The Imperial Cafe, is a sophisticated, resplendent dining experience that stands as a testament to timeless elegance. The cafe is steeped in history, a sentiment echoed by its refined decor, adorned with paintings and photographs that reminisce of its illustrious past and prestigious patrons. The cafe brilliantly captures the essence of royal opulence. Its ambiance, reminiscent of a bygone era, is beautifully complemented by the strains of classical music that fill the room in the afternoon. This gentle melody, twined with the cafe's quiet splendor, creates a magical setting that transcends the ordinary. Beyond the wide variety of beverages, the delectable small snacks offered alongside enrich the dining experience. Whether for a business meeting or a romantic date, the atmosphere is perfect for intimate conversations and meaningful exchanges. However, there's one area where the Imperial Cafe could definitely improve, and that's the staff's approach to hospitality. While not unfriendly, they sometimes come across as less warm than you might expect in such an inviting setting. A little more friendliness and attentiveness could elevate the overall dining experience from great to truly memorable.

Wonderful place to go for excellent coffee and a sweet treat. We went around 2:00 pm, and the staff appeared to change shifts, and we seemed to get forgotten when it came time to pay our bill. Part of the Hotel Imperial.

Went with my wife for dinner. I had roasted fillet of bass, and she had well done angus beef. She said that the beef was so tender that she could cut it with a fork. The bass with truffles was delicious. Each of us had a glass of riesling. The wine had a strong taste and went well with the food. Service was very courteous and prompt. This is an excellent restaurant that exceeds the quality that would be expected for the price one has to pay.

As a devoted dessert lover, Café Imperial Wien is a true hidden gem that never fails to delight my taste buds. Tucked away in the heart of Vienna, this renowned café offers a dining experience that is both elegant and inviting.

It was a bit busy when we went on a Sunday morning and, as we were not hotel guest, we decided to go a la carte instead of the 45€ breakfast buffet. The buffet didn’t look like much special. Instead we opted for 2 cappuccino, eggs with bacon and a danish, eggs Benedict and a (tiny) pot of American coffee. All was delicious, the egg dishes were cooked perfectly, the bacon so thin and crisp, and the cappuccino ok. The eggs Benedict must have been placed under the flame for a minute which melted it into the egg a bit without overcooking the egg. The only downside was that it was difficult to get attention when the danish wasn’t brought, although when he eventually brought it there were three little danishes on the plate instead of one. The decor is lovely but not as old fashioned as I expected. All in all it was a lovely experience, the people watching was great, such lovely outfits on the women.

The cafe can not be described in few words. The only thing I can say is that everything is very delicious and well made and balanced. The atmosphere is amazing with slow music 🎶. I ordered coffee and imperial cake, they are unbelievable and tasty. Highly recommended

Who sells for premium prices has to get a premium review, from someone with over 30 years of experience in the industry: 1. we were not greeted by everyone. The customer greets first and may or may not be greeted back. 2. the menu for non-alcoholic drinks is more extensive at every Dorfwirt. If you want Pepsi and Fanta, imperial is the right place. 3. the waiters are not well trained. There are doubts as to whether they have any training at all in this profession. The cake arrives about 10 minutes before the cocoa, the water glass is popular, unobserved, empty. When it comes to serving the drinks, it is difficult to place them correctly. 4. the container for the cocoa was dirty. That is an absolute NO GO. 5. when paying, tipping is still almost forced upon you. 6. on leaving the restaurant, you are not greeted by every member of staff, whom you look in the eye and politely wish a nice evening. You're more likely to get irritated looks. So greeting is apparently not really an issue here

Fantastic food in an impressive traditional style hotel. Wiener Schnitzel is defitnitely a great choice. So light and full and flavour. Recommend booking first and lunchtime is a good option as not to busy. Evenings tend to be very busy as it's not to far from the Opera House. Great selection of deserts to.

The perfect stop for classy dinner and premium service! In Vienna! We spent there our anniversary before heading off to a nearby classical concert. The Tafelspitz is a MUST try! Just super delicious, 10 out of 10. The dessert choice is super yummy too. I loved the Hazelnut dome!

We love the place. Food was very delicious and service was good. We went there 3 days in a row! We had fish, beef, schnitzel, chicken fingers, coffee and dessert there. All are savory!!

Professional waiters, great breakfast accompanied by champagne in an classic cafe environment. Just awesome... and then there is the torte 🤩

Beautiful cafe inside a beautiful hotel. Made reservations for breakfast here. They do offer a brunch buffet on Sundays but at £45 per person, we cannot possibly eat that much food for the value. The pastries and the food are mediocre and the server we got that served us initially was a little arrogant. It changed when we got a smiling and pleasant waitress hence, she helped the cafe gain an extra star for her care and attention. I'd go for the historical and beauty of the building but it would be a one time visit. For the price, you'd find better breakfast outlets around Vienna for better quality foods.

