The first time, I was floored by the fresh preparations and unique take on Austo-centric grub. The second trip, I ate horrible overcooked pork on a bed of what tasted like canned red peppers. I'll try it again, though, because good food is hard to find in Vienna and the first trip was a winner.

Service was okay the first time if a bit grumpy. Second trip there, the lady was super nice and efficient, but she was the ONLY server working the entire outside area and was totally overwhelmed. This being Vienna, nobody running the restaurant thought it was a good idea to get another server out there to help out.

It is, admittedly, not inexpensive. We ordered almost exclusively off of the "new" menu and found it to be well done and standard "yuppie restaurant" fare of great quality. The traditional dishes are hard to wrap one's mind around in a city where you can get Schnitzel that weighs 4 kilos for 10 Euros. However, for the quality level, it is reasonably priced. H

The big negative I found was the service. The people were nice enough for Vienna, butfor these prices, the service needs to be much better. We sat staring at dirty plates far too often.

The room is stunning at first glance, and we were lucky with our seating. However, I noticed that some of the seating is just bizarre and downright uncomfortable.