Final chord in the Höllental: Excursion restaurant Am Wasserwerk closes!

Final chord in the Höllental: Excursion restaurant Am Wasserwerk closes!

shocking news from the picturesque Höllental in Lower Austria: The popular excursion restaurant "Am Wasserwerk" closes its doors forever. Operator Bernd Scharfegger, who launched the bistro during Corona pandemic, had to make this difficult decision after five years full of passion and effort. When he took over the restaurant, located at the end of the water pipe, in June 2020, the hope was great to create a new culinary highlight with regional delicacies and homemade pastries. But the economic reality made the plans to fail. "It was not possible to achieve a positive economic result in the long term," said the Scharfegger catering family in a Facebook post.

Although the bistro was overrun by numerous excursions during the summer vacation, the months before and afterwards often remained lucrative. Scharfegger emphasized that most guests were more in the mountain huts during this time than in the excursion restaurant. The city of Vienna is now planning to demolish the building, which Scharfegger sees as a obvious solution because a renovation would be disproportionately expensive. "But now you have to put your heads together to think about an alternative," he said. Despite the closure, the Höllental remains a popular destination for hikers and motorcyclists who want to continue to enjoy the impressive nature, while the operators are looking for new solutions for the region, such as reported.

The story of the "Am Wasserwerk" is characterized by hope and challenges. After a three -year break, the Scharfegger family had a new attempt in May 2020 and reopened the bistro. Unfortunately, the restaurant could not meet the expectations and now has to conclude what is a bitter loss for many locals and hikers. It remains to be seen whether a new gastronomy can fill the gap. The operators of krone.at announced that they will continue to work on new concepts for gastronomy in the Höllental to keep the popular goal alive.