Vapiano - Lausanne

This place is pretty amazing. You get fresh pasta made right in front of you in a beautiful huge 2 level seating area with outlets (a good number of them didn 't seem to be working though) and free wifi. When you walk in, you have to get a card from the cashier sitting directly in front of the door. Your order is 'charged ' on this card inside and you give the card back and pay on your way out. I did not know this and he rudely called out to me as I was walking past him, just for me to wait 5 mins not even 2 feet away for him to finish checking out a few customers to give me a card. He did not even seem to acknowledge me until I approached him when he was done. The whole time I watched him hand cards out to other customers whom were walking in and said hi to him. Obviously they were regulars and I had no idea this was how things worked. But whatever, he was nice when I eventually spoke with him. Right by the cashier, there 's a screen that provides translated menu in a whole range of languages. When you walk all the way to the back, you can get a menu by the counter, but it 'll be in French. You line up according to the type of food you want to order pasta, salad, pizza etc. and wait your turn. It 's going to be a while depending on the time of day, but your dish is made right in front of you! The staff members all seem to speak some English. There 's also a big, clean bathroom upstairs.

I like the concept here and will try it again, but I was underwhelmed by my experience. I walked in early so maybe that's to blame, but I had a train to catch and wanted to get dinner for the ride. There were only few people there but it took ~10 minutes or so for me to even get my order it. Then it was slowly made, but the saucisse was missing. Promising, but the sauce hadtoo much cream and the vegetables were underdone. Luckily, the pasta wasn't over cooked which would have been a deal breaker. I'll try again and eat in for dinner at a normal time and see how it fares.

While I was in Lausanne Switzerland, my boyfriend and I happened to stumble upon this place while we were looking for a place to eat one night. I really enjoyed the concept of this place and how many different options they had for you to choose from. You take a plastic card at the beginning, one per person, go up to the station you want, order, and then they cook your food and you scan the card on the sensor and it loads your order. You eat and then pay at the end. I ended up choosing the Risotto con Speck, which had a variety of different things in it (tomatoes, peas, carrots, bacon, and things I cant remember) and boy was it delicious. The portion size was also a good one and it left me feeling satisfied and full. Definitely quite the place and I'm glad we went. My boyfriend and I went back to Vapiano again a few nights later with a friend, and he enjoyed it just as much as we did. Also, no one is hovering over you to see how you're doing or to rush you into leaving, which is nice. It's a very nice atmosphere as well. If I were fo ever go back to the area, I will definitely make it a point to stop here for a meal.

I am a sucker for beautiful interior design and this restaurant nails it. A beautiful place with regular but still very tasty, fresh Italian dishes. They offer a good selection of vegetarian meals and the service is quite fast. Can't wait to come back!

This is a peculiar self-service restaurant where you load your order to a card that you receive at the entrance and pay at the exit. The dishes are freshly prepared while waiting in the line. With regard to main dishes, four types of pasta are vegan marked: Arrabiata, Pomodoro, Aglio e Olio and Ratatouille. The Aglio e Olio I tried was pretty good, the Bruschetta is just okay.