A surprisingly nice family restaurant on the Czech-Austrian border, in the small St.Stefan am Walde…read morevillage, very close to the Lipno Lake. Especially nice during summer, when you could sit on a big "terrasse" and admire spectacular views to the Bohmwald valley. The menu is suitable for a family lunch or dinner, and it seems to be quite popular by the locals: Frittatensuppe, Leberknoedelsuppe, Knoblauchrahnsuppe ... Wiener Schnitzel ... We have ordered a very good Wiener Schnitzel for 8,50 Euro, which was accompanied by potatoes, rice, and salad, ... as well as a Schlemmerpfandl, a delicious pork stew with vegetables and spaetzle, served on a nice black pan at 12,90 Euro. And for drink, we enjoyed a 0,5l Kaiser Marzen Beer (3 Euro) and 1/8l Gruener Veltliner Reinhard Waldschutz Esarn Kamptal white wine from Austria (4,40 Euro). Their Wine List is nicely done, with 3 + 3 Austrian wines by glass/bottles, all from good Austrian wine regions. Wish such a standard could be typical on the other side of the borders, at Lipno Lake. My rating is 4 Plus.

It might be seen as a strange idea to go for a good lunch from the Lipno "paradise" to the…read moreBoehmerwald mountains in Austria, but actually, why not? The probability that you will get a better food is quite high. Thus we have visited the Haagerhof Restaurant of the Family Hoerchlager, and were completely pleased by the overall experience. Their signature dish, Hirschmedaillons, comes with a red-onion "cabbage" (17 Euro), soups are delicious (we have tried Wildcremmesuppe at 3,20 Euro and Knoblauchsuppe at 3 Euro), Hirschragout at 9,70 Euro, Kaeserspatzle at 8,20 Euro and Zucchinischnitzel at 9,20 Euro, all different tastes, but very tasty and "creative", in a bio quality. They offer delicious Austrian wine, 4 whites by glass, 5 reds by glass (I have tasted the Sabathini WR/SB at 3,50 Euro per glass and 20,10 Euro per bottle, and is was good, refreshing, what a great match with Zucchini! Salads from salad bar come "for free" with some meals. The view is beautiful to the broad green valley, and in winter times, this restaurant could be a great starting point before a nice country skiing tour (the trails start from there). If you decide to come for a summer Friday evening, the grill bar will be opened from 6pm. I would highly recommend for a nice relaxing evening!

This is genuinely one of the best restaurants in upper Austria. The food is amazing and…read moreconsistently exceeds expectations!