Swiss Grill

I went to the Swiss Grill for the first time. Although we had a bit of difficulty finding it (hint: it's behind Starbucks), we made our way there on a Saturday night. The place was full but we were able to find a table.

The food is good, but sadly the service is awful. Our order was simple and only included a Caesar salad, which we told the server we'd like to share as an appetizer, and then a burger for me and brats for my friend.

My burger arrived first and I asked, "Where is the salad?" It will be out soon she answered. Oddly the fries weren't with my burger and I was also told "They'll be out soon." I was about 75% finished with my burger when my friend's brats arrived. Still no salad and still no fries. I asked again and were told, "Soon." I had just finished my burger when the fries arrived. Again, "Where's the salad? We wanted it as the appetizer?" and the answer again was, "Just a minute, I'll check." I finished most of my fries (oddly making that my second course) and my friend was mostly through the brats when the Caesar salad appears. 

The food was quite tasty, but the terrible service really took away from what would have been a good experience. The issue didn't seem to be so much with the servers who were trying, but with the kitchen who didn't seem to be able to get food out in a timely and sequential way. 

I'll go back, but it the service doesn't improve I'll probably give up on this place. 

Been there twice now and on both occasions, I leave with a happy belly!

Their meats are simply put, just great. I've tried the lamb burger and cervelat hot dog as well as sampled the cod burger and their special - free-range pork chops. ALL DELISH! They keep every other component simple, letting the meat do all the talking.

I love this place and their service staff are extremely friendly which is always a plus!

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Decided to have dinner at Swiss Grill on this fine Sunday evening. We were pleasantly greeted by a cheerful waitress, and proceeded to order while watching more and more people streaming in. The place was teeming for a Sunday night.

Spicy Italian Sausages ($13.90) arrived first. These were great - while cutting into the sausages you can feel the tension of the firm, crisp skin giving way to a soft meaty interior. I had expected it to be more spicy as its name suggests, but otherwise the balance of flavours of the salty sausage, creamy mash and sour crunchy cabbage (together with a dash of mustard and blob of ketchup) was lovely! It's quite evident that it's made from better quality meat parts instead of mystery meat, and it's quite a generous serving of meat for the price, to be honest.

Overheard the nice couple next to us raving about the Swiss Portobello Burger ($15.90), we just had to give it a try. You can add $2.50 for chunky fries and mesclun salad - which we did gladly. Burger wasn't horrendously massive, but the chuck patty and the huge portions of sliced portobello was some serious stuff. The mushrooms were awweesssommme, creamy they were, and overflowing too. Had to scoop the escapees back under the bun where they belong. The overall taste was pretty stellar, and definitely use your knife and fork as the juices from the mushrooms can and will escape when squeezed!!!

Would recommend this place for quality hunks of meat (just like, you know, real cow.. none of that frozen, questionable nonsense). There is also no service charge here, happy days!

More and more burger joints are sprouting up across the island to cater to people who want more than just Mac's or BK's when they have a burger craving. While I have tried a few burger places myself, the first place I think of when I want an honest-to-goodness burger (minus things like fancy ambience, fancy service and long, snaking queues and waiting times) is this place.

Tucked at the back of Coronation Plaza, you might not know it exists till you chance upon it. It's half-restaurant, half-deli, and all good. While they have both outdoor and indoor seating, it's safer to reserve ahead or come earlier if you want an indoor seat (space is limited because the indoor area is small).

My family has come here so often that the waitress knows us by face and name. We've ordered quite a number of things on the menu including the Angus sirloin ($39.90), the wagyu beef sirloin (I think it's $55.90), the Burger with the Lot ($13.90), and the grilled cod burger ($19.90).

All of the above warrant a try. But for me, I stay faithful to the Swiss Portobello Mushroom Beef Burger ($15.90). At this price, the burger comes with a giant minced beef patty, topped with chopped portobello mushrooms and swiss cheese, on bed of lettuce and tomatos and sandwiched in-between a lightly toasted sesame seed bun. And if the burger isn't enough to fill you up, add $2.50 for a side of yummy fries and mesclun salad.

What's special about this burger is how meaty and juicy it is. The mushrooms moisten the well-grilled, smokey meat so it becomes juicy, but not to the extent that it gets soggy (unless you eat really slowly; then your bun gets soggy), and the marrying of the ingredients is done so well that you don't have to add ketchup or chili to your burger (although they do provide both if you ask).

For a place with no service charge, I think service is pretty decent. The waitresses are hard-working and attentive, and do serve and refill iced and warm water (for free) with a smile. Have never been disappointed in all the times I've been here. 

Oh, and if you like your beers, they have some decent German/Belgian beers you can order.

It has been a while since I went back to the restaurant due to my busy schedule.My relatives came over to Singapore last week thus decided that it is a good place to bring them there.

A short while and they have added quite a few more items on the menu. The best thing of having a big group is we could order alot of different items to try!

We ordered the following:

Mushroom Soup, Onion Soup, Blue cheese burger, Cod fish burger, Portebello burger, Angus Ribeye Steak, & a few sides such as fries and mashed potato. 

