Grimmingwurz'n - Bad Mitterndorf

I hate to rate this restaurant terrible because the food itself was actually among the best we have had in the region, but our experience with one of the waitstaff, who probably is also the owner or manager of the place was so unpleasant that...I feel I should warn non-locals to stay away unless they are fluent in German and do not mind being yelled at by someone who should be welcoming them. The place is homey, if a little dated-looking, decorated with orchids at various stages of decomposition and bad paintings. It was eerily quiet even when the entire restaurant was full, the only music was coming from the kitchen. A cute cat sleeping by the door welcomes the guests. We were seated immediately and our young son was given some crayons and paper, which was very nice since we were a bit trepidatious about bringing him into a fine dining restaurant (even though he is quite used to the experience and can usually keep himself busy). Things started going south after this point; our waiter was visibly upset that we did not speak German, and seemed offended when we asked if they had a menu in English (which is very common in tourist destinations in Austria). We are experienced travelers and can use google translate to navigate a menu, and that is exactly what we started to do. After about or minutes our waiter was exasperated that we still had not made up our minds (we had already ordered aperitifs by this point). A little while later, as we decided to go ahead and order some items that looked good, another waiter came by and started to explain the menu to us in English. She was very helpful, but she also ended up getting scolded by the other waiter in front of us for her efforts. Things had become so uncomfortable at this point that we politely asked our waiter whether we could just pay for our aperitifs and leave. She dealt with the situation with professionalism and convinced us to stay. I am glad we did because the food was delicious and very good value for what it was. Despite this, I doubt I would ever want to go back to this place. They do seem to have a reliable clientele of locals though, so they probably feel they can afford to lose the traffic from uncouth travelers like us. Still, it is a shame for a business that could otherwise become a destination restaurant.

Very Moody staff. But the food was okay. The restaurant is opened on thursday till monday from till

This should be the best food in the region and fits perfect for families and for business. luch is extremly cheap and really good. dinner is so lovely but has its price. it is not like the other restaurants around just for fast food, no...they have the real slow food to enjoy the full evening. and they have the large selection of nice wine too.

It was not the first time we went to eat at Grimming Wurzn but it was for lunch and since the event was memorable, and to be repeated, I want to share it. We had arrive in Bad Mitterndorf the day before and were looking...for a place to have lunch at. Wurzn opens at and serves lunch up to We arrived around o'clock and while we were seated I counted occupied tables; by the time we left approximately half of all tables or so) had been occupied. We ordered the set lunch menu and while my wife chose the fish main course, I opted for the meat dish. Not only were the main courses excellent, but so was the starter, the soup, made with wine and having a very nice foam cover, and the desert. The whole experience, without wine, ended up costing Euro per person, a price well worth paying for considering what we were treated to. We both asked for a glass of local wine and were very happy with the suggestions made by our waiter. While I tried a Welschriesling, my wife went for the Grauburgunder; both were from the region. For anybody driving through Bad Mitterndorf around lunchtime, or dinner, I would like to recommend that you stop over at Grimming Wurz and let yourself be treated to a very nice meal and a good Austrian wine. Before I forget, they are closed on TUESDAYS and WEDNESDAYS

I hate to rate this restaurant "terrible" because the food itself was actually among the best we have had in the region, but our experience with one of the waitstaff, who probably is also the owner or manager of the place was so unpleasant that I feel I should warn non-locals to stay away unless they are fluent in German and do not mind being yelled at by someone who should be welcoming them. The place is homey, if a little dated-looking, decorated with orchids at various stages of decomposition and bad paintings. It was eerily quiet even when the entire restaurant was full, the only music was coming from the kitchen. A cute cat sleeping by the door welcomes the guests. We were seated immediately and our young son was given some crayons and paper, which was very nice since we were a bit trepidatious about bringing him into a "fine dining" restaurant (even though he is quite used to the experience and can usually keep himself busy). Things started going south after this point; our waiter was visibly upset that we did not speak German, and seemed offended when we asked if they had a menu in English (which is very common in tourist destinations in Austria). We are experienced travelers and can use google translate to navigate a menu, and that is exactly what we started to do. After about 5 or 10 minutes our waiter was exasperated that we still had not made up our minds (we had already ordered aperitifs by this point). A little while later, as we decided to go ahead and order some items that looked good, another waiter came by and started to explain the menu to us in English. She was very helpful, but she also ended up getting scolded by the other waiter in front of us for her efforts. Things had become so uncomfortable at this point that we politely asked our waiter whether we could just pay for our aperitifs and leave. She dealt with the situation with professionalism and convinced us to stay. I am glad we did because the food was delicious and very good value for what it was. Despite this, I doubt I would ever want to go back to this place. They do seem to have a reliable clientele of locals though, so they probably feel they can afford to lose the traffic from uncouth travelers (!) like us. Still, it is a shame for a business that could otherwise become a destination restaurant.