Vegan
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Catering
European
Austrian

Vegan only restaurant, est. 2020, offering traditional Austrian cuisine. A seasonal menu may include wiener schnitzel, pumpkin goulash, and fried steak. Hot meals up to one hour before closing. In-house lemonade available. Reservations recommended at www.velani.at. Open Tue-Fri 16:00-22:30, Sat 11:30-22:30, Sun 11:30-16:30. Kitchen closes at 9.30pm. Closed Mon.


169 Reviews

First Review by RavenVienna

Code308

Points +105

Vegetarian
01 Dec 2024

Veganes Restaurant mit österreichischen Spezialitäten

Sehr schöne Auswahl an typischen österreichischen Gerichten. Alles 100% vegan. Von Schnitzel über Zwiebelrostbraten bis zur Gänsekeule schmeckt alles vorzüglich.

Pros: 100% Vegan, Traditionelle Gerichte, Frische

velani1120

02 Dec 2024

Vielen Dank für deine super Bewertung! Es freut uns sehr, dass dir unser Schnitzel, der Zwiebelrostbraten und das Vegansl so gut geschmeckt haben.

S-Vivian

Points +81

Vegan
01 Dec 2024

Lecker lecker lecker

Super lecker essen. Ist nicht einfach sich zu entscheiden 😍

velani1120

02 Dec 2024

Liebe S-Vivian, lieber die Qual der Wahl als keine Wahl ... 😅 Spaß beiseite, es freut uns sehr, dass es dir so gut geschmeckt hat! Und vielen lieben Dank, dass du dir die Zeit für eine Bewertung genommen hast.
Dein Velani-Team 💚

Leilaa

Points +32

Vegan
24 Nov 2024

Mmmhhhhh😋

Ausgezeichnetes österreichisches Essen und nette Bedienung. Wir hatten das Gulasch und die Vegansl. Leider waren wir zu voll um einen Kaiserschmarren zu geniessen. Wir müssen einfach nochmals hingehen 😊.

velani1120

25 Nov 2024

Vielen Dank für deine tolle Bewertung und das Lob unseres Gulasch und des Vegansl. Wir freuen uns auf euren nächsten Besuch und hoffen, dass ihr dann noch Platz habt, um unseren Kaiserschmarrn zu kosten. Bis zum nächsten Mal!

govegan89

Points +225

Vegan
11 Nov 2024

Variedad vegana

Me gustó muchísimo el sabor del Schnitzel pero la presentación era un poco pobre. Lo acompañaban con una ensalada de patata a parte. Lamentablemente no tengo fotos porque estaba hambrienta 😄
El Keiserschmarrn estaba muuuuy rico. El personal fue muy amable.

Pros: Schnitzel , Postres, Personal

Cons: Un poco caro

velani1120

12 Nov 2024

Thank you very much for your kind review and positive feedback! 😊 We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the schnitzel and Kaiserschmarrn. In our restaurant, schnitzel is traditionally served with potato salad – a classic pairing that’s very popular in Austria. We understand that the presentation might seem unusual to some, but we focus on authentic, down-to-earth cuisine. We’re also glad to hear our team made a good impression! We look forward to welcoming you back soon – maybe this time with a photo before the first bite! 😄

DiscoStu

Points +1001

Vegan
06 Nov 2024

Hausmannskost vegan

Wir wollten „typisch österreichisch“ und das haben wir im Velani bekommen. Es hat gut geschmeckt, da habe ich nichts auszusetzen.
Was ich kritisieren würde wäre höchstens die ein wenig ungemütliche Atmosphäre und die schnelle Abfertigung, aber das ist wirklich meckern auf hohem Niveau.

velani1120

07 Nov 2024

Vielen Dank für deine Bewertung und das Lob für unser Essen – es freut uns sehr, dass es dir bei uns geschmeckt hat!
Wir nehmen deine Anmerkungen zur Atmosphäre und unserem Service gerne auf und werden uns Mühe geben, uns in diesen Punkten noch weiter zu verbessern. Unser Ziel ist es, unseren Gästen neben authentisch österreichischen Speisen auch ein rundum gemütliches Erlebnis zu bieten.
Wir würden uns freuen, dich bald wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen und dich dann noch mehr zu begeistern.
Vielen Dank und herzliche Grüße!

TaylorMason

Points +442

Vegan
02 Nov 2024

All vegan Austrian fare

Loved the chance to eat Austrian cuisine, made vegan. I took my server’s recommendation and ate until I couldn’t eat anymore, and still had food to take away with me.

velani1120

04 Nov 2024

Thank you for the great review! We are happy to read that you were satisfied with our portions and hope to welcome you again one day.

