IKARUS

It was a great experience. Special place for a special occasion. We had the chance to taste the menu from Chef Rafa Costa e Silva from Brasil. Every dish was balanced and delicious. Wine accompaniment for each dish was extremely well suited. The highlight was the Patagonian hake but all other dishes were exquisite.

It is very clear why this is a 2 Michelin Starred establishment. I will start off by saying that every staff member at this location is what a Michelin Starred restaurant should have. The idea of having a guest chef come in for 48 hours and the executive chef of Ikarus (Martin Klein) execute the menu from there forward is mind blowing (we are looking forward to visiting again and experiencing his personal menu). It is also very clear the skill and talent that Chef Rafa Costa e Silva has, having the opportunity to experience his cuisine was an honor. My husband and I visited on our honeymoon - and this is one of the best tasting menus we have ever experienced. Having a gluten allergy, sometimes the menu has to be modified a bit - but with this menu there was 1-2 substitutes (sweet potato for a tempura base and the bread course). Also, they start your mean with welcome cocktail of choice which was such fun touch. I cannot thank the staff enough for this experience. The space is beautiful and the over all experience second to none.

I was invited to a birthday dinner yesterday evening. Although I‘ve been living in Salzburg for many years I have never been able to dine at Ikarus at the Hangar 7. The atmosphere is stunning and the architecture is worldclass! The service throughout the evening is worth mentioning as it was a delight to experience and to watch. Very attentive, very knowledgeable and friendly. The month of December is under the radar of Thai cuisine and each course was very pleasant and enjoyable. Each plate was created as a unique combination of Thai and Austrian flavours which might sound weird but worked out perfectly. If there is a slight disappointment then I was missing more flavourful spices… and I don’t mean just hot spices. The wine pairing was spot on! All in all a great experience with friends in stunning surroundings.

We visited Ikarus to celebrate our anniversary on the 4th of July— our very first time dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Expectations were high. Unfortunately, the experience left us disappointed. From the moment we told the sommelier we’d only be drinking water (for health reasons), the atmosphere shifted. One server in particular acted noticeably distant. Eye contact was minimal, and the descriptions of the dishes at our table were far shorter than what we overheard at nearby tables with wine pairings. It left us with the uncomfortable feeling of being treated as “lesser guests.” Some dishes were good — the carabinero, the hake, the bread, and the desserts. But none of the courses tasted special or delivered a “wow” moment. A piece of raw toro was too large to eat in one bite, yet too sinewy to bite through — it slipped off the base and had to be pulled apart by hand. A scallop course smelled intensely fishy, to the point where my partner couldn’t eat it. Small details, like a visible vinaigrette smear on the side of a serving pedestal, felt off-brand for this level of fine dining. The petit fours at the end tasted no different from store-bought candy. One highlight: a blonde female server (possibly the maître d’) was exceptionally warm and welcoming. I shared this feedback privately with the restaurant before posting this review. The response was polite yet underwhelming — essentially: “Sorry it didn’t meet your expectations. We still hope you’ll return.” All in all, for a restaurant with 2 Michelin stars and the associated price point, this visit didn’t come close to delivering the quality or experience we hoped for. We might have been at a bad moment, so it’d be unjust to condemn the whole restaurant for eternity. But trying it out again is not worth it for us, given our experience and the high price point.

Wonderful food experience. They often have guest chefs and in our case we got to enjoy the food of two star rated Michelin chef Gareth Ward. Wonderful

This might be the most difficult review I ever wrote. I have been to my fair share of high class restaurants, but I can't remember a visit as bad as to Ikarus, when I visited Salzburg with my wife. Let me preface this with a disclaimer. The food was good. We had the 8 course menu by the guest chef Anthony Genovese which was slightly adjusted as we don't eat meat. Therefore two courses with meat were switched with vegetarian courses. We had a table reserved for 7 pm and were greeted very friendly by the lady at the entrance and brought to our table. However, from them on something was off. At first I thought I was just imaging things, but my wife felt the same. We felt like the service did not like us, like we were disturbing them. We were treated cold and unfriendly. We asked for a wine pairing, but we did not want 8 glasses of wine each and asked if we could get just 4 glasses for the 8 course menu. This was seen as a very strange request, but the female waiter said she would accommodate our wish. However we did not get a wine for the first course. We then asked the sommelier and he brought us the first glass. However, then we had to ask again for another glass when we got the third course. As I wrote in the beginning, this review is very difficult as there were no other special incidents, just this strange vibe. The whole time we felt like everyone around us was treated more nicely and warm-hearted. I really regret that I did not speak up and ask the service what was wrong and why they thought we deserved such a treatment.

