TIBET RESTAURANT TASHI TSERING - Vienna

We really liked the momos, there were 2 different vegan momos and one vegetarien on the Menu plus vegan soup, fried rice an noodles

„Restaurant Tibet“ has some colourful folklore decor inside and it makes you expect an enriching cultural experience with exceptional food you won't get anywhere else. So in we go. The lady who waited our table gave us the impression of being an expert in all matters vegan. Our first order was a pot of tea. It turned out to be an ugly, cheap glass jar with a pink plastic handle. We had a sip and discovered the tea to be sweetened with honey. We had a chat with the Tibetan lady. She appeared to be highly surprised and claimed she had been serving many vegan guests and none of them had ever complained about the honey. However, she would refill the ugly jar for us with honey free tea. Clearly, the lady's expertise in veganism was to be doubted. But we were hungry. We ordered Tibetan vegetable soup, dumplings and lentil curry. The soup must have been the embodiment of Austro Tibetan simplicity i.e. someone had thrown a pinch of salt and a handful of frozen vegetables into hot water. The dumplings were tiny and boring and did not seem freshly made but rather evacuated from the Tibetan freezer. The strange texture and taste of the grease used in the curry made me wondering if the cook was working with rotten butter or chicken fat. But then, maybe my senses had already been distorted by the monotonous low frequency chanting of presumably Tibetan monks which was constantly aired throughout the restaurant. I felt like being in the middle of „Eyes Wide Shut“. It added to my growing nightmarish anxiety when I picked up a book lying next to me filled with LSD coloured artwork displaying a plethora of Tibetan monsters. I asked the restaurant lady for another chat, excused myself for having an additional complaint and inquired about the certainty of the curry being vegan. The lady disappeared to the kitchen and returned assuring me the cook was using sunflower oil only. „You don't need to be afraid“ she said, with an amiable blend of care and contempt. To me, the sunflower oil still tasted suspicious but I fearlessly finished my curry. When we got the receipt it turned out the restaurant was asking € 10, for the pot of tea. One dish was 1 € more than on the menu. The Tibetan lady explained this away by telling us something about a recent menu change. We felt greatly relieved when we left the Tibetan premises and inhaled some fresh air. The next day my stomach was in a really bad condition and remained so for a full week. I will not return to this restaurant. Updated

We liked the Momos, there were 2 different vegan momos and a vegetarian on the menu plus vegan soup, roasted rice on noodles

“Restaurant Tibet” has a colorful folklore decoration inside and it makes You will expect an enriching cultural experience with exceptional food that you will not get anywhere else. Come on. The lady who waited our table gave us the impression of being a vegan expert in all matters. Our first order was a teapot. It turned out to be an ugly, cheap glass with a pink plastic handle. We had a sip and discovered the tea to be sweetened with honey. We had a conversation with the Tibetan lady. She seemed very surprised and claimed she had served many vegan guests and none of them had ever complained about honey. However, it would refill the ugly glass for us with honey-free tea. Obviously, the know-how of women in veganism should be doubted. But we were hungry. We ordered Tibetan vegetable soup, dumplings and lentil cure. The soup must have been the embodiment of the austro tibetic simplicity, i.e. someone had thrown a pinch of salt and a handful of frozen vegetables into hot water. The dumplings were tiny and boring and did not seem fresh, but evacuated from the Tibetan freezer. The strange texture and taste of the fat used in the curry made me wonder if the cook worked with red butter or chicken fat. But then, perhaps my senses had already been distorted by the monotonous low-frequency chanting of presumably Tibetan monks who were constantly ventilated in the restaurant. I felt like in the middle of “Eyes Wide Shut”. It added to my growing nightly fear when I took up a book lying next to me with LSD colored artworks that show a wealth of Tibetan monsters. I asked the restaurant woman for another chat, apologized for an additional complaint and inquired about the certainty of the curry vegan. The lady disappeared into the kitchen and returned and assured me that the cook used only sunflower oil. “You don’t need to be afraid,” she said, with a loving mix of care and contempt. For me, the sunflower oil still tasted suspicious, but I ended my curry fearlessly. When we got the receipt, it turned out that the restaurant requested 10 € for the pot of tea. A dish was 1 € more than in the menu. The Tibetan lady explained this away by telling us something about a recent menu change. We felt very relieved when we left the Tibetan rooms and inhaled fresh air. The next day my stomach was in a really bad condition and stayed for a whole week. I will not return to this restaurant. Updated

Aufgrund von TripAdvisor haben wir das Lokal aufgesucht und nicht bereut. Es war super lecker, sehr freundliches Personal und super eingerichtet.Das essen War ein Traum und vor allem die ganzen Teesorten sind der Hammer !!! Wir kommen wieder ....