Since our visit to Vienna was last-minute, I also had to do last-minute research on the restaurant…read moresituation. I'm aware that Yelp is less popular in this area, so when the most-reviewed places nearby were all booked for the night, I was starting to lose hope.
Then my dad looked up from my phone screen and pointed this place out, and we were very much in luck, as they seated us almost immediately as one of their last of the night.
We had gotten into a habit of ordering beer with essentially every meal on this trip, so without hesitation, we did so here. It occurred to me later that this was a wine bar and that we should have tried some Austrian wine, but the beer was as good as we expected.
I reviewed the specials menu and my eyes immediately landed on the pumpkin cream soup, and yes I am a basic white girl from California so I do order a lot of pumpkin around fall (and this was back in fall, whoops). It was a soup that was elevated by the ingredients not being overly processed, and hit the spot on this slightly chilly September night.
I had also started to grow tired of having meat, bread, and cheese everywhere we went, so I decided on another special for my entree: the linguine with crayfish. I have to admit that it doesn't appear to be that appetizing, and if you are uncultured like me you may be wondering "how is this dish Austrian," but despite those things it was surprisingly delicious.
We finished up with an apple strudel, which really hit the spot. Flaky and warm, and complemented by a scoop of vanilla ice cream, was the perfect way to end this long day of touring.
The service was polite and attentive as well, which as Americans we really appreciated, especially because we started dinner quite late.
It was also super cute and charming, even sitting outside at night, because of the quieter side streets here and the string lights that illuminated the walkway.
