Hietzinger Brau
Auhofstrasse 1
Cuisines: European
About
Hietzinger Brau AUSTRIAN -- Established in 1743, this is the most famous and best-recommended restaurant in the vicinity of Schönbrunn Palace. Everything about it evokes a sense of bourgeois stability -- wood paneling, a staff wearing folkloric costume, and platters heaped high with gutbürgerlich cuisine. The menu lists more than a dozen preparations of beef, including the time-tested favorite, tafelspitz, as well as mixed grills, all kinds of steaks, and fish that includes lobster, salmon, crab, and zander. Homage to the cuisine of Franz Josef appears in the form of very large Wiener schnitzels, a creamy goulash, and even a very old-fashioned form of braised calf's head. Wine is available, but by far the most popular beverage here is a foaming stein of the local brew, Hietzinger.
