Café Bräunerhof

As there was a queue in front another traditional restaurant in the alley, I walked ahead, passed by here, looked inside, saw the nice authentic setting and immediately walked in. The interior was charming, and the waiter was attentive and efficient; he remembered to take my order after doing several tasks on the side of areas that I sat on. Schnitzel and Suppe were good. Not stunning and a bit over priced, but well made, balanced taste. On tipping : as mentioned, the waiter was attentive and efficient, however at the end, He directly asked for 1 more euro for tip when he saw I gave a 20 Euro note for a 19 Euro bill. I was taken back, as tipping is not as a mandatory by norm in the country, and the good impression from before was a bit dented, but I read there were similar behaviours at the old cafe next door (Cafe Hawelka),so all aspects considered, I accepted the behaviour of asking for tips as an unspoken norm for these old cafes geared towards tourists as an unfortunate development of tourism in this area that was unpleasant but not that outrageous.

When we first got here, our server was not great. He treated us like stupid Americans. After some clarifications he was better. Nice breakfast, I would recommend the cafe on the corner across the street more, the food was incredible.

If you think observing locals of Wien reading their newspapers in peace and quite is a good tourist activity; then I recommend this place to you. This is an authentic spot to try the food and beverages of Wien a bit away from the tourist crowd. Waiters are helpful with explaining the menu. If you don't break the vibe, you'll enjoy an authentic local experience. We ate veal and it was good.

We were a little afraid because of all the other reviews here, but the others cafes were full at the time. We had lunch there and everything was fine. The service was fast and the waiter was nice. It's a traditional cafe and we enjoyed the atmosphere. There were some comments here saying that they didn't give a receipt and that they charge a service fee which didn't happen with us or the table next to us. We paid 39,40 for two beers, two schnitzels with salad and roast potatoes. For us it was a little bit overpriced, but the food was good nonetheless

Came here for the strudel especially, which was good but nothing exceptional. The main meals were ok but you can get much better elsewhere for only slightly higher prices. The Sachertorte was disappointingly dry and tasted like it had been standing around for a while. Waiters were quite impatient but this is part of the traditional experience. Atmosphere very authentic.