Vapiano

Great place to eat with a wide range of variety of Italian food. Price wise, it is not bad and economical.

Pasta today?

It's some kind of a pasta-fast-food-restaurant, with great pasta and pizza. The desserts are delicious, served in glasses or preserving jars. Stylish!
Only the price I've to citicise: 9,- € is too expensive for a self service restaurant pasta (they raised the prices half a year after opening).

das essen mag zwar in ordnung sein, aber mir sind die preise für diese art von restaurant zu hoch.

This is by far my favorite restaurant in Vienna. It is one of these where you take your friends from all around the world to show them this cool concept restaurant. Some people might not like the concept of getting in line to get your food (but on the other hand you can watch your food being cooked, so that's a plus, right? And you're asked what ingredients you might want to add, so that's just another plus, right?) and charging everything on a magnetic magic card that stores all your meals and drinks and makes you pay for them on your way out at the cashier.

It might seem pricy at first glance, but it isn't. It's delicious. I highly recommend the pesto noodles. Never tried a pizza, because I first want to get through all the noodle dishes. Been there a couple of times.

It's quick. It's stylish. It's pasta. It's a fun place to hang.

Best. Italian. Food. Ever.

ich habe bis jetzt 3 mal im vapiano gegessen und bin absolut begeistert. pasta (auch ausgefalleneres wie zb tacchino piccante mit putenbrust, orangen-chili-sauce, pak-choi und paprika) und pizzen schmecken großartig und frisch (leider gibt es kleine pizzen nur, wenn man ein kind dabei hat, das man auch wirklich vorzeigen kann), das preis-leistungs-verhältnis passt. auch in köln war ich einmal im vapiano, das lokal sieht dort ganz genauso aus. das konzept ist vielleicht nicht jedermanns sache (man bekommt beim eingang eine karte, auf die alles gebucht wird; man muss für die bestellungen schlange stehen; beim ausgang zahlt man dann schnell und ohne gezwungen zu sein, trinkgeld zu geben) - ich finde diese art von lokal sehr, sehr angenehm.

nice food. nice concept. nice people.

Good pasta and pizza. The olive trees and the basilicum are great ideia =)

Nice italian fast but not junk food. Tasty pasta, god coffee, nice after-lunch chillout area. Although I'm not a big fan of system gastronomy I'll probably have lunch there from time to time.

Vapiano is what I call the "healthy fast food". It features really good pizzas and one of the best pasta bolognese (try it with "dinkel fusili") I've tried. I like the fact that you can have gummi bärchen at exit. That always makes my day ;-)

The atmosphere is too stressful for my taste, but good for a quick lunch/dinner after Mariahilferstraße shopping. And, as the other comments say, prizes are too high for self-service.

Very cool atmosphere (I *love* that huge blackboard!), friendly cooks, short waiting times and pretty good pasta. The chip card system is a bit gimmicky and the food could be a Euro or two cheaper, but it's still a place I'd recommend.

god do i hate viennese waiters!

this is how they usually waste your time:
waiting to order: 30 minutes, waiting for food: 30 minutes, eating: 5 minutes, waiting to pay: 2 hours

Vienna gets a branch of the fast-Italian chain.

Food is really not bad, and the atmosphere can be quite pleasant.

The chip card system - though criticised by some reviewers here - at least makes it possible to have a decent lunch during your allotted lunch hour! The problem with waiters in Vienna - at least sometimes - is that they have a habit of ignoring you when you need them most.

I find this place a bit overhyped, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Their chip card solves a problem I just don't have - what's wrong with waiters? The food is good but not excellent, so their way of cooking is a bit gimmicky. Admittedly, I didn't see this is as a fancy fast food place, but as a weird restaurant. It all depends on how you approach it I guess.

However, their coffee is excellent and the decor and design are nice.

I'm not crazy about fast food, but Vapiano is far from McDonald's! I love the modern, pulsating, lively and "on the go" atmosphere" it radiates. It's not a place for romantic dinner for two, but a great spot for "after shopping chat" while on Mariahilferstrasse.

i have a strong love for fast food chains because i really like that specific social aspect that is involved in ordering food at such places.

when i heard of the vapiano i was stoked and thought it was a good idea and i was not dissapointed. they have a chocolate cake to die for (it's called death in cocolate ironically) and their pasta is awesome and not too expensive (starting from 5,50 to 8,50)

it's cool to watch the cooks preparing your meal and have a quick chat with them. certainly a place where i can be found sometimes.

Ja ein wirklich interessantes system bei dem man sich aber nicht wirklich wohl fühlen kann! Die Speisen sind zwar sehr gut doch total überteuert! Und aufgrund der Tatsache das man sich nicht wirklich wohl fühlen kann und es doch sehr teuer ist wird es wohl nicht zu meinem lieblingslokal avancieren!

Franchise-Fastfood-Italiener der "gehobenen" Klasse, der ein nicht unwitziges Konzept verfolgt, das auf klassischem Selfservice basiert. Gaeste werden mit Chipkarte und Pager ausgeruestet und ob der Fertigstellung des Pappis per Vibration in Kenntnis gesetzt.
Hauptfokus ist Pasta, die zu ueberraschenderweise aushaltbaren Preisen vor den Augen des Bestellers zubereitet wird und durchaus gefaellig war, ohne aber von den Socken zu reissen.

Anstatt hier Pizza zu sich zu nehmen, wuerde ich die paar Schritte die Theobaldgasse hinunter zur Pizzeria Nerone empfehlen, wo Preis und Geschmack ein deutlich liebevolleres Paar abgeben.

Insgesamt interessant, aber sicher das, was stadt- und landlaeufig auch als "ueberkandidelt" bezeichnet wird. Ein Besuch im integrierten Cafe steht noch aus.