Austria · DINING EXPERIENCES

15 Dining Experiences in Austria to Build a Day Around

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This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 dining experiences worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Vienna: 3-Course Evening Dinner Cruise - What happens from boarding to dessert
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Vienna: 3-Course Evening Dinner Cruise

1.3-Course Evening Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 1,655 reviews · from $85Our pick

Spend three hours aboard an elegant DDSG Blue Danube vessel, with a sparkling elderflower aperitif, reserved table, and freshly prepared three-course dinner. Choose pork, red mullet, or a vegetarian main. The cruise uses the Danube Canal and reaches the Danube, with illuminated views, sunset light, and a lock passage along the way.

“Excellent customer service, food also very good, weather did not let us see much outside but it was good”

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Salzburg: Best of Mozart Fortress Concert and Dinner - The funicular ride up to Hohensalzburg
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Salzburg: Best of Mozart Fortress Concert and Dinner

2.Best of Mozart Fortress Concert and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,424 reviews · from $93

Ride the funicular up Hohensalzburg Fortress, dine at the Panorama Restaurant, then hear Mozart and other classical favorites in the historic Golden Hall. The 3.5-hour evening includes return funicular travel and a choice of classic or VIP dining. Expect smart casual dress, many stairs, and concert programs that may change.

“Lovely evening of dinner and music. Nice views from the castle to tge city below.”

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Exclusive Evening at Schönbrunn Palace: After-Hours Audiotour, Dinner, Concert - Walking through the imperial rooms after closing
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Exclusive Evening at Schönbrunn Palace: After-Hours Audiotour, Dinner, Concert

3.Exclusive Evening at Schönbrunn Palace: After-Hours Audiotour, Dinner, Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 930 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $170

Spend about five hours at Schönbrunn Palace, touring the imperial rooms after closing with an audio guide, eating a three-course Austrian dinner nearby, and hearing Mozart and Strauss in the Orangery. VIP seating adds priority access, two drinks, a program, and front-row seats.

“It was a wonderful introduction to vienns.. The schonbrunn palace was amazing followed by dinner at gestner. We booked the VIP package and were seated in the first two rows which gave us wonderful seats to be entertained by the conductor and orchestra.. It was an enchanting evening.”

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Salzburg: Mozart Concert with Dinner - Seats, Tables, and Sightlines
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Salzburg: Mozart Concert with Dinner

4.Mozart Concert with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 835 reviews · 2h 30m · from $100Top rated

Spend 150 minutes at St. Peter Stiftskulinarium, Salzburg’s historic restaurant, for a candlelit three-course dinner and live Mozart concert. The Amadeus Consort Salzburg performs arias and duets with two opera singers in period costume. Expect shared tables, drinks at extra cost, and a Baroque hall upstairs without an elevator.

“Excellent venue and performance supported by quality food and service.”

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Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concert - Schönbrunn after closing time
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Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concert

5.Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 755 reviews · from $161

Begin at Schönbrunn Palace with a self-guided audio tour in one of 16 languages. Then enjoy a three-course Austrian dinner, followed by Mozart, Strauss, opera singers, and an orchestra in the historic Orangery. Arrive by 5:15 PM, and consider Category A or VIP seating for a better concert view.

“Audio tour at night after the palace is closed is neat. Dinner was very good and the orchestra performance was top notch”

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Vienna: Johann Strauss Dinner Show at the Prater - Entering The Mirage at Vienna’s Prater
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Vienna: Johann Strauss Dinner Show at the Prater

6.Johann Strauss Dinner Show at the Prater

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 730 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Spend three hours at The Mirage in Vienna’s Prater with a 20-piece orchestra, ballet dancers, soprano soloists, violin performances, and a lively conductor-host. Your four-course Austrian dinner includes classic, vegetarian, or children’s choices. Choose seating with care, since some booths and support columns can limit the view.

“Wonderful dinner show had a magical and magnificent evening!”

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Vienna: Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner - How priority seating works at the entrance
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Vienna: Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

7.Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 643 reviews · 1 day · from $33Best value

Book a set meal at Hard Rock Cafe Vienna and skip the main ticket line with priority seating. Choose the two-course Acoustic Menu or three-course Electric Menu, then enjoy burgers, salads, chicken, salmon, dessert, and a soft drink, coffee, or tea among music memorabilia. Leave time for the Vienna Rock Shop and its local merchandise.

“Everything was great! Lovely place to eat! The staff is very kind!”

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Best of Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg - Walking from dinner to the concert hall
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Best of Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg

8.Best of Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Hohensalzburg

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 598 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Ride the funicular up Salzburg’s Hohensalzburg Fortress for dinner at the Panorama Restaurant, then hear the Salzburger Mozart Ensemble or Mozart Chamber Orchestra Salzburg in historic rooms. Choose classic, VIP, or Golden VIP dining. Expect about three and a half hours, stairs, smart-casual dress, and no hotel transfer.

