Before I start this review, I must note that I'm an incredibly picky eater, as well as inept with…read moredirections. | THE LOCATION | Die Herzl is definitely a little odd to find, so be patient. It's worth the confusion. It took me 10 minutes around the property/building to open the correct door. I will note that it's quite fun to know that it's a secret, charming gem. It's also incredibly spacious, authentic, and welcomingly cozy. The atmosphere alone boded well for a tasty meal. | THE SERVICE | As an English speaker, I am occasionally awkward with conversing in very local-driven restaurants. The servers here speak English quite well and didn't approach me as a "tourist" or treat me differently. In fact, I felt like I was an appreciated local here. Their English menu is well written and clearly explained the foods I could order. The prices are well within my college student budget for a nice treat here in Graz. I was a bit peckish prior to arriving, so I was ready to chow down. With that, I know some places are quite slow with service, testing patrons' patience. This isn't the case here. Surrounding customers were joyful with the impeccable timing; not too fast to rush you, nor too slow where you're left wondering if they forgot you existed. I ordered a second bier, which sometimes (at other eateries) takes ten minutes to arrive. It took two, and the bar is quite far from my table. This clearly showed that the employees genuinely cared about my experience and quality of it. | THE FOOD | I'm sure you want to hear about the food. The schnitzel (I had some my first day of my arrival this weekend trip) was up there with the best, and the offering of a lemon added to the flavor. The spaetzle trumped my prior one, and the generous helping made it worth the price tag. I'm a fan of simple, homestyle plating where you feel like the chef is cooking in your own home -- not the perfect plate with elegant layout. It's food, damnit. If it's good, you don't need to showcase a work of art. It looked, and tasted, like an Austrian (grand)parent cooked it. Absolutely wonderful. | IN CONCLUSION | Overall, Die Herzl made for a perfect (second to) last meal for my three day expedition to Graz, Austria. If you're a local or a traveler passing through/staying for a short period of time, you have -- no, NEED -- to eat here. It is worth every penny. *And this is coming from a picky eater who often does not try new foods. However, I would return here again and again, I would even go as far as saying I'd take the trek from my University in Florence to eat here again. My plate was impeccably clean after finishing. Tl;dr: Go here. You'll regret it otherwise.

Randomly picked by yelp search. Food is good but service is really bad. Not recommended.read more

From the owner: "Jo mei, is des urig"…read more Was passt, haben wir unserer Gaststube zugemutet, die sich in ein altes Grazer Bürgerhaus schmiegt, dass 1663 erstmals erwähnt wird: Holz, Stein und rustikales Dekor unterstreichen die wohnliche Baustruktur, die der Jahrhunderte alte Bau durch Gewölbe, dicken Mauern und kleinen Fenster vorgibt. Drinnen servieren wir Ihnen stets frisch zubereitet eine feine steirische Küche und regionale und internationale Köstlichkeiten. Zwischen Kernöleierspeis und Lammbratwürstel oder "Rindsfilet vom steirischen Jungstier mit getrüffelter Sterzkruste" findet sich auch Eigenwilliges, wie das "In Bier geschmorte Schweinswangerl in Senfsauce und Erdäpfel-Krenpüree, Lauch & Chili". Oder ein "Joghurtschmarr`n mit Zwetschkenröster". Da geht einem das Herz auf und das Wasser rinnt einem im Mund z´samm. In unserem urgemütlich eingerichtetem Gastzimmer sind wir für 40 hungrige und durstige Seelen gerüstet, das Kaminstüberl eignet sich auch für geschlossene Veranstaltungen bis 35 Leut`, und wenn es g´rad keine Geburtstags-, Sponsions- oder Weihnachtsfeier gibt, leistet es auch als Seminarraum in Mitten der Stadt sehr gute Dienste. Ob zur Mittagspause oder bei einem gelungenen Abendessen, ob drinnen oder im gemütlichen Gastgarten: Hervorragende steirische Qualität, moderate Preise und eine rundherum gastliche Atmosphäre machen zufriedene Gäste. Von denen nicht selten einer ausruft: "Mei, is des urig" (ethnic and familial)

Wow! Trad Steiermark Austrian cuisine done farm to table in a beautiful historic courtyard (high…read morerenaissance loggia on view). Great cocktail program and a stellar wine list. The food was on point, the service attentive without being cloying, and the pricing was fair given the quality, ambiance, service and booze The place was mostly populated by locals having a special night out - a birthday, hot date, family dinner, etc. in fact we were the only Americans Graz is a stellar city, and if you visit - splurge a bit - and get the chicken!