MichelleCarolineSza

Points +116

Vegan
26 Oct 2024

Top, top, top!!

Wer Lust auf österreichische Küche hat, sich aber vegan ernährt oder einfach mal neugierig ist, geht ins Velani!😍

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-26

velani1120

28 Oct 2024

Vielen Dank für die super Bewertung und die schönen Fotos!

Gioiack

Points +950

Vegan
12 Oct 2024

Amazing!!!!!!! All the Austrian classics in 💯% vegan 🌱 key❗️

Absurdly delicious, I would come back to Vienna on a regular basis just to eat here!
Erika and the rest of the staff were so accommodating with my dietary requirements (onion intolerance) and they catered for me really brilliantly!
I had one of the best meals in years at this restaurant!!! Highly recommended!!!!!!!

velani1120

14 Oct 2024

Thank you for the excellent review as well as your kind words and recommendation!! We are very very glad you enjoyed your stay with us and our food so much. We hope to see you again one day!

Meli.Frrr

Points +21

Vegetarian
03 Oct 2024

Amazing!

100% vegan, traditional Austrian cuisine. As main courses we had a Schnitzel and pumpkin goulash. Everything was delicious.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-03

velani1120

04 Oct 2024

Thank you for the great review and especially the recognition of our Schnitzel and pumpkin goulash. We are glad you enjoyed our food.

JessieMRL

Points +46

Vegan
30 Sep 2024

Amazing traditional Austrian dishes made vegan!

This was the first restaurant we went to when we landed in Vienna. So many incredible choices and everything was absolutely delicious. It was so nice to experience authentic Austrian cuisine, entirely made with plants. Highly recommend!

velani1120

01 Oct 2024

Thank you for the great review and the recommendation! We are happy to read how much you enjoyed our vegan Austrian cuisine.

onegreenbean

Points +470

Vegetarian
23 Sep 2024

I died and went to vegan heaven

When I saw there was a vegan restaurant serving traditional austrian dishes next to my hotel, I knew I had to go!
I decided to get the zwiebelrostbraten and it was probably one of the best vegan meals I've had in my life! The meat had an amazing texture, the sauce was super flavorful and sweet from the onions and loved the addition of crunchy fried onion on top 👌 Really makes me wish there were more vegan restaurants serving traditional european food out there.
It's a little pricy but so worth it. The portion is massive, I was stuffed. I'd love to return one day to try the famous schnitzel 😁

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-23

Pros: Amazing food, Nice ambience

Cons: A little expensive, but worth the price

velani1120

23 Sep 2024

Thank you for your excellent review! We are glad that you enjoyed our food so much and are looking forward to your next visit!

Linsus

Points +44

Vegan
09 Sep 2024

ALL Vienna classics

Incredible selection, all important Austrian dishes are there! Big amount of food as well. The Kaiserschmarrn is my favorite. Schnitzel tastes like a real one.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-09

Pros: Kaiserschmarrn, Large portions, Free bread with vegan pâté

velani1120

10 Sep 2024

Thank you for your great review and especially the recognition of our Schnitzel and Kaiserschmarrn!

simmshr1

Points +70

Vegan
02 Sep 2024

Needs to Improve

If we came across Velani in a small town, we’d be impressed. But, this place doesn’t compare to the other places in the city. The ambience is not great and it’s very hot in the summer. I get no AC (super rare in Austria), but they should at least have fans. The food had flavor and we all liked our dishes to varying degrees. The Wiener Schnitzel, though, wasn’t like the real thing at all. The breading was separating from the Seitan, which made it tough to eat. If you want a good vegan Wiener Schnitzel, go to Tisch instead. The other dishes here are better.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-02

Pros: Austrian food, Nice Staff, Open on Sunday

Cons: Hot, Poor Ambience, Doesn’t compare with the competition

velani1120

02 Sep 2024

Dear simmshr1, thank you for the 4 star rating, we are aware that there is always room for improvement.

lukas03

Points +952

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

cool experience

tasty, original austrian dishes. cool experience to get to know regional stuff. i recommend visiting.

velani1120

02 Sep 2024

Dear Lukas, thank you for your great review and your recommendation!

MiffyMills

Points +921

Vegan
29 Aug 2024

Nice to have vegan version of traditional food

In every country we travel to we want to try traditional food so happy to have vegan versions ar Velani.

We got the onion roast and the caraway roast.

The texture and flavour of the onion roast was amazing, so similar to real meat.

The caraway roast was good too but not quite as realistic.

We have never tried this food so can't compare it to anything, but they were both quite salty and heavy. We were very full at the end.
They were both good though and worth trying

We also got the torte which was good but maybe not all that fresh as it was a bit firmer than we expected, but maybe this is how they're supposed to be

velani1120

30 Aug 2024

Thank you for your good review and especially the recognition of our onion roast!

NaomiAlt

Points +68

Vegan
18 Aug 2024

Delicious

Really friendly stuff and amazing food. We really much enjoyed our meal and would recomend to vegan lovers

Pros: Stuff, Food

Cons: T

velani1120

19 Aug 2024

Thank you for your great review and the recognition of our staff and food. And thank you also for the recommendation!

stefanier

Points +291

Vegan
17 Aug 2024

Wiener Schnitzel

Have been there a few times. It's always very good and tasty. I would recommend the Wiener Schnitzel!

Pros: Nice staff , Good food

Cons: So expensive

velani1120

19 Aug 2024

Thank you for your good review and the recommendation of our Wiener Schnitzel!

puregoldenboy

Points +56

Vegan
15 Aug 2024

Average and too expensive

Overall a rather mediocre experience. The interior is not really appealing, and there is 0 air conditioning/cooling, making sitting inside an unpleasant experience.

We had:
- small mixed salad: okay, but too expensive for the size and ingredients (basically a few potatoes and coleslaw)
- Zwiebelrostbraten: unfortunately it tasted extremely bland, like 0 seasoning was added to the "meat" , the sauce, the potatoes or the crispy onions. The meat (I guess soy) had a nice consistency but due to the lack of seasoning you could clearly taste the soy steak.
- Kümmelbraten: very good, well seasoned, also the sides and the sauce.

Waiters were nice but took a long time to check the table to pay.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-15

Pros: Really good Kümmelbraten , Friendly Staff

Cons: 2 out of 3 meals not really good, Too expensive for what you get, Not really pleasant to sit inside

velani1120

16 Aug 2024

Dear puregoldenboy, sorry for not fully meeting your expectations and/or taste . Thank you anyway for the recognition of our friendly service team.

lilypadhai

Points +181

Vegan
10 Aug 2024

Cute, friendly, all vegan

The restaurant was really cute, and the staff were super friendly. The meal was good. I had schnitzel (only my 2nd time), and it was good, though my friend said it was perfect in her opinion. I'd never had it as meat before, so I suppose her take was better than mine.

The potato salad was divine. Not creamy; lemony perfection.

We also split the special Greek-inspired salad which was to
Tomato, watermelon, cucumber. It was very nice for summer.

My friend had chocolate cake & enjoyed it very much. I was too full to even have one bite.

Pros: All vegan, Lots of great choices on the menu, Really wonderful staff

Cons: It was a bit of a trek from where we were staying.

velani1120

12 Aug 2024

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that you and your friend liked the food, especially the potato salad and the schnitzel. Thank you also for your recognition of our friendly staff.
Can you please tell us what was missing for giving us 5 stars, what you did not like? Please send an email to info@velani.at - thank you!

hannah.naima

Points +32

Vegan
03 Aug 2024

Netter Service, leckeres Essen, nach Harmonie suchendes Ambiente

Uns hat der Besuch im Velani gut gefallen. Die Wienerische Traditionsküche kann hier vegan genossen werden. Stutzen ließ uns das Ambiente, was weder modern noch traditionell wirkte. Außerdem hat uns irritiert, dass das Schnitzel nicht mit Preiselbeeren gereicht wird, die kosten fast 2€ (für eine kleines Schälchen) extra, genau wie ein einfacher Beilagenwechsel pauschal extra kostet.

Pros: Schnitzel, Gruß aus der Küche , Knödel

Cons: Ambiente, Extrakosten für einfache Serviceleistung

velani1120

03 Aug 2024

Liebe hannah.naima, danke für das nette Feedback. Bezogen auf die Kritikpunkte wollen wir kurz Stellung nehmen:
- Die Preiselbeeren bieten wir als Extra an, da nicht alle Gäste diese wollen. Daher ist der Schnitzelpreis reduziert worden.
- Der Aufpreis für den Beilagentausch ist in der Karte extra ausgewiesen.
Alles Liebe aus dem Velani!

pocahontas

04 Aug 2024

Mich würde es irritieren, wenn das Schnitzerl mit Preiselbeeren käme 😉

undercovermartyn

Points +612

Vegan
02 Aug 2024

Großartig!

Authentische österreichische Küche mit Gerichten wie Schnitzel, Braten, Knödel, Gulasch, Suppen, Fritatten, Kaiserschmarrn etc. Alles sehr lecker und mit gutem, freundlichem Service serviert.

velani1120

05 Aug 2024

Vielen Dank für deine großartige Bewertung und vor allem das Hervorheben von unserem Servicepersonal!

Marcelloo

Points +266

Vegan
02 Aug 2024

Authentische Österreichische Vegane Küche

Ich hatte den Zwiebelrostbraten und er war unfassbar lecker. Er hat nahezu identisch zu meinen Erinnerungen geschmeckt. Auf jeden Fall ein muss, wenn man in Wien ist und Vegan auf seine Kosten kommen möchte. Der Service und das Ambiente war zudem auch sehr gut. Jedoch ist eine Reservierung meist nötig.

velani1120

02 Aug 2024

Vielen Dank für die super Bewertung und deine Empfehlung! Es freut uns wirklich sehr, dass dir der Zwiebelrostbraten so gut geschmeckt hat und auch noch schöne Erinnerungen geweckt hat. Wir hoffen, dich wieder einmal bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen!

katharinamb.

Points +128

Vegan
29 Jul 2024

Österreichisch in vegan

Das Velani bietet typisch österreichische Speisen in vegan an & beweist, dass man sogar die Speisen, die hauptsächlich aus Fleisch bestehen, super lecker veganisieren kann. Absolute Empfehlung! 🌱🥰🫰

velani1120

30 Jul 2024

Vielen Dank für deine super Bewertung und die Empfehlung! Es freut uns, dass dir unser Konzept gefällt und dir unser Essen schmeckt.

Chiara1502

Points +40

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Leckere vegane Hausmannskost

Ich habe meinen Geburtstag dort gefeiert und war so happy endlich mal wieder einen Zwiebelrostbraten zu essen. Das Schnitzel war auch sooo gut.

Pros: Typische Hausmannskost in vegan

velani1120

26 Jul 2024

Vielen Dank für deine tolle Bewertung! Es freut uns, dass du einen schönen Geburtstag im Velani verbracht hast und dass dir unser Zwiebelrostbraten und das Schnitzel so gut geschmeckt haben.

jane128

Points +358

Vegan
24 Jul 2024

Good austrian food

We also wanted the Vienna food Feeling so we went there and we don't regret trying it. It was not perfect but felt authentic. Big portions indeed. Reservations recommended.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-24

velani1120

25 Jul 2024

Thank you for the recommendation and the 5-star-rating! We are really happy to hear that you liked the food and felt it was an authentic Austrian experience. We hope to welcome you again in our Restaurant one day.

FranziEv

Points +256

Vegan
04 Jul 2024

Große Empfehlung

Super lecker, unterschätzt aber nicht die Portionsgröße 😅

velani1120

05 Jul 2024

Vielen Dank für die super Bewertung! Es freut uns, dass es dir so gut geschmeckt hat.

Sjeng

Points +722

Vegan
28 Jun 2024

Vegan Austrian cuisine at Velani

During our stay in Vienna we really had't had any typical Austrian food yet, so for our last evening we decided to go to Velani and try out some traditional Austrian food made vegan. They had a special section on the menu with traditional Serbian dishes, but we really wanted to try some Austrian dishes so we skipped that section of the menu. But I think it's a cool (temporarily) addition to the menu.

For mains, we had the Zwiebelrostbraten which is a roast "meat" and onion dish with sauce and loads of onions and the vegan Goulash with spätzle (type of pasta).

The Zwiebelrostbraten was utterly delicious. The "meat" was super tender and melt-in-your-mouth, the sauce was super flavorful and there were some delicious crispy onions on top. The roasted potatoes were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and are the perfect vehicle for the sauce. I would guess that the meat was made from seitan.

The goulash was just as good as the Zwiebelrostbraten. The meat was also super tender and the sauce was delicious. Also liked the spätzle, although it's not that special and just another type of pasta. But hey, pasta is delicious and so was the spätzle. The goulash was ever so slightly spicy which I really enjoyed, but certainly not spicy enough to keep people who don't like spicy food from enjoying this dish.

For dessert we both had the sacher torte which you should supposedly have tried at least once while in Vienna. Although it wasn't bad by any means, I've had much better cakes in my lifetime. The chocolate taste was good and it had a nice fruity filling inside, but all in all it was a little dry in my opinion. Nevertheless, I would still highly recommend Velani as I thoroughly enjoyed having dinner there.

Pros: Delicious vegan Austrian food, Friendly staff

Cons: Would not necessarily recommend the sacher torte

velani1120

02 Jul 2024

Thank you so much for the detailed and excellent review and your recommendation. We are glad you enjoyed our main dishes (especially the Goulash and our onion roast) - and in general the stay at our restaurant - so much!




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