All our whitefish fillets are delivered fresh by the last commercial fisherman on the right bank of Lake Thun, Johannes von Gunten. He is a passionate fisherman, and can be seen daily out on the lake. His catch is then processed in Merligen. He sometimes provides our kitchen with other specialities like Arctic char or lake trout as well, depending on the day s catch. Please enquire with our staff for availability.
VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN DISHES Lentil curry leaf spinach homemade falafel V 29 Homemade ricotta gnocchi asparagus ragout date tomatoes 29 mountain cheese of Justistal sage butter The Justistal is the valley situated between the Sigriswilergrat and the Güggisgrat, above Sigriswil. The approximately 7.5 km long valley is formed by the Grönbach, which flows into Lake Thun at Merligen. The valley is home to a total of nine alpine cooperatives which produce cheese during the summer months. The famous Justistaler Chästeilet is held each year on the Friday before or after Switzerland s Federal Day of Thanksgiving, Repentance and Prayer. This is a proper alpine ritual celebrated by farmers whose cows have spent the summer in the pastures of the Justistal. Cheeses are shared according to the cows milk yields. The cheeses are brought out of the "Speichern" stores at around 12:00 noon and stacked in rows, with older and younger cheese rounds stacked together. The farmers draw lots for the stacks, and must agree amongst themselves on an even distribution of the cheeses. Portion of asparagus (250g) sauce hollandaise new potatoes 34 with farmer s ham or raw ham 11
METS DE VIANDE Irish lamb curry chickpeas variation young spinach mint yoghurt 44 Veal steak asparagus sauce hollandaise wild garlic gnocchi 56 Black Angus beef fillet braised stew of water buffalo from Schangnau 57 root vegetables mashed potatoes with roasted oignons Water buffalo have been bred in Schangnau, a community in the Emmental, since 1996. Buffalo meat has 50% lower cholesterol content than conventional beef. It is also richer in protein and dry matter, and contains high amounts of vitamins A and B12. The meat has a dark red colour and a rich flavour. Both milk and meat are processed locally on site, with no long transport routes. This in turn makes these sustainable products. Eastern Swiss Ribelmais chicken breast apple confit creamy morel sauce 39 green asparagus Berny poatatoes Ribelmais-Poularde is made using only chickens from a slow-growing breed. The birds are raised humanely in small flocks and fed a high-quality grain mixture consisting predominantly of Ribelmais. They take almost twice as long to reach market weight as conventional chicken breeds. This combination of special feed and slow growth gives Ribelmais-Poularde chickens a delicious taste with a high intramuscular fat ratio, less protein loss in cooking and their unmistakeable yellow skin. Escalope Viennese style asparagus sauce hollandaise new potatoes 52 The classic par excellence for 2 persons Châteaubriand 2 courses béarnaise sauce vegetables from the market parsley potatoes or french fries per person 69
SWEET DISHES Vanilla Tahiti burned custard 17 Mango variation lemongrass ice cream 16 Trilogy of homemade sorbets 15 Champagne cream sorbet 8 Strawberry tiramisu rhubarb sorbet 16 The classic par excellence prepared at table for 2 persons Crepes Suzette homemade vanilla ice cream orange fillets 29 per person
CHEESE Selection of raw-milk cheese fig mustard homemade dried fruit bread small 18 large 24 Whenever possible, we buy our cheeses from Willi Schmid s Städtlichäsi in Lichtensteig, in central Toggenburg. Willi Schmid is a cheesemaker through and through. His cheeses are served in the world s top restaurants, and his creations have won many prizes. Everything in his family business is carefully produced by hand according to the highest quality standards. He places great value in a holistic approach to work and has made it part of his philosophy. WINE JOURNEY Wine is the noblest embodiment of the natural spirit (Friedrich Hebbel) Our chef de service will be happy to recommend you a wine journey which we suggest with our menu. Small wine journey (three glasses of white, red and sweet wine) at CHF 39.00 per person Great wine journey (two glasses of different white wines, one glass of red and sweet wine) at CHF 49.00 per person
Origin of ingredients Beef: Beef: Water buffalo: Veal: Pork: Lamb: Alpstein chicken Ribelmais chicken Giant scallops: Perch: White fish Salmon Cheeses Mountain cheese Butter Switzerland Ireland Switzerland Schangnau, Emmental Switzerland Switzerland Ireland Switzerland Eastern Switzerland Switzerland Eastern Switzerland USA Switzerland Johannes von Gunten, commercial fisherman, Merligen Switzerland Johannes von Gunten, commercial fisherman, Merligen Switzerland Swiss Alpine Lachs, Lostallo, Val Mesolcina, Grisons Switzerland Willi Schmid Städtlichäserei, Lichtensteig, Toggenburg Switzerland Amstutz dairy, Sigriswil Switzerland Schönried dairy, Gstaad Our fish comes from ecological and sustainable fishery. All prices in Swiss francs (CHF) incl. VAT To find out more about the allergens contained in our food, please ask our service staff. We would be very happy to help you.