Calamares-Carpaccio mit kurz gebratenen Jakobsmuscheln und Chorizo. Maisveloute mit Salz-Caramel-Popcorn und Kapaunbrust. A steady drop hollows the stone is an old german saying. Thanks to my bravery, conniving personality and persistence I present you with the first formal review of the highly anticipated restaurant Clouds on top of the Prime Tower. As pointed out before, my anonymous approach has its limits when you try to snag a table at the most sought after hot-spot.
It actually took me multiple tries once I even showed up in person and waited in the lounge to no avail and a bit of luck to get a table. I seldomly talk about the setting, but Clouds is a different story. Before starting my meal I was slighltly put off since one of the long obelisk shaped breads I tasted had fruit and nuts in it. That would be nice for cheese at the end but I thought it was disturbing at the beginning.
I start off with a Calamares Carpaccio, scallops and some chorizo. I liked the dish, especially since the chef showed a lot of balance and restraint in the use of the spicy sausage, as well as the delicate presentation of the octopus. Next dish was a corn veloute with popcorn and kapaun castrated rooster.
I was slightly perplex, when the waitress offered to shave some more Perigord truffles on top, I declined for the reason of me being not the biggest truffle fan, but it certainly was a generous gesture. Looking around the dining room it seemed that every main course is served with sauce, which is brought to the table in a seperate container and then artfully poured over your plate.
So the same was true for my pike perch on savoy wirsing and potatoes a la Lyonnaise, accompanied with a jus made of peppers. The only criticism here were that I thought the potatoes were more like chips and were fried too much for my taste. I felt that the peppers sauce elevated the dish and highlighted the fish. I could sit for hours and stare out the window at the trains, only to be interrupted every now and then with a tasty course. Prices were actually okay for all the food I ate:. Clouds, Prime Tower, Zurich Dec Share this: Print Facebook Twitter.
