El Alebrije - Zuerich

It is the most sophisticated Mexican restaurant that I am aware of (I know a few in both, Zürich and some other European cities). We went through a series of courses (5) plus a dessert, a fixed menu. All went very well. The food was really carefully prepared, with professionalism and (I would say) passion. The taste of each serving was superb, but also the aesthetics of each dish. The local is at a new place for this restaurant, since a few weeks ago, and so it requires some more running to improve and mature, but I think it is only a matter of time. The cocktails are unique, creative, tasty, phantastic... Really. Apart from some time to refine their decoration and products, I would only think that they should only make a bit of an effort to drop their prices a substantial percentage... I found it somewhat expensive, even for Zürich...

I ordered via mosi.ch after 40 minutes my order was cancelled (instead of delivered) very disappointing

Positives: good cocktails, portions are decent sized Not so positives: rather slow service (which was for us ok since we had a lot to talk about), food is quite decent but not special

Had a fantastic experience at El Alebrije tonight and am actually somewhat surprised by some of the reviews I read as I went to post this. As a Californian who has been in Europe for a month, I was craving some comfort food and really was satisfied by the Mexican cuisine at El Alebrije. The jalapeno margarita was on point, the flautas were on par with what I would expect from a local food truck at home (a good thing! and the pescado was well seasoned (and the owner Miguel was incredibly kind and brought me homemade blue corn tortillas to make the plate my own . I also really appreciated the trio of salsas reminded me of my fave taqueria in SF and each salsa had a truly different flavor profile and level of spice. They also all paired nicely with the dishes, which isn 't always the case with a salsa bar. For what it 's worth, I had the opposite experience of many of the other commenters and felt that service was more than adequate my order was taken immediately, menu choices were described clearly even with a language barrier, I was checked on multiple times, and I didn 't have to wait at all for a second drink order or to get the bill. Maybe it 's because I 've been in some more relaxed parts of Europe for the past month, but this was by far the most attentive service I 've had in weeks. The vibe is good, ambiance trendy and it felt like a less explored neighborhood of Zurich would absolutely recommend. For any Americans out there, it isn 't going to be your classic huge menu Tex Mex fajitas a la Chuy 's or Cozymel 's (nor is it purporting to be! , but it is going to be similar to what you 'd get at an authentic Oaxacan place in NYC or LA.

One of the most difficult place to rate for me. 3 is too little 4 is too much. The interior is very nice. Waiters are super nice, only if you get the white shirt dirty you should change it. It's kills the experience getting food from a waiters with dirty clothes. The cocktail was amazing! 5* straight away! The flavors were constantly changing coming one after another. Never drank anything so good! The food was good! Elaborated with interesting flavors. The tacos were very good, but you get only 2. The Flautas were a bit too basic. And there goes the first course. The main course was better. The leg was tasty and nice soft meat falling of the bone. The other typical dish was not bad, but also not amazing. It was sitting on a lot of sauce, which gave it the main flavor. All in all its a too much money for what you get. Maybe a standard concepts of plates and ordering any was for normal prices would be a better way to go. For now it is not a place we are planning to return