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    Wiener Rathauskeller

    3.8 (21 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM

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    Quiet
    Classy
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Pasta for the mushroom sauce

    Amazing food for our dinner on October 25th. Thr restaurant is located at Rathhuse with a beautiful intinterior. We ordered fried steak with mushroom sauce and Scottish egg. Both dishes and Service are great. Will come back next trip.

    Steps leading down into the Rathauskeller in Vienna's beautiful City Hall
    Jeff H.

    The Wiener Rathauskeller in Vienna's beautiful city hall is somewhat hard to write a fair review about. Why is that? Well on one hand it has become very much a tourist restaurant and its impressive vaulted Knight's Hall is usually filled with tour bus groups. But here's the catch. There is a smaller space known as Salon Ziehrer which is also beautiful and this serves up an a la carte menu for both visitors and locals alike. In a food capital like Vienna, eyes can roll if you say you are going to the Wiener Rathauskeller to eat ("that tourist place?") ... but they shouldn't as the Salon Ziehrer serves up some excellent dishes in an iold world ambience. Okay now it's November in Vienna and if November is not the best time to be a turkey in the USA, it is a terrible span to be a goose in Austria. November is 'Ganslessen' (goose-eating) time in Austria centered around the Feast of St. Martin and its Martinigansl dinner. But Austrians eat goose throughout the month and its good to try various dishes. At the Rathauskeller a totally delicious (and huge portion) of goose ragout was being offered over buckwheat noodles accompanied by bok choi. Def tasty! A starter of smoked duck breast in Cumberland sauce was equally awesome. A nice bread assortment and a Viennese Zweigelt wine from Cobenzl completed the meal. Service was friendly and efficient. I'm glad I didn't completely leave the atmospheric Rathauskeller for the tourists!

    Jim E.

    After visiting the Christmas Market, we had lunch at the Ratskeller. Descending the carpet covered marble stairwell, reveals another world. Though the restaurant has a lot of tour groups, the wait staff easily accommodated our request for just a table for two. The menu given was all in German; but, upon request, an English menu was provided. The "fried chicken" was excellent with a light batter; the Viennese roast was traditional, but is an acquired taste and probably not for a tourist who expects plain food or still has jet lag with stomach issues. All and all, a pleasant meal, in a warm location with immaculate WCs. We would return again for the fried chicken.

    Moe R.

    This was a great experience. The Rathauskeller (why isn't it a Rathskeller? Mystery.) was difficult to find and a little pricier than the usually tourist's places, but worth the trouble. Elegant, classy. I confess we were underdressed but the staff acted as if we were in tie and tails. In fact, the staff was impeccable. The waiter was very Italian and the perfect picture of hospitality. And very funny. The food was as elegant as the decor and impeccably prepared. I started with a beef soup that was thick and delicious. Then I had the Zwiebel Rostbraten, a roast beef with fried onions and roast potatoes. It was as you might expect from an old world kitchen, roasted perfectly. We finished with an assortment of desserts that were as tasty as they were gorgeous. When you are in Vienna, skip the tourist restaurants and visit the old-school Rathuaskeller and pretend you are royalty.

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    Immanuel F.

    The Wiener Rathauskeller is the famous Vienna City Hall restaurant known for being located in the basement of the Vienna City Hall right below the official city hall meeting rooms. In this medieval ambience right in Vienna's city center you easily feel like a knight or a dame. By the way in the summertime on the square above (Rathausplatz) there is a huge Vienna Film Festival taking place every night and day over two months. Back to the Wiener Rathauskeller...I enjoyed a great vegetarian meal of Feta balls on lamb's lettuce, vegetables and fruits. The prices are in the upper segment but you get much ambience for your money in this medieval gothic environment of the Vienna City Hall. With Love! Dr. Dr. Immanuel Fruhmann

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    We were here as part of choir tour. The setting was excellent and the food was very good.

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    Does not operate on Sunday and Holidays! Unique place in the base of Vienna city hall! Give it a try!

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