We (mother and I) will have 1 night in Salzburg in early May. Was leaning towards doing the Mozart Dinner, but now I don't know.

Anyone have any good dinner recommendations? Nothing too, too fancy but I'm open to anything at this point! Would just love to hear what options there are, from personal experiences.

Thanks in advance!

Stiftskeller St. Peter is reportedly the oldest restaurant in Austria (From about 800 CE). It is right next to St Peter's church.

Be sure to have the apricot souffle.

We also loved the Stiftskeller St. Peter. Went to a Mozart concert one Christmas season and loved it. Although many say how touristy it is we found most of the other patrons to be Austrians, some celebrating group Christmas dinners. The food and entertainment was great.

We went back two years ago in the fall for our 25th anniversary. The menu changes seasonally and we had wonderful autumn meal of seasonal vegetables. Great wine list too. And since it's so historic the ambiance is perfect.

If you want a pretty cool dinner - tryout the restaurant owned by Red Bull.
http://www.hangar-7.com/

nycgirl, if you only have one night and you enjoy music, I too put in a vote for the Mozart dinner concert at Stiftskeller St. Peter. It was one of the most unforgettable experiences I've had in Europe (and the food was quite good!).

If you want something more casual, and visited by locals, try the 'Faithful Ape' (sorry I don't remember the German name). This is a big, cheerful, beer hall/restaurant where you sit at large tables and the beer, sausages,sauerkraut and dumplings are plentiful and good. It's just over the footbridge from the 'old' neighborhood.

I also recommend Stiftskeller St. Peter. The food was really good and the ambience quite nice....and its rather exciting to eat at the same restaurant that Charlemagne also supposedly ate at!

Tracy

oh, good. This helps so much. Thanks! Maybe we will do the Mozart dinner after all. Is this something you should reserve ahead of time?

Yes, absolutely. In fact I think reservations are required. You can do it online at http://www.salzburg-concerts.com/english/Default.htm

And here is the link for the restaurant itself:
http://www.stiftskellerstpeter.at/

Been there. Done that.

Stiftskeller St. Peter has great food and ambience.

St.Peters was ok but we liked two others better.ZumWildenMann and Weisses Kreuz was also very good(Dont order bread without asking the price)

well...this may help me out. I see they serve veal for dinner at St. Peter's. Anyone had the vegetarian option and know what it might be?

Sigh, as good as it may sound, with the dinner ambience, classical music, historical settings, etc, I'd think it'd probably cost 100 euro or more per meal? For people like me, holidaying student on a backpacking trip, any other suggestions for a memorable 1 day trip to Salzburg? Something significantly Salzburg, without having to empty my wallet.

Aleckii, our meal at Stiftskeller St. Peters didn't cost a fortune. Granted we missed out on the Mozart concert but we found the food surprisingly affordable given its reputation. I wouldn't say its cheap, but I don't recall it costing must more than most of the other dinners we paid for in the area.

Tracy

My husband and I are both vegetarian. We loved the Skiftskeller dinner at the Mozart concert and again ordering off the regular menu in the restaurant.

For the Mozart concert we simply requested (via e-mail) vegetarian dinners. The food was great..

For the regular dinner menu we told our server we were vegetarian and asked about a few special items on the seasonal menu and again we loved our food.

We've eaten at Stiftskeller St. Peter twice-- had a very good lunch the first time and a so-so dinner the second time(not the Mozart dinner). It's definitely a unique and special environment.

I'll suggest two other possibilities for dinner-- neither of these are fancy. We've enjoyed several meals in the comfortable dining room of the Hotel Stadtkrug, on the pedestrian Linzergasse. And we also really like Herzl, the informal and reasonably-priced restaurant at the exclusive Goldener Hirsch hotel. See my review here: http://www.slowtrav.com/other/restau...amp;s=salzburg

Another alterntive to a dinner concert is to go to a concert after dinner. We've been to performances at the Mozarteum and the Mirabell Palace. Your hotel should be able to help you with tickets.

Kathy

This wouldn't qualify as as "nice dinner" but I think it is an interesting story.

In about 1994 I was in Salzburg, solo, staying at the Wolf Hotel which I would describe as a 2 star. I asked at the desk for "local restaurant". The "Wildemon" was sugggested . It was just off the main street in old Salzburg.

Went in and it was "community" seating and I had the good luck to be seated next to a Salzburger who was quite affable and who, after dinner, said "I'll buy you a beer - just around the corner". 50 feet and we were in a bar "Piccolo Salzburg" [I am sure about the "Piccolo"] which literally hung out over the river. Could not have seated more than 25 people.

My new friend introduced to me to Franz, a friend of his. "Where are you from?. Beaufort SC. Is that not near Savannah? I am the President of the "Salzburg Savannah Society" which honors those from Salzburg who moved to Savannah in the late 1700's. I am going to Savannah in 6 months to present a sculpture to the city commemorating those early settlers".

Yes, I met him in Savannah and we drank a toast to "Picccolo Salzburg". There is today, on Bay "Street in Savannah, in the park overlooking the river, an imposing scupture presented by the "Salzburgh Savannah Society". Franz brought it.

weber, that is a very interesting and timely story for me.

I was just in Savannah this past weekend and saw that very sculpture in the park on Bay Street and read the commemorative marker. These were Lutherans who were expelled from Austria during a time when Protestants were persecuted. The group eventually moved further down the river and formed a community called New Ebenezer (near the current town of Rincon).

We love Salzburg and also love Savannah, so this connection was especially interesting to us. And our daughter attended a language camp at a retreat center at New Ebenezer for several years. The old Lutheran church (from 1770) still stands.

Kathy

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