Restaurant Meissl & Schadn Wien

This restaurant is located very well with a great atmosphere inside and out. We had a reservation for 21:30 and were seated straight away. The restaurant was very busy but we got our mains fast. The schnitzel itself was nice, and the potato salad was also tasty. However this is where it all went downhill, once we finished our main we were keen to order some desert, however nobody would come up to serve us. After about half an hour of waiting, I tried to look for a server, however the only person available was on the till taking payments from a long line of customers. I was then informed (at around 22:15) that the kitchen had closed and that we could not get desert. I then went back to the table having asked for the bill and waited another 20 minutes before going up to the till and just paying on the spot, before leaving. For the price (€40+ per person) and a Michelin guided restaurant I would expect much better service. They were clearly focused on getting as many people in and seated, than the customer experience itself. Quite disappointing..

It's a centrally located Viennese restaurant with Austrian cuisine. Amazing Schnitzel, wine selection and salads. Bone Marrow starter was awesome. Indoor and outdoor seating. Good accessibility with wide area inside with ramp entrance and big tables. Accept touchless payment. Service was quick and responsive with English speaking staff.

We went to this restaurant to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary and loved it. They organized a very nice table and offered us 2 glasses of sparkling wine 🥂awesome service! The schnitzels were definitely the best we ever had! Totally recommend this place to anyone that goes to Vienna.

I really enjoyed this place! The schnitzel is delicious, and the service is great. I know some people say there are better places to enjoy a schnitzel in Vienna, but the atmosphere and service here are exceptional. I would highly recommend this for your first visit!

Disappointed about the service and attitude. After sitting down and placing our order, the server put the cold bread down without a word. The food served fast, probably within 10 mins. However, the quality just like the bread, the Schnitzel is not crispy enough and tastes too salty to me. The bone marrow is good and tastes perfect with the bread served together. While we had our meal, the server approached many times to clean our table and even asked if we've finished when I'm still chewing the food, twice. For a restaurant with such atmosphere, shouldn't allow the guests to have more time in enjoying the food rather than rushing them? When we asked to pay and check the bills, we've found out the cold, hard bread cost €4.5 per person. And we only took a bite before the server clean that. I regretted to visit here and not recommend at all, there's other restaurant worth a try.

We made reservations as we were a large party and they were able to accommodate us and have our table ready. The waiter was not the best and did not seem as interested in our experience as should have been. The food options were adequate encompassing all local dishes. The apps were with adequate flavor but nothing stood out as amazing. Got fooled by a shrimp cocktail that came with small shrimp in a mayo dressing not a real cocktail we are used to. The schnitzel was as expected. A thin slice of veal and good breading with not that deep fried flavor. The size of the portion for the cost was ok. The flavor was there but a bit on the bland side. Overall the food was just fine and can get the same at other establishments. Expected more.

Best Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna. Loved the possibility to choose in which frying you can have your meat, crunchy and very tasty. The potatoes salad, cranberries sauce and cucumber salad are a must! Very friendly staff and you can see the chefs cooking the meat, great wine and desserts were also very good :), highly recommended!

The food was pretty good. My issue was that the staff allowed a group of ten to sit a table meant for four people at the table next to mine. I was hit several times by people moving around the table and my table was even hit so hard it spilt my water. I felt claustrophobic. That really ruined the experience for me.

Sit outside in central Vienna near the Philharmonic and Opera House for some delicious schnitzel and other austrian delicacies with wonderful service! We came for lunch, got seated right away, the food was delicious and wait staff was so nice and fast. Yes its pricier than others because of the central location but that comes with the territory of being downtown.

Tried the famous Michelin guide reviewed classic Austrian dish made by Meissen & Schadn Erin which was a restaurant connected to my hotel. Sadly the service was very horrible and the wait after seating/dining was so dreadful. Felt like they didn't even want to serve us because we didn't order as many items as other bigger parties. Had to flag down multiple staff to just let me pay and leave. The food was bland and this is a total tourist trap. Wouldn't recommend this place to travelers who are wishing to try to classic Viennese schnitzel. You can honestly get it at a local bar for 1/2 the price and better quality!