I have to say they are really good with meat. Everything was great but I had to give special mentions to the 2 fantastic one!

Blue Cheese Burger:This whole package is out of this world! (at least to me a crazy cheese lover!) The bun is different from the other burgers. It was filled with walnut giving it a unique taste. Think they specially got this to compliment the blue cheese. The patty was still as juicy as ever, and topped with sautee onion which really enhance the flavour of the beef. They are rather generous with the blue cheese considering those they used are rather mature giving it a richer taste but amazingly it ain that pungent =p Or at least to my dad (someone who's not adventurous when it comes to food). He did tried it and asked for a second bite! Amazing =) Overall i have to say the ingredient used compliments one another to bring together a fabulous package.

Cod Fish Burger:I ordered this for my aunt as she prefers fish. This burger ain one you can find anywhere else. Totally unique on its own. The bun again is specially prepared to compliment the fish. The bun was baked with cheese. Thou I am not too sure what cheese is used. The fish meat was covered in cheese with a hint of lemon. What I love most about this is that it comes with freshly diced tomatoes lightly seasoned with olive oil providing a refreshing touch to the dish. Although the serving is rather huge, every bite you take refreshes your palate. I think this would be one of the favourites for the ladies =)

Total cost was about $130+ as there is no service charge. Serious great value.

This is the second time I'm dining at Swiss Grill and the third time visiting the place. Just the day before, I came to buy some meats for BBQ. If you are buying something from the Swiss Butchery, you should try the Chicken Cafe de Paris.

This time, I ordered a Blue Cheese Burger, for which my friends lamented, "Why are we here for burgers?!" Until they tried the burger itself. Yummylicious and filling!

The salad I had was also fresh and sweet. Perfect combination for the tantalizing burger.

One complain, I wish they sell the meats from the butchery at the grill though.

Something to add, the burgers taste great at the grill, but the beef burgers they sell at the butchery are just so-so if you are someone who makes his own burgers.

First time dining there, and saw they had a lamb burger (@$15.90) and it's not in their regular menu, so decided to try that. Add $2.50 for french fries and mesclun salad. Mesclun salad tasty and drizzled with oil. French fries a little on the salty side.

The burger had a good thick patty and no lamby smell. Can't really tell it's lamb, actually. Some parts were bitter as it was charred. But overall, it's pleasant to bite. It has bacon strip, which is cooked to a crisps.

Service was erratic, but no service charge. Only sales tax. Water will be refilled only if you requests so.

i saw the many good reviews so i went to try. its really not bad. the pricing i feel is very reasonable for the ingredients and portions used.

Very filling! for a girl.

So what if certain parts of Bukit Timah Road is prone to flooding?If they have good burgers around this area, we will still come here :-)We tried the blue cheese burger with the addition of chunky fries and mesclun salad.Requested for it to be done 'medium', and it came out really the way I like it. (Somehow we have the same scale with regards to 'done'-ness) There are many kinds of blue cheese around, but somehow this one in the burger did not 'stink'. I kinda like it.The swiss portobello burger is also quite good. It's not a vegetarian dish though it might sound like one. Made from grilled chuck beef which has a nice proportion of meat and fats. Just let the photos do the talking...More about it at http://is.gd/djtvr

Last minute was tasked to decide a place for lunch with a friend. Since he had no preference for aircon or not, I decided that we will try this place since it closes pretty early after dinner.

Be warned that there is not much seats inside so it was al fresco dining.

Since it was really hot, we asked for ice water while we decide on our food. Not cold enough in small glasses but at least they serve ice water free unlike other restuarants of cafes.

We asked the waitress whats good on the menu and she said everything was good. Not a good way to answer your customers. Either you don't care about what your customer like or you have no idea what is really nice which means you have not tried all the food. But to be fair this is not a high class restuarant so to have such replies are fairly common in singapore. She did eventually recommend us a lamb burger which my friend ordered while I had a cheese burger with the extra fries and salad thrown in for $2.50. Maybe more fries and salad may make the $2.50 more appealing.

We asked for no salt for the fries. Reason for this is most places like macdonalds, the fries are usually very soggy so when you ask for no salt they will have to fry a fresh set for you. However the fries were not as hot and fresh as I would prefer, which meant they usually fry without salt and add salt accordingly?

The burger was decent enough. But again, the food was not piping hot as I would like it to be. Maybe they were trying to be considerate as it was fairly hot outside?

Drinks wise at $1.90 for a 500ml apple spritz, and that they were willing to give us 2 glasses of ice spoke volume of how they are willing to price their drinks at affordable prices.

Overall the place is unpretentious with a decent service. Read: smiling faces and free flow of ice water. Value for drinks and decent pricing for the burgers. However am not sure with burger shack just right across, which has better value? Seems like most of the students are headed there. Just don't come here when there is blazing sun unless you are assured of seats inside.

Will come back again? Yes only if I have finished trying all the restuarants in singapore.