I have to admit that I really, really want to give Seidl 4 stars, but I just can't. Even though…read morethe food and drink is good, I can get anything that is fried and made with bread crumbs gluten-free, and the atmosphere is a mix of family and tradition, I cannot get passed the portions compared to the prices and the odd service. The owner is friendly and comes around to every table, this particular time trying to pedddle the mushrooms that the family grows themsleves. Make sure to speak German though, he is much nicer then. (Insider story, on a previous visit, he told my husband and a friend that he charges tourists and foreigners for tap water and not Austrians).
The waitress was semi-helpful, but there was no substitute for gluten-free soup or dessert so that I could order the kalbschnitzel 3-gang menu like everyone else for 17 euros. So I had to order the kalb schnitzel regular portion off the menu (which was said to be a larger portion than the menu, but really wasn't, with only potato salad for 16 euros) - no soup or dessert. Not a bargain menu. And after seeing my friends' portions and plates, I am not so sure the menu was a better route. My husband actually left hungry. The blaufraenkisch red wine was good but at 5 euros an 1/8 glass I wanted spectacular. To top it off we asked a server, who actually is a family member, if we could pay with visa and he said yes, no problem. Turns out no, you cannot. It made for a very embarrassing moment for my friends and I.