The breakfast is Delicious!! Great quantity of food! Smoke salmon came with roes! Yummy! Coffee is tasty!

Fantastic ambience. A server was very kind and warm. Guided us on what's the best and speciality of the place. Hot chocolate served too fancy, but didnt meet up to the standards. I have definetely tasted better. The apple strudel was warm and delicious.

It is a lovely looking cafe and it impresses with the whole interior but the staff were not really friendly, they didn’t say goodbye nor hello, they barely put the effort to sit us. One of them actually was more polite and friendly. We had cakes and tea and coffee. The coffee and tea were good, but I don’t know if it’s worth the price of 8€ for a tee, the cakes were nothing special, not even delicious, just like average cakes from a supermarket

Delicious food. Excellent service. Magnificent interiors!

Deserts are great, services is very slow, but stuff is friendly.

Absolutely disgusting service. Racist servers. We were refused entry when it was half empty and the people in front were let in. We asked for a table for 2 and were told "no".

(Translated by Google) Would have to wait a long time for service. Waiter rude, no thanks came despite a good tip. Playing the piano if you sit nearby too loud, you can not talk. A real shame, it used to be more stylish. (Original) Müssten lange auf Bedienung warten. Kellner unfreundlich, trotz guten Trinkgeld kam kein Danke. Klavierspielen wenn man in der Nähe sitzt viel zu laut, man kann sich nicht unterhalten. Sehr schade, war früher stilvoller.

Beautiful restaurant with delicious well priced food - all round stunning dining experience. The staff here are very friendly and accomodated us even though we didn't make a booking. We had dinner here before catching a concert nearby. The Wiener Schnitzel was very delicious here, and the Goulash was outstanding! The pianist played some beautiful jazz music to accompany dinner. Perfect place for a classy night out in Vienna. It is a very formal place but there is no dress code and there will likely be tourists in casual clothing.

Good food, but overpriced for quality and ambient you get.

Great service, yummy Cakes, high prices, food value for money.

The cafe was very quite, while the Imperial Torte was really good. Recommendation once in Vienna also go and wat the imperial torte!

Great service, tasty food, good coffee, very sweet waitress.

Nice place but nothing special, overpriced gor no good reason

Very fancy coffee and cake. You'll pay for it, mind

Tasty food and the service is perfect, the waiter was so friendly and welcoming and the dessert is delicious.

Café impérial is a real experience of luxury, i tried cakes and Cafe, it was really tasty. The staff is friendly and serve you fast. Recommended

Authentic schnitzel served with very fresh salad. If you are not a bit eater they have small portion available which is great. Must try Tafelspitz - super tender. Crème of potato soup is excellent too.

Book in advance boys and girls! There is often a queue here at busy times. Their service was fast and efficient, and we had some excellent coffees here. Also - Try the kaiserschmarrn, and unexpected favourite!

Nice experience to visit Good place for a break when shopping in Vienna. Not very far from the old town.

Excellent food and amazing service in a nicely decorated patio.

Service was nice, food was alright but not to our taste, its also way too much for what it is. So not worth it. (130 for appetiser and a main course with bottle of water, 2 people)

Refined dining experience. Home to the world famous Imperial Torte.

We only went for dessert and the cakes were the best I've eaten in Vienna! The walnut and imperial (we had the original) were superb!! The apple strudel wasn't that great and I would eat that elsewhere. This place is very expensive though. The cakes ranged from €8-10 but was worth it for the quality you were getting. Tea and water on the other hand were prices higher than they needed to be. We paid €9 for a big bottle of still water. The building was absolutely stunning as was the cafe itself. It was a feast for the eyes. No vegan dessert options

I suggest every tourist to Vienna try this one and not only the sacher torte. And we got by mistake the Vietnamese iced coffee instead of the regular iced coffee this time, which is amazing

Very classy, and the pastries aren't outrageously expensive (or maybe going to Café Sacher had mentally prepared us).

Incredible Kaiserschmarn and Imperial torte. Service is polite, atmosphere is very chic. Would come back for the desserts!

Historical place with a bohemian atmosphere, delicious cakes and excellent service🤗 Esterhazy cake is the best that I have tried😋

Ordered , spinate dumplings according to english menu. And i got my self a mesh potato with spinat with alot of oil... i expected something better for such a place , taste was nothing good to describe. Steik was bad... the best from all thia disesh was 3 different type of pupmkins... Overal terrible , service slow. This place want old people to have hearattack.

