Restaurant Herzl — Restaurant in Salzburg

It is still a bit of a secret, but this is truly one of the best terraces in Salzburg not only because of its location, but because the food and service is honestly just perfect. The waiters are really well trained, and you noticed that on how quick their service is and how willing and able they are on making accommodations for your specific needs. On top of that they are always dressed in traditional Austrian attire, which makes it an even more authentic experience. The restaurant is part of a luxury hotel, and you can tell because the chef knows what he’s doing. Even the most traditional and simple meals are draped onto the plates like art. So whether you’ve been walking through Salzburg and are just looking for some drinks and cakes or want to get lunch or dinner I can only recommend this place. In the winter it’s really nice to sit inside because the wooden interior makes it nice and cozy and in the summer it’s the best terrace because you are looking on one side onto the main mountain walk and on the other side, you see...

We know this restaurant for years. We come back regularly. It's actually the reason why we stop in Salzburg when we are passing by on highway.

The day before Christmas we had the worst experience there ever. We ordered soup and fried chicken with the salad. The soup was OK. But the chicken! Was ridiculous. Small portion, overfried and STINCKY. We tasted it and it was sour. Even the waiter agreed with us on the smell and the serving. We returned the dishes. And got a surprising respond. The restaurant's manager found it completly OK and good quality. Overall this experience was way not up to the standards of Goldener Hirsch / Herzl as we usud to know it for many years.

I wish I took a picture before they took it away to share...

This is a wonderful restaurant. Old-style with an amazing charme. You can get here a Wienerschnitzel and other austrian meal.

For movie and opera fans etc it might be interesting that many celebrities had their lunch/dinner in the restaurant "S'Herzl" (austrian for "Heart") like Mary Martin (the broadway "Maria Von Trapp" and mother of Larry "J.R.Ewing" Hagman) and many others. On the wall you can see many celebrity photos.

I went alone in for a dinner but had no problem to get a place. Service was friendly even it...