A Bregenzerwald restaurant
with a taste for the world beyond.

Restaurant Hirschen

Restaurant
Hirschen

Opening hours, Menus & Experiences

Wine at Hirschen

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Private Dining

The Blurb

  • Food: Thank you, Gault Millau, for three toques (16/20) and Guide Michelin for the green star. Then, cheese dumplings (Kässpätzle) are always an option. Falstaff gives us 96 points. (4 forks).

  • Drinks: Raisin thinks we’re cool. We do also like the classics.

  • Style: One can feel free to get extravagant here – or not to.

  • Atmosphere: Perhaps the most beautiful restaurant on the planet.

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Dinner

Restaurant awards: the Michelin Green Star symbol and three Gault&Millau toques

A world-class restaurant, deeply rooted in the Bregenzerwald. Ingredients from producers who’ve become friends. Flavours born from a joy for the world. Ultimately, a language of people, full of love and character. A place for the good life.


TUE – SAT, 6 PM – 8:30 PM

SUN & MON, Bistro Menu, 6 PM – 8 PM

Menu • Bistro Menu

Lunch

Our lunchtime menu is made for fun. Drop by, stay briefly or for a long time. Come back. In hiking boots, ski pants, or a tie.


If you want to take your gourmet group, wine friends, or 80-year-old mother out for an extensive lunch experience, we will gladly prepare elaborate culinary eccentricities for you at lunch upon request.

Tuesday to Saturday, 12–13:30

More info • Menu

Snacks & Pastry

Adventures in the mountains and in the valley are often concluded by the fireside or in front of the house. To celebrate that we serve creations by the Pastry Chef of the Year alongside down-to-earth snacks.


TUE – SAT, 2 PM – 5 PM

Menu

Adventures in the mountains and in the valley are often concluded by the fireside or in front of the house. To celebrate that we serve creations by the Pastry Chef of the Year alongside down-to-earth snacks.


TUE – SAT, 2 PM – 5 PM

Menu

Breakfast, à la carte

Small daily-changing specialties, freshly prepared. Served to your table. For us, the most elegant way to start the day.

MON – SUN, 7:30 AM – 11 AM

Menu

Award-winning Restaurant Hirschen in the Bregenzerwald, Vorarlberg
Cosy restaurant atmosphere at Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg.

«At the end of the day, it’s all about the people», Peter always insists. Fine hotels bring characters together. And what better way to unite than over exquisite cuisine and delightful drinks?

Gault&Millau, three toques
Gault&Millau, three toques
Fine menu selection in the restaurant of Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Fermentation – Restaurant Hirschen, Vorarlberg
Old techniques & local produce at the Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Plenty of flavour at the award-winning Restaurant Hirschen in Schwarzenberg

Fermentation is the cornerstone of our flavors. Discover the captivating results of applying age-old techniques to local ingredients.

Homemade produce at the award-winning Restaurant Hirschen
Homemade produce at the award-winning Restaurant Hirschen

Still Life of the Handcrafted.

Captured by Cornelius Klimt.

Refined service at Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Elegant bar in the restaurant of Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Kitchen team of Restaurant Hirschen, Bregenzerwald

Head Chefs: Jonathan Burger, Raphaela Burger
Sous Chef: Thomas Michler

Head of Service: Niko Birgenstock
Host: Alessa Thurnwalder

Maître d’Hotel: Pia Fetz
Figurehead: Peter Fetz


Meet the entire team

Head Chefs: Jonathan Burger, Raphaela Wirrer
Sous Chef: Thomas Michler

Head of Service: Niko Birgenstock
Host: Alessa Thurnwalder


Maître d’Hotel: Pia Fetz
Sometimes as the host: Peter Fetz


Meet the entire team

Colourful cocktails in the restaurant of Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Laid table with fine wine glasses at Restaurant Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Refined service at Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg

The grand hall in Hirschen has witnessed much over the years. Its exact origins remain a mystery, though it underwent a splendid expansion around 1900. With a subtle touch-up in 2018, the hall now stands as perhaps one of the most captivating dining spaces globally (or so we’d like to think).

Freshly prepared dishes in the restaurant, Vorarlberg
Patisserie at Restaurant Hirschen, Bregenzerwald
Gourmet dishes at Restaurant Hirschen.

Patisserie by Raphaela Burger, grand master of her craft

Exquisite wine selection in the award-winning restaurant of Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg

We appreciate wine with minimal intervention and abundant character. However, classics don’t roll off us like water off a duck’s back, either.

Wine at Hirschen

Delicious fine dining dishes with local produce from Vorarlberg

The Bregenzerwald and Vorarlberg offer us a surprisingly wide variety of excellent base products.

Breakfast at Hotel Hirschen
Served breakfast at Hotel Hirschen

Served Breakfast

For us, it’s the best way to start a day. À la carte breakfast. No jostling at the buffet. Everything freshly prepared in a daily rotating selection, which is served with a smile.

Breakfast at Hotel Hirschen in Schwarzenberg
Our team always has a smile on their faces
Fine dining in the historic setting of Restaurant Hirschen.
Wine selection at the Hirschen in Schwarzenberg

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