Château de Villa on Postcard

"A Swiss sojourn wouldn’t be complete with gorging on a plate, or five, of Raclette. For the best, head to the fairytale-esque Château de Villa, which sits on the mountainside in Sierre. Here, the house special consists of five cheeses from surrounding towns, each offering a subtly different flavor. Order it and you’ll get a map showing where each cheese is made, which you can study while your mustachioed waiter heats huge wheels of cheese until they bubble, then scrapes gooey portions onto your plate. Be sure to also order some wine, like the locally made La Petite Arvine, a gentle white that pairs perfectly with Raclette. Afterward, duck into the stunning wine cellar, where a local expert can guide you through Switzerland’s best bottles."

The Best Restaurants in Switzerland

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"A Swiss sojourn wouldn’t be complete with gorging on a plate, or five, of Raclette. For the best, head to the fairytale-esque Château de Villa, which sits on the mountainside in Sierre. Here, the house special consists of five cheeses from surrounding towns, each offering a subtly different flavor. Order it and you’ll get a map showing where each cheese is made, which you can study while your mustachioed waiter heats huge wheels of cheese until they bubble, then scrapes gooey portions onto your plate. Be sure to also order some wine, like the locally made La Petite Arvine, a gentle white that pairs perfectly with Raclette. Afterward, duck into the stunning wine cellar, where a local expert can guide you through Switzerland’s best bottles."

10 Great Restaurants in Switzerland

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Eric D

Google

I have travelled the world extensively over 40 years. I ate at all restaurants ranging from pop & mom’s to Michelin three stars. This is my honest review of the restaurant Chateau de Villa in Sierre, Valais canton, Switzerland. This charming little restaurant in a picturesque château near the vineyards is a true delight! Inside, the menu offers plenty of cheese and cured meat options, but the highlight is undoubtedly the raclette. The experience lets you sample five different cheeses from the Valais region, one after another, each unique and delicious. If you’re still hungry, you can go for additional rounds of your favorite cheese from the selection. The raclettes come with perfectly cooked potatoes and traditional sides like pickles and onions. Everything was delicious, and the ambiance was just perfect. I finished with a lovely apple tart and coffee—a wonderful way to end the meal.

William Copeland

Google

Came here for my first Raclette with some friends. What a cool experience. We got the sampling of five cheese. The meal started with the server suggesting a local white wine that was absolutely top notch. We then got a salad which was also exceptional. The cheeses were so good! We were served cheeses from the bottom of valais to the top. My favorite was the martigny.

rita person

Google

We had Raclette. It was amazing, filling, and unique. We ordered mushrooms and zucchini as well. The wine was spectacular. The service was exceptional, and they explained where each cheese and meats came from.

Logan Stewart

Google

Wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. I’ve never had a meal like this. Raclette is like a shaved and melted cheese. Here it’s all from the valley, and paired with a local wine, the meal is heavenly. The pickles were also phenomenal This was fantastic food and environment. Highly recommend.

Katerina K

Google

Delicious raclette 5 course tasting, which you could accompany with the veggie, bread, salad and wines. Inside and outside seating, huge area, reserve a table in advance. Quite charming and old restaurant

Kelly VanSant

Google

We had a very personal wine tasting with an extensive selection of lovely wines. The restaurant came highly recommended and met our every expectation...the service, ambiance and food was divine. The charcuterie and fondue were magnifique! A perfect evening!

Sebastian Reiz

Google

This is probably one of the best places for exclusive raclettes in Switzerland and without any doubt, it has the most complete collection of Wallis wines in the country. I had dinner here last night after having traveled from the Jungfraujoch at almost 3500 m altitude in the canton of Berne to Sierre via the Lötschberg tunnel, taking me through the mountains from Kandersteg to Goppenstein in 16 minutes only. For once, I ordered meat and was served one of the best quality of Val d'Herence steaks I have ever eaten, accompanied by a glass of Pinot Noir from Denis Mathier in Salquenen. Good value for money, pleasant and competent staff and well worth a visit, not only for eating but also for their wine cellar/store and wine museum. You can purchase wines difficult to find elsewhere at competitive prices.

Chris M. K.

Google

We were with a group of 10 people and we can’t say anything positive about that place. Food was not coming, we had to “fight” with the waitress, the quality of the other dishes (beside the cheese which was good - but honestly, to make some Raclette cheese is not a skill) was not of good quality. The salad was basically a mixed salad from coop. The tartar was full of walnuts and other things and not tasty at all. In summary: for Raclette, wine and beer a good place buy don’t order something else and don’t expect a good service. The vibe in the restaurant outside on the terrace was good though.

