![]() Add the local beer, and the tip (which felt mandatory as our waiter was keying in the amount, waiting for us with scarcely concealed impatience to announce aloud how much we would leave), and you have a tab in excess of 36 Euros for something, frankly speaking, neither qualitative, nor quantitative, and the unpleasant feeling to have been taken on a ride. ![]() In all honesty, they were good, if not plentiful, but were they 13-Euro good-the highest price tag in the area? Probably not, and they certainly did not make it up for the “Großes Gulasch” rip-off. On the other hand, given the crowd at Kaffee Alt Wien, and the impressive number of meals served in one evening, should this mediocre experience come as a surprise? The house Kaiserschmarren, the Viennese version of the pancakes, coarsely cut, lightly caramelized, and brought to our table directly in a cast-iron pan, accompanied with stewed plum, a lengthy 40 minute after our table had been cleared (note that owing to the “20-minute wait” caveat mentioned on the menu, we placed our order at the same time as our entrees). All in all, a botched up recipe bereft of love and passion, served in a skinny portion, but at a hefty price, close to 18 Euros. Yes, in all fairness, the sauce was palatable, but the dice of meat were still stringy and rubbery. A good goulash consists of very slowly cooked chuck, until the meat melts in your mouth-a Hungarian version of the French beef bourguignon if you will. Taken aback by this surprisingly meager portion, I hailed our waiter to confirm the size of the portion. Five small dice of a cheap cut of beef, sunk in a brown, mildly spiced, and pleasantly sweet sauce. What was served minutes later was, however, “ganz klein” (really tiny). This is dinner, so let’s go for the “Großes Gulasch”. ![]() The “groß” (the big portion), or the “klein” (the small portion), asked the waiter. the house goulash, “prepared with love, passion and the best, hand-diced beef from the Austrian heifer”, said the menu. Things had started well, though-unpretentious setting, friendly atmosphere, and a bubbly waiter. This is how I felt after my dinner, last night, at Kaffee Alt Wien. We have all left a restaurant, one day, with the strong, unpleasant feeling to have been scammed. Families with children Restaurants in Wahring.Restaurants with Outdoor Seating in Vienna. ![]()
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