Steirereck

When returning to a much loved fine dining restaurant after several years, there’s always that nagging concern that it won’t be quite as wonderful as you remembered. On this occasion my worries were unfounded as this was perhaps even greater an experience than I had hoped for.

I’d forgotten to mention in advance my wife’s new and quite extensive list of food intolerances and the staff dealt with this without batting an eyelid. The 5-course lunch menu was amazing, we were visited by the famous Steirereck trolleys (bread and cheese), which produce a Pavlovian response from my salivary glands and the wine pairing was excellent too.

This restaurant has been top 25 in the world for several years now and it thoroughly deserves that recognition.

Fantastic and super enjoyable experience. We've ordered the 6-course menu and since you can choose different options for the courses it turns out to be a 12-couse tasting menu if you share. Very creative with great service and a little explanation card for each course. The bread and cheese carts are fenomenal!

Erlebnisgastronomie auf höchstem Niveau! Das Steirereck im Wiener Stadtpark hat zwar nicht die beste Lage, aber dafür den besten Service den ich je erleben durfte! In Punkto Service am Gast sicherlich unschlagbar und einzigartig.
Vom Empfang bis zum Ende des Abends wurden wir außerordentlich gut bedient.
Kommen wir zum Essen, geschmacklich waren alle Gänge sehr durchdacht, aufwendig und hervorragend zubereitet.
Das Preis Leistungsverhältnis bei Essen ist wirklich grandios.
Die Weinkarten sind sehr umfangreich und hier findet mit Sicherheit jeder etwas passendes für sich.
Die Getränke sind teuer, wenn man allerdings den enormen logistischen Aufwand und die steigenden Kosten miteinbezieht, keine negative Kritik wert.
Zusammenfassend und ganz besonders erwähnenswert sind die hervorragenden Mitarbeiter, die einen Besuch im Steirereck zu einem Erlebnis machen!

Der perfekte kulinarische Abend!

Im Restaurant Steirereck stimmt jedes Detail: Man wurde über den ganzen Abend hinweg durch ein Gedicht getragen….von dem bekannten Brotwagen, über perfekte Gerichte, zu kleinen Grüßen aus der Küche zwischen den Gängen.

Das Personal war zuvorkommend, kompetent und überaus bemüht den Kunden jeden Wunsch zu erfüllen. Die Summe ist ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Vielen Dank!

This is the best 2 stars restaurant I have tried so far. Services was wonderful, but food was completely exceptional. Bread was great too. We loved the blood bread so much even if it was our first try.

Nothing to complain here. Only complements.

Perfect service
Perfect food
Perfect atmosphere
Good value for money

Everything was perfect from the moment we entered untill the moment we left. The food was prepared to perfection. The bread cart was and exquisite idea with selection of many different breads. The service was perfect the table comfortable and the atmosphere calm and elegant. 2 star Michelin totlay deserved the dinner was an amazing experience

Excellent fine dining Austrian restaurant option in Vienna. From the moment you walked in you are warmly welcomed by a friendly staff who seated us rite away. It offers a tasting menu as well as a la carte option. We selected a la carte and weren’t disappointed. Every dish is carefully prepared and presented. Great ambience and attention to every detail. Highly recommended if you want to experience a great dining experience in Vienna.

The 7-Course menu was a wonderful experience. The cheese, bread, and wine sommeliers were outstanding and exceptionally knowledgeable about their fields. It is truly one of the best dinners I have ever had the honor of experiencing.

They definitely have earned their two Michelin Stars. The most beautiful building right in the park.
We had an amazing Anniversary dinner that we will never forget.

What an experience!
I dined at Steirereck 10 years ago with my parents and went back last week on Sep 18. They never disappointed me. My partner and I had a wonderful 5 course lunch with a bottle of red wine. The bill came over 600 euros but it was worthy every single penny. Every dish was tasty and outstanding with artistic presentation. The service was just excellent. Highly recommend it.

If you in Wien don’t forget to order at least 1 mount before ! Enjoyed there very much and I do waiting to visit again - Chapeau team ! 🏆

I came to Austria to experience the 13th restaurant in the world. I booked eight people for lunch. When I arrived, I was told that I couldn’t order a lunch set, so the whole lunch didn’t end until 3:30 pm. The overall creativity of dishes and sauces is satisfactory.

Had one of the best dining experiences of my life at Steirereck today that I felt compelled to leave a review. I did the 4 course lunch tasting. From the moment I sat down, the hospitality was palpable. Every dish I ordered was superb and the perfect amount of food for me to enjoy every single course until dessert. The Roebuck (main course) was a highlight, with the Young Celeriac (starter) a close second.

Having such high expectations based of the long standing accolades and awards for this establishment I am disappointed and frustrated to have to write such a negative review. I have been to many Michelin restaurants and I have never left so underwhelmed. This would be my least favorite Michelin restaurant and chef’s menu, to date.

1) The total dining experience was over 4 hours. While I am in no rush, I found no desire to stay as long as we were there. Had there been dishes or an experience that peaked my interest I’d be happy to stay this long. We did not have the first course till after an hour and fifteen. The courses were spaced anywhere from 20-40 minutes apart after last bite of previous course. We were utterly bored.

1A) While service wasn’t bad, the attentiveness was not there. At Michelin caliber restaurants I expect the table to be immaculate and cleaned after each meal, this never occurred. This is picky, but it’s what to be expected at this level of restaurant.

2) The food was flat, nothing stood out to me and while it had many ingredients that I was excited to try together I did not find any complexity to the dishes. There have been Michelin restaurants where I remember specific dishes, there was unfortunately not one tonight. I found the plating and presentation of the food repetitive, it was the same presentation for each dish, the server would spoon out of a measuring cup for each dish (this is picky, but part of these dining experiences is the art of presentation and it felt lazy)

3) The wine pairings, while not bad, were very similar. I expect exciting different elements to compliment the dishes, did not feel it was adequate.

I am sorry to have to write this review and I am hopeful that this was an off night or week (although a restaurant of this caliber and rating should not have this).

I had high expectations for this 2 star Michelin restaurant but it was disappointing. The outside and location inside the park probably contributed to the extra star. It is nice inside but the table we had was awkward with and view of the serving carts and had a hanging bulb since the overhead light was broken. Shocked to see the service done with rolling carts. The wine server was rushing from table to table placing down bottles,quickly rambling the type of wine and taste pairings then running off. He would come back and pick up the bottles two minutes later. Service was not close to two star quality. The 6 courses were good but nothing impressive or unique. This is a one star restaurant in a two star location.