Cafe Restaurant

great views, ok food, lousy service,… still great for a quick coffee whilst enjoying the views of our beautiful city ;)

You know, I was putting in all the address details for this restaurant and there is a portion that requires you to identify the type of restaurant. I picked German, of course it is Austrian, but that’s not an option just yet (hint hint, Unilocal gods…) I digress. But the decision perplexed me. I had the most amazing mediterranean lamb dish, hubby had fish and our dining companion had the typical breaded chicken. Made a reservation here to celebrate our friends last weekend in Vienna and her 6 month son joined (fascinated by the food, I could swear he wanted some, but I’m not basing the rating on that.) The view cannot be beat — this is the place to see all of Vienna.
Had a beautiful seat by the window courtesy of that reservation. I had assumed this was a tourist’s restaurant and not very refined, but boy, one look at the menu changed that. That, coupled with the relaxed atmosphere and the small touches of formality with the waiters and the linens (that’s it, very casual otherwise…) made for a wonderful dining experience.
The lamb dish I had was incredible; beautiful chops that were perfectly seasoned with properly grilled wonderful root vegetables and fresh rosemary that created a dish I wanted to lick the plate clean of. Everyone loved their meals (though I didn’t want to let anyone try mine, I was enjoying it that much) and dessert was great too — hubby had a topfen strudel, I had ice cream, all perfect.
For visitors or locals, this is a place to visit at least once, or at least once with every visitor. Make your reservations and enjoy.