The food is traditional Vienna cuisine and is actually very good, the service on the other hand is disgusting. We watched them turn away multiple people who were tourists only to turn around and sit people who were local. Our waiter was nothing but rude to us and we had to literally wave him down 4 times just to get the bill. When it did come he sad the tax wasn’t included (it was) and that it was extra on top of the total. Then he said there is a service charge (not on the bill) which when questioned actually ended up being the tip (which we were not going to pay based on how he treated us). He literally towered over me till I said I’m not paying you a tip, call the police if you want. Needless to say unless your a local stay the hell away from this pre war mindset disgrace of an establishment.

Wow, just wow. Time stopped here sometime early 1900s and they have a very genuine / unchanged interior. Cellphones are not allowed (there is a payphone) and people have made it a thing to sit and read their newspapers in peace. Good service (albeit a bit prompt), excellent coffee and fantastic live music if you visit Sunday afternoon. A must see in Vienna.

A very authentic place, with the atmosphere of the old cafés and a really good price despite being in the center. They have a very complete lunch menu for 8.5E. We didn't get there in time to order this menu so we ordered another option they have, a 12.50E menu. The dish was good and the service was correct and fast. I recommend it.

A lovely cafe behind the Hofburg palace, offering a nice selection of sweets as well as coffee. Staff were very warm and friendly and spoke English well. It’s a great place to take a break and plan your next move after seeing the sights in the area.

They let us in the café (and gave us a table) with a company of 5 and a 2-month old baby. First of all one waiter said that we could not just take place like that, this while another waiter gave us the table. He was annoyed and asked who let us in en left us. Then the baby started crying, the staff came up and told us that she wasn't allowed to cry. When we prepared her bottle of milk (it was an attempt to keep her still), they told us it was not acceptable to take our own drink with us to a café while we have ordered drinks for 5 people. Of course a 2-month old baby is not gonna drink soda or coffee?! They were very rude. It is okay if you don't want kids in your business, but please don't give us a table to sit and then be so rude and humiliate us. Every waiter looked also very sad, like they did not like to work there. Please put signs on your door that baby's are not welcome.

this is very traditional place. As i was said it's open from 1930s. Here you can see people reading newspapers, it's some kind of tradition. The waiter was little bit rough. There is no English menu.

What a shame… I highly recommended Bräunerhof to a friend, mainly due to the good food. I warned her about the harsh waiters, but this friend is such a sweet person, I never thought they would be able to treat her so badly!!! The waiters were JUST horrible to her. Where in the world a waiter imposes how much a client leaves as tip?? While one waiter tells her how much she has to tip (more than 20%?!?! Shouldn’t be HER choice?) the other one just listened and said nothing. Then, after paying the imposed super inflated tip, she asked for a bit more hot water and he wanted to charge her more for it!!! Unbelievable!! Very very ashamed for this treatment… I won’t NEVER again recommend Bräunerhof to anyone!! Great job in keeping up with the tradition of maintaining clients away…

First came here 10 years ago and wanted to repeat. Many, many locals who clearly come each day. We booked ahead and I think that helped as the place was full later on. I had the daily lunch special, superb deep fried blood sausage, potato and sauerkraut. Trust me, it was very tasty. The wife had a nice schnitzel and salad. Efficient waiter.

You Viennese should be ashamed of places like this that drive people with a different culture away. This bar is cash only, illegal in many European countries. When we asked to pay by card, the waiter replied rudely no. Not having much cash available, we paid 10 euros for banknotes and 5 for coins. The waiter told us 'don't come back' I don't even understand what our mistake was. I don't know how coins are seen in Austrian culture but certainly rudeness sets you apart.

Stopped in and enjoyed a meal here. As others have mentioned, it feels like you are stepping back in time to an older Vienna. The service is fast and brusque - the waiters do speak some english but menu is in German. Clearly not too keen on tourists. Food was tasty (we had the Turkey and Viennerschnittzel as well as lovely desserts). It is cash only and not particularly cheap (check your bill). We really enjoyed the ambience, once we got seats - it is a place for locals to come and read the papers while sipping a coffee and having a cake. Avoid the Toilets!

Nice atmosphere and waiters... Coffee was hot and intensive in taste. Enjoyed my stay!

A really authentic, local, non touristy coffee house with a quiet, peaceful ambience- unlike overpriced, noisy, unfriendly places with fed up waiters! I loved it here, it doesn't disappoint if you want a more genuine, rustic cafe experience.

