It’s always exciting to be able to try local dishes when you travel, but there are no guarantees of that opportunity when you’re vegan. We were delighted to find a vegan restaurant serving classic Austrian dishes last year. There was a bit of overlap with some traditional Czech dishes which we can get easily at home (like goulash), so we avoided those ones.

Both of us ordered the schnitzel. I just love a meal this size! It was massive and we both enjoyed the flavour and texture. Dr HH got a bit bored of it because every bite was the same, but I didn’t mind that.

It came with a potato salad. I appreciate that this is the local speciality, but personally I would have preferred it with a warm potato side. It was not slathered in mayo, so that was a positive, but the dressing was just too sharp for me. This is just personal taste, and I knew when I ordered it that I probably wouldn’t love the side. It was worth it to get the schnitzel. Dr HH enjoyed this potato salad more than I did, so it was very much personal preference rather than a bad dish.

For dessert, Dr HH got the nougat dumplings, which he found enjoyable but not mind-blowing. The dumplings contain a kind of chocolate cream, which he liked.

I had the kaiserschmarrn, which came in quite a large portion so it’s best for one hungry person or shared between two less hungry people. It’s a big pancake which is broken into pieces and crisped up a bit. I don’t think I’ve had this since going vegan, so it was a good treat. The little bites of pancake were good, I liked the crunchy exterior with the fluffy insides. The stewed damsons complemented the sweet pancakes nicely.

It was a really nice restaurant, quite busy on a Saturday evening so you might want to book. Service was great, and we really enjoyed ourselves. If you want to try veganised Austrian food, this seems to be the place to go!