"All former reviews of Baderhaus do not apply any more since everything has changed in the meantime. The former host i.e. the “Kaiser” is gone. He has opened a new restaurant in neighboring Kapfenberg, named “K.u.K. Restaurant Zum Kaiser Franz Joseph”, where he still dresses...up as the emperor. Who is fond of traditional Viennese cuisine has to go there and might be deceived at Baderhaus. The current restaurant at Baderhaus is officially named “Weinerei im Baderhaus”. Although this name means wine bar in English, this place is still a full blown restaurant as can be gathered from its menu. The latter is not comprehensive, but offers enough choice except for Vegetarians. From Tuesday to Friday a simple, mostly rustic dish of the day is available for very little money. Apart from that prices correspond to the average level of restaurants of this standing in the area. Cuisine is now rather international than Austrian. The interior of Baderhaus has been modified a little because the imperial decoration was also moved to Kapfenberg. But the bare brick walls have remained as they were and still create a pleasant atmosphere. The outside seating, spread over different levels, is perfect: separated from the river only by a street of almost no traffic. I came to “Weinerei im Baderhaus” for a late lunch. At that time service was provided by only one person, probably the head of the restaurant. Despite the limited number of guests present, he had difficulties to cope with the situation. So, service was rather sluggish. On the other hand, preparation of my lunch was quite fast even in view of the fact that I had opted for the dish of the day. My fish platter was pleasing to the eye, but did not fully satisfy the palate. While I liked the fried salmon fillet this was not at all the case for the fillet of the second kind of fish because it was dry and lacked flavor. The rice was overcooked to such an extent that it started to degenerate into a sticky tasteless paste. The accompanying leaf salad, however, was well dressed."
