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Sacher Restaurant, Vienna - Vienna
Sacher Restaurant, Vienna
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Sacher: Hotel Coffee... ummm
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  • Jmill42
  • By Jmill42 on March 18, 2004
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  • Sacher - Vienna
    Sacher
    by Jmill42
    Yes, I am suggesting you go to a Hotel for coffee. Yes, I am sane. This hotel / cafe is one of the most famed, because of its chocoholic- nightmare creation, the Sacher Torte. Its basically created by the devil to make you fat. It is an amazingly rich desert cake, that if eaten in large enough quantities can give you clogged arteries within 20 minutes. I recommend eating 4 and testing my theory. Even if you fail to clog your arteries, at least you will have eaten your cake too.

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  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Philharmonikerstr. 4
  • Phone: 43 1 514 56 0
  • Directions: Behind the Staatsoper
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    Sacher: Only for the sweet tooth!
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  • longsanborn
  • Updated By longsanborn on October 14, 2008
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  • The Sacher Torte - Vienna
    The Sacher Torte
    by longsanborn, 2 more photos
    I have always wanted to try the famous Sacher torte (cake) in the well-known Sacher Hotel. Hence, one fine day. I went to the Sacher coffeehouse in the Sacher Hotel and ordered my coffee and a slice of Sacher torte. The indoor decors were rich and elegant. Waiters were polite but seemed aloof. The service in the Sacher coffeehouse was slow. Took some time to get my order. I find the Sacher Torte (cake) to be extremely sweet yet dry; coffee was strong and bitter, despite the vast amount of sugar and milk I poured in. When I got the bill, I was shocked at the high prices for a cup of coffee and a slice of cake. I didn't get a good first-time experience with Sacher.

    LATEST UPDATE:

    It's been many years since I've eaten at Sacher coffeehouse. I decided to give it another try since the restaurant/coffeeshop was renovated. The Sacher Torte is better this time, more moist/less dry - but still very sweet. The whipped cream on the side was rich but not sweet. The melange (coffee with milk) tasted good and the service has remarkably improved.

    Now there is a Sacher Cafe at the Vienna International Airport - Terminal One Departure Hall. For those who didn't get the chance to try the sacher torte and coffee in Vienna city, go ahead and indulge your curiousity and sweet tooth before your flight. Just be prepared to pay a whopping price for it!

    Sacher Torte (sacher cake) and Melange (coffee with milk)

  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Kartner Strasse
  • Directions: Next to the Opera House
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    Sacher: THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE IN AUSTRIA
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  • Hosell
  • By Hosell on October 10, 2004
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  • Sacher - Vienna
    by Hosell
    When you are visiting Vienna,you must to try a original Sachertorte here.Is a delicious chocolate cake and are made just in the Sacher Restaurant and hotel in Vienna.We tried to go there to try this speciallyti but the restaurant was crowded and we needed to make a line,so we decided to go to another place,we found a nice outdoor terrace,but we forget to ask for a "Sacher" tarte,so they bring us a ordinary chocolate cake.Lucky that next day,while we were visiting the town of Baden,we had the choice to try them,this time we asked for a Sachertorte! is pronuncied Sajer!.

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  • Theme: Dessert
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
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    Sacher: Don't Miss Sacher!
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  • viddra
  • By viddra on May 16, 2005
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  • Mmmm - Vienna
    Mmmm
    by viddra
    The minute we got off the tram on our way to Belvedere, it started to rain. Since we wanted to try Viennese specialty - Sachertorte, we decided to go into the 1st open restaurant (5 May-public holiday, thus everything closed). So we ended up in this restaurant, which turned out just fine.

    Sachertorte
    Ingredients:
    6 eggs, 160g butter, 175g chocolate, apricot jam, 160g sugar, 160g flour, 1 packet (2 teaspoonfuls) vanilla sugar, chocolate icing.
    Beat the soft butter with half the sugar, the warmed chocolate and the egg yolks until fluffy. Whip the egg whites with the remaining sugar until stiff, and add to the mixture. Stir in carefully the flour and vanilla sugar, previously seived together. Pour into cake tin and bake for an hour in a moderate oven. When cool cut in half, spread with apricot jam and sandwich together again. Also coat the sides and top with apricot jam, then cover thickly with chocolate icing.
    Icing:
    Warm 100g chocolate carefully (not too hot). Heat 200g sugar with water until it begins to stick together. Mix the sugar with the softened chocolate and beat smooth.

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  • Theme: Local
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: 3rd District
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    Sacher: Ok, everyone knows to go here...
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  • lulu_girl
  • Updated By lulu_girl on November 7, 2003
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  • Yum, cake! - Vienna
    Yum, cake!
    by lulu_girl
    Ok, so recommending the Hotel Sacher is silly....because that's like saying 'go to NYC' but don't look at The Empire State Building. ha.

    The hotel is famous for it's signature cake (and the hotel itself, naturally)...the Sacher Torte. It's yum. Very, very yummy. Dense...it takes a little while to plow through...and it's dryer than I thought. So just order a kaffe or a beer ( I recommend their coffees or ice cream drinks) and relax. There are two different sections to the restaurant, fancy and really super dooper fancy (that serves main meals, yadda yadda).

    Not too much of a dress code for just the fancy coffee shop section...I went unintentionally dressed like a bum (esp after getting drenched in a sudden rain storm) and they didn't mind.

    It's pricey...but not too bad unless you want to order an entire cake, haha. There are other *really tasty* baked goods as well. I wanted to smush my face into their display and gooble up the carrot cake, but I thought that might be rude. : )

    er, everything? haha.
    Sacher Torte; melange; ice cream beverages.
    The prices do greatly vary depending upon what you want, but those on a tight budget can have a slice of cake and a cup of coffee for about ten euros.

