Restaurant in Lochau, Austria
Michelin-starred regional cooking, book ahead.
A Michelin-starred family restaurant in Lochau with four distinct dining spaces, from a rustic Stube to an open Wintergarten and a secluded courtyard. At the €€€ tier, it delivers serious regional cooking at a lower price point than most comparable Austrian starred restaurants. Book three to four weeks out minimum; it does not accommodate walk-ins.
Mangold is not the casual lakeside dining stop many first-timers assume when they see its Lochau address. This is a Michelin-starred family restaurant with a 4.8 Google rating across 568 reviews, operating a tight Wednesday-to-Sunday schedule and drawing serious diners from across the Bodensee region. If you are looking for a relaxed lunch or a considered dinner with genuine cooking behind it, Mangold earns its place on the shortlist. If you want something low-key and walk-in friendly, look elsewhere.
One of the most useful things to know before you arrive: Mangold is not a single dining room. The restaurant runs four distinct spaces, and your experience shifts depending on where you sit. The Stube is the most traditional option, a cosy and rustic room that suits winter evenings and longer, slower meals. Rossini takes a Mediterranean tone, lighter in feel and better for warmer months. The Wintergarten is the most open of the four, with natural light making it the go-to for lunch. In summer, the secluded inner courtyard adds a fifth option that changes the atmosphere entirely. For a first visit, ask about the courtyard if you are coming Wednesday to Saturday lunch or early evening — it books out faster than the interior rooms. For a winter dinner, request the Stube when you reserve.
This spatial variety is one of Mangold's clearest advantages over comparably priced Austrian restaurants in the region. You are not locked into one room or one register. A business lunch in the Wintergarten reads very differently from a Saturday dinner in the Stube, and the kitchen is consistent across both.
Mangold's cooking is described as contemporary regional cuisine, sitting within the Classic Cuisine category. The Michelin Star awarded in 2024 confirms the kitchen is operating at a level above its modest family-restaurant presentation. Regional produce and classical technique are the foundation. The €€€ price tier places Mangold below the €€€€ spend of most comparable Austrian starred restaurants, which makes it one of the more accessible entry points to serious cooking in the western Austria and Bodensee corridor.
On the drinks side, a restaurant operating at this level in the Vorarlberg region will typically carry a wine list weighted toward Austrian producers, with Burgenland reds and Wachau whites as natural anchors, alongside selected German and northern Italian bottles given the cross-border geography. The food-and-drink pairing at a Michelin-starred family restaurant in this price tier is usually where the value case strengthens: you are getting a considered list at a markup that does not reach the ceiling you would hit at a €€€€ operation. That said, specific list details are not available in the current record, so confirm the wine program when you book if that is a deciding factor.
Mangold is closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday through Sunday it runs a split service: lunch from 12 PM to 2 PM, dinner from 5:30 PM to 10 PM. That lunch window is narrow, which means tables turn quickly and availability is tighter than the hours suggest. Book hard: this is a Michelin-starred room with a small-town capacity and a loyal local following. Three to four weeks' notice is a reasonable minimum for weekend dinner; mid-week lunch may have more flexibility but should still be reserved in advance. Walk-in attempts are high risk.
For first-timers, dinner on a Thursday or Friday is the path of least resistance if weekends are unavailable. Lunch works well if you are combining the meal with time around the Bodensee or a drive toward Bregenz. Our full Lochau restaurants guide can help you plan the rest of the day around a Mangold booking.
| Detail | Mangold | Döllerer (Golling) | Obauer (Werfen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | €€€ | €€€€ | €€€€ |
| Michelin recognition | 1 Star (2024) | Yes | Yes |
| Booking difficulty | Hard | Hard | Hard |
| Closed days | Mon–Tue | Varies | Varies |
| Setting | Multi-room family restaurant | Inn/hotel restaurant | Long-established family house |
| Region | Vorarlberg / Bodensee | Salzburgerland | Salzburgerland |
Also worth noting for planning: our full Lochau hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide cover what to pair with a Mangold visit. For other starred Austrian cooking in the west of the country, see Griggeler Stuba in Lech, Gourmetrestaurant Tannenhof in Sankt Anton, and Stüva in Ischgl. For Classic Cuisine peers outside Austria, Meierei Dirk Luther in Glücksburg and Maison Rostang in Paris are useful reference points for what the category delivers at its ceiling.
Smart casual is the safe call for a Michelin-starred room at the €€€ tier. You do not need a jacket for dinner, but avoid purely casual clothing. The Stube's rustic character is slightly more forgiving than the Wintergarten or Rossini rooms, but the standard across all four spaces skews toward dressed-up rather than dressed-down.
