Main Meals
The main meals of the day can often be taken in a Kaffeehaus or cafe , although a larger choice of dishes will be offered by a restaurant or a Gasthof - the latter traditionally describing an inn, though nowadays use of the word merely implies that the establishment has a homely, traditional feel. A Stube , or Stuberl ("small room" or "parlour"), also denotes an eating venue with a traditional or cosy atmosphere. Other words for restaurant to look out for are Gasthaus and Gastwirtschaft . In mountain areas you can eat in an atmospheric, pine-clad Hutte , or Almhutte (literally "meadow-hut"), which will offer a modest range of food and drink to skiers in winter and walkers in summer. For many Austrians, lunch ( Mittagessen ) rather than dinner ( Nachtmahl ) is the day's principal repast, although this doesn't usually affect the choice of food that you'll be offered in the evening. As a general rule, restaurants and Gasthofe are open for lunch between noon and 2pm, and for dinner between 6pm and 9.30pm, although in cities and tourist resorts many establishments remain open until 11pm or midnight. Eating out need not be expensive. Standards are generally high wherever you choose to eat, and price differences from one establishment to the next are usually reflected in the decor, the choice of items on the menu, and the way in which the food is presented, rather than in the quality of ingredients. A hearty soup will set you back something in the region of oS30-50/?2.18-3.63, wherever you choose to eat. A main course of the schnitzel variety (with accompanying veg or salad) will cost oS90-130/?6.54-9.45 in the more unassuming restaurants, and will rarely rise above a ceiling of oS200/?14.54 in plush establishments. The cheapest main courses on offer are often the combinations of cheese and pasta-style noodles (such as Kasspatzln or Kasnudl ; see "What to eat" section) so characteristic of Austrian rural cuisine. They're usually priced somewhere in the oS80-100/?5.81-7.27 bracket, and even the most upmarket restaurants will have at least one basic, inexpensive dish of this kind on the menu. Most places will have a full menu ( Speise- karte ) of individually priced dishes, as well as a two- or three-course set menu (often chalked up on a board outside), which is often much better value. A Mittagsmenu is a lunchtime set menu, and a Tagesmenu is a set menu that's available all day. Note that you should make a mental note of any bread or rolls ( Gepack ) you consume with your meal, as the waiter will ask you how many you've had before totting up the bill at the end.
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