Schloss Duernstein - Rossatz-Arnsdorf

Undoubtedly the best place in town and worth a trip to enjoy the terrace on a lovely evening. I would dine here again just for the experience. Pros: very good quality food, tasty; relaxed pace of service; lovely surroundings and marvelous to overlook the river;...quiet and elegant; they allow dogs on the terrace; flexible (we were able to have wine pairings with some but not all of the surprise menu dishes to accomodate our need to drive home . Beautiful live piano music all evening. Cons:despite reserving long in advance for the terrace they tried to put us inside and we had to stand firm that 's not cool. They seem to favour hotel guests (which we were not . Service was OK but a bit quirky, lots of different people, no clear who was in charge. Timing of wine service relative to dishes was off. Austria allows smoking on patios (BOO! , but it seems unreasonable to also let employees (piano player smoke in the guest space. Food is not experimental which was fine for us but may matter to some.

Please know that there is a 3.5 euro cover charge and a minimum of 25 euro per person. A caesar salad and a glass of wine will meet the minimum. View is beautiful and the salad was good.

Beautiful terrace views, decent service and food. Our tour guide suggested this place for lunch and had he not been with us I’m not sure we would’ve had the same service. They spoke entirely in Austrian. Two of our 3 entrees were very good-the mushroom...soup and venison dish. The fried chicken was okay but the potatoes with it were delicious. They gave us a free dessert which was tasty as well. They also brought espressos without us ordering them and charged us for them. Our guide didn’t order them either as he thought we did while he was in the restroom and apologized for not being able to accept it as he had recently given up caffeine. They also charged for our tap water and per person for bread which isn’t usually the case at lunch. A one time visit here is enough.

Lovely terrace setting. While part of the Relais and Chateau “family,” the experience fell far short of its rank. What do I mean? The staff seemed “green.” I needed to seek them out—at one point for a knife and fork to eat with. The table...cloth was blowing in my food and I had to seek remedy. Requests needed to be repeated twice. Had the restaurant been busy, which it was not, I might still be waiting. I expect a bit more from a relais and chateau.

This is a gorgeous restaurant on the Danube. Summerly Salad was memorably delicious, if a bit overdressed. If you ask for a wine recommendation, they will suggest their proprietary wine, which was okay but not wonderful. Ordered monk fish which was inedible. They graciously adjusted...the price. If i travel here again, I would go to this restaurant for a drink, not a meal.