Traditional Viennese cafe and restaurant which kept the nice atmosphere. A plus for the interiour desing and architecture. Unfriendly waiter, we did not see the (small) sign at the door that it is not allowed to take pictures, cake was dry and food oily

Used to be a nice place, we went there to have lunch, they offered us the lunch menu, beef or pork, outside the pork was noted for 8.50 EUR, we ended up paying 16.50 EUR for a tiny portion of beef and noodles. Complete Ripoff, on top of that i ordered a small soda, they charged me for a big one. If you value getting your moneys worth, I urge you to go somewhere else.

Fun, old-style cafe with good coffee and cakes, nice service and doesn’t feel like a touristy place.

The original decoration of the palce is what makes it lovely. The weiter's service, the food and the coffee is indeed shamefully poor.

Old, classic cafe that serves reasonably priced food and cakes. Loved how they've maintained the old furnitures and classic design of the cafe!

The Only Issue: The Customer At Café Bräunerhof in Vienna, unfriendliness seems to be part of the service. Right from the entrance, the welcome is cold: families with children are turned away without a valid reason, a simple request for tap water is denied, and groups are left without seating despite the café being half-empty. The staff is not just rude but sometimes aggressive and disrespectful, tarnishing the charm of what could be a classic Viennese café atmosphere. The problems continue throughout the experience: spilled coffee, dirty toilets, and a payment policy that feels outdated in today's world. Even the most patient visitors are either ignored or rudely asked to leave. In short, Café Bräunerhof fails to embody the essence of Viennese café culture, damaging not only its own reputation but also that of Vienna with its unwelcoming attitude. A visit? Definitely not recommended.

Fantastic value for money, menu is in German because it’s traditional and not set up for tourists. The waiters are efficient and may seem rude or impolite but please remember that this is actually Viennese culture. We spoke a bit of German and they were very pleased that we made an effort. Live traditional music playing too. Was like stepping into a Time Machine :)

Came here for the strudel especially, which was good but nothing exceptional. The main meals were ok but you can get much better elsewhere for only slightly higher prices. The Sachertorte was disappointingly dry and tasted like it had been standing around for a while. Waiters were quite impatient but this is part of the traditional experience. Atmosphere very authentic.

A wonderful place from old Vienna, a place locals come to with good food at great prices. A fun place to people watch, people inside and walking by!

(Translated by Google) Rude staff. And the comment "There is no anarchy here, here you wait behind the table, otherwise you can go to MC Donalds", the waiter could have saved himself. (Original) Unfreundliches Personal. Und die Bemerkung "Bei uns herrscht keine Anarchie, hier wartet man hinter der Tafel, ansonsten könnt's zum MC Donalds gehen" hätte sich der Kellner auch ersparen können.

(Translated by Google) Underground. Unfriendly staff, you don't feel like a guest but as welcome as rats in a kitchen. I had Guglhupf - absolutely tasteless and dust-dry, my husband Sachertorte, which was also really not a highlight. Coffee was lukewarm, but otherwise okay. Overall, absolutely not worth the money. That we wanted to pay was ignored by waiter 1 without comment and annoyed by waiter 2 with "2 minutes". The cafe also has the flair of a train station hall from the 1960s. There is plenty of worthwhile gastronomy in Vienna! (Original) Unterirdisch. Personal unfreundlich, man fühlt sich nicht als Gast sondern in Etwa so Willkommen wie Ratten in einer Küche. Ich hatte Guglhupf - absolut geschmacksneutral und staubtrocken, mein Mann Sachertorte, die auch wahrlich kein Highlight war. Kaffee war lau, aber sonst okay. Im Gesamten das Geld absolut nicht wert. Dass wir bezahlen wollten, wurde von Kellner 1 kommentarlos ignoriert und von Kellner 2 genervt mit "2 Minuten" kommentiert. Zudem hat das Cafe das Flair einer Bahnhofshalle der 60ger Jahre. Da gibt es in Wien weit lohnenswerte Gastronomie!

(Translated by Google) Typical Viennese coffee house, everything was great (Original) Typisch Wiener Kaffeehaus, alles super

(Translated by Google) A place where Viennese coffee house culture is authentically preserved. Very smart, classy waiters in tailcoats and bow ties. Few tourists and piefkes (yet). (Original) Ein Ort, wo die Wiener Kaffeehauskultur authentisch bewahrt wird. Sehr fesche, noble Kellner in Frack und Fliege. (Noch) wenig Touristen und Piefkes.

We always stop off for a coffee and a light Lunch. The food on menu is very typical Austrian we like the sausages with Sauerkraut and potatoes with mustard. They have home made type soups...various cakes like Apple strudel. Newspapers in wooden frames hat and coat stands the entire decor is like going back to the 1940s or 50s. Old memorabilia pictures and photos Waiters with white shirts Bow ties leather money bags they are very much on the ball and quick. It's close to the Sissy palace and horse drawn carriages David Grant. London...😎

High quality local food, perfect service and great selection of newspapers

Very ,very bad restoran ,bad food,very bad service,no card,weiter unpleasent himself takeing 10% tips.No bills in hart Wiena.Dont go there.

