This is most definitely the top 3 Michelin restaurants I've been to in my life. I wanted to try a Michelin place in Austria and I was between this one and the Glass House. This one seemed to have more open reservations available so I booked this but actually came a day early in which they were nice enough to still let me get a table.
Me and my boyfriend ordered the 5 course meal and we were a bit worried it was not going to be enough food because I feel like usually at these sort of restaurants, the portion sizes are not very big. However, we were VERY wrong. We were extremely stuffed by the end, it was like every course was its own entree.
Here were some of the more memorable courses:
- Gooseliver, Quail, Grape - I can't claim that I've ever had gooseliver before but this was genuinely one of the best things I've had in my life. I was so in love with the creaminess of the gooseliver, the umami flavor was so evident.
- Complimentary Bread - They gave us 3 different types of bread: whole wheat, white, and maybe rye. I thought the bread itself was okay, a bit on the tougher side and I wish the outsides of the bread was a bit crispier.
- Trout, Chestnut, Red Cabbage, Crustacean Powder - I think its so funny how the menu is essentially just an ingredient list but I guess in a way it is ingredients on the plate. Everything here was absolutely phenomenal especially the tuna as it literally melted in your mouth upon taste. However, what really blew me away was the crispiness and perfect sour taste of the cabbage. I don't think I've ever had cabbage as good as this.
- Tuna, Pumpkin, Cabbage, Bacon - This was another banger. I definitely do not eat this every day, but this tasted like "home" or a big hug. The tuna was again, so incredibly delicious and melted in your mouth; I genuinely don't know how they do fish that good here. The bacon was so on point, it was like a flavor concentrate of it. This dish actually made me so full and after this I felt like I didn't need to eat the rest of the meal.
- Cheese Plate - I surprised myself by ordering a cheese plate which I usually do not because I have a humongous sweet tooth and I don't love all cheese. The waiter asked me were there cheeses that I don't eat and I wanted to be a bit adventurous and said I could eat any of the cheeses. When the plate came over, I was a bit nervous as there was some blue cheese and goat cheese in there but each of the selection was genuinely so decadent and amazing. The flavor concentrate of each was something else and each was so distinct from the other not only in terms of taste but also texture. It was a dining experience in the plate itself. Wow, I actually couldn't finish it because I was too full from everything else but this was so amazing!
I cannot rave about Esszimmer enough. Here are some tips/good to know:
- If you order the coursed menu from here, they give you like 3 extra courses which is insane.
- The 5 course meal is honestly enough as each dish is its own meal in itself.
- I cannot rave more about the seafood and cheese here. The ingredients they use are actually so amazing and it really shines.
- The waiters are all so nice and so happy to chat with you.
I wish I was rich enough to eat Esszimmer every day or maybe then I would be too spoiled. I think this is the best restaurant I've had in 2025 hands down. read more