Schloss Catering Rapperswil

Schloss Catering Rapperswil is the exclusive caterer at Schloss Rapperswil, the castle in the old town of Rapperswil on Lake Zurich, run by Schlossrapperswil Gastro GmbH. Its homepage calls the castle "das Wahrzeichen der Stadt", the landmark of the town, and a unique location for business events, Christmas parties and "romantische Hochzeiten am Zürichsee", romantic weddings on Lake Zurich. For a couple who wants to marry in a castle on Lake Zurich, this is the company that plans the food and runs the event inside it.

Caterer, not castle manager

The site is careful about its role, and a couple should be too. It states, on both the about and the contact page, that the company is responsible exclusively for catering at Schloss Rapperswil. Questions about the castle administration, opening hours, tickets or exhibitions go to the castle's own website, schlossrapperswil.ch.

Within that role, the catering company is the way in for an event. Its inquiry form is headed "Anfrage für Event im Schloss Rapperswil" and asks which room the couple would like to book. And it is exclusive: "Wir bieten unsere Räumlichkeiten keinen externen Catering-Firmen an." No outside caterer can be brought into the castle's rooms. The practical upside is one team for food, service and event management; the downside is that a couple cannot compare caterers for this venue.

Weddings at the castle

The Angebot page describes the wedding offer under "Heiraten & Feiern": "Die histrionischen Räumlichkeiten bieten Platz für bis zu 200 Gästen - draussen sowie drinnen." The historic rooms hold up to 200 guests, outdoors as well as indoors. The list under it names Hochzeits-Apéros (wedding apéros), Hochzeits-Dinner (wedding dinners) and Freie Trauung, a free or celebrant-led ceremony, alongside birthdays, graduation parties, anniversaries and family celebrations.

Legal marriages are also possible on site. The page states: "Ziviltrauung in Schloss in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zivilstandesamt Rapperswil-Jona", civil weddings at the castle in cooperation with the Rapperswil-Jona civil registry office, and gives the registry's email, zivilstandsamt@rj.sg.ch, for information. Whether and how a particular couple can marry there is a question for that office, not for the caterer.

The homepage adds that the historic rooms suit large events, indoors and outdoors, and that one can celebrate and meet there "im grossen Rahmen exklusiv", exclusively and on a large scale. A separate Räumlichkeiten page describes the rooms, and an Anfahrt page covers directions.

The business events section adds a detail that matters for a wedding too: it calls the castle "Das renovierte Schloss", the renovated castle, and lists the formats the kitchen already runs there, from an Apéro Riche and a dinner to a business lunch, a seminar and a general assembly. A wedding can borrow from the same repertoire, for example a substantial Apéro Riche in place of a seated dinner for a later, more informal reception. The page promises that the experienced team takes care of everything, "damit Sie sich ganz auf Ihre Gäste konzentrieren können", so that the hosts can concentrate entirely on their guests.

The kitchen and the team

The about page, headed "Von Herzen Gastgeber" (hosts at heart), names the people. The kitchen is led by Daniele Guerini and Yanick Stirnimann. It describes the cooking as "ehrliches Handwerk, hochwertige Produkte und kompromisslose Qualität" (honest craft, quality products and uncompromising quality), combining classic cooking with modern influences, and it closes with the line that real quality comes "nicht durch Komplexität, sondern durch Leidenschaft, Erfahrung und Liebe zum Detail", not from complexity but from passion, experience and attention to detail.

The event team is led by Joel Brändle and Monika Cariglia, and Jutta Jertrum handles all questions and wishes around an event. The contact page names her as the contact person for event management. For a couple planning from abroad, a named single contact is useful.

Other offers

The same team also caters outside the castle. Under "Privat Catering" the site says: "Wir kommen auch zu Ihnen nach Hause", for a location outside the castle walls or a private party at home. It is also the exclusive caterer at Kreuz Jona, whose rooms suit banquets, anniversaries, conferences and seminars with up to 580 people, and whose Stadtsaal has stage and event technology. For a very large wedding, that is a second venue served by the same kitchen, though the site presents it mainly for business events.

The castle's calendar also includes a Dinner-Krimi, a murder-mystery comedy dinner by Krimi.ch, with public dates listed for autumn 2026 and winter 2027, and Christmas dinners in 2026. These show the rooms in use for dinners but are not wedding offers.

Booking

The homepage and Angebot page ask couples to share their wishes, after which the team prepares "eine massgeschneiderte Offerte", a tailor-made quote. The inquiry form asks for name, email, phone, the type of event, the preferred date, the expected number of guests, the room, and any special requirements or remarks. The phone number is +41 55 210 18 28. The footer gives Eichwiesstrasse 20, 8645 Jona, and the contact page gives Lindenhügel, 8640 Rapperswil, for the same company. The email address appears on the site in a form that needs JavaScript to display.

What the site does not settle

• Language. The site is in German only and says nothing about English. Ask in the first message.
• Prices. No prices for rooms, menus or packages are published.
• Menus. No sample wedding menu appears on the offer or about pages.
• Room hire and timing. The pages do not say whether room hire is charged separately from catering, or until what time a wedding can run.
• Accommodation. The site does not mention rooms for guests to stay in.
• Ceremony details. The castle offers a Freie Trauung and civil weddings with the registry office, but the pages do not say which room is used or what it costs.

Who it suits

Schloss Catering Rapperswil suits couples who want a castle wedding on Lake Zurich for up to 200 guests, with the option of a civil ceremony on site, and who are happy to use the house caterer for everything. The named kitchen and event leads, and a single contact for the day, make remote planning easier.

It suits less well a couple who wants to bring their own caterer, which the site rules out, or who needs prices early in the process, since every figure comes in the tailored quote.