High dining gets a price cut in February

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Culinary Guide

High dining in Vienna will become accessible to people on tighter budgets in February when some of the city’s top restaurants reduce their prices for ten days. It will be the tenth year the Diningcity Restaurant Week has been hosted in Vienna, where dozens of top end eateries will offer menus for the fixed price […]

Bars must prioritise non-smoking areas says VwGh

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General News

By Rob Hyde Customers must be able to access a cigarette-free zone in pubs and restaurants without having to first pass through a smoking area says the VwGH. The Higher Administrative Court (VwGH), said that people who visit bars and eateries should not have to be exposed to a smoky atmosphere before they reach a […]

Rosenberger celebrates 40 years of great food

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Culture

Motorway service station restaurants do not usually conjure up images of mouthwatering culinary experiences, but Austria as every driver knows is very much the exception to this rule. This year Rosenberger celebrates its 40th anniversary since it was opened in 1972 by Heinz J. Rosenberger. And to celebrate it the chain is making sure drivers […]

Bleak tourism evaluation amid feared overnight stay decline

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Business

A tourism sector official has called for more marketing efforts within Austria as hotels brace for a decline in overnight stays.Hans Schenner, head of the Federal Economy Chamber’s (WKO) tourism department, said today (Thurs) he feared hotels and guesthouses of the country welcomed fewer guests this month than in April 2010. Schenner also announced that […]

Jobless man nabbed over €700 dinner riot

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General News

An unemployed man has been arrested after he clocked up a bill of over 700 Euros at a posh restaurant but failed to pay.The 47-year-old had several courses and two bottles of wine at the Steirereck restaurant in Vienna-Landstraße yesterday evening (Weds).Managers of the award-winning eatery – considered to be one of the best restaurants […]

Majority back total smoking ban, poll shows

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General News

The number of Austrians backing a total smoking ban in pubs and restaurants has soared after a new ruling went into force earlier this month.Opposition party chiefs have criticised the government coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the People’s Party (ÖVP) for its ruling which forced venues smaller than 50 square-metres to decide between becoming […]