Weibels Wirtshaus

Let me start this review by absolutely praising the cuisine, as well as apologize in advance for the lengthiness of this review. The kitchen here is remarkable and I can honestly vouch for the Schnitzel as being the best I have ever had in Österreich (a now resident, and long time frequenter of this beautiful country). Now, onto the actual review …
As previously mentioned, I have been living here in Austria for about a year and a half while playing soccer here. It was January 2^nd when I actually happened to stumble upon «Weibels Wirtshaus». I had some very dear friends of mine visiting all the way from Texas and we were looking to pop into a restaurant to grab a snack and a beverage so that our lady friends could warm up a bit. Upon entering the restaurant I politely asked, in German, for a table for 4. I also prefaced to our initial server that we would not be long and only planned on having a snack and adult beverages. The middle aged manager came to take our order and we were delighted to oblige. Now this is where things began to teeter toward a negative experience. You see, I am a very modest man who is founded on proper behavior and great manners. It happens that I also carry a black card and fantastic cuisine is a sort of guilty pleasure for me. Upon ordering a round of soups as starters (while noticing many awards for their kitchen) we decided to order two main courses to split between the four of us. Upon completion, our server commented in english «so there are four of you and you are only ordering 2 courses»? I responded, «that is correct». It was obvious he was clearly perturbed by our actions and without another word gathered the menus and strutted off. Now having worked in the industry in my college days, I could understand his lack of excitement. After sometime the ladies wine glasses were empty and they fancied another glass. Our server briskly walked by our table a number of times in-​route to the ONLY other table in the dining room. Finally my friend, in her sweetest voice, said «excuse me, can we please have another glass of wine». After repeating the order he was off again. By this point I was growing annoyed with his lack of effort or care. The only other server on hand, a younger man probably in his 20’s delivered the food and was more than cordial. After finishing my soup and moving on to the main course I had emptied my beer. I placed my empty glass on the edge of the table in plain sight to reassure that I wasn’t meagerly being biased. He walked by 7 times and not once did he ask if I would like another drink. It was clear that he was over us as patrons and desired to be ridded of us. After finishing our meal and maintaining the same thirst with no beverage I politely asked for the check. He brought the check with the total for everything. We were okay with that and offered two separate cards to split the bill in half. He refused to do the simple math and brought a pen instead. After discussing who wanted to pay what, given it was an odd number and we were wanting to include a very undeserving tip, he snatched the bill and wrote the cost in exactly half as if my accountant friends were incapable. This was infuriating. If I could speak the language better I would have had a few carefully constructed words with the individual but I open out.
In the end, it was hands down the worst dining experience I have ever experienced in all of my days, especially here in Austria. If I were the GM of this restaurant, he would be relieved of his title immediately. Completely unacceptable behavior.

The restaurant was recommended to us by some friends and we were very eager to go there. Eventually we made it. The location is nicely situated and cozy and the welcome was very friendly. They had some extraordinary beverages and the menu looked promising.
However, we were not happy with our choices. The Tafelspitz consisted of 2 thin and dry slices of meet and some unlovingly decorated garnishings. The roasted veal liver was bloody and barely cooked. As we mentioned that to the waiter he replied that liver always is served medium. However, it was medium rare to rare.
Maybe we only experienced a bad day looking at the other reviews.

When visiting Vienna, my wife and I stayed at the Hilton Vienna, which was an excellent and convenient place to use as home base (convenient to train and walking, excellent staff, and good old Hilton quality).
Back to Weibel’s Wirtshaus. A short walk from the Hilton, is a shopping and restaurant row, which to our delight includes Weibel’s Wirtshaus. We stopped there on a whim around 6:30 PM without reservation and asked for a table. The concierge politely said he could seat us immediately if we agreed to finish our meal by 8:00. We were beat from visiting the Belvedere that Sunday afternoon, so we happily agreed to his easy terms.
The atmosphere was cozy and comfortable, the staff was polite and spoke excellent English. And the food was terrific. Weibel’s served all of the Austrian «standards», but also had venison and duck. I had the deer and my wife had the bird. Both were terrific and we passed samples to one another. My wife also really loved the pumpkin soup. The strudel was good, but not the best in Austria. Besides that, it was one of the best meals on our vacation to Germany and Austria.
If you want to enjoy high quality traditional Austrian cuisine at reasonable prices (did I also mention the great service and quaint atmosphere?), this is a place you don’t want to miss.

Great meal in a cozy Austrian restaurant.
We had a table upstairs, as recommended by the guidebook, and enjoyed being the only tourists with lots of locals. Delicious wiener schnitzel, great apple strudel, and good wines. Friendly service and good basic Austrian food.