Café Restaurant Residenz

Geschichte

Café Restaurant Residenz is a classical Viennese coffee house which is located in the eastern wing of Schloss Schönbrunn in the 13th Viennese district.HistoryDuring the emperor’s time, the rooms of the café were more of a “police kitchen”. The place was used to provide the guards of Schloss Schönbrunn with food. In 1948, the guards were granted permission to use the place as a restaurant; it was leased several times later on.The café has been run by the Querfeld family since 1998. Its name, “Café Restaurant Residenz”, refers to emperor Franz Joseph I, who declared Schloss Schönbrunn his main residence.DetailsStrudel ShowThe daily strudel show is held in the Schaubackstube underneath the Café Residenz every full hour. After the 20-minute show, every participant receives the “Original Viennese Apple Strudel Recipe”.Apple Strudel SeminarThe apple strudel seminar is also organized in the bakehouse of Café Residenz. Under the guidance of an experienced pastry chef, each participant of the seminar creates his or her own apple strudel and receives a diploma including the original recipe as a reward.TriviaCafé Residenz can also be used for punch welcomes on the terrace, buffets, Christmas parties or dinners for up to 300 people. The piano is played in the Great Coffeehouse Saloon every Saturday and Sunday from 2 until 4 pm.Literature Hans Veigl: Wiener Kaffeehausführer. Kremayr und Scheriau, Wien 2001,. Stadtbekannt.at: Kaffee in Wien. Holzbaum Verlag, Wien 2014,.