Oldest Restaurant in Vienna

Mayer Restaurant ‘Pfarrplatz’, the oldest restaurant in Vienna

Our farewell dinner was at Mayer Restaurant ‘Pfarrplatz’, the oldest restaurant in Vienna dating back to 1683. Ludwig van Beethoven used to eat here regularly when he lived just down the street.

Wiener Schnitzel is the best-known speciality of Viennese cuisine, veal steak battered and deep-fried. I wonder when they’ll discover the Scottish delicacy, ‘Deep Fried Mars Bar’?

STRUM ALONG

These traditional wine taverns called “Heurigers”, specialise in regional dishes and wine accompanied by live “Heuriger” music.

Live “Heuriger” music takes place every night from 7pm

I was particularly taken with the Strum, a very drinkable grape juice only available during harvest time. Our timing was perfect! The problem is that strum keeps fermenting in the bottle, so you’ve no idea what the alcohol content might be; 8% or more if a bottle is kept for a few days.

Duncan digs into the ‘Strum’ which is far too easy to drink!

All of the wines served at Mayer come from the restaurant’s own cellars.

The General Manager of the Hotel Nestroy, the inimitable Gerald Wlcek joined us for our last evening.

All I can say is we had a very merry last night.

TERMINATOR

This trip to Austria was a mere introduction! I liked what I saw so much that I’m determined to come back for a much longer stay.

I’d never considered Austria as a golf destination, but it has such a host of superb courses, great food & wine, delightful hotels and a wealth of culture you could easily stay for a week or more!

As that Austrian actor and former governor of California said (several times), “I’ll be back!”