Simple and elegant Viennese café. Beautiful interior and tasty food (lunch or teatime). Can be a bit overrun by tourists and busy. Otherwise, it feels like being in a different epoch!

Service wasn't pleasant at all. Only cash, no credit card, no wifi, hot inside compared to the outside. But even with the "bad", the place was respectful of the diners privacy, and appearance of the restaurant. But because of the experience I won't be returning there. But they will indeed be the first place, and who knows of the only place where you put pancakes strips into a soup... I also did appriciate the fact that at least one of the workers had great English speaking skills, and managed to guide us through the menu.

Love this quiet little place. Service is great food is well priced. I’m glad it’s not packed with tourists.

Nice place. Irish coffee ok.

Stopped by to have a cake. The pies were fabulous, but cherry tasted like vinegar but portwein was good and the service was not fast at all... Still will recommend the place.

I have never feel SO bad in my life. The waitress was very bad, Unpolite! I decided not to order and leaving! Is not fare that because you are not from the country people treated in that way I’m really very disappointed If you are a tourist don’t go there

Mythic place in Vienna, good coffee, normal price, nice service. What else to say? I recommend. +++ For the retro deco inside that didn't change since then +++

Food was okay, cafe crazy hot inside for some reason. Cute decoration, classic Viennese feeling

Very unpleasant staff who treated us badly. The cafe was also very worn down and old. We left before we even ordered because of the bad treatment and overall feeling of the place. Does not take card, only cash.

Avoid this cafe, rude and greedy waiters!! I was there with a friend and they served us three coffees instead of two and refused to take one back. The Apfelstrudel was served cold and a fork was dirty. The waiter claimed we had ordered three coffees for two people and told us to pay three. I heard his older colleague say to him, "why don't you just kick them out?" The waiter finally also cheated with the bill we paid. If you want to be treated respectfully as a guest, choose another cafe.

Short version- ditto on sharp and rude wait staff. We just happened upon this café on our walk home tonight and we stopped in for a glass of wine. The ambiance was so nice and a genuine period piece (not interior design trying to make itself look classic) that I took a quick, non flash, pic of the entry. You would think I was a scavenger attacking an animal's young! I was swooped down on by a waiter and reprimanded, and not in a nice way. Good lord. The wine was okay as was the price, but while Viennese wait staff are not known for their friendliness this was out of line.

It's a coffee house like the Hawelka, only smaller and with more cake choices. Cash only! It's the genuine look of a Viennese coffee house, with the benches, the decor and the newspapers in the wicker holders. A place to slow down and rest your feet for a bit. Excellent coffee, here called Mocca. That's an espresso, not a drink with chocolate.

Nice atmosphere and awesome kalbsgulasch, near Sisi museum: recommended!

Lovely authentic rustic café with nice helpful waiters and honest food. Quiet atmosphere. Keep in mind that you can only pay cash. It tends to keep the tourists away.

My personal favourite Coffeehouse in Vienna. Very charming atmosphere, good coffee & food as well as fair prices.

Traditional coffee House. Little bit old fashioned but authentic. Excellent food and service.

Café Bräunerhof is definitely one of the most important cafés for the German-speaking post-war literary scene. Author Thomas Bernhard used to come here regularly, one reason being that they do have an EXCELLENT international selection of newspapers, quite possibly the best in town, except in August when attendance is low. Visit Café Bräunerhof during the week outside of lunchtime hours, and you’ll most likely find a seat. On Saturdays, there’s live music with a small orchestra playing classical music, and the place is consequently packed. The food is okay, and the coffee, which used to be subpar, has definitely improved. The staff tends to consist of the classic “grumpy Viennese waiter” type, and in the summer it can get very hot without AC. Still…well, how can I put it… I absolutely LOVE this place!

(Translated by Google) Great traditional Viennese coffee house. (Original) Tolles traditionelles Wiener Kaffeehaus.

(Translated by Google) Old Viennese coffee and Delicious pastries ? (Original) Alt Wiener Kaffee u. Leckere Mehlspeisen ?

(Translated by Google) Just a cafe according to old wr. Tradition! The atmosphere, the coffee, the traditional pastries and the newspapers! Last but not least the gentlemen! (Original) Eben ein Cafe nach alter Wr. Tradition! Die Atmosphäre, der Kaffee, die traditionellen Mehlspeisen dazu und die Zeitungen! Nicht zu letzt die Herren Ober!!!