The food here is amazing. The Wiener schnitzel may look huge, but you will end up eating the whole thing because it is so delicious and light. The service was quick and the ambiance was beautiful. I also recommend getting the Salzburger Nockerln for dessert. It was to die for.

Excellent place for schnitzel done the correct way. Michelin guide reviewed, I was more thank pleased with everything at Meissl. The service was fast and professional. The atmosphere was inviting and great for groups or just the solo traveler. And the location was right in the middle of everything. I opted for the traditional preparation with lard vice the clarified butter. Coming with potato salad and cranberries, both of which were also excellent, means you will want to finish the entire plate - I did. The great wine selection was also reasonably priced to take advantage of great Austrian wine. Veal schnitzel in Vienna. Done.

Great schnitzel and sides. We had the traditional schnitzel with parsley potatoes and cranberry sauce.

Hands down after trying 10+ schnitzel spots - this together with restaurant Wiener is the best schnitzel spot in Austria, better than hyped places like figlmüller or plachuta. We also tried sixta and other good online Rated spots The portion, size, quality and interior nailed it. It could be more crunchy outside but taste wise this is the best and worth a try! Skip the Tafelspitz. Get the schnitzel with marmelade and cucumber salad.

Very nice meal for lunch. Started with the goulash, great taste (but small). The chicken fell off the bone, and the spatzle was seasoned very well.

Great food choice and quality. Service staff was very professional and patient with bunch of foreigners ;) Overall enjoyed the whole experience.

Amazing wiener schnitzel but the restaurant is quite expensive and upscale so be warned it won't be easy on the wallet! The house white wine they had was also fantastic

This place is beautiful and fun! The service is great and the food is amazing. We had their traditional schnitzel and potato salad- both were delicious. Loved the decor and the ambiance. Enjoyed watching the cooks prepare the dishes behind a glass window- it's like a dinner and a show.

Very much okay. We are visiting Vienna and were drawn in by the Michelin star and Trip Advisor reviews. We had a reservation, were shown a table right away. Classical music was playing throughout our visit. Received good wine recommendations, and my son ordered the bone marrow starter which he enjoyed alongside their delicious bread. I ordered the chicken paprikash for entree and he got the trout muniere. Both were very good. But then...had to flag down server for second glass of wine since food was brought by a runner. Had to flag down server to ask for dessert menu. Dessert was the Hungarian chocolate cake (below average). Had to flag down server for check. These "flagging downs" happened after patiently waiting long periods each time, 10 minutes plus. We had dinner at the restaurant next door the night before and received both great food AND great service - and their chocolate cake looked amazing!

Didn't get to try their food which looked great. Found this establishment to be racist against "tourists" I was a guest at the Hotel Grand Ferdinand which the restaurant was connected to. I stayed at the top floor below their rooftop bar in one of their nicest rooms, hence not being some rift raft. I had plans to dine at this establishment after checking out on Aug 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm before making my departure to Budapest. The restaurant at the time only had a few guests seated but when asking for a table the waitress notified me that they're entirely booked for lunch, at 2:00pm with so many tables available. She was rude at that too and snooty. I spare no expense on dining at new places. I love trying new places and always over order just so that I can try just a bit of everything. I didn't get to splurge here at all. I did find a couple of establishments in Vienna rude to tourists, it may be in their nature which I don't blame. We don't enjoy tourist back home either. The ones that are rude, disrespectful, and just being a nuisance. I'm not like one of those tourists at all.

Worst food I've had in Vienna. Rude service and the food was basically inedible. Pasta was literally dripping in butter (see photo). They were out of half the menu even though it was only 8 PM including celery schnitzel. Cannot recommend this place in good conscience.

