Austrian restaurant in Ireland?

Not an Austrian restaurant as such, I think most places run by Austrians (or Germans) cater more for Irish tastes. The Roundwood Inn in Roundwood/Wicklow, run by an Austrian or German, does Schnitzel and Gulasch, or did. Wasn't there in a while.
An Cupan Café (sorry for prob. wrong spelling) in Mountshannon/Clare is run by Austrians. They do excellent food with a touch of Austrian, but mainly international cuisine. Bit overpriced though.

There is a Hungarian restaurant in Dublin, a friend told me. Comes probably close to Austrian. You have to look it up, because I don't know neither name nor address.

Otherwise buy a cook book and do it yourself ;-)

that hungarian restaurant is two streets up from henrietta st in dublin 1

I haven't been there in a couple of years - I seem to remember reading that it had closed down, but i'm not sure about that, but there was a very highly rated Austrian restaurant in the Holywell Italian School in north Clare. The people who run it are from the Italian-Austrian border and they served the local dishes from that area.

There are a few Jewish businesses food businesses in the Portobello and Terenure areas of Dublin that might have Austrian type dishes. The Bretzel Bakery on Lennox Street would be a good place to start.

Austrian wines are almost impossible to get, but you could probably get some pretty close in style in the tiny little Hungarian wine shop just opened in the shopping mall underneath the Jurys Inn hotel on the corner of Moore Street and Parnell Street.

If you do find one let me know, I've a Viennese friend here in Dublin who is always complaining about the lack of Schnitzel here!

BTW, #2 are you sure about that? I think the restaurant you are referring to is the Transylvanian, which is Romanian.

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It was never an Austrian restaurant, it was a vegetarian Italian restaurant. And it was no Italian school but a language school for learning English. But it's closed anyway. They reopened the restaurant in Ennistymon, but it's now a non-vegetarian Italian. The school in Holywell still exists though.
Complicated world out there, innit?

And Lischen, that's alright, no worry, you don't need to give a feedback. It's fine really.

hmm. I've been looking for a Hungarian restaurant in Dublin for a while, but no sign. PhilipD kindly warned me off a madcap plan to try the Polish ones as a substitute.

Hey #5 hope I didn't put you off those restaurants totally, I didn't like them, but I know one or two (not many) people who do. You are right though, a Hungarian restaurant in dublin would be great. The Roundwood Inn (as carraig mentions) has a reputation as having good goulash, so it would be worth a shot.

BTW #4, yes, you are right, it is an English School (I contracted the old name 'Holywood Language School and Italian Cafe' when i wrote that, but I know Ballyvaughan locals often referred to it as the Italian School for some odd reason). I've no idea what the new restaurants are like, but despite calling itself an Italian restaurant (presumably for commercial reasons), the menu (along, so far as I know, with the owners and the cooks) was Tyrolean, which last time I looked was mainly in Austria. But Tyrolean food is really the same as rustic north Italian anyway. Maybe the OP has other ideas, but my impression of Austrian food is that its basically German food in Vienna and north, Hungarian to the east, Italian to the south-west, and McDonalds elsewhere. I can't say i was too impressed with it.... but Austrian wines, now thats a different story....

PhilippD, I didn't mean to be patronising or nitpicking, just happen to know about the menues, owners, backgrounds and stuff (I live in Clare). Austria with all the different provinces and different influences from the previous empire has different cuisines as you mentioned yourself. Tyrolian is more Italian, Tyrol being shared by Austria and Italy and basically a place of its own. The old Holywell used to be more on the Italian side, or was simply vegetarian which neither the traditional Austrian nor Italian cuisine is. Long story how all this came together or rather apart. Haven't been in the new restaurant so far.

Pity that the OP didn't answer or specify her post. But from her real name and her nick I gather she is German Austrian and means the stuff that the "general public" knows as Schnitzel, Knoedel, Tafelspitz and Kaiserschmarrn. Gulash is definitely Hungarian. A speciality is Szegedin Gulash ... I better stop, get hungry ...

Austrian wines, well, the Grüner Veltliner is something I could drown in, though the Swiss have amazing wines too. And the Germans. But don't get me started on this subject. It's only frustrating to have to resign to the (affordable) wines you get in Ireland ...

Hey carraig, no problem, i didn't take your comment that way! I've only looked at their menu, I never ate there (although i was shown around the restaurant once, it was a very cosy spot). And I'm certainly not an expert on Austrian food either.

Now i must admit I never knew the Swiss had wines..... that is interesting.

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Yeah, Europe's hidden gems... ;-)
They have only small vineyards understandably, but that's more a reason to produce fine wines instead of mass production plonk. Try to get one from Tessin (almost Italy anyway) or Wallis. I prefer the Swiss whites, I remember them being crisp and fruity. But it's been a long while since I had the pleasure. I think you get Swiss wine in Switzerland only, not enough for export.

Sorry the rest of you, was a bit OT.

For the ones living in Ireland who like Austrian cuisine: Aldi has a special offer on thursday 4. October: real Wiener Schnitzel (made of veal)! And tinned Goulash soup (well, tinned ....)
Oh and real Bavarian Pretzels for homebaking! I certainly will have some of these! :-)))