Wonderful dinner last night after a round of escape room with 19 co-workers. We had a fixed menu…read morewith 3 choices for starter, main, and 2 dessert choices. Everyone enjoyed the meal and the portions were huge. Would definitely recommend and done again next time I'm in Graz.

On our last visit to Austria, we stopped in Graz and came across this lovely restaurant. Thankfully…read morethe waitress spoke english and she helped us choose our meals. The decor was pretty, the food was tasty and staff was friendly

The Johanneshof is a great place in the northern parts of Graz. Its roofed patio is ideal to spend…read morehours in and even when the weather is not ideal you can spend your time in fresh air while staying dry due to this roofed patio. So if you can get a table here it's a wonderful spot for large parts of the year. The building and its interior is light and bright in country style like an elegant Inn and the staff is friendly and willing to help. The menu offers typical Austrian/Styrian food and the meals we had were delicious. One had the famous Austrian Tafelspitz, another had the chicken breast (of the corn-fed chicken) with mushroom risotto and another one of our group had the beef tartar with quail-egg in marinated ruccola, butter and white bread. I had the Styrian Backhendl, a breaded chicken half, you can have with or without skin. I took it without skin, the traditional Styrian way. From Graz with love! Dr. Dr. Immanuel Fruhmann

Super authentic Austrian cuisine. This place is usually very busy so make sure you reserve ahead of…read moretime. Food is delicious and staff is super friendly.

Decent food but the coleslaw was inedible and the pancake was greasy. My wife's chicken breast was…read moredry. The waiter was good but when we got there we waited patiently while the waiter was chatting with the female front desk person while we just sat there waiting. Once he decided to actually come to our table the service was good.

Delicious food Amazing view…read moreTourist friendly Must visit during your trip to graz Appitizers, main dish and desert are best in town Ambience are perfect Site seeing

Häuserl, which means hut, ist maybe not the right name for this restaurant. It has a size, which…read morehave only a small number of restaurants in Graz. Three weddings at the same time should be no problem here. In summer the terrace is noteable, build in 2 steps an providing an excellent view. Reservation is recommendable. Even at this size its widely known, so that you may wait for a place, especially on sundays. You get very good meals there, a diversified menu should be enough for every taste.

Went here for a night out. They have 'make your own' pizza, salad, and toast ("pizza puzzle"). The…read morepizza is very good and inexpensive. The toppings to choose from are unique, and some surprising. The beer is reasonably priced and cold. For what looks like a whole-in-the-wall student pub, the decor is funky and artsy decor, and the music was good, mostly jazz.

Very nice and welcoming staff. Really contrasts with the unfriendliness of Vienna to where we…read moreproceeded after. My Schweinbratten was too much salted but the friendliness compensated for that and when looking back to how badly Vienna welcomed us we feel we have to value an Austrian restaurant where, after all, Austrian people can show that they know how to properly attend guests.

The heartiest of endorsements! Our food was absolutely incredible: so good we convinced the server…read moreto let us buy one of the clever menus. The marketing for this place is en pointe! Beautiful, clever interior with the touch of more than one local artist. Club-style restrooms with great tagging and music posters. We do speak a little German, so we tried - but our server was kindly accommodating and helpful with recommendations and conversation. The schnitzel -- chef's kiss!! The dessert - the single best we had on our ten day trip! My wife's stew - melt in the mouth! We would go back again and again and again if we were there; wished we'd found it earlier in our trip. Cannot say enough good about this place. Oh - and the prices are reasonable too.

I went to "die Scherbe" early on a Sunday morning. I guess I need to get used to this, but in Graz…read moreit seems like there's a pretty big culture of reserving tables. I arrived and most tables were reserve but empty. Maybe it was just the tables in the Hinterhof, a very chill and shaded area. Luckily, one table was open. It was just me and my daughter but it was a big table; I was embarrassed. I would have gladly sat at a smaller table, but like I said, all of them were reserved. No one gave me the impression that I was doing something wrong though. Indeed, for Austrian expectations, I'd say the service was great. My daughter and I sat undisturbed for some time: she with her iPad, me enjoying the quiet that comes with my daughter watching her iPad. The food was good. I found it slightly had that the soft boiled eggs came in a little glass, but it did make it more manageable to eat them. The eggs came with a very soft white bread, which was nice. I also liked the tea, even though I don't understand why they want me to put the tea bag in. Black tea is supposed to use boiling hot water...don't wait! I got a couple of butter croissants, as well: one for my daughter (who ruined her appetite with Fig Newtons) and one for me since I had ordered strawberry jam and used all the bread for the eggs.