Eric D

Google

I have travelled the world extensively over 40 years. I ate at all restaurants ranging from pop & mom’s to Michelin three stars. This is my honest review of the restaurant Chateau de Villa in Sierre, Valais canton, Switzerland. This charming little restaurant in a picturesque château near the vineyards is a true delight! Inside, the menu offers plenty of cheese and cured meat options, but the highlight is undoubtedly the raclette. The experience lets you sample five different cheeses from the Valais region, one after another, each unique and delicious. If you’re still hungry, you can go for additional rounds of your favorite cheese from the selection. The raclettes come with perfectly cooked potatoes and traditional sides like pickles and onions. Everything was delicious, and the ambiance was just perfect. I finished with a lovely apple tart and coffee—a wonderful way to end the meal.

William Copeland

Google

Came here for my first Raclette with some friends. What a cool experience. We got the sampling of five cheese. The meal started with the server suggesting a local white wine that was absolutely top notch. We then got a salad which was also exceptional. The cheeses were so good! We were served cheeses from the bottom of valais to the top. My favorite was the martigny.

rita person

Google

We had Raclette. It was amazing, filling, and unique. We ordered mushrooms and zucchini as well. The wine was spectacular. The service was exceptional, and they explained where each cheese and meats came from.

Logan Stewart

Google

Wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. I’ve never had a meal like this. Raclette is like a shaved and melted cheese. Here it’s all from the valley, and paired with a local wine, the meal is heavenly. The pickles were also phenomenal This was fantastic food and environment. Highly recommend.

Katerina K

Google

Delicious raclette 5 course tasting, which you could accompany with the veggie, bread, salad and wines. Inside and outside seating, huge area, reserve a table in advance. Quite charming and old restaurant

Kelly VanSant

Google

We had a very personal wine tasting with an extensive selection of lovely wines. The restaurant came highly recommended and met our every expectation...the service, ambiance and food was divine. The charcuterie and fondue were magnifique! A perfect evening!

Sebastian Reiz

Google

This is probably one of the best places for exclusive raclettes in Switzerland and without any doubt, it has the most complete collection of Wallis wines in the country. I had dinner here last night after having traveled from the Jungfraujoch at almost 3500 m altitude in the canton of Berne to Sierre via the Lötschberg tunnel, taking me through the mountains from Kandersteg to Goppenstein in 16 minutes only. For once, I ordered meat and was served one of the best quality of Val d'Herence steaks I have ever eaten, accompanied by a glass of Pinot Noir from Denis Mathier in Salquenen. Good value for money, pleasant and competent staff and well worth a visit, not only for eating but also for their wine cellar/store and wine museum. You can purchase wines difficult to find elsewhere at competitive prices.

Chris M. K.

Google

We were with a group of 10 people and we can’t say anything positive about that place. Food was not coming, we had to “fight” with the waitress, the quality of the other dishes (beside the cheese which was good - but honestly, to make some Raclette cheese is not a skill) was not of good quality. The salad was basically a mixed salad from coop. The tartar was full of walnuts and other things and not tasty at all. In summary: for Raclette, wine and beer a good place buy don’t order something else and don’t expect a good service. The vibe in the restaurant outside on the terrace was good though.

Marie E.

Yelp

I cannot comment on the taste of the food since we did not stay. Based on the many yelp and Google reviews of this restaurant (and the 650 wine selections) my party of 5 attempted to eat here as our one night out on a vacation in Switzerland. Parking is metered and must be paid in Swiss frank coins. The exterior was absolutely beautiful! The interior has such a strong negative cheese smell it that it was distracting. The employees that were there when we arrived only spoke French which is odd in a town near resorts and in a country with 4 national languages. We attempted to speak in English, and Germany with no luck. The worst part was the outrageous prices. Sharing was not something that they would work with, for example the fondue was large enough to share but that even if we only wanted 1 pot it would be still be the same price per person. The fondue with bread alone was 25$ a person. The most inexpensive wine selections were about 20$ for a glass (not bottle) We found that for fondue with a selection of meat/breads, and one glass of wine it would be 70$ per person.

Josh T.

Yelp

I am abashed to confess that despite my four years of study in the same city, I never visited Château de Villa till I went back on vacation two years after graduation. On the upside, I think that made me appreciate the experience even more. Château de Villa is perhaps the single best destination to appreciate the wine, cheese, and cured meats of the Valais region. Particularly if you're a fan of Raclette, instead of just choosing one cheese, the restaurant actually takes you of a "tour" through 4-5 cheeses, with a decent portion of each. You then can ask for more of one that you particularly like. Each cheese is explained in a fair amount of detail, and while the waiter was generally able to express almost everything in English, it did help that some of us could speak French. The Fondue was of course, excellent. The selection of wines? Top notch. But what was a bit of an unexpected surprise was that I didn't know they also had specialty cured meats. They had a few types of air cured pork that were made from a specific breed of mountain pig. While nothing like Iberico, it was absolutely delicious, and a great complement to the cheeses we were having. The next time I'm in Sierre? I'm going back again.

JP K.

Yelp

Excellent. A must for Raclette or fondue as well as great wine, all comming from the surounding area!

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