Eating vegan game in Vienna - the Vegansl from Bierosophie

If you're looking for where to eat vegan game, then I've got just the thing for you!

By eating vegan game, I mean exactly what I'm writing about - the Vegansl from Bierosophie. But let's take it slowly - what is a vegansl? Quite simply: a vegan goose! 🍗=🌱=🌱❤️⬆️

Martini-Gansl is one of the top game dishes for many Austrians and is apparently a must on any game menu.

We travelled about 5.5 hours from Schwanenstadt to Vienna (there and back) to try the Vegansl here. I'll tell you one thing right now: it definitely paid off!

Many Austrians are now consciously eating veggie or vegan 🌱 - for a variety of reasons 🏭 - and no longer have to go without anything. Not even the traditional hearty flavour of game! Because now you can also eat vegan game - for example, the vegan jack goose from Bierosophie made from jackfruit.

Eat vegan game at Bierosophie - the beer pub with a difference

Bierosophie is offering Jack-Gansl for the 6th time this year and is certainly a pioneer in Austria with its sophisticated recipe. Thanks to many years of experience and tinkering, you are served top quality here and wonder why they haven't been on a plant-based diet for much longer.

I was also told that the vegan goose is now sold more often in this restaurant than the classic goose. 🙌

The Bieresophie not only offers vegan game dishes, but also has many other vegan dishes and traditional meat dishes for meat lovers on the menu.

You can find the menu here: https://www.bierosophie.at/Essen-Trinken/Klassiker/

The drinks & beer menu 🍻 can be found here: https://www.bierosophie.at/Essen-Trinken/Getraenke/

In addition to the Vegansl, you can find many other vegan dishes on the fantastic menu

Okay, admittedly, the restaurant's menu isn't the prettiest, but it's the inner values that count. And these have it all!

Despite the many traditional meat dishes, which are also worth mentioning, as a vegetarian I tend to concentrate on my plant-based friends. 

One thing first: the great selection has convinced me to come back here soon and try more dishes.

An excerpt of all the vegan dishes you can find on the menu

Jack-Gansl is not all that this somewhat different beer pub has to offer - no, there are numerous other promising dishes on the menu. These include, for example:

• Homemade cream of beer soup with croutons
• Vegan roast pork jackfruit in caraway juice, served with napkin dumplings and coleslaw
• Soya and onion roast Fried soya patties in onion sauce with potato wedges, fried onion and fan-shaped gherkins
• Krautfleckerln with spring onion and lettuce
• Homemade smoked jack dumplings (Jackfruit) with sauerkraut and caraway juice
• Minced jack loaf with jackfruit mince, served with potato salad, mustard and fresh horseradish
• Styrian duet Courgette carpaccio with lamb's lettuce, seed oil, Hirter beer vinegar, pumpkin seeds, scarlet runner beans, carrot salad, and a portion of Beetle bean mince
• Chestnut rice with sour cherries
• Homemade poppy seed pasta with stewed plums
• Warm chocolate brownie with mango sorbet

Martini goose delicacy:

• Cream of pumpkin soup with roasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil
• Vegan „beef“ tartare the vegan version of the classic, a very special composition (100 g), with chopped red onion, capers, gherkins, margarine and toast
• Jack goose Vegan Martini goose, jackfruit, with orange red cabbage, potato dumplings and cranberries

You can find pictures of the dishes in the gallery of the Bierosophie website.

Should I book a table for a vegan game dinner?

Definitely. The two-storey restaurant is large - especially in the colder seasons - but fills up quickly. In summer, the in-house beer garden is open and offers a few additional seats.

The reservation works simply online or by telephone in the traditional way. 📞 (Please note: the reservation confirmation is processed manually online and does not arrive immediately afterwards. My reservation was confirmed very quickly and was in the spam folder).

Directions and location:

I recommend going to the restaurant in Vienna Ottakring by public transport.

As we only travelled to Vienna for this restaurant, our climate ticket was perfect for this.

If you do not have a climate ticket, you can with the WestBahn and the WestSuperPreis tickets, you can always buy cheap tickets (example: Wels - Vienna for €4.99) 🚂

We walked about 20 minutes from Vienna Central Station to the restaurant to earn our Vegansl.

Of course you can also use the Tram line 9 from Vienna Westbahnhof to Vienna Gerathof to station Vienna-Camillo-Sitte-Gasse take the bus. This takes about 9 minutes and the last few metres take 3 minutes on foot.

Furnishings and style of the Bierosophie

I would describe the interior style of the pub as classic, what you would imagine a beer pub to be. It is generally a little darker in design and furnishings, but has light nuances in the decor, such as the pictures on the walls or other decorations that you can find.

In general, I find it harmonious and pleasant. The stay is therefore cosy - and attention has been paid to this.

Picture gallery - Source: bierosophie.at/gallery 

Staff and waiting time - how long does the meal take?

Even if the waiters were a little slow, they were always very friendly and courteous. You can also tell that they don't just sell the concept of the restaurant, but also live it.

During conversations, it immediately becomes clear that the restaurant is passionate about veganism and doesn't just cater to this target group as a niche. In fact, you sometimes get the impression that it's a vegan restaurant with a meat selection - instead of the other way round. That was my impression of the mindset conveyed.

My conclusion on the Vegansl of Bierosophy 

As I mentioned at the beginning, it was absolutely worth the whole journey. I would have loved to have ordered the jack and smoked dumplings and beetroot mince with the vegan dish - but I opted for the vegan dish and the apricot pancakes and that was absolutely the right decision. ❤️

I took a portion of the minced scarlet runner beans home with me and it tasted amazing! Hats off!

My friend tried the chestnut rice and that also tasted great in combination with the sour cherries.

In a nutshell: make sure you see it for yourself and tell me about your impressions in the comments below!

Further recommendation

If you fancy a hearty breakfast in Bad Ischl, then read our article on the Immervoll coffee brewery: Breakfast in Bad Ischl - Kaffeesiederei Immervoll - Cafe Breakfast Waffles