Never Wok Alone

Above the rooftops of Zurich, with a fine view over the city, Lake Zürichsee and the Glarner Alps, the fullservice restaurant Die Waid sits in regal splendour. It comprises four rooms: the ‘Jahreszeiten' (Seasons) restaurant with its red leather upholstery, which seats up to 140 diners, offering light, seasonal, traditionally prepared cuisine in a price range of CHF20-50. Next to this is  a lounge with a terrace in front. Then, with seating for some 70 people, there is the ‘Wok Restaurant', whose chefs know just how to combine Asian cooking skills with a few notes of Swiss cuisine - the ‘Züri-Asia Wok', for instance, with veal strips and a delicate mushroom sauce, refined with coconut milk and accompanied by spring onions and taglioni. The freshly cooked delicacies, costing between CHF29 and 40, are served in a special ‘Waid-Wok-Pfännli' (pan): to be shared and enjoyed together, in line with the slogan ‘Never wok alone'. With annual revenues of some  CHF10 m, Die Waid is one of Zurich's top-selling restaurants. Every year they cater for up to 2,500 events of 10 people or more. www.diewaid.ch