I tried a chicken schnitzel for the first time & it was better than I expected. It was perfectly crispy on the outside & had the right amount of seasoning. The staff here were extremely kind and gave me some tips on what to do in Vienna. I also liked how it was walking distance from my hotel which made it a convenient place to eat. read more

I love the ambiance of this restaurant. It's a traditional Viennese restaurant with lota of traditional dishes like Gulasch and Schnitzel. Very tasty and yummy. Desserts were drowning in sauce though and unfortunately too sweet. Service is excellent. read more

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We went in with our daughter to get something to eat, our server Miro was the best! He ran around like crazy to make sure everyone was taken good care of. He was kind and funny to my daughter and he was even happy to help us with our order in English since our German is terrible. He was very attentive and recommended a really good one to go with our entrées. Our meal was delicious. We had the rabbit and the deer goulash. . Miro even ran after out our daughter's lost Toy that we left behind read more

Fromme Helene in the Josefstadt is always one of the most reliably excellent restaurants in Vienna. Named after the famous comedic movie (Pious Helen), it takes its food and hospitality seriously. The ambience is very warm and even charming, and the service is the mirror image of this good atmosphere. Fortunately the food is also consistently good. Recently I enjoyed a delicious lentil cream soup which was served at a perfect temperature. My main dish of Schulterscherzl was both tender and juicy and nicely accompanied by veggies in sauce and tasty braised cabbage. A glass of Gelber Muskateller aus der Steiermark (from Styria) accompanied the meal perfectly. I can't think of one thing I didn't like about Fromme Helene so I def will award it five Yelp stars. read more

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We just landed and found this pub style restaurant, I wanted to try authentic Viennese food and this place made my whole trip! Unbelievable schnitzel, soup and vibe! Really makes you feel the vibe of Vienna! Highly recommend!!! read more

Majorly superlative traditional Austrian food. Cabbage with noodles to die for. (Even though my own order was superlative, I was stealing off the cabbage with noodles plate all night.) Seriously fine schnitzeled calves brains. If calves brain's aren't your cup of tea. their mastery of breading suggests that the schnitzeled schnitzel is pretty fine too. The brains come with a first rate potato salad in a balsalmic vinaigrette. The boiled beef is a better piece of beef than many restaurants serve for steaks - and is served with a horseradish applesauce to die for. Ok - in this review you have died twice - but that is only because the hash brown potatoes that came with the boiled beef and the amazing turnips and parsnips that also came with the boiled beef totally reincarnated you - so you WERE alive to die twice for the rest of the good stuff. There is a fine garden out in the back, a fine bar, and superlative staff. I could say some more stuff, but once you mention their utterly addictive cabbage and noodles, what else is there really left to say? A superb establishment. read more

I'd really give this 4.5 stars and I do understand German unlike another reviewer. We actually didn't have a reservation and walked in quite early and were greeted in an extremely friendly fashion, unlike another reviewer claims. We got the last table (and we sure did...right after we got there the place was packed with people sitting at the bar waiting for a table), which was right in the bar area. Our server was very nice as well as helpful to suggest wine and dishes; all in English even though we were (albeit probably not well) attempting to speak German. I like the decor, sort of dark and pub feeling. It was very welcoming and friendly and everything was reasonably priced. The food was really what made me love this place. The best weinerschnitzel ever, hands down. We actually went here because a person at our hotel recommended it when we asked where to get good weinerschnitzel and him being from there said this was the best. Another person after we mentioned we went there said that's where he brings his family all the time. So the schnitzel was so perfectly prepared. It was crispy and light on the outside and moist and succulent on the inside. I got the beef in pepper sauce. OMG! It was plump, soft rice surrounding a sea of black and pink peppercorns mixed in a well-seasoned sauce and some yummy beef. I was a huge fan of the food and would definitely go back again next time I am in Vienna. read more

Recommended to go here by our hotel for dinner. Service was lacking - it took almost 15 minutes to place our drink order and another 15 for food. We were largely ignored as we were one of the few seated indoors (no air conditioning, fyi). The schnitzel and parsley potatoes were great - fresh, hot, schnitzel was crispy. We also ordered apple strudel, which left much to be desired - very soggy and an odd texture. On the whole, the dinner was not worth the 55 euro paid for the simple meal. Go elsewhere if you can. read more

Fromme Helene - Wiener Schnitzel and parsley potatoes. - Austrian Near Me - Vienna, 9

A wonderful place to go for authentic Austrian food while in Vienna. The basement is a very cool spot to eat dinner, but the noise reverberates off the walls and it can get quite loud. The waiter was nice but also pressured us to order quickly, and then disappeared when we needed the check. The food itself was so wonderful, and I highly suggest getting the chicken with prosciutto. Our waiter was very helpful with translation and the food arrived promptly. read more

