Gasthaus Waltz — Restaurant in Munich

They are really pushing you to consumption here. You barely sat down and they absolutely want you to order something to drink (water? beer? water?), even before you've seen the menu. Then they're pushing the bread and butter service on you, placing everything before you even without your having ordered it: "Gedeck". An Austrian tradition, it would seem. An unpleasant one. Anyway, you really have to be firm in your refusal. They will still be trying to persuade you by adding that the bread comes from Julius Brandtner - an honestly much over-rated, in vogue Munich baker. (Can't compete in the least with e.g. Eataly's or Manufactum's bakery.) The young waitress even said it was "home-made by Julius Brandtner", which amounts to an oxymoron.

The traditional Austrian fried chicken is as it should be, but the typical Austrian salad, "Vogerlsalat" (Valerianella locusta), had not just a few grains of sand in it. It can hardly have been washed and rinsed carefully. They often offer this type of salad in my canteen and even though the whole meal there only costs three euros I've never ever encountered that problem there...

Had the traditional dessert. Turns out it's that Julius Brandtner bread gone stale, now upcycled (by frying it and sprinkling sugar on it), with plum jam on it. My mother used to make something like that in my childhood, so as not to have to throw away stale bread. But 11 euros for that?

PS: Regarding the response by the owner: On the contrary: Everyone can tell that I was with you, especially with the amount of authentic detail. And indeed I was, a couple of months ago, but preferred to wait a bit with the review (see below). I could even upload a giro screenshot and prove it, because I always pay by card. For obvious reasons I prefer to keep my identity hidden from you, however. But the response by the owner is absolutely along the lines with the waiter Mr. Hirschler's reaction when I told him basically all of the above in the restaurant...

Interesting take on Austrian food, really loved the trout and the bread but found some of the dishes a little underwhelming. (My knowledge of Austrian cuisine falls short in general, which may have impacted my opinion.)The stroganoff had incredibly tender lamb, but the way it came together, including the Spätzle which had unevenly spread salty breadcrumbs wasn't my favorite. The Rosa Rindertafelspitz tasted like a really good sandwich and the Cordon Bleu was good but didn't stand out. If there's one thing that stood out for me and would keep me returning is the staff. I felt welcomed from the moment we stepped in and every staff remained attentive and shared helpful suggestions. We had a great night regardless and would be interested in trying out other dishes...

We had a reservation for 18:30 but did not expect to end up staying at the restaurant for another 4 hours waiting for all of our food to arrive. The waiter explained that we could choose the 5-course meal and pick and choose 5 different dishes from anywhere on the menu. It then took each dish anywhere from 30-60 minutes to arrive at our table. By the third dish we were strongly regretting not just picking the 4 dish course, if only so we could leave earlier. We would have appreciated the waiter explaining that their kitchen was backed up - at least then we could have planned accordingly and not picked the option that had us stuck in the restaurant...