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Swiss Cafe

Lighthouse Beach, Kovalam, India
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Ranked #3 of 33 restaurants in Kovalam
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Romford Essex
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10 reviews 10 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

Great restaurant on Lighthouse beach with excellent views. Lovely rosti with eggs and a 'large plate salad' to die for. Yum. Certainly worth a visit, you won't be disappointed

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Essex
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17 reviews 17 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013 via mobile

My wife and 6 year old son visited Swiss Cafe for dinner during a couple of days stay in Kovalam. Very extensive menu and all freshly cooked. Tiger Prawns were amazing and a fraction of the price we have paid in other places across India. No alcohol but that's a fairly common feature of restaurants in the region. All in... More

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Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

Spending five days on Kovalam Beach with local friends and family we ate in many of the restaurants and cafes. The Swiss Cafe was outstanding in both its welcome, service and quality of food. We were a big party with young (English) children - some of these enjoyed western dishes while we chose local Indian dishes with our friends from... More

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013

the mouth watering chicken and mutton biryani and excellent eggfry with bacon .the ambience is good with a great view of the sea

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Toronto, Canada
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

We just kept going back again and again and again. The view was perfect, the prices were more reasonable than the competition, the service was great, and the food was good.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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23 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

One of the problems with Kovalam restaurants is the wide range of menu items – I guess designed to offer tourists virtually anything they could desire. The problem with this approach is that it usually results in food that is mediocre, or bland or boring. I doubt that few chefs (if any) are experts in preparing Keralan, Indian, American, Chinese,... More

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Kovalam, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2013

I often eat at Swiss Cafe, the food & service are excellent as is the view of Kovalam's Lighthouse Beach. A wonderful place for a lazy afternoon brunch.

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Stoke poges England.
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8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013

We used this restaurant often and were never dissapointed, its upstairs on lighthouse beach, get a table at the front for some great views of the beach and sunsets, try the snapper fillets in white wine sauce and a large rosti, more than enough for the 370/- rps cost

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Lund, Sweden
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47 reviews 47 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

An average restaurant with a menu that did not differ specifically from other restaurants in Kovalam. Their bread was good!

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Perth, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2013

Nice quiet setting above the promenade. Lots of goodies on the menu and very good service. Sometimes very busy with large groups but never detracted from our dinners.

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