Gasthaus Elsner

The food is really good and the portions are big. If you’re extra hungry, you can even add more potatoes or choose other sides from the menu. The staff are warm and welcoming, and you can really feel that it’s a family-run business. The atmosphere is cozy and relaxed, mostly filled with locals. If you want to eat like an Austrian, enjoy a proper schnitzel, have a drink, and spend a nice time with friends, this is a great place to go.

Very cozy and nice place. The staff was also great. Both the pork and chicken schnitzels were very tasty. (only cash)

Amazing experience! Great service, friendly and welcoming! The food is authentic and sooo tasty! A must if you stop in Vienna!

Loved the pork schitzel!! It was so tender! The price is very reasonable. We ordered 2 schnitzels, 1 Hungarian goulash, 2 coffees, and 1 soda, and our bill was less than €56. The salad with the scnitzel was the best I had!! Place has a nice informal feel.

This is a typical Austrian diner, mostly visited by locals. The service was fast, but a bit superficial. Food was good, simple, but the dishes seemed a bit dirty. Tried the schnitzel and the cordon bleau, which both were fair. Something I disliked was the ‘only cash’ payment system which was not specified anywhere but in the menu, which lead me to interrupt my stay to go to the ATM. Overall it was a curious experience, but I won’t repeat it.

Have just come from eating here. What a Gem! Traditional through and through. The Wiener Schnitzel was delicious , as was the beer. The house wine is fantastic (Austrian) …it would be classed as ‘fine wine’ in the UK. Overall, what a lovely evening. Traditional, local, great value for money and quality. Thank you!

Food portion was big, which I shared with my wife. It was delicious, the vinegary vegetables on the side were surprisingly good. Tuesday afternoon was very calm. Service was good and fast.

The service is really gentle and friendly. The food is amazing delicious and the dark beer is awesome. Highly recommend to visit this fabulous restaurant. Only one thing to remind is that it can only receive cash.

Absolutely amazing. This was my favorite meal in Vienna, and I would make it a priority to come back again. Service was great, crowd was all locals. Cash only! Smaller menu makes it easy to order a phenomenal meal. We ordered cappuccinos, a small goulash (appetizer menu), Weiner schnitzel, and the homemade pan fried sausage. 10/10

Great local eatery. Looked like only locals so definitely not a tourist trap. Schnitzel and goulash were very good. Our server adrianna was fantastic!