Rudi's Beisl - Wien

November is the month where goose usually enters the menus of many in Vienna. However the experienced diner will know this meal needs to be just perfect or the meal is ruined and a bird killed for nothing. Our usual place was not available so we were recommended Rudi's Beisl. The ambiance inside reflects the history the place has gone through but surrounds itself in the pride of photos of many popular diners. The place is not big and tight, so first of reservation is important and next to windows seemed to have more space. Everyone at our table ordered the goose, which needs to be preordered when reserving the table. The wine recommended matched the meal and was light enough to allow us to enjoy the goose. The kitchen prepared the meal to near perfection. Perhaps I'm biased be a use of the usual place we go for goose once a year but I can guarantee this was excellently cooked. The service was friendly and attentive from the beginning but as the place filled and all the guests became louder and more demanding you can tell the service was becoming more stressed. They never behaved rude but you could see they were getting annoyed. Keep in mind this place is tight and small for all the guests they want. Plus being winter it became hot and steamy inside very quick. We have been recommended of other classic Austrian dishes from friends. Hope to try them next time.

Have you ever walked into a place and it seems like the music suddenly stops and everyone turns to look at you? Well, that's what happened to me here. Maybe it didn't help that we had scarves wrapped around our faces like we were going to rob the place but you can't blame us because it was about -50 degrees outside! Anyway, we did not have reservations but the kind waitress said she would happily take us in 15 minutes. Rudi Beisl is a 10 minute walk from the Belvedere so I would recommend coupling a visit to see Gustav Klimt's The Kiss and eating at Rudi's on the same trip. This place is great if you want authentic Austrian fare and the folks here are really friendly. We ordered the clear beef soup with bone marrow (YUM! , lamb ghoulash with bread dumpling, and the duck special of the day. While we loved everything, I would definitely recommend the soup! Really warmed us up before heading out into -50 degree weather!

I was very disappointed in this place, it has great reviews but I cant understand why. They had lost our reservation when we got there, and told us they would'nt be able to accommodate. We insisted we had called many hours earlier, and then they tried to tell us we had to sit outside, but as it had been a cooler day (which was the reason we had made the reservation in the first place). Eventually we got our indoor table, the food itself was okay, but the starter platters were dramatically better both in presentation and taste. We spent 120 euros for a group of 4. Very simply, I was under whelmed and was sad we spent so much money. As a side note the hesitation in seating was completely unfounded. We ended up being there for 2 hrs and when we left there was still plenty of room.

Nach einem Tipp einer Arbeitskollegin haben meine Frau und ich diese Gaststätte außerhalb des Zentrums Wiens aufgesucht. Wir hatten Glück, daß wir auch ohne Reservierung einen Tisch bekommen haben. Es empfiehlt sich vorher zu reservieren. Meine Frau hatte geröstete Semmelknödel und ich habe Tafelspitz mit Rösti bestellt. Nach ca. 10 min bekam meine Frau ihr Essen, meins ließ noch ein paar Minuten auf sich warten. Beide Essen waren wirklich lecker, möchte den Tafelspitz aber besonders hervorzuheben. Klasse. Zum Nachtisch gab es Marillenpalatschinken. Auch hier "Daumen hoch". Zusammen mit 4 Getränken und Trinkgeld haben wir 55€ bezahlt. Für das Gebotene incl. einer freundlichen Bedienung nicht zu teuer. Kann man wirklich weiter empfehlen.

Mir wurde Rudis Beisl von verschiedenen Leuten empfohlen,deshalb besuchte ich vorigen Sommer das Lokal.Die Kellnerin war sehr genervt,der Chef schrie etwas aus der Küche,er kam auch kurz raus,hat nur böse geschaut,nicht gegrüßt einfach unmöglich. Ich hatte einfach das Gefühl,hier nicht willkommen zu sein,deshalb hab ich das Lokal wieder verlassen und weis bis Heute nicht wie das Essen dort schmeckt,ich werde es auch nie erfahren,denn so muss man sich als zahlende Kundschaft nicht behandeln lassen.Wie heißt es so schön,Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall.