La Rustica - Vienna

We found the Arabica Cafe and Grill restaurant quite by chance. It is a hundred or so yards from the Prinz Eugen Hotel where we were staying and very close to the Belvedere art galleries. The food on offer was quite delicious and perfect for...dining out on a very cold evening.The soup of the day combined subtlety with warmth. Then we had a choice of dishes, settling in the end for Chicken Barbecue with Tzaziki and grilled vegetable. We ordered a lebanese red wine (not quite as good to taste as Chateau Musar but a quaorter the price). And we ended with an Arabica Cake not unlike a Greek bacclava but much more subtle. A wonderful meal. The service was gracious without ostentation. At a nearby table a young couple were enjoying the sharing of a Shisha Pipe. A new experience for us as observers. According to the menu there are a choice of flavours: apple, mint and watermelon. Perhaps next time.

My wife and I decided to try the food at Arabia as it was very well priced and smelled very good. We had the Fatoush salad which was outstandingly tasty and refreshing and a chicken and pork steak respectively. Both were very moist a d...tender and served flaming hot from the grill with very hot crispy chips, delicious tzatziki and vegetables in a very generously sized portion. The service from the young man there was rather poor as he was quite sullen and quiet but the elder lady was very enthusiastic and hospitable. The only downside that prevented a five star was the amount of indoor smokers (until 2018 this is still allowed in Austria) which was overwhelmed and spoiled the experience for us non-smokers.

The food in this restaurant is good. The atmosphere is poor, I had dinner to the accompaniment of loud blaring music videos; a regular came in and asked to watch the soccer game and so the tv was switched to that. The smoke from cigarette smoking was intense and added to the unpleasantness of the experience. As another reviewer said, there are other options

It says authentic Arabic food, but its just a shisha bar mainly for ME Peoples.As we came into the restaurant we say just one casually dressed person in one of the table browsing on the net. We thought it was a normal guest after finishing the orders the same person went into the kitchen and started cooking with the same dress without changing to the chef cloths. There is no hygenic standards as the owner/ care taker is the cook and as we went to request for some ketchup we saw the same casually dressed person in the kitchen in his normal dress.More over a small portion of ketchup was charged 50 cents.We ordered Mixed Grill plate. and we got a small portion of food with some pommes/ French fries. The quantity and quality was not good and not enough for the price they charge for. For the same price you could have a great meal with different selection to choose from at the Wien HBF next stop. The service was also not good, The place is empty and depressive.I will not recommend this place for tourists. Avoid this place at any cost-..There are lot many good options nearby if you go to HBF Wien!

We found the Arabica Cafe and Grill restaurant quite by chance. It is a hundred or so yards from the Prinz Eugen Hotel where we were staying and very close to the Belvedere art galleries. The food on offer was quite delicious and perfect for dining out on a very cold evening.The soup of the day combined subtlety with warmth. Then we had a choice of dishes, settling in the end for Chicken Barbecue with Tzaziki and grilled vegetable. We ordered a lebanese red wine (not quite as good to taste as Chateau Musar but a quaorter the price.) And we ended with an Arabica Cake - not unlike a Greek bacclava but much more subtle. A wonderful meal. The service was gracious without ostentation.At a nearby table a young couple were enjoying the sharing of a Shisha Pipe. A new experience for us as observers. According to the menu there are a choice of flavours: apple, mint and watermelon. Perhaps next time.