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Tao's

3.9 (27 reviews)
PriceyBars, Asian Fusion
Closed 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Romantic
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Everything was perfect. We missed it the night before and came back. Im so glad we did! It was magical!

Bread to start
Emma V.

Came here via recommendation from someone we met who lived in Zurich for 6 years. We had two appetizers (soup and bar) and two mains (chicken and salmon), all of which were not great but not necessarily bad. Overall seemed very simple and lacking in flavor or complexity. We also had some sake and a few cocktails. Our server was very nice but pretty busy as it was Saturday night and lacking attentiveness. For example, a few times my drink ran out and it took her 5+ minutes to realize and check in each time. The ambiance was my favorite part. They had different areas of the restaurant- nice outdoor, pet friendly patio, good lighting, different rooms inside for dining. The bill was quite expensive given the quality of food and therefore I would not recommend this restaurant to a friend.

lovely rosé champagne for ???
I-Lin L.

Came here for a spontaneous after-work dinner with some coworkers on a Monday night. Never heard of this place before and was pleasantly surprised to walk past the non-descript entrance off Bahnhofstrasse to find cute, little lights dotting the stone pathway all the way to the door. The only bar available doubled as a smoking lounge, and there were 2 guys at the entrance puffing on huge cigars. Yuck. Really comfy seating on a plush bench with pillows. Dim lighting cast a soft, romantic glow. My dinner low-down: 1. Dim sum appetizer steamed to perfection with succulent, chewy dumpling skin. (CHF 28) 2. Chicken on a hot stone plate was tasty but a bit dry and needed the gooey teriyaki sauce for some moisture. (CHF 34) 3. Side of creamed spinach was rich and creamy, but really salty. (CHF 7) 4. Utterly heavenly rosé champagne and refreshing sweet white wine spritzer. (CHF 12 for the spritzer, and I thought the champagne was 16... but it was probably more like 21?) Something weird after we paid--the waitress followed me to the restroom to ask for CHF 2 because we were short on the bill. ?!?! I couldn't figure out what happened, except perhaps the champagne cost 5 more per glass than we thought? There was only 1 rosé listed on the menu at CHF 16, but we couldn't reconcile to our total bill. Weird. Anyway, a beautiful restaurant with pricy food that was ok but not out-of-this-world. Delicious drinks and a lovely place to hang out with friends.

Vegetable tagliolini with beef stripes- 38 CHF on a red curry sauce
Amanda M.

The food here is really REALLY good. The service here is really REALLY good. The price here can get pretty darn HIGH. So, now that you know that, I shall explain the wonderful culinary adventure I was taken on during my time here. My boyfriends Aunt and Uncle took me here for an early dinner. We started with the TAO's Journey (32chf). It included 3 spoonfulls of sashimi (not sure what type of fish) glazed with some oil and peppers. I ate all three because they're not fans of raw fish- lucky me! It also included three servings of beef tar tar atop a toasted baguette, 3 sauteed chicken skewers, 3 tomato and mozzarella skewers, 3 spring rolls, and 3 meatballs. The bites were small, but absolutely delicious. After 2 glasses of prosecco and sharing that, I didn't want too much for an entree, so I decided on the TAO's Chicken salad- small portion (25chf). It said the salad was topped with fried chicken, so I was expecting fried chicken slices. Instead the entire breast was fried first and then cut into pieces. I really loved this because it left a slight crunch on the chicken, but didn't overpower it with having every side breaded. The dressing was delicious, and the outside of the chicken was still crispy but inside was juicy. Underneath was a cooked egg. It was an amazing salad. Somtimes I'm bothered when restaurants charge so much for a small amount of food, and you see this often in Zurich, but what I ate here was delicious, unique, and well worth the money. I was also able to try the Vegetable tagliolini with beef stripes- (38 chf) on a red curry sauce. It was delicious as well, but sometimes it's hard to pay 38chf.

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Nice setting, great food. Service can be slow..depending on time of day.

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