Suppe • Fleisch • Nachspeisen • österreichisch
"Brandauer at Gerngross on the Mariahilferstraße is a popular lunch spot. Especially popular is its buffet priced at around 10 Euro. Unfortunately this is not a winner with me. First of all, I should say here that buffets are not my favorite way to eat. I find all the getting up and down disruptive to conversation .... and I usually eat much more than I want to of food that is usually only middle of the road in quality. I also don't know how long the food has been sitting out or been under the heat lamp. For the most part I avoid food buffets except the obligatory hotel breakfast buffets when I am travelling. This Brandauer buffet was heavy on the meats and carbs with only an acceptable salad contingent. Nothing impressed me....that is except two items. I thought the Tomatencreme Suppe was very flavorful and the Erdäpfelsalat (potato salad prepared Austrian style was def delicious. (Sorry though there was no Austrian pumpkin seed oil to add to it. And then I think my biggest down rating on this lunchtime buffet was the fact that there was no Nachspeise (dessert . C'mon! This is Austria one or two Nachspeisen should totally be available. There is one nice aspect to this buffet or to Brandauer's at Gerngross in general. It's situated on the top level of the department store with a nice outdoor eating area. The front portion of the outdoor dining has a wonderful view over the Mariahilferkirche (Haydn Church and south Vienna! Next time I'll probably just have a drink and enjoy the view!"
