Order the Marillen knodel which is the apricot dumpling. It's made to order so there's a little…read morewait. Well worth it. This restaurant is located on a cute street in Melk. Don't know about the rest of the menu/service etc. but this was worth the visit specifically for the apricot dumpling. Not really sweet. The outer part is actually made of potato and flour, add an apricot and boil. Then rolled in bread crumbs sauteed with butter. They also had a nice apricot sauce to add.

Very pleasant small restaurant. There were several options for vegetarians, including spinach,…read moremushroom & cheese pierogi. The pierogi were perfectly prepared with freshly made pasta and served with an excellent salad of micro greens and fresh vinaigrette. My mate's fried chicken with potato salad and greens was excellent as was the local Riesling chosen by our waiter Peter who was fluent in English.

Very old historic hotel run by an older couple. The lady was kind and did a nice job laying out…read morebreakfast on tables with full place settings. Her husband however had a quick temper & was rude. The Elizabeth room faced the Melk Abbey. There was too much light in the windows at night from the Abbey and the blue light from the tv was especially bright when trying to sleep. They didn't have night stands on both sides of the bed to place your cell or personal items. No place to put your suitcase. Too many knickknack things in the rooms. Tons of Teddy bears, fuzzy heart shaped red pillows on the bed, ceramic Great Dane dog on the stairs, plastic flowers, & too many accessories everywhere. *NO soap, shampoo or gel in the shower. Towels were clean but old & needed to be replaced. No ice in the hotel. No wifi signal in the rooms. 2 odd sets of keys for the room. One for the door. One for the lights. Cleaning staff was excellent.