Yes, with context. At €€€ for Michelin-starred cooking, Mangold is priced below most of its Austrian peers, nearly all of which sit at €€€€. The 4.8 Google rating across 568 reviews suggests the kitchen delivers consistently. If you are comparing on value per dish, Mangold outperforms comparable rooms at higher price points like Landhaus Bacher or Obauer on raw spend, though those venues offer different experiences.
Mangold is the primary fine dining reference point in Lochau. For comparable cooking further afield in Austria's west, consider Griggeler Stuba in Lech or Schwarzer Adler in Hall in Tirol. If you are open to Salzburgerland, Senns in Salzburg and Döllerer in Golling are the relevant starred comparisons, though both require more travel from Lochau.
Three things. First, choose your room when you book — each space has a distinct character and not all may be available. Second, the lunch window (12 PM to 2 PM) is narrow, so arrive on time. Third, Mangold is closed Monday and Tuesday, which catches visitors planning a long weekend trip. Confirm your booking well in advance; this is not a drop-in restaurant.
It can work, particularly at lunch. The Wintergarten and the courtyard are more comfortable for solo diners than the Stube, which is oriented toward groups and couples. Solo dining at dinner in a family restaurant at this tier is manageable but not the format the room is optimised for. If solo fine dining is a priority, mention it when booking and ask for a counter or window seat.
Yes. The combination of a Michelin Star, multi-room setting, and €€€ pricing makes it a strong special-occasion choice without the sticker shock of a €€€€ room. The inner courtyard in summer and the Stube in winter both offer a sense of occasion. Book the room that fits the mood of the event, and reserve well ahead.
Specific tasting menu details are not available in the current record, so confirm format and pricing when you book. Generally speaking, at a Michelin-starred family restaurant in the €€€ tier, a tasting menu is typically the most efficient way to see the kitchen's full range and tends to represent stronger value than à la carte at the same spend. Ask directly about menu options when you make your reservation.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangold | Classic Cuisine | €€€ | Hard |
| Steirereck im Stadtpark | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Mraz & Sohn | Modern Austrian, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Döllerer | Contemporary Austrian, Innovative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Landhaus Bacher | Austrian, Classic Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Obauer | Classic Cuisine | €€€€ | Unknown |
What to weigh when choosing between Mangold and alternatives.
Mangold holds a Michelin Star and operates across four distinct rooms ranging from a rustic Stube to a light Wintergarten, so the dress expectation shifts with your setting. In the Stube, neat-casual works; in the Rossini or Wintergarten rooms, lean toward polished casual or smarter. Avoid overly casual sportswear — this is €€€ Michelin-starred territory.
At €€€ pricing and with a 2024 Michelin Star, Mangold sits in the band where the food needs to justify the spend — and the Star confirms it does by international benchmark. The family-run format and four distinct dining spaces (including an inner courtyard) add genuine variety that comparable one-room restaurants at this price don't offer. If you're comparing it against a casual lakeside meal in Lochau, it is a different category entirely.
Lochau itself has limited direct alternatives at the Michelin level, so the realistic comparisons are regional: Döllerer in Salzburg and Landhaus Bacher in the Wachau both offer Michelin-starred Austrian cooking in similar family-run formats. For a higher-ceiling experience in Austria, Steirereck im Stadtpark (Vienna) and Obauer (Werfen) are the standard references. None of these are in Lochau, which makes Mangold the strongest option locally for this standard of cooking.
The most important thing: Mangold is closed Monday and Tuesday, and runs a split service Wednesday through Sunday — lunch 12 PM to 2 PM, dinner 5:30 PM to 10 PM. First-timers often don't realise the restaurant has four different dining rooms (Stube, Rossini, Wintergarten, and an inner courtyard), so it's worth specifying when booking if you have a preference. This is contemporary regional cuisine at Michelin Star level, not a casual stop.
The family-run, multi-room format at Mangold is generally more comfortable for solo diners than a large, formal dining room — the Stube in particular tends to suit single covers better. At €€€ per head, solo dining here is a considered spend, but the Michelin Star signals the cooking will hold up on its own merits. Book ahead and note the limited service windows (lunch ends at 2 PM, dinner starts at 5:30 PM).
Yes — a Michelin Star, four distinct dining spaces including a secluded inner courtyard, and a family-run atmosphere make this a credible choice for a special occasion in the Vorarlberg region. The Rossini room leans Mediterranean and the Wintergarten is light and airy, so there's genuine choice in setting depending on the mood you want. Book well in advance; Wednesday through Sunday only.
Mangold's menu details are not published in the available record, so specific tasting menu structure and pricing can change here. What the 2024 Michelin Star does confirm is that the kitchen operates at a level where a tasting format, if offered, is likely to be the most cohesive way to experience the contemporary regional cooking. check the venue's official channels at Pfänderstraße 3, 6911 Lochau to confirm current menu options before booking.
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