This is a hidden gem! Make a reservation for the delicious Hungarian original! Delicious soups, goulash and desserts... all good. People sitting next to us were from Germany and travel to Vienna frequently, they never miss coming here ! The neighborhood is very safe and just a short walk off the Ringstrasse . read more

Now I wish I understood German. I would very much like to know why the two other people who have reviewed this place gave it 4 starts. I debated giving it two stars, but then I thought "argh, don't be so mean, you only ate there once, it was a romantic spot, clean..." So here you go, the average girl in Vienna review: Place: We sat downstairs. I would say its you're trying to romance your girl, this is the place. Feels like a cellar, low lights, no cell phone reception, romantic. not super quiet though and I cannot remember the music, but it works. The menu: Actually I quite liked the menu because it had goose, deer, boar, the works. Now this can get pricy, anywhere between 15 Euros to 30 easily on your main dish. So why the 3 starts in a place I would normally 5 five? Here's why. I had the goose, 15 Euros. Fine, not a fan of the price but if I walk in a place like this i best be ready. It had to do with how I didn't like the goose. Now I work at a company that has a pretty decent cafeteria, but I never realized how much till I had the goose here. I had the goose, same exact dish, same sides and all at work the day before, and was craving it after because it was so good. Flash forward to my friend inviting me to Fromme Helene the next day and me willing to spend 15 Euros to feed the craving. I was just disappointed. So when your cafeteria beats out the restaurant that charges twice as much, you just have to give the place 3 stars.... Service was nice though. Not bothering us often, just bothering us too little. We always had water in our glasses but could have a conversation without interruption. Overall: Cafeteria is an awesome option if you're not trying to wow your date. read more

Seriously our favorite restaurant in Vienna. We sneak in early to get a table promised to someone else later in the evening. There is not one thing on the menu that is not to die for. Nothing. A must do when we go to Vienna- and we've been there 5 times. read more

The Pros: This restaurant is in my favorite section of my favorite city in the world. I have only been to this restaurant once, and I realize you can not properly and accurately review a restaurant on only one visit. The restaurant looks very nice and they have a reasonably ok gastgarten in the back. Those are the only good things I can say about this place. The Cons: When I walked in the woman behind the bar instantly knew I was a foreigner (auslander) and literally frowned at me. It was a cold and unfriendly introduction to what I had hoped would be a great dining experience. In all my trips to Europe I had never been greeted in such a cold and unprofessional manner in any eatery I ever walked into. When I told her I wanted to eat in the garten but had no reservation her attitude went from cold to outrightly frigid. I was told to wait for an opening. She did not ask me if I wanted a drink. Other people came in - presumably locals and repeat customers - and they were greeted with a friendly smile and were immediately taken to the garten. A few other people who I assume were locals (or at least Austrian) were pleasantly told to wait and were asked if they wanted a drink. These people all were seated before me while I waited with no offer of a drink. When I was finally taken to the garten it took forever to get a menu. They gave me one in English (they knew I was a foreigner), but when I asked for a speisekarte in German they frowned and it took another 10 minutes to get it! After ordering a drink I waited a long time to get it. Refills? Forget it! They had other things to do (in other words I was blatantly ignored by the servers). After ordering it took forever to get the meal. The meal tsted ok, but was nothing special. It took forever to get the check and then to pay. Overall it was the worst dining experience - by far - I have ever had in any restaurant in Europe. Just pitiful. read more

Great food. Great service. We liked it so well we came two nights in a row and ate the same meal! I had the fried cabbage with pasta (reminiscent of krpice sa zeljem, Croatian dish) and my husband had the beef goulash with a bread dumpling. The food was fabulous. The restaurant is rather smallish and reservations are highly recommended. Several people walked in and were turned away due to no space. We arrived about 6pm on a Saturday night and got the last two seats at the bar. Otherwise we would been turned away as well. The menu is typical Austrian. The staff all speak English and they gave us an English menu and were very friendly and helpful. The decor is a bit old world style, not fancy but classy, many men wore suits and ladies were nicely dressed while we were in jeans and didn't feel out of place. Our dinner for two (two main meals and three glasses of wine) came to roughly $30. read more