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Ah - the classic Viennese coffee house! ? It does not get any more authentic than that. The interior, the waiters and of course, the other patrons. Come in, (behave yourself) and feel transported back in time, when literates would gather here or sit and think in silence, over a warm cup of delicious, roasted coffee. If you are lucky, you can enjoy a classic Vienna trio playing live, just as it were a few decades ago. Complete your stay with a heart-warming desert or warm yourself up with a clear spirit. If you happen to be lucky and get seated by the window, you can marvel at the carriages going by, making it even harder not to get nostalgic. Enjoy your mini time travel!

(Translated by Google) Nice Viennese coffee house without glamor factor, therefore rather tourist-free. (Original) Nettes Wiener Kaffeehaus ohne Glamourfaktor,daher eher touristenfrei.

(Translated by Google) Very friendly and attentive waiter with the typical Viennese charm. Coffee and cake very good (Original) Sehr freundlicher und aufmerksamer Kellner mit dem typischen Wiener Schmäh. Kaffee und Kuchen sehr gut

(Translated by Google) The music was a little high but the mixture and very good pastries (Original) La musique était un peu forte mais le mélange et les pâtisseries très bons

(Translated by Google) Typical Viennese coffee house (Original) Typisch Wiener Kaffeehaus

(Translated by Google) I do not recommend it because the selection is not that big. There are definitely better ways to do this. In my opinion (Original) Ich empfehle es nicht, da die Auswahl nicht so groß ist. Hierzu gibt es bestimmt besser Möglichkeiten. Meiner Meinung nach

(Translated by Google) On the trail of Thomas Bernhard. A classic. Overcrowded with cultural tourists at the weekend. (Original) Auf den Spuren von Thomas Bernhard. Ein Klassiker. Am Wochenende überfüllt mit Kulturtouristen.

(Translated by Google) Ambience is the magic word ... food and drinks are at least of the same quality elsewhere. it's the ambience ;-) (Original) ambiente ist das zauberwort... speisen und getränke gibt's woanders zumindest in gleicher qualität. das ambiente ist's ;-)

A beautiful vintage coffee shop. The Melange was not as good as I would've hoped for but the service was quick and good.

Great sense of a Vienese cafe. Good coffee and pastries.

Where : Café restaurant Braunerhof – Vienna – Austria Title: Good place to try the famous Sachertorte This restaurant is well located around Vienna old town and its not the most touristic one but if you want to try the traditional Sachertorte torte it’s a really good option, since it’s not so expensive like the famous Coffee places around and the torte is delicious. The place has a traditional cozy décor and the service was really good. The coffee was good and we also got to eat brunch there and the omelette was really tasty. Grade: Eli = 4, Serge = 4 Recommend: Yeah, good experience.

Live musici great ambiance ! Have a coffee here

Good reasonably priced food and efficient service

This was my "go to" cafe as a student in the late 1980s. Not much has changed, except you can't smoke any longer inside - good. This is a more spacious cafe than say nearby Hawelka. .... Update- 2019 - the day of Niki Lauda's funeral : the cappuccino was not good at all ... I wonder - was it ever good?

Good atmosphere.Vienn coffee tasty.

Approached with trepidation due to reviews of discrimination against tourists. My experience on a Wednesday afternoon: quick and brisk service while google translating my way through the menu. Average coffee and strudel, however great coffeehouse atmosphere. Spent an hour reading a book on my phone and people watching. TLDR; Adopt the brusque attitudes of the waiters and do your thing. Can go for the Viennese experience but not essential for your trip.

the best thing about the cafe is the live music , its an old cafe and just wiennies going there not tourists. waiters are not welcoming to tourists . If you want to live in Vienna is the best place to understand wiennies culture and get used to not being welcomed.

(Translated by Google) Coffee house with a very special atmosphere. Patinated charm. Coffee very good; Pastries average. (Original) Kaffeehaus mit ganz spezieller Atmosphäre. Patinierter Charme. Kaffee sehr gut; Gebäck durchschnittlich.

(Translated by Google) Vienna worth a visit (Original) Wien eine Reise wert

(Translated by Google) Former regular bar Thomas Bernhard. Operation quickly and without detours. Local newspapers Authentic interior .. (Original) Voormalig stamcafé Thomas Bernhard. Bediening snel en zonder omwegen. Lokale kranten Authentiek interieur..

That's my favourite cafe in Vienna, and I am glad they don't speak English and are pretty much original. They used to make chocolate and have live music.

