Quick Facts
Family check
3.8 of 5
Checked on site · we visited with our kids and would gladly go back
- Pram access: yesstep-free
- Room for the pram: yeseven for a double plus a single pram, usually in the quieter back area
- High chair: yes
- Changing table: yes
- Decaf coffee: yes
- Playground nearby: nobut Schönbrunn Palace Park and Zoo are right opposite
Smoke-free outdoor seating: no
With smoke-free outdoor seating, this place would get 4.6 instead of 3.8 points. Why this matters to us
Brandauer Schlossbräu is our regular spot in Hietzing. After a day at Schönbrunn Zoo or, most recently, the Technical Museum, we very often end up here. The restaurant sits right opposite the Hietzing gate of Schönbrunn, just a few steps from the zoo entrance.
Room for prams – even two of them
What we like most: there is always room. We usually come with a double pram and a single pram, and we have never once been turned away. The restaurant is genuinely big, and the quieter area at the back usually has a free table with space for the prams. Access is step-free.
A historic hall
The dining room is tall, spacious and lovely to sit in. Brandauer occupies the rooms of Vienna’s last Biedermeier dance hall, and you can feel it: this is a real historic hall, not an ordinary inn.
Food and prices
The menu is Austrian, and in our opinion it is very good. We find the value for money excellent, and the staff are very friendly. Coffee is classic Viennese, and decaf is available.
There is a separate kids’ menu: a children’s schnitzel (pork or chicken) or grilled sausages, each with fries, for €9.80. A Wiener schnitzel costs €17.50, and Kaiserschmarrn with plum compote €12.90. Monday to Friday there is a lunch buffet for €16.90. The house beers, a lager and an unfiltered Zwickl, are brewed especially for Brandauer by the Zwettler private brewery.
The beer garden and its fish pond
In summer the big, shady beer garden is the place to be – it was even named “Beer Garden of the Year” in 2002. Our boys especially loved the little fish pond, which is perfect for standing and watching.
There is no smoke-free area in the garden yet, and people tend to smoke quite a lot there. We would love to see a non-smoking area – a generous one, because smoke travels far. Why this matters so much to us is explained on Smoke-Free Patios.
How family-friendly is it?
There are high chairs and a changing table. There is no play corner inside, and no public playground within a short walk – but Schönbrunn Palace Park and the zoo are right across the road, with more than enough space to run around.
Our verdict
A big, friendly Viennese restaurant with good Austrian food, fair prices and lots of space, even for families with more than one pram. For us, Brandauer is the natural end to a day at the zoo or a walk through the palace park. We keep coming back.
Hilary & Markus
Information as of 8 November 2026. Opening hours, lunch buffet and prices (2025 menu) according to bierig.at – please check before you go. Photos: Markus.
For more places where children are welcome, see our overview of family-friendly cafés in Vienna.