VERY GOOD SOFT EGG , CROISSANT AND COFFEE LATIA. Good pepper. Be careful with omelet not enough ingredients in. $14. Euro for omelet not worth it.

Visited for breakfast. Delicious pancakes, so-so omelette. Loose leaf teas but terrible cappuccinos and mélanges! We tried a few different cappuccinos, but every time the coffee tasted burnt. 😭 yummy hot chocolate.

Impecable service and wonderful breakfast at this little cafe. Loved the omelette, great selection of breads, champagne, and fresh to order coffee. Well worth it.

Das Restaurant eines alten, berühmten Luxushotels, mit entsprechendem Ambiente und Preisen. Das Essen war sehr gut. Ein Stern Abzug, weil die Bedienung tatsächlich sehr langsam war, immerhin blieb ich auch sehr lange.

(Translated by Google) We went to champagne brunch with friends on Sunday. The buffet was good and extensive. Unfortunately we were not made aware that only a glass of champagne is included. The waiters diligently refilled it. Even on half-full glasses. Then almost 200 euros were charged for the few glasses and no goodwill was granted even though they admitted that the error was yours. Something like that leaves a bitter aftertaste and spoils our appetite. It's a shame. Since no one came forward or apologized because of my recession, the rating dropped to 1 star. It was a rip off there ... (Original) Wir waren mit Freunden am Sonntag beim Champagner Brunch. Das Buffet war gut und reichhaltig. Leider wurden wir nicht darauf aufmerksam gemacht dass nur ein l Glas Champagner inkludiert ist. Es wurde von den Kellnern fleißig nachgefüllt. Auch auf halbvolle Gläser. Es wurden dann fast 200 Euro zusätzlich für die paar Gläser verrechnet und auch keine Kulanz gewährt obwohl sie zugegeben haben dass der Fehler bei Ihnen lag. Sowas hinterlässt einen bitteren Beigeschmack und hat uns etwas den Appetit verdorben. Sehr schade. Da sich Niemand aufgrund meiner Rezession gemeldet oder entschuldigt hat, ist die Bewertung auf 1 Stern gesunken. Das war reinste Abzocke dort...

(Translated by Google) Good café ... According to the website until June 30th, 2020 ... remodeling .... (Original) Gutes Café... Allerdings laut Webseite bis zum 30.06.2020 ... Umbau....

(Translated by Google) Very nice hotel and cafe. The coffee is unfortunately mediocre, the cake (Imperial cake) was good, but not a revelation. Service was attentive and friendly. The building is certainly worth seeing and has a nice ambience. The prices are unfortunately rather overpriced compared to other well-known coffee houses in Vienna. Price / performance is not quite right. (Original) Sehr schönes Hotel und Cafe. Der Kaffee ist leider mittelmäßig, die Torte ( Imperial Torte) war gut, aber keine Offenbarung. Service war aufmerksam und freundlich. Das Gebäude ist sicherlich sehenswert und hat ein schönes Ambiente. Die Preise sind , verglichen mit anderen namhaften Kaffehäusern in Wien, leider doch ziemlich überteuert. Preis/ Leistung passt somit nicht ganz.

(Translated by Google) Always worth a visit. Everything in the best quality, friendly and attentive service and a dignified ambience: what more could you want? (Original) Immer wieder einen Besuch wert. Alles in bester Qualität, freundliches und aufmerksames Service und ein gediegenes Ambiente: was will man mehr?

(Translated by Google) Traditionally! (Original) Traditionell!

Vienna's Café Imperial is, unlike the one in Prag, rather small and expensive but nothing special really. It's the minimum you'd expect from a café in a five star hotel. Arthur Schnitzler liked the place once upon a time. Karl Kraus came here once he could no longer go to the Café Central. When the Café Imperial opened, its vicinity to the concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic, the café has attracted the great names of the musical world.

I have visited the place after 7 months again because the last time the food was amazing although the staff on that time were a bit rude. Before I start I should mention this time the staff were very nice. Obviously different people were serving us the food. We asked for Goulash with rice on the side, but they didn't have any rice which was unacceptable from such a fancy restaurant. We decided to go with Austrian pasta but the food they served us was not Austrian pasta, the dish was totally different from the last time. It was pasta but definitely not Austrian pasta. It was a plate mainly with cooked and uncooked spinach with 6-7 small pieces of pasta. The portion was that small that we went to another restaurant to have a proper dinner. To be fair the dish was tasty but definitely wouldn't worth 20 euro. In summary cafe Imperial is Over priced! Over rated! Wouldn't recommend it and will never visit this place again. Ps. This restaurant was a dead place, except us no guest were there on Thursday night. Very weird!

