Starcke Haus OG

Awesome views and great coffee.

The service is really not good (not the fastest & rude) and it is high priced. It is a typical tourist-trap. Such a shame since the location really has a lot of potential and they serve good quality food.

Very nice view but the service is very very but. I am writing this while still here looking 20 local people DINING and having fun. They came after as. After the not so kind waitress told as they DONT SERF FOOD and we only had a coffee stairing them having their food.

In one sentence: Please just don't go there... Two friends advised me not to go there, because they experienced the waiters as very unfriendly and everything is overpriced. Still, I wanted to give it a try anyway. Unfortunately I have to fully agree with them. We ordered Café, and after not even one hour we were asked to leave the restaurant because at that time we didn't want to order another drink. At any given moment, this is a no go to do, but it was even worse as there were still three other tables free! There are plenty of nice bars and restaurants in graz, also on the Schlossberg. Just choose another one :-)

Came in when it started raining. Overpriced, as mentioned before. Service was a bit arrogant and unprofessional. Refused to accept credit cards: a cup of tea and a latte came to 10euros, but they said cash only if the bill is more than 30EUR. Our only bad experience in Graz, otherwise charming city :)

We ordered Venetian but they served us Aperol spritz and denied it. Waiters are unprofessional They only want cash, predenting that their credit card machine broke, even in times of corona.

We did not dine at the restaurant but the location and history is fascinating: In 1575 Dionisio Tadei, the fortification architect constructed a powder magazine at the bottom of the Stall Bastian which was destroyed by the French in 1809. In 1820 Dr. Hodl built a vintage house on the ruins with the little Gothic towers and grew vines on the terraces below. Since the turn of the century Gustav Stracke (1848-1921), an actor from Dresden lived here and wrote poems dedicated to the Schlossberg.

Here at the Starcke Haus, or as the locals say the "Starcke Häuschen" due to its small size, you will experience the wild beauty of the Schloßberg, Graz' famous Castle Hill, on which also the clock tower is located, the landmark of Graz. The Starcke Haus, named after an actor from Dresden Gustav Starcke who lived here, has a long tradition and is built onto the Schloßberg, meaning this place is nestled up on the castle hill of Graz, and from here you can see over large parts of the famous UNESCO-listed Old Town of Graz. There is a sun terrace as well as a long-stretched nice patio nestled up on the hill, which is easy to reach from the Starcke Haus itself. The Cappuccino we had here was very delicious and sipped in a very need environment reminding of a little Zen Garden. As the Starcke Haus itself is inside more of a tiny lodge I strongly recommend to sit outside in the patio if possible, but as this place is nestled up on the hill it is very very wind shielded and therefore even on the few stormy days of Graz something to consider going to. The spectacular and the fine atmosphere is also something for couples, who want to have it more romantic than elsewhere. From Graz with Love! Dr. Dr. Immanuel Fruhmann