Alphitta

This is an amazing restaurant with new people running it since this winter. Live music great views and the food is delicious

Fantastic location! As you can see from the pics, the Matterhorn is eating lunch or dinner with you! It was great! We had a nice conversation, he’s a pretty cool dude.
The food wasn’t quite as cool as the Matterhorn, but it was ok. The lasagna was like a massive block of massive lasagna-​ness. If it had been perfectly cooked, it would have been a pretty flippin good lasagna. Unfortunately, part of it was a little cold, and part of it was really hot. It was delicious, but not cooked properly. If I came back, I’d be happy to order it again, but recommend that they pay attention to how it’s heated
My boyfriends spaghetti bolognaise was slightly bland, but not bad.
Why 4 stars? Because we hung out with the Matterhorn, the service was excellent, and they didn’t take advantage of the view with the prices– both dishes were 20 chf.

I would give it 5 stars because it was pure heaven to get there after climbing down the Gornergrat. We were hungry and my feet were sore, so sitting down at sunny table with a dead on view of the Matterhorn was Heaven. The food was delicious but I think anything would have pleased our taste buds at that moment. The Rosti (a traditional Swiss potato dish) with ham and cheese was the table favorite. We also ordered Macaroni which was penne with tomato sauce and that hit the spot. We felt that a salad was necessary so we had the grilled chicken and it was all devoured. A perfect meal ¾ of the way through a perfect day. I elected to hop on the train down to Zermatt (another hour and 15 minute hike) while my husband and kids finished strong. I highly recommend Restaurant Alphitta – and note it’s just down a small hill once you have taken the trail to Riffelalp. there are 2 other restaurants that were part of a hotel which seemed much more fancy and expensive.