Novellino

Wish I had not waited so long to review this restaurant as my memory of the specifics of the experience are a bit hazy as we patronized the restaurant nearly 6 months ago. Finding the restaurant was a bit of a hassle but the experience was worth the effort.
That said I want to see this restaurant stay in business and also help jewish visitors to Vienna have an easier time finding Kosher establishments, so I here provide a rough summary of my experience.
This was the second of two kosher dairy restaurants I patronized, and only the 4^th kosher dairy meal I ate during my 2 months in Vienna July-​September 2012.
The restaurant is a corner location on a quiet «back» street a few blocks from Taborstrasse in/​near one of the former large, pre-​war jewish sections of Vienna. This in combination with the fact that the management doesnt seem to make a significant effort to advertise where non-​Vienesse could easily find them.
The décor is very nice and clean with a bit of a modern style. The main dining area is substantial in size although it didnt appear as so at first as the room shape has a bit of a «Hook» shape to it. There is also a «banquet» area that can be partitioned from the rest of the restaurant.
As I recall they offer beer and wine along with typical coffee, tea and soft drinks. I believe they also have some hard alcohol beverages available as well. I wish I could remember examples of the variety of foods available on the menu as their website does not make available an electronic version. Unfortunately, that means my poor memory of our meals is the best available for your introduction. I can say that the food was very good. On one visit my girlfriend and I ordered separate pizzas. She ordered a pizza similar to one you may find in the US. I ordered what might be called a «salad» pizza. It included lettuce, hard-​boilded egg, a white sauce instead of traditional tomato sauce and I believe onions and olives. It sounds strange but it was actually very good.
If you go searching for this restaurant keep in mind a few things. First, know that the restaurant has only one sign on the building and at the time I was there their hours were not posted. It is a very large sign and it is quite high above the entrance but it sits flat against the building so if your path approaches the restaurant from the north (coming from Taborstrasse) it is very difficult to see. Second, the entrance was not clearly marked, can at times be locked even when open, and the interior lighting tends to be a bit subdued so going after dark may lead one to believe that it is closed. You could make your search easier by stopping at the Kosher market near the old Milk and Honey location, the previous incarnation of this restaurant. The market has the same owners as Novellinos so direction requests will not be resisted.