Hotel-Gasthof zur Post - Sankt Gilgen

Great traditional austrian food, even better desserts, nice atmosphere and service. Always busy during summer

This menu offered Austrian classics and innovative dishes. You'll get a very satisfying meal here. Only occasionally do they try to be too innovative. The trout was excellent but the crayfish foam was too ambitious - it was more soupy than foamy when delivered. The Wiener schnitzel was excellent. The desserts were OK. As other Trip Advisor reviewers have noted, the restaurant has a horrible policy of charging 3.50 euros per person for bread (minimum of 2 people must order.) This is so un-generous and off-putting it puts this first rate restaurant in a bad light. Our waitress was a friendly local young woman not a typical surly Austrian waiter.

We were staying near by this hotel but almost every night we went for dinner , classic old style seating every nice cozy ambient with big dinning tables, and comfortable chaires, we had fishe and also had beef also leaver was best ! Almost everything is perfect in whole of st gelgin ! Waitress are sweet and attentive

If there was a 3.5 star option I'd use it here. The service was good enough given how busy they were. The goulash was delicious and it was nice to have the option of a small or large serving (small was quite adequate!). The smoked trout entree was nice.

Arrived for dinner with no reservation at 7pm but was seated immediately. This is the oldest hotel in the village dating back to the 15tj century so has a charming exterior. On the inside it is rather plain but tables were set well. By 8.15pm the rest of the tables were occupied. My partner had a white wine which was ok but not amazingWe had the bread to start for 2. On the menu it has a price of €3.50 for this but beware as this appears to be the price per person as we found out later, not per portion of the bread. This was not clarified on the menu. The white crusty bread was nice but we are not fans of rye bread. This came with a goats cheese and herb dip as well as unsalted butter. For mains we had the fried char from the nearby Fuschl lake and fried lamb. Both dishes were very tasty although the lamb was bordering on being tough even though it still had a bit of pink showing. My partner felt that the char was the best main he had had in Austria so far although if you choose this be aware that it has many fine bones in it. The gratin that came as a side with the lamb was quite salty and could have done with being cooked for a bit longer as the sliced potatoes were still a tad crunchy. We shared the toblerone torte which was very good. Our bill came up to €69 before tips for a glass of wine, some tap water, the bread, two mains, and a dessert. The service was good with a waitress who spoke good English so we gave a tip at the end. This was the priciest meal we have had after 7 days of being in Austria, and whilst good, was not the most delicious. We have had a better tasting meal costing significantly less in an upmarket restaurant in Vienna. This may have something to do with this being a touristy area and the hotel's history.