Curry Insel — Restaurant in Vienna

Was very excited to find a Sri Lankan restaurant close to our hotel. Was looking forward to eating the spicy, flavorful Sri Lankan food one knows and is accustomed to! However, the experience was utterly disappointing. The restaurant was relatively empty - tables had stained table cloths, we chose one that was least stained! Were waited upon by one lady who was by herself running around serving all tables. Ordered Kadale Vada, Masala Tea, and Citron Soda, followed by Sri Lankan Saadam Thali ( Rice, 3 veggies, a meat curry), and Vegetarian Saadam Thali (Rice and 5 veggies). The Vada was tasty and that gave us hope. The mains however were atrocious - extremely small portions nestled in the midst of a bed of rice - all dishes were utterly tasteless and flavorless; scary when the Raitha becomes the tastiest dish on the plate! Service after the initial attention was non-existent. The lady never returned to enquire about us, no care whatsoever, just busy running around attending to a bunch of locals. Felt completely neglected, finished the meal hurriedly, paid at the counter, and departed as quickly as we could. The entire experience set us back a fat 42 EUR - a complete waste of money. A low-budget operation that surprisingly has 4.4 stars; really needs to buck up a lot so as not to continue to be an insult to the marvelous cuisine from that beautiful...

I had one of the best best South Indian food last night in Vienna here and I am spellbound . The people are amazing , the food is top notch and authentic . The service is super kind and friendly . The amazing Cook from whom we were lucky to get served last night recommended so many lovely dishes from the menu and everything was soooo delicious . I see many reviews complaining they were not hospitable , I disagree, even when they were understaffed , they were kind , attentive and we saw everyone were treated so well and we felt so warmly welcomed . The food is comforting so were the people. Highly recommend their Masala dosa , string hoppers with stew , kadalai vadai , Medhu vadai , Parota . The chutney and sambar were delicious too. So glad to have visited this place and can’t wait to try their...

Absolutely delighted that this was my first stop when I arrived in Vienna!

Talk about the courtesy and hospitality of the staff that’s waiting the tables. Such a sweet lady.

The food…gosh, I’ve not had anything authentic in a while and this was such a delight as you can see from my empty dishes! I got the coconut rice which was very coconut-y and a portion of basmati rice. Would have gotten two portions of the former instead because it blended perfectly with the Turkey kuruma (if I wrote that right).

The dessert was the icing on top of the cake! It is called “sweet hopper” or something similar. It scented so good!!! And the taste was equally as amazing.

The English menu is kind of outdated, so compare the new prices with the Dutch menu.

Definitely visiting again before I leave Vienna!...