(Translated by Google) Tourist rip-off. House cake mini-pieces for almost 10 euros, bland, elongated, slow and unmotivated service. Wasn't like that before. Tap New Acquisition. (Original) Touristenabzocke. Haustorte-Ministückchen um fast 10 Euro, fader Verlängerter, langsame und unmotivierte Bedienung. War früher nicht so. Tippe auf Neuübernahme.

Very nice coffee and great desserts. I loved sitting outside on the terrace

Eine Top Adresse in Wien, was Cafés angeht. Das Ambiente ist opulent und Luxuriös, so wie man es von einem 5 Sterne Haus erwartet. Die Preise für ein Frühstück sind absolut fair. Das Essen war sehr gut, schade nur wurde bei meinem Continental - Frühstück das Ei Vergessen, etwas, was in so einem Haus eigentlich nicht passieren darf. Die Bedienung erschien mit auch etwas abwesend, obwohl so wenige Gäste anwesend waren. Die Imperial - Torte war gut, es lohnt sich durchaus diese zu bestellen. Alles in Allem einen Besuch wert.

An elegant, refined coffee house, a place to feel well. All traditional coffee house beverages at their highest level; even their tea is high quality, a rare fact in a coffee-drinking city. The pastries and sweets are perfect, irresistible. Although such an elegant place, service is kind and helpful, making you feel welcome throughout your stay.

Lovely Hotel Cafe, very friendly staff and excellent cakes

Came here solo for breakfast and felt a little weird trying to find someone to seat me (or the big European question of “do I seat myself”). Once seated I was very comfortable. The service is absolutely fantastic and the French toast and Danish pastry were great. It is a cafe in the hotel so it’s very nice, a little fancy but suitable for grabbing a casual bite to eat. Breakfast isn’t THAT expensive, French toast was under 8euro and my coffee was 5 euro but both were great. Not sure how much the dinner is, probably a good deal more. Food tasted fresh! Would gladly come back if I found myself in Vienna (maybe one day I can stay at the hotel).

If you are searching for high end Austrian cuisine in a quiet and luxury place away from mainstream tourism, then have a meal in here. Best WIENER Schnitzel I ever ate and great wines from Austria. Try the „Imperial Torte“ with a sweet Austrian „Eiswein“ or „Beerenauslese“ - it’s really high end ... and a Little Bit expensive, but worth every single cent

A rare occasion when 5 * aren't enough... excellent setting, food , wine and service . Prices weren't stupidly expensive either.... can't praise it highly enough.

Awful experience. They supposed to be a luxury café but it's just a very old expansive place with nothing special cakes, inhospitable waiters and with the worst coffee I have ever tried in my life! Don't waste your time and money!

The Café Imperial is adjunct to the Hotel Imperial, this famous Viennese Hotel located on the Ring Road and have been awarded several years “best hotel in the world”. The Café Imperial you either approach from the pompous lobby or directly through a separate entry. Either way leads you to this luxurious café full of elegant ambiance of the old days. The Austrian-Hungarian Empire, though 100 years ago, is very sensible here in this café. The waiters give you all the time you need to make your choice and to choose from the menu the dish you like. If you want to relax and take a time out from busy city life, this place is the right place, easy to reach and the waiters give you all the time you need for whatever reason you decided to come to the Café Imperial, may it be reading a variety of newspapers, chatting with friends, working on your device, or simply being in awe while admiring the splendor this café bears. However, we took a Kleiner Brauner coffee, this popular Austrian coffee, together with a “Rehrücken” an Austrian chocolate tart, similar to the Sacher Tart (Sachertorte). Here at the Café Imperial you get a very fine variant version of the “Rehrücken” Chocolate Tart, meaning saucy and fluffy, and as usual with almond sticks adjusted along the top of the chocolate tart. Very delicious! By the way the word “Rehrücken” consists of two German words: “Reh” (deer) and “Rücken” (back). So literally “Rehrücken” means “Deer’s Back”. Figuratively the chocolate tart represents the black (chocolate) back of a deer, and the white almond sticks inserted along the chocolate surface represent the white spots on the deer’s back. From Vienna with Love! Dr. Dr. Immanuel Fruhmann

Their schnitzel is amazing! I felt the need to come and visit again after my first trip to here a year ago... Luxurious and nostalgic atmosphere makes it a tourist must try restaurant.

