The Urigness As It’s Meant to Be
The Ursprungalm is the starting point of a hiking trail to the Giglachsee, on whose shore the Ignaz Mattis Hütte impressed me big time with its... Read more →
Not Quite Up to Expectations
There are two huts on the picturesque Duisitzkar lake, and the second one (Fahrlechhütte) was a serious contender to the Austrian Brettljause-hut of... Read more →
A Jause at the Foot of Dachstein
Located at the foot of the Dachstein massif, Edelbrunn is the starting point for most of the sane people willing to climb the mountain. Still, the... Read more →
A Noble Jause
How do you make a Jause cost more than 13 Euros? A simple answer is: serve a completely normal Brettljause and charge 13+ Euros. Mulino 19, a recent... Read more →
Salzjause
For some strange reason this Brettljause arrived at my table with two sharp knives sticking from it – particularly strange because all the meats... Read more →
A Non-Brettljause with a View
Truth to be told, the view from the Kranabethhütte is such that had they served me a boiled rat, I would have happily paid for it and probably even... Read more →
An Upper-class Jause
Located in the wine village of Gumpoldskirchen and surrounded but at least two dozens of other Heurigers, Spaetrot is a Heuriger with an ambition: it... Read more →
Mostly Schweinsbraten
Located by the Traunsee lake, Hois’n must be best known for its fresh fish (at least the menu creates that impression), so seeing quite a few... Read more →
Mostbaron’s Ugly Brother
A member of the noble Mostbaron group of Heurigers, Pfeiffer distinguishes itself by having the ugliest website featuring some of the most... Read more →
Urig is Good for You
My last visit to the Steinerne Birne was promising, but somewhat marred by the poor choice of the Jause. This time, I played safe and was rewarded by... Read more →
Tourist Trap
To be more tourist than the Blumenstock, you have to be called Gigerl (which is incidentally just 3 meters away). What you should expect is a badly... Read more →
A Dirt Cheap Jause
One cannot expect much for just above 4 Euro (unless one is in Styria), but Orthof was a strange exception. Here the price of a Krügerl and a Pfiff... Read more →