(Translated by Google) + Local pleasant with tradition and live music. - The pies very bad (Original) + Local agradable, con tradición y música en directo. - Las tartas muy malas

Worst cafe experience in my life. Most rude waiters who feel way too entitled. The service is bad and the food mediocre. Really not worth anybody’s time!

(Translated by Google) Waiters loudly mock their guests and insult them. Not very nice. Incidentally, I am Viennese myself and know the difference between Viennese malice and spitefulness. (Original) Kellner machen sich lautstark über ihre Gäste lustig und beleidigen diese. Nicht sehr schön. Bin übrigens selber Wiener und kenne den Unterschied zwischen Wiener Schmäh und Gehässigkeit.

(Translated by Google) Something like this has never happened to me. After making eye contact with the waiter several times, after ten minutes I dared to ask if I could order. Then I was made to measure how I could ask and that I had no respect for his work. Apparently the coffee house has such a good reputation that customers are not necessary. (Original) So etwas wie hier ist mir noch nie passiert. Nachdem ich mehrmals mit dem Kellner Blickkontakt aufgenommen habe, habe ich mich nach zehn Minuten dazu erdreistet nachzufragen, ob ich bestellen dürfte. Daraufhin wurde ich gemaßregelt wie ich nachfragen könne und dass ich keinen Respekt vor seiner Arbeit hätte. Anscheinend hat das Kaffeehaus so einen guten Ruf, dass Kunden nicht notwendig sind.

(Translated by Google) Good Viennese coffee house (Original) Gutes Wiener Kaffeehaus

(Translated by Google) Was much nicer in the past, but unfortunately lost something. (Original) War früher viel netter, aber hat leider etwas verloren.

(Translated by Google) Very cozy cafe and you immediately understand why Thomas Bernhard liked to stay here. Friendly service and good coffee. (Original) Sehr gemütliches Cafe und man versteht sofort, warum sich Thomas Bernhard hier gerne aufgehalten hat. Freundlicher Service und guter Kaffee.

(Translated by Google) Super pies (Original) Super Torten

(Translated by Google) Very well! There is Viennese coffee and no wi-fi (Original) Очень хорошо! Есть венский кофе и нет wi-fi

(Translated by Google) Already an institution. Anyone who likes Vienna likes this cafe anyway! (Original) Schon eine Institution. Wer Wien mag, mag dieses Cafe eh!

Love this coffeehouse.. And Sundays love music makes it a perfect spot to visit.

(Translated by Google) No star is our rating. One is too much too. Extremely outrageous waiter who has already snapped at the door with our 85-year-old aunt. He left the people in front of us forever and didn't bring them to a table, even though enough tables were free (apart from the reserved ones). Very very disappointing. 02.01.2020, late afternoon. (Original) Kein Stern ist unsere Bewertung. Auch einer ist zuviel. Extrem unverschämter Kellner, der uns zusammen mit unserer 85-jährigen Tante an der Tür schon angeschnauzt hat. Die Leute vor uns hat er ewig lang stehen lassen und nicht an einen Tisch gebracht, obwohl genug Tische frei waren (außer den reservierten). Sehr sehr enttäuschend. 02.01.2020, später Nachmittag.

(Translated by Google) Typical place and not touristy. The welcome is warm. You can have a coffee there with a pastry or have your lunch there. The setting is pleasant (Original) Lieu typique et non touristique. L'accueil est chaleureux. On peut y prendre un café avec une viennoiserie ou y prendre son repas du midi. Le cadre est agréable

Amazing gem in Vienna

(Translated by Google) Very rude and arrogant staff. Guests disturb and are not welcome (Original) Sehr unfreundliche und arrogantes Personal. Gäste stören und sind nicht erwünscht

(Translated by Google) Dirty depressing (Original) Sporco deprimente

This is a classic - the real Viennese coffee house - the writer Altenberg frequented it... cash only!

We were a little afraid because of all the other reviews here, but the others cafes were full at the time. We had lunch there and everything was fine. The service was fast and the waiter was nice. It's a traditional cafe and we enjoyed the atmosphere. There were some comments here saying that they didn't give a receipt and that they charge a service fee which didn't happen with us or the table next to us. We paid 39,40 for two beers, two schnitzels with salad and roast potatoes. For us it was a little bit overpriced, but the food was good nonetheless

This is my favourite authentic Café in Vienna, I used to visit it daily 30 years ago, it hasn't changed, the waiters are refreshingly old fashioned Viennese waiters, you have to charm and bully them into a resemblance of politeness. Please don't ever change!! Food is great, Strudels are proper Viennese, the place itself is inspiring, just to think of all the famous artists who met there. I met Master Hridlicka there several times, just wonderful!!