Rathauskeller - Der Melker Gasthof

Giovanni Pizza & Kebap

➤ Wienerstrasse 20, Melk 3390, Austria

Kebab • Sushi • Pizza • Cafés

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"Our group of six needed a late lunch. There was a big cycling event coming through town, so most of the restaurants were full. We walked down Wiener Strasse to find a small pizza place on the right (just past where you would turn to...go uphill to the Abbey, but on the other side of the narrow road . The service does not speak English and it looks like they cater to carry-out and a local crowd. We bought a couple of pizzas and a salad. Everything was great. Who ever heard of a kabab pizza? We entered begrudgingly (really? a pizza joint? but left very satisfied with this unique experience. The pizzas were huge, so beware of ordering the larger size!"

Koloman

➤ Linzer Straße 25, 3390 Melk, Austria

Sushi • Mexikaner • Europäisch • Vegetarier

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"Gasthofs all seem to have the same menu and there are only so many schnitsels you can eat, so we were all looking forward to eating here because of the great reviews. Koloman is going for the chic trendy look, but this doesn't really work...as it's clientel are neither chic nor trendy, it is a tourist burger joint. It is busy one though as many of the tables were reserved. We were shown to table which was much lower than the chair and people were having to eat dinner from their lap, it was also uncomfortably hot and people on neighboring tables were smoking which my wife hates, so we asked if we could eat inside as the other tables were busy or booked. This was so inconvenient for the waiter his sighs were embarrassing. In the end we were offered the table that was previously occupied by some staff. It was fine once we wiped away all the cigarette ash. The burgers are quite pricey for Austria and fries, sauce, onion rings are all extra. Not terrible, but not cheap for what you get. The burgers are pretty good, though not in my top 20. Good quality meat but a bit overcooked and dry, which may be why they arrived just a few minutes after ordering were they cooked before we ordered? We ordered cocktails, I love a margherita but you can't order a normal one here, you have to have a banana or kiwi one which is not cool, there didn't seem to be much booze in it either. We were out the door barely half an hour after arriving, we didn't really enjoy the ambience of the restaurant, the surly waiter, the cigarette smoke, or the beating sun which shooed us away before we could look at the desert menu. The burger was decent, and certainly better than burger chain fodder. Mostly, this place isn't half as cool as it thinks it is."

Stiftsrestaurant Melk

➤ Abt-Berthold-Dietmayr-Strasse 3, Melk 3390, Austria

Pizza • Fastfood • Mexikaner • Europäisch

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"I travelled from one country to another by plane - from Denmark to Austria. I travelled from one city to another by train - from Vienna to Krems an der Donau. I travelled from one small town to another by boat - from Stein to Melk. I travelled from the riverbank to the Melk Abbey on my two tired feet. All because I had read about the special patented Kolomanitorte developed and served in Stiftsrestaurant Melk. Yes, I am a cake afficionado who travels partly according to the pastries and other sweets the destinations offer.So I was happy when I finally reached Stiftsrestaurant Melk and saw photos of the cake of my Austrian dreams on every table of the restaurant. When the waiter came I could tell him right away that I was ready to order: "I would like to have the Kolomanitorte and a cup of coffee." "Oh, the torte is sold out," he replied calmly as if it could be of no importance. "Seriously?!" Well, yes, seriously! There was no Kolomanitorte with elderberry jam! I was about to panic; my travels had been for nothing! I felt betrayed and gravely dissapointed.The waiter was still totally calm and suggested I tried - what I think was called - the Benediktinertorte instead. I know myself well enough to know that a piece of cake can soothe my nerves, and this cake certainly did. It was delicious and all was well. Thanks to the calm waiter, the tasty walnutty Benedictine cake and the glorious blue sky above the spectacular abbey. Scandal avoided. Lovely experience taken in."

Pizzeria Morino

➤ Hauptstrasse 44, Leiben, Austria

Kebab • Pizza • Pizzeria • Fastfood

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"Ich habe das Restaurant bei Lieferando ausprobiert. Simple Hühnernuggets schmecken wie kleine Filets. Einfach Traumhaft. Da können sich andere Pizzabuden verstecken! Service: Delivery Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5"

Pasta e Pizza - Rezac GmbH

➤ J. Prandtauer-Straße 4, 3390 Melk, Austria

Pizza • Sushi • Cafés • Fastfood

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"1 pasta: 0 points, my dame asked for a switch of gnocchi pasta with gamberetti to an unfortunate so called “spaghetti ” that was nothing “old” that I know after 12 years spent in napoli. the cook must be trained or if he. not like his work, just change. without being mean. when the waitress was told, she simply said:” Yes”, but nothing was done about it. the garnels were in order, but the rest was simply bad and...who puts in pasta with chili and garnelen balsámico to decorate the plate and in the pasta?! that is absolutely not the Italian wise. 2 that pizza we ordered super dry and thin as they could see the center of milk through them. sad! the most dry pizza I ever had for 11,90€. it's not about the money, but it feels like they don't pay for anything. God! that is once again in Italian when it is an Italian restaurant and finally: 3 service that was not visible. the waiting staff are the first messengers of a place and when they go into a place and eat the waiting staff, she says in the bar much about the administration of this place when the staff have to eat, they are in the bar to eat and what about the smiles?! why do they do this job then?! when it comes to eating, I think that on a table must be an elementary thing: salt and pepper! which we asked three times, but unfortunately 3 tables were too much for them to visit a table of 6. Maybe our fault was because we are out of the country and our German is bad and we only have 3 dishes ordered not 6 as likely we should. and the service was a complete abandonment, as the ladies were simply not disturbed to visit us as they should. I could be that regrettable clients who came to the wrong time and the wrong day there, but I heard from locals eating is good, but probably in other locals in the middle, but not this."