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  • Theme: Eclectic/International
  • Price: US$11-20    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Philharmonikerstrasse 4
  • Directions: There are several ways to get here as it's in a very central location, and right across from the State Opera House. The easiest by subway: U1 or U4 to Karlsplatz/Oper.
  • Website: http://www.sacher.com/
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    Sacher: Sachertorte
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  • globetrott
  • By globetrott on September 29, 2002
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  • Sacher - Vienna
    by globetrott
    Sachertorte is certainly the most famous cake of Austria.
    The original recepee came from Hotel Sacher and there you still may taste it or have it sent all over the world in their small souvenirshop in Kärntnerstrasse.
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    Sachertorte is a chocolate-sponge-cake with a soft chocolate glacing...
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    Btw,don't tell anyone in Hotel Sacher that the english expression for their cake is "Sponge-cake" ;-))

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  • Theme: Local
  • Address: Kärntnerstrasse / Staatsoper
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    Sacher: A must do in Vienna
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  • Updated By MishyM on February 21, 2006
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  • This cafe is located in the Sacher Hotel which was founded in 1876. It is a beautiful place to dine to begin with, without even mentioning the food. It is beautifully and elegantly decorated, and instantly enables you to understand why this hotel is popular amongst royalty, celebrities and those high in government.

    I found the service to be faultless, and the atmosphere to be very inviting, a perfect place to have lunch or dinner with friends and to indulge!

    The Sacher Torte is a must have when in Vienna, which is what I had here. It is something you really have to try. I can't say it is the most amazing desert I have ever had, but it is an experience, and it is something very special to Austria, and it is quite nice!

  • Theme: German/Austrian
  • Price: US$21-30    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Philharmonikerstraße 4
  • Phone: ++43 (0)1 - 51 456 0
  • Directions: The restraunt is located in the 5 star Sacher Hotel, opposite the State Opera house. Philharmonikerstraße 4 A – 1010 Vienna
  • Website: http://www.sacher.com
  • Other Contact: wien@sacher.com
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    Sacher: The world famous Sacher cake
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  • csordila
  • Updated By csordila on January 28, 2009
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  • The Sacher - Vienna
    The Sacher
    by csordila
    For its fame the Café Sacher should thank the masterpiece of Franz Sacher however it belongs to the truth at the same time that the numberless imitation of the cake and the well-known Demel-Sacher debate contributed to this in a considerable measure.
    Guest was many politicians starting from Kofi Annan through J. F. Kennedy to Elizabeth II., and the artists' list is also most distinguished: John Lennon, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Sharon Stone.....

    I tried not only the cake of Sacher but Demel's as well. I liked the taste of both very much.
    The only difference I have found is in the placing of the apricot jam: the jam of the "genuine" Sacher is between two layers of the sponge cake, while in Demel's "Ur-Sacher Cake" the jam is on top of the sponge cake under the chocolate covering.
    You have to taste them, if you visit Wien.
    Here the details for your test.

    Café Sacher Vienna
    Address: Philharmonikerstrasse 4, A-1010
    Website: Sacher
    General Area Or Directions: Behind the Opera-house

    Café Demel - K.U. K HOFZUCKERBÄCKER CH. DEMEL'S SÖHNE GmbH
    Address: Kohlmarkt 14, A-1010 Wien
    Website: TheDemel
    General Area Or Directions: Located at the downtown entrance of Hofburg

  • Theme: Coffeehouse
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Philharmonikerstrasse 4,
  • Directions: Behind the Opera-house
  • Website: http://www.sacher.com/sacher/HotelSacherPortal/index_en.jsp
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    Sacher: High class cuisine
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  • Fam_Stoica
  • Updated By Fam_Stoica on December 7, 2006
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  • Sacher Restaurant, Vienna - Vienna
    Sacher Restaurant, Vienna
    by Fam_Stoica, 4 more photos
    The luxurious interior of Anna Sacher Restaurant reflects the charm of the beginning of the 20th century.

    Anna Sacher Rinderfilet (Beef filet) with Ganseleber (goose liver) and Truffel Sellerieravioli (truffle celery ravioli)

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  • Theme: Eclectic/International
  • Price: US$41 and up    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: most expensive
  • Address: 4 Philharmonikerstrasse, Vienna
  • Phone: +43 1 514 560
  • Website: www.sacher.com
  • Other Contact: wien@sacher.com
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    Sacher: home of the.... sacher torte
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  • call_me_rhia
  • By call_me_rhia on May 28, 2007
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  • coffee at sacher - Vienna
    coffee at sacher
    by call_me_rhia
    If you must have your piace of sacher torte in vienna, your best bet is to go where it was created... it's heavenly. But can you imagine that only a few hundred metres away it becomes unedible? This happens (often) in Vienna.

    One should come here for the "original" sacher torte, but the coffees are some of the bests, too. I'm addicted to Franziskaner, a coffee with enough milk to resemble the color of monks of the Franciscan order

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  • Theme: Dessert
  • Price: less than US$10    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: more expensive than average
  • Address: Philharmonikerstraße 4
  • Phone: +43 (0)1 - 51 456 0
  • Directions: opposite the opera house Tel.: +43 (0)1 - 51 456 0 Fax: +43 (0)1 - 51 456 810 E-Mail: wien@sacher.com Web: http://www.sacher.com
  • Website: http://www.sacher.com
  • Other Contact: wien@sacher.com
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