Sacher Stube

Arrived at Café Sacher on a cold Thur morning 10am to already find a line. We were walking away when I saw the door to Sacher Stube swing open and a sign setup saying it was open. Knowing from trip advisor that the same «original» Sacher torte was served here we immediately walked in and seated ourselves in a booth, shortly thereafter all 10 small tables were filled.
We ordered one slice of Sacher torte € 5.60, Sacher tea € 5.10, and an espresso € 3 which was promptly served by a lady staffer, who also left the check in a glass (appreciate the no need to flag her down later). There’s a small display in front but you can’t window shop the cake/​pastry you want to eat here. I did not think the Sacher torte was too dry, I liked that the apricot flavor that came through. The outside is more like icing but wasn’t overly sweet.
I felt like at least one table was locals who started smoking and that caused us to leave perhaps faster than I would have. Oh well, but it was lovely while there until then, and not having to wait in the freezing cold.