“What a nice way to end Christmas Day. Beautiful nighttime views of the City, an enjoyable meal, and a great musical performance. A quick walk from the heart of the old town and you zip up the funicular to the fortress. You’re greeted with a view of the Dom and Christmas market from above. The dinner itself was an 8/10. The food was simple and didn’t seem particularly Austrian (beef/dumpling soup, turkey/stuffing roll with porcini mashed potatoes, and chocolate mousse - vegetarian option of porcini raviolis) but was well flavored and enjoyed by all. The only downside was with early sunset there were no views from the restaurant. After dinner…”

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Vienna: Traditional Dinner Show at the Wiener Rathauskeller - A musical route from Tirol to Vienna
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Vienna: Traditional Dinner Show at the Wiener Rathauskeller

9.Traditional Dinner Show at the Wiener Rathauskeller

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 590 reviews · from $97

Spend two hours in the Wiener Rathauskeller for a staged Austrian dinner show. Your evening moves from Tirol and Salzburg to Vienna through folk songs, operetta, polkas, arias, and waltzes, with a three-course regional meal. Expect professional singers, dancers, and musicians, German-language performance, and drinks sold separately.

“The food was delicious, and the performance was brilliant. I enjoyed the show.”

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Vienna: Culinary Experience at Restaurant Stefanie - The first courses: goulash and soup
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Vienna: Culinary Experience at Restaurant Stefanie

10.Culinary Experience at Restaurant Stefanie

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 526 reviews · 2 hours · from $88

Meet at Restaurant Stefanie inside Vienna’s Hotel Stefanie for a two-hour tasting menu of seven Austrian specialties. Expect veal goulash, pancake soup, schnitzel, boiled beef, apple strudel, Kaiserschmarren, and more, plus beer, wine, and coffee. This is a seated restaurant experience rather than a walking tour, with history supplied through the meal and take-home booklet.

“This is not a guided tour; there is no guide. You go into the Stephanie Restaurant, which is lovely and located inside the Hotel Stephanie, are seated at a private table, and roughly 5 courses are served from starter to dessert. The food is excellent and authentically Austrian. However, there is no real discussion of the food beyond a basic description (i.e. no discussion of region or history, if any)”

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Vienna: Dinner & Concert at Schönbrunn Palace - Finding the Orangery and managing the timing
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Vienna: Dinner & Concert at Schönbrunn Palace

11.Dinner & Concert at Schönbrunn Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 481 reviews · from $116

Begin with a traditional three-course Viennese dinner near Schönbrunn Palace at 6:30 PM. Then collect your concert access and enter the Orangery from 8:00 PM for Mozart, Strauss, orchestra music, and two opera singers. Choose standard, Category A, or VIP seating, with extra benefits in the higher categories.

“The guard at Schonbrun palace did not seem to know anything about the dinner and confused us a lot because he said that everything was closed. We managed to convince him. The dinner was nice and the koncert was amazing! Great opera singers!”

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Salzburg: River Cruise, Dinner & Fortress Concert - The 40-minute Salzach River cruise
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Salzburg: River Cruise, Dinner & Fortress Concert

12.River Cruise, Dinner & Fortress Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 406 reviews · 5 hours · from $128

Start with a 40-minute Salzach River cruise past Salzburg’s old town, villas, and mountain views. Then take the funicular to Hohensalzburg Fortress for dinner at the Panorama Restaurant and a Best of Mozart chamber concert. The evening lasts about five hours, with classic and VIP menus, vegetarian meals by request, and smart-casual dress required.

“Stunning concert in the fortress performance hall overlooking the city.”

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Strauss Dinner Show - The music: familiar waltzes with theatrical extras
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Strauss Dinner Show

13.Strauss Dinner Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 395 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Spend about three hours at Vienna’s intimate Mirage venue with a 20-person Strauss music and dinner production. Expect waltzes, polkas, opera, dancing, comedy, audience participation, and a menu of beef tartare, Viennese roast onion, and Kaiserschmarrn. Drinks cost extra, and seat location matters.

“Absolutely Fantastic show, food was amazing, wonderful service. Music was superb, it gave me goosebumps.”

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Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Salzburg with River Cruise - Riding up to Hohensalzburg Fortress
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Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Salzburg with River Cruise

14.Mozart Concert and Dinner or VIP Dinner at Fortress Salzburg with River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 280 reviews · 4 hours 10 minutes (approx.) · from $136

Spend about four hours moving from Salzburg’s Salzach River to Hohensalzburg Fortress. Take a 40-minute cruise, ride the funicular, eat in the Panorama Restaurant, then hear a 90-minute Mozart concert in the fortress. Choose standard or VIP dinner, smart casual dress, and plan for steep paths and many stairs.

“There is a lot of walking in a lot of stairs, which was not explained in the tor information We had VIP tickets, but did not get the premier seating on the boat nor a free drink on the boat like other people Only included the free drink at the concert - which is not worth the VIP extra”

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Evening at Schönbrunn Palace Vienna: 3-course Dinner and Concert - Dinner near Schönbrunn, with a practical trade-off
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Evening at Schönbrunn Palace Vienna: 3-course Dinner and Concert

15.Evening at Schönbrunn Palace Vienna: 3-course Dinner and Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $122

Pair a three-course dinner near Schönbrunn Palace with an evening concert at the historic Orangery. Hear Mozart arias, Strauss waltzes, opera singers, ballet dancers, and orchestra musicians. Choose from several seating categories, or upgrade to VIP for priority access and listed extras. Allow about four hours.

“Amazing performance and the dinner was great. While the performance did not happen in schonbrunn itself, four star for the event. I was hoping to get a glimpse of schonbrunn, but disappointed.”

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