Very good Kaiserschmarrn. Piano tunes in the background. Coffee, tea, nice waiters. An elegant place to meet old friends.

Breakfast at reasonable price in a luxury hotel. The service was so professional, the waiter remembered what I ordered yesterday. French toast and omelette were my recommendations. Coffee was great too!

delicous cake & Viennese coffee

one of the best restaurant I’ve ever been! high quality foods and nice atmosphere!

(Translated by Google) Unforgettable Indescribably beautiful Awesome and dreamy I will visit you again when I am in Vienna Great coffee and pies and nice staff (Original) Unvergesslich Unbeschreiblich schön Sagenhaft Super und Traumhaft Ich besuche Sie erneut wenn ich in Wien bin Super Kaffee und Torten und nettes Personal

(Translated by Google) Delicious desserts. (Original) Очень вкусные десерты.

Although famous, the service was slow the food was not spectacular. You need to book in advance.

We have been waiting for the table in the line but no one informed us about the estimated time of waiting or anything at all - it's a standard in most European restaurants/ cafes. Anyway, a friendly waiter showed us the table after 15 minutes of waiting, we ordered cakes and coffees- very delicious and well balanced, but in our opinion not worth this amount of money (the slices are super small). It is very hot inside the cafe and there's no music in the background. To sum up- I recommend wisiting just once but because of lack of this nice atmosphere, I wouldn't come back.

(Translated by Google) Perfect service, breakfast buffet simply delicious, very cozy (Original) Perfekter Service, Frühstücksbuffet einfach köstlich, sehr gemütlich

Very good

(Translated by Google) One of the oldest coffee houses in Vienna! Historical, pleasant atmosphere! ? (Original) Eines der ältesten Kaffeehäuser von Wien! Historische, angenehme Atmosphäre! ?

(Translated by Google) Before the concert of the League of Friends, Wiener Schnjell and Imperial Tart. Apple Strudel too. (Original) 楽友協会のコンサートの前に、ウインナシュニッェルとインペリアルタルト。アップルシュトゥルーデルも。

A Viennese Classic. Perfect place to watch people from a long gone, beautiful aera, enjoy great coffee and good food

This cafe in our hotel seems just as much as a great find as convenient. The pastry shop is impressive, have had 2 meals to date which were both great. The Viennese potato soup was great, the Wiener schnitzel was excellent with a wildly delicious lightly picked cucumber and potato salad and the Kaiserschmarren with the sour cherry compote was amazing!

(Translated by Google) Very good service and good food. Very pleasant and calm atmosphere, sometimes with live music. (Original) Sehr gute Bedienung und gutes Essen. Sehr angenehme und ruhige Atmosphäre, manchmal mit live Musik.

(Translated by Google) The food is delicious and the atmosphere good. Slightly expensive but the portions are large. (Original) האוכל טעים ואוירה טובה. מעט יקר אבל המנות גדולות.

(Translated by Google) Early morning visit for Torte only. The surrounding area was only for the guests and completely floated during the breakfast time, but the staff was perfect service without discrimination Of course, Torte was also very delicious. (Original) 早朝にトルテだけのために訪問。 周囲が宿泊客だけで、朝食の時間帯で完全に浮きましたが、スタッフは特に差別することなく完璧なサービス もちろんトルテも大変おいしゅうございましたぞよ。

(Translated by Google) The service was not up to our expectations. The dishes were good no more. For the price, they can do much better. (Original) Le service n'était pas a la hauteur de nos attentes. Les plats étaient bons sans plus. Pour le prix, ils peuvent faire beaucoup mieux.

(Translated by Google) Coffee and pastries very good. Value for money is ok (Original) Kaffee und Mehlspeisen sehr gut. Preis-Leistung ist ok

(Translated by Google) Cafe at the Imperial Hotel facing the Rakuyu Association Hall. Moist, calm and luxurious, we enjoyed eating Wiener Coffee and Imperial Torte! (Original) 楽友協会ホールに面したインペリアルホテルのカフェ。しっとりと落ち着き豪華な造り、因みに　ウインナー珈琲とインペリアルトルテ食し堪能しました！

(Translated by Google) Always good! (Original) Immer gut!

(Translated by Google) A dream place, you have to have a coffee even if it is almost € 6, but it is worth the visit. Do not miss the toilets. (Original) Un lugar de ensueño, hay que tomar un café aunque sea casi 6€, pero merece la pena la visita. No perderse los aseos.

(Translated by Google) Very quiet, you can chat comfortably and the service is discreet and yet attentive. (Original) Sehr ruhig, man kann gemütlich plaudern auch das Service ist diskret und doch aufmerksam.