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• Amazing Vegan Normal Fare in the Countryside

I finally made it to Schillinger, after having heard so much about it. And I definitely did not regret it, as they had a number of very fine dishes. To be honest - some were good, but not incredibly spectacular, e.g. the "Backhendl" (fried chicken), a specialty of Viennese cuisine. This was basically a number of seitan slabs that were deep fried, definitely ok, but no revelation. The same applies to the "Kaesespaetzle", which were not tasting very strong. More like noodles in Alfredo sauce. However, it has to be noted that there are two ways to make "Kaesespaetzle", the Tyrolean/Bavarian way with very strong tasting cheese, and the Baden-Wuerttemberg way that basically does not taste much. So maybe it was this second variety. Definitely spectacular, however, were their Cordon Bleu and the "Paprikahendl" (Chicken in red pepper sauce). While the chicken was the same seitan, it nevertheless tasted much nicer due to the spices of the sauce and the "Nockerln" that came with it. Those two dishes are definitely worth the way from Vienna (which is very long). Also, their desserts were wonderful, so I can only suggest it to everybody who is adventurous. When I first heard the story of the restaurant - in the family for decades, then the family decided to go vegan and changed the menu, which is not easy for a rural pub, I was immediately intrigued. Even more so as I now know that they are by far not the only restaurant in the area, so die-hard meat-eaters would have found it very easy to simply boycott them ... but they managed to convince them with the taste of their dishes. My respects! Also check out Mr. Schillingers Burger restaurant "Swing Kitchen" in Vienna!