Tropengarten - Frutigen

Very beautiful, impressive tropical house! The huge breeding facility with around 80,000 specimens of the large, impressive sturgeon fish is very impressive. Everything that is of interest is explained very well, even with audio information and many opportunities to get active are very popular with the children. Information from breeding to exclusive caviar or the entire fishery in Switzerland can be found in an exhibition. The tropical house itself is definitely worth a visit with its vegetation. Many exotic plants are presented and described and there is even a station where you can test chilli and the various scoville scales. I saw this for the first time today. Spices, coffee, banana trees, papayas, pineapples and much more. The sweet silkie chickens and turtles land to linger. The shop with lots of delicious delicacies and souvenirs is beautiful and designed with a lot of love.

A visit to the Tropenhaus in Frutigen and its restaurant is something top, as a couple or as a family!

The food from the kitchen is really enjoyable and tasty however we were really unlucky with the service this day. We are regulars over the years and so we booked our table well in advance for a birthday dinner. We were seated quickly, drinks came fine and the order was taken efficiently. We followed the recommendation dish from the staff thinking this would make things easier. We ordered the full fish platter for 4 persons though we were 5. (Gestorterplatte). We waited 20 minutes before we received a slice of bread each and some spread, then it was another 60 minutes before our main that consisted of cold starters and warm dishes that arrived all at the same time. we were recommended to eat the hot food first and the cold food last. From start to finish the waiting staff never filled our drinks glasses which was not a big issue, but strange, they also never checked to see if we were satisfied or in need, and no dessert menu or coffee was offered, which is unusual in Switzerland. When we received the bill the eldest of the group suggested that the food service was disappointly slow.. The waiter was beginning to argue the point before he realised he was outnumbered by all the guests. The result was an abrupt ending to what had the potential to be a great meal in a great environment. The food is good, the setting and ambiance relaxing but the service was embarassing.