Excellent food and better service. The owners (Backi, wife and family) were not only friendly and…read morespot on with the food and drink recommendations but treated us like long time friends. The atmosphere is comfortable and the location an easy walk from the Mirabel Gardens. The seafood is fresh, delicious and served in a gourmet presentation. Highly recommended.

HORRIFIC service and terrible food. What more is there to say? Stay far away from this place…read more I'm a Managing Director of an important corporation. My travels have taken me from living in 4 continents over 10 years, to working various projects in over 30 cities worldwide. What's my point? It took this horrific restaurant experience to persuade me to open up a Yelp account and, for the first time, share. I was persuaded to visit this "restaurant" by the Yelp reviews. I'm currently living in Malaga, Spain a port city known for its seafood. I've also lived in other port cities in Qingdao, China and Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. So I know and appreciate good seafood. Their seafood is the akin to KFC or McDonalds. Which, coincidentally, is where the owner of the restaurant suggested we go to after complaining of not having food, more water or an opportunity to order a bottle of wine after over an hour. They didn't even have many people in the place! This pre-Madona thinks he's running NOBU in NYC (my hometown), but I can wholeheartedly say he's got nothing to brag about. The food is terrible, not even mediocre. With an attitude like this, first, your food has to be amazing. If you're in Paris, NYC, or Tokyo and are willing to subject yourself to abuse for, known/famous, ritzy restaurants then I won't judge you. But to be subjected to terrible service and ridiculous waiting times for terrible (not fresh) seafood, then you're a masochist. In my opinion they might as well be serving Zika.

We stopped in for fish plates. I had the redfish which came with potatoes and mixed vegetables…read more Redfish was grilled and was very good very tasty. Lunch prices are easy on the wallet too. It was a beautiful day so sitting outside was a treat. It was easy to make a selection from the menu because they have pictures of all of the plates and the different food that they serve.

Every dish we had was excellent. The fish salads are truly wonderful! Its a fish market and a place…read morethey serve pre-cooked and cooked just for you fish dishes. Sitting by the river people watching and a tree growing up thru the roof. It's a unique place filled with locals. Good location.

We wanted to eat outside Hallstatt where the little town is FILLED w/ tourists. Drove less than 10…read moremin and it was another world - just a great local spot (w/ some tourists since it is an inn but nowhere near the nearby village of Hallstatt). My husband who loves venison said their venison was one of the best venison dishes he's ever had. Wine and drinks are inexpensive. Its only downside, though it is a big one for me, is that smoking is allowed inside. The high ceilings help and you don't get smoke in your face. There was a group of 8-10 ppl nearby, and 3 of them were lighting up. I haven't been in a country where smoking is still allowed inside for over 10 years, so it was hard to ignore. But again I didn't smell it that much, and everything else was great.

Worth more than it costs! Food is so amazingly delicious!…read moreHighly recommending. One of the best restaurants I've ever been i Lamb with roasted potato pancake

Best trout and most charming lake front location. If you are looking for an authentic Austrian…read moreexperience, this is the place. What a rare and amazing find.

We were looking for something different after having done traditional Austrian meals for several…read moredays. We saw that Istra offered grill seafood and decided to try. Istra is actually a Croatian restaurant, and they specialize in seasonal grilled seafood and truffle pasta. There is no standard menu - more a choice of 1, 2 or 3 course meal. The star is their fish platter which consisted of grilled fish, grilled calamari and shrimps, over a head of mixed root vegetables. The owners don't speak a lot of English but they were very hospitable. I highly recommend reading through their websites before going so you know what to expect. Now the food. Spectacular is the only word that came to mind. First time we just had the fish platter for 2 and shared between 3 people. A luxurious platter with 2 perfectly pan-fried fish, 2 shrimps in shell and 2 grilled baby calamari on a bed of carrots, squash, zucchini and mushrooms magically turned up at the table. The seasoning is basic but perfect. A complementary basket of bread also came with the meal and house white wine paired very well with the seafood fair. It was so good we went back for lunch again the next day. This time we also ordered their truffle pasta. The white truffle on the pasta was epic - appetizer size was obly €18!! I dare say the same size with black truffle in NY would have put us back at around 30 bucks and nowhere as much truffle that was on the plate. Highly recommend this place if you ever go to Salzburg and wanted something other than the standard Austrian fare.

Absolutely delicious !…read more Traveling from California, it's unusual to see schnitzel on every menu. Istra seafood restaurant was a refuge from all the meat-oriented restaurants during my week trip in Austria. Started with a tuna carpaccio topped with light olive oil, sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Main dish was a fresh white fish grilled to perfection with a side of savory veggies to pair. Meal paired perfectly with Austrian table wine which was recommended by the waiter. Absolutely delicious, wonderful waiter and happy I took my hotels' recommendation to eat at Istra.

The food, the wine list, the service and the view- all excellent…read more Who would have thought that putting together scallops and blood sausage would be so delicious? And the fish is as fresh as it gets- the Forelle (trout) pulled from the lake and kept in a tank alongside the Saibling, pulled out just before being cooked and served. Absolutely fabulous. My dining partner went for the bed tartare (crazy indescribable little sides served with it), and the fried Steinpilze (porcini, in season) VERY interesting and excellent wine list. It was well worth the hour drive for us. We'll be making that trip a lot!

Excellent fresh food and service. Owners Peter and Cathy and entire staff are just wonderful. They…read morereally take good care of their customers. Thursday nights is the best because their live band plays and the music and crowd is just wonderful. I come here all the time with my boss and friends all the way from San Diego, CA.