At a Glance
Family check
3.6 of 5
Checked on site · we visited with our kids and would gladly go back
- Pram access: yesstep-free into the beer garden
- Room for the pram: yeslarge beer garden, room for prams too
- High chair: yes
- Changing table: yes
- Decaf coffee: not checked yet
- Playground nearby: nobut the Tirolerhof farm with its animals is right next door
Smoke-free outdoor seating: no (people smoke in the beer garden, but it is big enough to keep away from smoking tables most of the time)
With smoke-free outdoor seating, this place would get 4.5 instead of 3.6 points. Why this matters to us
1 criterion not checked yet · How we rate
Whenever we are at Schönbrunn Zoo, our favourite place to eat is Gasthaus Tirolergarten. It is a short walk up the hill, but it is worth it: the food is good, there is plenty of room and enough shade.
The inn sits in the upper, hilly part of the zoo, a few steps from the Tirolergarten entrance. It was built in 1997 in the style of a Tyrolean farmhouse, with wood-panelled dining rooms on two floors and a large beer garden under old trees. The zoo’s Tirolerhof farm is right next door. You can also reach the beer garden from outside, so you don’t need a zoo ticket, for example after a walk up to the Gloriette.
Food
The menu features Tyrolean and Austrian classics such as Tiroler Gröstl (pan-fried potatoes with beef and a fried egg), beef goulash, schnitzel, fried chicken and Kaiserschmarren. In summer there is a grill from midday. Kids get their own dishes: frankfurters with chips, fish fingers, pasta with tomato sauce and a children’s chicken schnitzel (menu from June 2026).
With kids at the Tirolergarten
The beer garden is step-free and large, with enough room for the pram and plenty of shade under the trees. There are high chairs and a changing table. The inn has no playground of its own, but the animals at the Tirolerhof farm are just a few steps away.
From inside the zoo it is a bit of a climb, and the path from the Tirolergarten entrance down into the historic part of the zoo is steep. With a pram, allow a little extra time.
Good to know
Unfortunately, people smoke in the beer garden. But it is big enough that you can usually find a table away from the smokers.
Tables can only be reserved by phone.
Our verdict
Our favourite place to eat at the zoo: good food, plenty of room, shade and a little walk on the side. We keep coming back. How to plan a whole day at the zoo is in Schönbrunn Zoo with kids.
Hilary & Markus
Opening hours and menu according to zoovienna.at, as of November 2026. Please check before your visit. Cover photo: Dguendel (taken 2016), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Find more places where kids are welcome in our guide to family-friendly cafés in Vienna.