Absolutely awful. The food was ok, but we made a reservation for 9:30 and showed up precisely at 9:30. We were told the kitchen would be closing soon. i asked our waiter if I could still dessert, specifically a strudel. He said "absolutely, we can always make a strudel." We were immediately ready to order and did. Then we were told by the manager that it was too late for our appetizers, so we could only get our entrees because kitchen was closing. I told him we would take everything at once and he begrudgingly agreed to let us. We pre-ordered 2 desserts to be accommodating and help the kitchen out. We got one and waited 20 minutes for the other (no one was around to ask). Finally, I hunted someone down to ask where our strudel was. He told me that the kitchen was closed and it was impossible to get the strudel our server told us he could always get. Even more amazingly, nobody bothered to come tell us this, as I had to go up and hunt someone down to find out. Did they take anything off our bill as a "sorry"? Of course not! Why make reservations for 9:30 if you have no intent or ability to properly serve people who come at that time? Truly an awful place who doesn't care about their customers.

It gets the job done. Typical "slightly higher end" tourist trap energy here. It's located on a lovely street with great ambiance but the staff ultimately knows you're just here to try Wiener schnitzel for the first time and they are not going to feel the need to elevate your experience any more than that. For Americans: imagine trying the Cheesecake Factory for the first time. It's very fun, new and cool options but you know this isn't fine dining and nor does the staff have any urgency for that same reason. Ultimately, I recommend you go here in a pinch to get the schnitzel out of your system and they'll serve you fries with it. Sit outside and just enjoy this place for what it is. It is not a fancy European restaurant, rather a facade that attempts to make breaded veal into high culture. But it's honestly not bad! It just has the same energy as eating chicken tenders and fries and that is okay! Enjoy Austria!

First time here and first time to try schnitzel. Schnitzel is tasty but potato salad is not. My cousin's salad tasted spoiled so we complained it. They gave her a new bowl of salad but it ruined her appetite already. Service of the firt guy who got our order is very poor. He's arrogant and no customer service skills. He needs to go for a training.

We wanted schnitzel. You can see through the window how these guys make it. Looked impressive. Beef soup was simple but good. Schnitzel - this is what I remember it should be (and veal!!). Wine - try Savinion Blanc. I was very pleased. You probably better making reservation if conning after 19:00.

Wonderful food, excellent service. Open air or enclosed dining. No kidding. Visible kitchen.

The schnitzel is phenomenal and the German potato salad is incredible as well! The staff was very kind and helpful, I would recommend this place to anyone looking for the best schnitzel and service in Vienna.

OK, it's a little pricey and classy, but if you, want really good wiener schnitzel, this is definitely the place to go (and let's face it, you can get reasonable schnitzel all over Vienna). You can watch them pounding the schnitzel while you wait, but all that pounding definitely makes it as tender as it gets. I liked the salad, too (despite some negative comments among the reviews here) and our waiter was excellent and very funny - so much so that my wife asked him if he had another job as a comedian (apparently not!). And a good selection of wine, too.

This is of course a Wiener schnitzel place. But that is like saying California is a surf place. Meissel & Schadn belong to the ranks of Viennese haute cuisine in every respect. From the artistic and eclectic modernist decor to the white linen table service and Michelin star level deserts it is a dining experience tour de force and holds its own amongst the best of the best in a fabulous city!

The restaurant has seating inside and outside. We had the bone marrow appetizer and the famous Weiner Schnitzel. The appetizer was delicious. For the Schnitzel, you can order it cooked in lard, butter, or vegetable oil. I chose the traditional way in lard. My husband chose butter. We ended up switching. I preferred the buttery taste. We had it with the potato salad. You cannot go wrong with German potato salad. We shared the apple strudel with vanilla ice cream. They divided it for us before bringing it out. The strudel was delicious as expected. What surprised me was how good the ice cream was. It was creamy and had the perfect amount of sweet. It was the best vanilla ice cream I have ever tasted. The only thing that surprised me was our bottle of wine was not kept on the table. Our waitress continued to refill it throughout our meal. I did see the bottle empty. Our table was very small & we already had a bottle of water on the table. Plus it was a white wine. There was no room for the bottle let alone an ice bucket. If you are staying in the city center then I recommend this restaurant if you want to have delicious Weiner schnitzel. Also, you can see the cooks working in the kitchen. That is always a mark of a good restaurant. My only complaint is that the tables were very close together. But that is just the way things go sometimes.