‘Bring Home Switzerland’

This August, the Mount Lavinia Hotel invites you on a journey of Swiss cuisine. Specially crafted and curated by the expertise of the hotel’s catering division ‘Bring Home Switzerland’ began on the 01st of August 2021 in line with the Swiss National Day and will continue till the 15th of August.

With the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel decided to withdraw from the idea of having a physical location to host the ‘Colombo Swiss House’ for the second time, but launched ‘Bring Home Switzerland’ via the hotel’s delivery service the ‘Café Maitland’.

What’s on the Menu?

The menu is curated by the Director of Culinary Affairs and F&B at the Mount Lavinia Hotel – Chef Ralf Vogt who is an experienced Master Chef, and no stranger to Swiss Cuisine.

This year’s menu will feature three main dishes and as always, we begin with the famed Swiss Cheese Fondue which will be served with bread along with a miniature fondue set-up station. The cheesy delight will have a blend of two cheeses, an aged Gruyère and Vacher in Fribourgeois, hence the name Moitié-moitié Fondue, which means half and half.

Item two on the menu will be the ‘Zurichoise’ sautéed chicken slices served with a creamy mushroom sauce, potato rösti &vegetables. A popular Swiss dish from the Zurich region, the original “Zürcher Geschnetzeltes” is made with sliced veal strips and usually comes with rösti, similar to hash browns, but it can also be served with rice or pasta. This dish comes with a twist of the creamy mushroom sauce fashioned by Chef Ralf which will be prepared with chopped parsley and to give it ‘a spin’ as expressed by him - Dijon Mustard.

Roast pork with onion gravy served with spätzle and vegetables. The wellseasoned and roasted slices of pork are brought together with a flavoursome sauce made of onions sautéed in butter accompanied by spätzle.

How to order?

Pre-orders are currently being taken by the Hotel and customers are advised to place their orders 48 hours prior.

Orders will be dispatched starting the 01st of August ’21 from the food delivery service arm of the hotel, the ‘Café Maitland’ and will deliver in and around the Colombo City Limit.