Williams Butcherstable Restaurant Review | Zurich | Switzerland

I had tried to go to Williams Butcherstable for some time already, and the visit of a friend made it the perfect occasion.
Williams Butcherstable is a meat restaurant that also has a grocery shop. The particularity of this restaurant is that you can choose your cut advised by a butcher, and then the chef will cook it for you.

At the time of writing this review, they have three locations across Switzerland. One in Bern and two in Zurich.

Place

Williams Butcherstableis a cozy restaurant with low lights decorated after the American 50s. All in wood, they play 50s American music, and the frames are also from that time, portraying the meat industry.

Service

The waiter welcomed us in the door to present our COVID certificates.

He asked us if we wanted to have some drinks. We ordered, but then they took a kind of a long time to give us the menus.
When he came, he explained the restaurant’s concept: choosing your meat from the butcher and then the Chef will cook it for you or the daily special. In this case, the daily special was the old cow burger.

Unfortunately, the cutlery is a bit old and overused; I would have expected something better in this sense.

They also have a bar with a selection of scotch and whiskeys to complement your meal.

Gourmetian Whisky Deals

Food

Their menu is not long but there is an exciting meat selection at the Boettcher you can choose from. They have a wide choice of cuts, from lean to more fatty and marbled.

Salad

Each meal includes a salad. You can choose between Italian or French dressing.

We went for French dressing, and it came with garlic croutons. The salad was well-dressed but crunchy. The crouton was delicious.

Old Cow Burger with Fries

The bun was a lovely brioche crunchy outside but soft inside.
The meat was perfectly cooked, not dry, and juicy inside. It came with melted cheese.

We got a huge bowl full of carved fries, as is trendy in many eateries. Crunchy and salty as it should be.

Black Angus Ribeye

I ordered the black Angus Ribeye after the Butcher recommendation. Despite being pricey, as in many restaurants in Switzerland, the meat was outstanding. It melted in my mouth; I barely had to use a knife to cut it. It was a complete pleasure for the senses.

I also ordered a side creamy spinach that was nicely cooked and not bland.

What I liked from Williams Butcherstable

• Excellent Meat Quality
• The decoration
• The Special of the Day concept

What could be better at Williams Butcherstable

• The service pace. Was slow at times.
• The overused cutlery.
• Prices above

How do we rate?

I cannot talk much about the price because the meat in Switzerland is expensive by definition, but I still found it slightly overpriced.

I think this is an excellent place to go on weekdays and enjoy a good meal at a reasonable price as the meal of the day was only Fr.26.