Beethoven Jause

Location:Servus Hauswiese
Website:http://www.hauswiese.at
Address:Hauswiese 1, 2500 Baden
Status:Open (last checked on 26 June 2015)
Eaten:Eaten: "Brettel Jause," 1 ½ beers (Stiegl)

Located by the Beethoven Wanderweg in the beginning of Helenental just outside (well, maybe still inside) Baden, normally this hut is too close to Vienna and civilization in general to have a good Brettljause. Against all odds, it does.

The secret here lies in two ingredients: Grammelschmalz and Verhackertes. Both spreads are plentiful, very fat, probably unhealthy and super-tasty. The single slice of bread that comes with this Jause is barely sufficient to finish them, but with the addition of onions, pickled cucumbers, mustard, green salad and horseradish, they are excellent. It was also nice to find a thick slice of some soft cheese, which, while not adding much in terms of taste, was an unusual and welcome addition.

The other ingredients were of a “good industrial” sort – obviously not produced by the owners (who by the way used to manage a restaurant called Servus on Mariahilferstrasse in Vienna), but selected with love and care. There was a bit too much blood sausage to my liking, though it did not taste disgusting at all, while the Speck, cold Schweinsbraten and some cheese were only featured as two or three thin slices. The Schweinsbraten turned out to be the biggest disappointment, being cut too thinly and possibly overcooked and stored for too long: the gray meat looked just dead and tasted of nothing. On a positive side, the Hauswurst came as half of a long sausage and was definitely better than most of Hauswurst types one finds in supermarkets.

Thanks to the very filling spreads and the blood sausage this Brettljause feels rather heavy, so the small Schnapps that comes with it is very welcome to help with the digestion. To conclude, if you are hiking in the Helenental/Baden area and get hungry for a competent Brettljause, Servus Hauswiese can only be highly recommended.

3.5

Brettljause
Variety
Authenticity
Size
Atmosphere/service
Value

Tags

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *