History of Swiss Chalet
Hans Hofmann and Wally Haller
The original Black Jack Restaurant
The Swiss Chalet
Current Management: Beat, Hans and Herbert
Late 80s:
Swiss Hans Hofmann and Wally Haller fall in love with the Philippines and it's people after spending several vacations here and decide to stay.
December 1992:
Hans und Wally open the Black Jack Bar and Restaurant in Real Street which quickly becomes a Dining Hotspot in the area.
December 1994:
'Little Black Jack' opens.
1996:
Wally leaves Black Jack to work as a Hotel Manager.
A few years later he returns back to Switzerland.
February 2004:
The big move into the early Swiss Chalet with 12 rooms.
It was the left part of the Chalet as we know it today.
October 2005:
Chalet extension to 25 rooms as we know it today.
November 2007:
Austrian Chef Herbert Resl is hired and takes over the kitchen.
October 2013:
Swiss national Beat List joins the Chalet team.
January 2015:
Hans decides to take it easier with his 66 years and plans to take more vacations.
A new company is formed where Beat List is main owner and takes over a big part of the management.
November 2019:
Hans retires from the Business