Gasthaus Zur Eisernen Hand - Linz

Having lunch there with four of my (male) colleagues was the worst experience ever. The waiter gave me (I am a 32 year old woman) extra comments when he dumped the dishes, You ate up nicely ' and when I payed the bill Oh no, nobody paid your dish? . All put in Austrian dialect at its best. There was no such comments towards my male colleagues. So yes, Austrian Wirtshauskultur at its best. Just, who wants that implied discrimination in 2020?

Ok, you need to accept to smell a bit the kitchen when you enter, if you do, then you will enjoy it. The Cordon bleu is really great, so is the Schnitzel. Salad are also very good. The place is divided in smaller rooms so you do not have the large foot-hall impression. Maybe the owner needs to do something about the kitchen ventilation to solve the smell....

Awesome environment and very good food. Paid 20 euros for the barbecue/chicken/pork and glass of wine.

I guess the most Austrian restaurant in Linz, great place :

We visited in September 22 for dinner. The place has an old fashioned air, comprising a number of smaller rooms instead of a large open restaurant space. The welcome was great but casual and we had a seat in a room with one other party. There was a choice of the menu of the day or ala'carte. We enjoyed one of the biggest and most delicious pork schnitzels I have eaten. The beer was great. Overall, a great dining experience, highly recommended.