A table at Gurtners restaurant with two plates, two wine glasses, and a welcome gift. The plates are filled with meat and vegetables.

A white plate at Gurtners restaurant. One wine glass contains my red wine and the other is filled with white wine.

The Stübli at Restaurant Gurtners. Two tables are nicely set and stand in front of a gray wall.

The Chuchitisch in Gurtners restaurant. You can also see the Stübli and a red Berckel meat slicer.

Two people sitting at a table during a candlelight dinner. The person on the right is holding a fork, and the person on the left is lifting a glass.

Restaurant Gurtners

Good things made with love

Gurtners will be open again for you after the festival!

The à la carte restaurant Gurtners will be closed during festival week, from Monday, July 13, through Saturday, July 18. Starting Sunday, July 19, the restaurant will be open again as usual!

The most beautiful view of Bern

Welcome to the Gurtners' home. With a wink of the eye the Gurtner family will take you on a journey into the past of Bern's local mountain. Under the motto “Good things made with love,” tried-and-tested homemade dishes are reinterpreted and one or two of Grandma Gurtner's hearty recipes are incorporated into the monthly changing menu.

Gurtner's offerings

Whether it's a romantic dinner for two, brunch with the whole family, a business lunch during a workshop, or a special offer on Monday, enjoy a relaxing stay with regional dishes.

Terrace with lounge

While you enjoy the unique view over the whole city of Bern, listen to idyllic music, and breathe in the mountain air, we serve you our specialties: whether lunch or dinner, snacks or aperitifs—we cater to you at any time of day or season on our large terrace with lounge.

Monday to Saturday	11:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m. From 14:00 to 17:30 p.m., we serve a small afternoon menu.
Sonntag	11.00 a.m.–17.00 p.m.

New Year's Day	Closed
Berchtold's Day	Closed
Valentine's day	11.30 a.m.–23.30 p.m. open as usual, special Valentine's day menu
Audit week, 1. week of March	Closed
Good Friday	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m. hot meals served throughout the day
Easter Saturday	11.30 a.m.–23.30 p.m. open as usual
Easter Sunday	11.00 a.m.–17.00 p.m. brunch
Easter Monday	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m. hot meals served throughout the day
Mother's day	11.00 a.m.–17.00 p.m. brunch
Ascension day	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m. hot meals served throughout the day
Pentecost Sunday	11.00 a.m.–17.00 p.m. brunch
Pentecost Monday	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m. hot meals served throughout the day
Gurtenfestival	Closed Monday before festival through Saturday
Sunday after Gurtenfestival	11.00 a.m.–17.00 p.m. brunch
National holiday of Switzerland	11.00 a.m.–23.30 p.m. brunch and open in the evening
Autumn audit, last week of Oktober	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m.
Christmas eve	Closed
Christmas	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m.
St. Stephen's Day	11.30 a.m.–17.00 p.m.
New Year's eve	18.00–24.00 p.m., Silvester menu

Once upon a time, there was a young couple. She was from a noble family in Bern, he was the orphaned son of a blacksmith. She was promised to the son of a Zurich merchant, so the two lovers had to meet in secret. The abandoned inn on the local mountain offered them refuge from the suspicion of the nobility and gossiping tongues.
One foggy day, a constable from the Gürbetal valley lost his way due to poor visibility and wanted to wait for better weather at the inn. He surprised the young couple, who were just stoking a fire in the kitchen stove. “Shouldn't I know you?” he asked somewhat harshly. The young woman replied without hesitation and with deliberate cunning: “I will forgive you because you don't know where you are due to the fog. We are the Gurtners and have been running this inn for five generations. This mountain was named after us. And you don't know us?” Suspiciously, the constable let his gaze wander over the dusty pots and said, “Then cook me something delicious and I will believe you.” In order not to give themselves away, the two set about preparing a wonderful meal. She rinsed the pots and washed the carrots that were still stored in the cellar – he gathered mushrooms in the forest clearing, picked celeriac from the roadside and leeks from the neighbor's field.
No one knows whether it was the hospitality or a certain ingredient that made the dish so incomparably delicious. But that evening in town, the constable spoke enthusiastically about the Gurtners and their exquisite food. More and more people found their way to the Gurten to dine and enjoy themselves. The young couple married, took the name Gurtner, and offered everyone a wonderful place to rest and enjoy fine food on the local mountain. They welcomed hikers, travelers, and even secret lovers, giving them an unforgettable stay far away from the clatter of hooves on the cobblestone streets of the city.
The Gurtners' menu is still on our menu today. It reminds us that good stories can also be invented, as long as the fairy tale of hospitality and enjoyment for all visitors comes true on the Gurten.

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