Schnitzelwirt is a place full of surprises – from the first one that awaited us at the entrance when we were confronted by some 6 to 8 people waiting in the entrance to be seated, slightly crammed in the little space in front of the bar inhaling other’s cigarette smoke, to the novelty bar stools that make anybody who sit on them look like they’re wearing a pair of good old Lederhosen.
A few minutes in, a lady in a dirndl with boobs exploding out of the top sees us to our table. The menus, shaped like beer jugs, hang next to the jackets on the coat hanger beside us. The place is packed, the tablecloth is stained, there’s fake flowers on the table and the service is slow – but aren’t these often hints for awesomely tasting food that simply takes time (ok, maybe not the fake flowers thing).
The Schnitzels are HUUUUUU (insert more ‘U’ to emphasise size) GE here at Schnitzelwirt. Ok, to get real with you, your schnitzel serve will normally come in two pieces, but whatever Schnitzel you choose here, a part of it will be sagging off the side of your plate.
Looking through the menu you’ll notice that the light snack section starts with “Baked ham on salad”. It’s at this point that we already feel the food-coma of the upcoming Schnitzels that we’re about to enter. The variety of Schnitzels goes from Paris to Mexico (use your imagination to think of what these involve), but we choose the Viennese-style.
We assume Schnitzelwirt’s glowing reviews on the net have more to do with the mammoth size, than their taste, however, their Schnitzels are tasty, well fried (meaning the meat isn’t tough, yet succulent) and are made for stuffing yourself silly. And their prices are also amongst the more affordable compared to the other places in this list.
We’d say Schnitzelwirt is the kind of place you want to tick off the bucket-list once, and then never look back.
