“7pm, time for a drink!” … I’m
Italian and I love to have an aperitivo before
dinner. True is that I don’t drink alcohol very often, my drink is just
DietCoke with ice and lemon… but still, I like sitting in a nice bar at around
7pm to sip my soda, chat, observe the other costumers…
During my stay in Salzburg my
boyfriend and I discovered a nice Gasthof–Bierhaus
near the Mirabell Gardens: Pitter Keller.
Opened in 1911, this underground Bierhaus (=beer cellar) is decorated with
traditional Austrian furniture that makes the atmosphere warm and casual. I
love the big and heavy dark brown wood tables or the checked napkins!
The first time we came here we were
dead tired so we stopped only for a drink a to rest our poor legs before
walking to the hotel. But since the waiter left the menu on the table we had
the opportunity to take a look at it… and decide that before leaving Salzburg
we had to come back to Pitter Keller for dinner! The night before leaving we
came back and we stuffed ourselves! Yes, stuffed! Because at Pitter Keller the
servings are HUGE! From the snacks to the main courses and from the soups to
the desserts, everything here is kind of “supersized”! I don’t mind it if the
food is good, and here it is: the Brezel
with Obazda (=Bavarian cheese mixture that tastes like Camemebert seasoned
with paprika) was REALLY GOOD! I
love creamy cheese, it’s taste of butter, its soft texture… and it goes very
well with the “rough” taste of the Brezel! Thank God that we ordered only one
serving: there was enough cheese in one serving to feed 4 people!
Since it was “Lamb Week”, both my
boyfriend and I had Lamb as main course. He chose the Braised Leg of Lamb with Vegies and Rösti. The meat was so tender and well cooked that melted in mouth! Juicy and
tasty, a joy ride for the taste buds! The vegies were al dente and the rösti crispy outside and soft inside but nothing
special.
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| Braised Leg of Lamb with Vegies and Rösti |
I chose the Grilled Back of Lamb with Vegies and Croquettes. The meat was very tender and juicy too
but not as tasty as the one of the leg. More, the subtle taste of the grilled
meat would have gone well with some grilled vegetables or some salad… unfortunately
my vegies were the same as the one for the braised leg: cooked into the sauce
of the braised leg!!! Well… I’ll remember to ask for a salad next time…
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| Grilled Back of Lamb with Vegies and Croquettes |
Even if I was quite full after the
main course I wanted to order a dessert. It was my last evening in Salzburg and
during my stay I didn’t get the chance to eat a piece of Topfenstrudel… so when I
read Topfenstrudel with Vanilla Icecream on the menu I had to order it! It
was PERFECT: the dough was thin like
a veil, the stuffing warm, soft, not too sweet and airy… heaven!
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| Topfenstrudel with Vanilla Icecream |
PITTER KELLER
Auerspergstresse 23
520 Salzburg
Austria
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