"Must be affordable"

Wiener Schnitzel is more expensive than ever!

Lisa Pohn serves a pork schnitzel for 15.90 euros at the Wastlwirt. That is well below the Salzburg average.(Bild: Tröster Andreas)

Austria's favorite food is no longer a cheap treat! A recent analysis shows: The Wiener Schnitzel now costs a whopping 73 percent more than it did ten years ago. A Salzburg landlord explains the rapid price increase. . . 

"Since we opened in 2020, my service charges have more than doubled," Max Altweger snorts. When calculating his prices, the boss of the Wastlwirt in Salzburg-Maxglan - like his colleagues in the industry - has to achieve the almost impossible. How much can a meal cost so that you don't scare away customers and still make a profit as a restaurateur? This question is constantly driving Salzburg's restaurateurs in view of the high price level.