Fromme Helene - Fried cabbage and pasta - Austrian Near Me - Vienna, 9

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Just got back and had to write this asap. If you want good service as part of the dining experience, please please please think twice before going to this restaurant. And if Mano (should be the main waiter since he wrote down that name as we requested at the end of the meal) tells you "sorry no place", there's a good possibility that he just doesn't like you?? There was a couple before us and they were told no place except the bar. We sat at the bar since we just wanted to have something to eat. Nevertheless, multiple couples came in later without a reservation and got a table. Well, some were sent to the basement; some got a table on the ground level. First and foremost, they forgot our order. I wouldn't feel so dissatisfied if that was it. It was a busy restaurant. We waited patiently for more than an hour with only the soup served. Then we felt something might be wrong and asked about our food. Mano came back and said "We forgot the order and will bring the food in 5minutes." He was smiling. To be honest, I wasn't so offended at that moment. It could happen anywhere and I wanted to take it lightly. Then we waited for another 15minutes and the food came. My father felt we weren't being treated with enough respect and brought it up to another waiter, who called Mano over. (My father does not speak very fluent English, but he can still express himself clearly.) Apparently Mano did not think it was their mistake. He said we gave the order to three waiters and they thought at the end we only wanted the soup. When I said we waited for too long, he said "do you want me to take the food back?" Since I had to translate everything back to my father while trying to reason with Mano, plus being very offended, I didn't argue back right away. IN FACT, we were kinda forced to order from two people (not three). First, a bartender asked us what to drink. We got water from him. I told him that my father was allergic to alcohol, so we'd just have water. Since we were sitting at the bar, we told the bartender that we were ready to order. When we told him that we wanted fried veal kidneys with cognac and mustard sauce, he said it contained alcohol. When I asked if there was a lot or just a little, he called another waiter over, who confirmed it was for the flavor. I think Mano came and took the order. We also ordered fried vegetables with tartar sauce. Before we could add anything else, he walked away. Since no one took the menus away, we were reading them and wanted to add a soup. No one else was around except the bartender and we told him that we'd add a soup. Then we only got the soup. My father asked what they could do to compensate. (When we pay for a meal, we are also paying for the service, which is apparently horrible in this case.) It was the second time I tried to reason with Mano. He said it was not intentional, and it was a 50/50 fault. He also said that English was hard for the waiters to understand. I could not think of anything we did was wrong, or convince myself someone understood "allergic to alcohol" wouldn't understand "add a soup". Most importantly, no one ever came up to double check what we wanted. We were sitting there drinking water for an hour! This is how I end up writing this review and rating it terrible. A side-note: there was the tip of an onion (the supposedly cutoff/waste part) in my salad and I pointed it out to Mano, saying they should never ever serve this to other customers. He said smilingly "correct." Ugh... Was I taking a quiz at school??? Since the rest of my dish had nothing to do with onions, and I happened to know a little about cooking, that tip of onion made me feel even more upset. We paid the full bill, but asked the main waiter to write his name. My father told him that we'd write an email to the boss. We only have the email address from their website. I am not sure if we'd ever reach the restaurant owner, but just want to post this out here to let people know. I believe that if a restaurant can't treat one-time customers as regulars, it's the beginning of declination. read more

Wonderful private, quiet "Gastgarten" = Outdoor area to eat, great service, delicious food.

The beef soup is really awesome and the staffs are really friendly. I strongly recommended this restaurant! I have been there for 3 times in my trip! read more

Expensive and not tasty. not worth it. One can find much better Austrian restaurants to go in Vienna.

I was in Vienna for 5 days and this was my best meal by far. It feels very local and authentically Austrian. As an American, I was definitely outside my comfort zone, but the waiter was super patient with me as I was trying to figure out what to order. The food was delicious (crepe soup, beef w/ cranberries and bread dumping) and everything was fairly priced. Overall, the restaurant was very classy but not in a pretentious way. read more

Gideon intended to take me and Roy to a Czech restaurant but when we got there it turned out that it's closed on weekends. So, because we were so close to the theater, Gideon recalled there is a nearby restaurant that he eats there frequently and is very good. In fact, it's owned by the son of one of his actress colleagues. So we went there instead. The place is very nicely decorated. Just what you would expect in an old world restaurant. The waiter was very attentive and appeared to know Gideon. Gideon helped us with the menu and we ended up ordering a very Austrian lunch. For starters, Gideon and I each ordered toasted garlic with melted Brie, orange slices and sweet jam made of some kind of berries. Excellent. Especially when eaten together with fresh from the oven assorted rolls. The garlic was actually sweet after being roasted so there was no after smell coming from our mouths (I am hoping). Roy has a sour sausage with onion plate, which was OK. For the main dish, I ordered a Wiener schnitzel, which appeared to cover the entire plate. It was made of a young calf, and came with a side dish of potatoes and a plant I could not identify. yummy!!! Roy had another typical Viennese dish. It sounded like tafelspitz and Gideon explained that it is made of a choice part of the cow, the back of the neck, and used to be eaten only by the kings and other important people. For dessert, we had a good ice cream with shlag Zane. For non-Austrian like Roy and me who want to eat good typical Austrian food, that's a perfect place. read more

Went here for a work event, with a fixed menu. The food was fine. Really nothing spectacular, but also it was good Austrian food. Three stars because the portions were super small and we were sat in the basement with no cell service. read more

We went into the place and we were not even greeted, noone came to seat us so we stood there for 10 minutes and noone came. The bartender spoke to us in Austrian although we adressed her in English and she was very grumpy. We eventually got seated on a table with ised plates and waited for another 10 minutes and noone came so we stood up and left. Our first experience in Austria. Not Enjoyable at all read more