Austria · LUNCH EXPERIENCES
The good lunch experiences sell out weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to lock in before you fly, what each includes and where they differ.
Review of Vienna’s 75-minute Danube Canal cruise, with practical tips on views, schnitzel lunch, boarding, seating, value, and who should book.
“Really good guide as very informative and knew their stuff. Decent views from outside boat too. Friendly staff. Didn't go for the food option as didn't any. But it certainly looked tempting.”
Learn to make Austrian apple strudel and Salzburger Nockerl in a small Salzburg cooking class with goulash lunch.
“This class is the best thing you can do if you are thinking of visiting the city. We were a family of 3 generations and from 15-65 everyone absolutely loved it. Make sure you come hungry because everything you will eat is going to be the best thing you've had. Half the family are not big beef eaters and yet every single one of us basically licked the bowl clean when the goulash was served. (There is also a vegetarian option as well which 2 people who were sitting at the table had and they also ate the whole thing so it must have been just as good!) Even if…”
Explore Vienna through pastries, markets, lunch, street food, and coffee on this generous five-hour small-group food tour.
“This was a fabulous tour!! Our tour guide Peter was very knowledgeable and generous with his time (he ended up extending it an extra hour or so, so we could learn more about the history of Vienna!). The food was fantastic, all the spots we saved for our return to Vienna. Real highlight was the coffee and stop at a food stall run by a dedicated man whose family had been serving Viennese yummies for decades. Really great grand finale. Also it’s a good tour - expect to eat…a lot! If you’re not interested in trying a whole bunch of foods throughout the day, this probably isn’t for you.”
Review Hard Rock Cafe Vienna’s $33 set menu, priority seating, music memorabilia, food quality, value, and practical tips.
“Lovely food in a great environment. Really good value for money!”
Review of Vienna’s 3.5-hour Danube Canal boat tour with a seasonal two-course lunch, route details, food, value, tips, and who should book.
“Enjoyed everything except for all the employees taking multiple smoke breaks by our table.”
Enjoy schnitzel, apple strudel, and a 60-minute audio tour of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, with skip-the-line entry and flexible booking.
“We weren’t allowed in on time and had to wait around for twenty minutes with a confused group of people who didn’t know what was happening. Once we were let in we were allowed to separate and walk around the amazing palace at our own pace. The restaurant at the beginning of the day was a good touch !”
Make apple strudel, vanilla kipferl, and goulash soup in a relaxed Salzburg cooking class with lunch, local flavor, and hands-on fun.
“Edelweiss Cooking School was so wonderful! A great experience for a teenager, parent, and grandmother! Johann is awesome!”
Review of Hard Rock Cafe Vienna with a prepaid two or three-course meal, priority seating, rock memorabilia, music, and practical booking tips.
“We went with my wife and son, who is not 1 yet and the whole experience was very nice. Food was undeniably as good as always nothing to say there, big portions and leaving like always with full belly. Service was also realy nice and friendly :)”
See Vienna’s grandest sights from Budapest on a private 12-hour tour with Schönbrunn Palace, lunch, hotel pickup, and a flexible guide.
“Very good trip from start to finish something different. Away from Budapest very good and tour guide and driver was very informative”
Review of the Bratislava day trip from Vienna, covering bus travel, guided Old Town walk, lunch, free time, value, and practical tips.
“It was such a lovely day trip! So well worth it. The communication was great. The tour guide was very very knowledgeable! The amount given to us to explore I think was very sufficient. Bratislava is such a cute town. Well worth the visit!”
Review of Schönbrunn Palace’s audio tour with Viennese lunch, including food, timing, value, palace highlights, and practical booking advice.
“Schonbrunn Palace is amazing BUT The service at the restaurant was terrible, prices of drinks are super inflated (€7.40 for a bottle of water that was listed €2.50 on the menu). They completely forgot about us and we had to eat in a rush not to lose our reservation at the palace. Plus the palace staff is very unfriendly”
Review of Salzburg canyoning and rafting in Upper Austria, with Almbach gorge, Salzach rapids, Austrian lunch, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“It was great trip overall however they have issue in the transportation for example I had to drive my car to the canon spot while the original place of the meeting was in different location around 20 minutes.”
Review of a Vienna to Bratislava day trip with bus transport, local guide, two-course lunch, free time, and practical booking tips.
“Our guide was great! But we could have just bought ticket ourselves.. and make sure to have the same date if its just a day trip. I made a mistake of not double checking the return date and i had to buy another ticket to return to vienna on the same day.”
Raft 30 km through Tyrol’s Imster Gorge, tackle famous rapids, and cook Tiroler Kasspatzln beside the Inn River.
Review Vienna’s private six-hour tour with Schönbrunn Palace, imperial sights, Naschmarkt lunch, local history, and practical booking advice.
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