Pitschna Scena - Pontresina

My wife and I had a great dinner at Giodi in January 2023. All the dishes were superb we shared a nice salad for starter, which featured smoked beetroot which was lovely. My wife had vegetarian Capuns which was very nice, and I had a dal (Indian Lentil) curry. Just make sure you save some space for the delicious deserts!

Very colourful ambiente with too many mixed styles. Also the menu features a very broad spectrum of foods with maybe a focus on burgers. These were tasty, but nothing special. Everything from the salad to the grilled vegetables was either very sweet or very fatty.

Reliably tasty food, best place in town for groups including vegans or vegetarians (meat can be ordered as side dishes by those who want it a great concept). Allergy friendly service (substitutions good advice on options and ingredients). Some of the main dish portions are rather small, so ask the friendly staff about portion size before ordering if very hungry. I have eaten here multiple times (couples, family, friends) and the food has always been very tasty. The atmosphere is also very cosy . This is my preferred restaurant of the restaurants of hotel Saratz and all of Pontresina.

Excellent vegetarian food, but also serving daily meat and fish specials. Everything locally sourced. Menu is imaginative and eclectic. Setting is cozy. Rather than having a large lobby with lots of dead space the hotel has created little nooks and crannies and set up tables in each. Thus there is room for both family and private parties and other diners each in their own area. We hadn’t reserved but came early for dinner before the Christmas crush and were seated at a large ten person table with other diners. Service kindly and attentive and showing good teamwork. While pricey, we found the food pricing was not out of wack for the quality of the ingredients, location and season. However, like other reviewers, the cost of tap water and bottled water verged on extortionate. In most of Switzerland, restaurants charge 2 CHF for a jug of tap water to cover costs of replacing and cleaning the jugs and servicing the water. In certain ski resorts like Pontresina this rises to CHF 4. But CHF 6, I have never seen elsewhere. Pity that this detracts from an otherwise very favorable impression.

We enjoyed our evening at Giodi but were very surprised at how expensive it was. The Green Steak Sandwich was very tasty but surprisingly expensive for what was essentially a veggie burger with A LOT of McDonald’s-type french fries. The Wild Mushroom Pie was delicious and felt like more of a value, although still very expensive. Also shocked that water was CHF 9 (we really just wanted tap water). The sourdough bread that many on TA rave about is just a single large roll to be split between two people. Overall, the restaurant was good but not remarkable. While it was nice to find a vegetarian restaurant in this small alpine village, brace yourself for the prices.