Updates May 2014:
Now the view plus good food plus good…read moreservice get my 4 stars. With a new owner, a new style in customer service has been adopted. I don't know how they are handling the non- smoking area now because I was lucky to sit outside, on the terrace over the river.
Spargrlcremesuppe and Spinatnockerln were tasty, nicely served, and quite large servings.
Now you can come here again and enjoy the special location!
view gets my stars because I love to sit above the river (Donaukanal) and watch the light patterns on the facade of the Uniqa tower at night.
However, this place left a run-down impression when I was there the last time earlier this year. Not only was the place empty at 7pm on a regular weekday (which could be a goodthing!) but service earned -3 stars.
This is what happened: The behavior of the waiter when me and my American girlfriend asked to close the door between smokers' and non-smokers' area, was out of question! He literally refused to close the door behind him.
Ok, I did see that it was a bit cumbersome to open the door every time he had to serve a non-smoker table. But come on, there were only two parties in the non-smoking area! In German we say "Wo kein Klaeger, da kein Richter" (as long as noone complains, do what you want). Yes, leave it open then when you're by yourself or when you have only geust seated in the smoking area. But as soon as someone is in the non-smoking area, you have to close that stupid door! And more so, when the guest requests that it be closed. That's a law! The evening when this happened I was all about failing charges against them. But of course I never did.
Maybe I'll check it out again in the summer when you can sit outdoors on the patio right above the Donaukanal...
