Restaurant de La Maison du Gruyère : Pl. de la Gare 3, 1663 Pringy

Good stop for cheese lovers. You can join a cheese making tour which operates between 9:30am to 12pm and thereafter enjoy traditional Swiss food like fondue and rosti at the restaurant. Tried a variety of dishes and they were good. The chalet soup was particularly good. Recommended experience if you are in the area.

Paulo served us a fabulous lunch accompanied with enthusiastic information about the various cheeses and their origins, as well as introducing us to the local dessert specialty of double creme and meringue, which was magical! He offered us a box for the plentiful leftovers as he suggested we explore the town of Gruyères' other offerings. It is rare to find a restaurant server who truly enjoys his job enough to engage so positively with his customers. From suggesting items on the menu to explaining them when delivered, it really was an enjoyable experience. And we observed that he was the same with his other customers, without it slowing or inhibiting his performance. The restaurant was clean, efficient, and all of the items we saw served around us were very appetizing-we wished we could have stayed in the area longer to try more of the food! After visiting the historic town and castle for the afternoon, as well as the museums he recommended, we returned for coffee and dessert. We were served by Vivianne who was equally helpful, recommending and explaining a local dessert that included a pear tart. We really were impressed with the courtesy and service we received at this cafe and highly recommend a visit! It was one of the best parts of our trip to Switzerland!

Unless coming for Fondue, I wouldn’t recommend it. Cafeteria style food. Not expensive… or expensive… whatever . Many tables ordered Fondue, but we didn’t have Fondue because wife didn’t want to try, and I don’t think I can finish it by myself. We ended up having set lunch which was only so so. The cheese at the end wasn’t the best tasting… rather disappointing!😩