Exceptional from beginning to end, every dish beautifully presented and of brilliant quality. Service impeccable throughout. Having dined at fine dining establishments around the world I would say Ikarus is amongst the best with the wagyu the best dish ever.

I had the pleasure of dining at Ikarus during Peter Hagen-Wiest’s residence and it was an incredible dining experience. Having been to a few 3-star restaurants, I honestly don’t understand how Ikarus only has 2 Michelin Stars. Maybe it is because you cannot book far in advance and know exactly what menu or what chef will be in residence, but if my meal was an example of how Ikarus strives to perform then I believe it performs well above its rating. The food was incredible, the wine selection is both very comprehensive and very sophisticated, and the service is beyond exceptional. Add this to the fact that you are dining in a very intimate space (maybe 20-30 people at most the whole night) and overlooking a really cool collection of vehicles and aircraft makes this a dining destination to seek out in my experience. Also worth starting your night off at one of the bars overlooking the collection and enjoying a cocktail that is as excellently crafted as the meal!

What an incredible, cool experience! This restaurant is on the second floor of Hangar 7 with all the Red Bull toys. The lights from the exhibit light up the building in different colors. The food was overall pretty good. The service was excellent and not the typical Austrian customer service vibe lol.

Fabulous dinner tonight at Ikarus. Unique ambiance and beautifully crafted food. I enjoyed every dish on the tasting menu and was especially impressed with the sommelier's excellent wine selections, which allowed me to try some of Austria's finest wines. The wait staff was professional and courteous, providing exceptional service throughout the night. One of our best Michelin experiences - we would certainly come back next time we are visiting Austria. Thanks very much to the Ikarus team for such a wonderful evening!

What a great concept still running strong! Instead of trekking all over the world - just bring the best chefs to one place. The owner of Red Bull created something extremely cool right next to his hangar of crazy race planes cars helicopters etc. Michelin Star restaurant with an extremely talented crew on their own - they train to prepare each month the dishes of a Michelin chef from somewhere on this planet. With consulting chef Eckart Witzigmann they pick the best of the best. The service is impeccable, delivering the best food - executing a perfect match when delivering for a table. They know their food just as the kitchen executes it - in perfection. And they know how to pair wine even if you don't do the recommended wine pairing. Food is amazing - we have been there four times so far but never disappointed. Yes - you shell out quite some. But it is a memorable meal. Book well in advance - we did a month on this 'best of vienna' (being the last of our excursions to that place). And it was worth every Euro. Loved it

Just the meal of a lifetime in an amazing setting the likes of which I may never experience again due to monetary and geographic constraints. I could detail every bite but I'd sound like a boorish food snob so I will spare you. (But I love to read food snob reviews so keep 'em coming chiceria!) I'm just making this review so I can add this place to my list of ultimate restrooms!

Very fancy 7 course meal with wine pairings presented by a guest chef each month. Expect to spend several hours, we had a 7:30 reservation and were done with the meal at 11pm. It was an excellent experience!

Rotary Club Salzburg Paracelsus meets Tuesday's 19:00 for dinner in the private lounge on the third floor. We are very lucky to enjoy the superb food of the visiting chefs, which change every month. It has been a pleasant surprise all the time in the last 5 years and never the same dish, ever. This is amazing, a new menue every month from the world's top chefs 5 years in a row. I am every time curious what will be served next Tuesday. Rotarians the world over are welcome to join our meetings. Please reserve via RC Paracelsus home page.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Amazing ambience & architecture. Being an international group, Our waiter had to switch back & forth between German & English continuously. Not only was he fluent in both languages he did it with ease. We also had 2 children under the age of ten with us. They were given activity sets & a special meal was prepared for them. Thoroughly enjoyable in every way.