Strandcafé

What Strandcafé does

Strandcafé (legally YETA Gastronomie GmbH) is a family-owned traditional Viennese full-service restaurant located on the Alte Donau (Old Danube) at Florian-Berndl-Gasse 20, 1220 Wien. The site comprises a 340m² indoor dining room with 290 seats, a terrace, and a signature floating wooden raft (the Floß) built of local oak and larch that adds up to 264 seats on the water and doubles as a docking point for boats. The restaurant serves traditional Austrian and Viennese cuisine — most notably its signature Ripperln (pork ribs) grilled on a modern closed grill system installed after the 2017 renovation, alongside Wiener Schnitzel, steaks, and seasonal dishes — with average spend ranging from €13.90 weekday lunch menus up to €38.90 rib racks. It is the only restaurant in Vienna offering direct boat docking and serves a market of over one million annual visitors to the Alte Donau.

The business operates a dine-in restaurant plus a 2020-launched takeaway sub-brand ('Ripperln to go'), with reservations handled by Quandoo's booking widget integrated into a Craft CMS website. GTM is overwhelmingly direct-to-consumer and physical-location-driven: walk-ins, online/telephone/email reservations, and a phone-based takeout service. Marketing is limited to organic Facebook and Instagram plus the website. Technology is conventional restaurant operations tooling — the post-2017 high-tech closed grill with smoke-washing exhaust air purification, online reservations via Quandoo, Cookiebot (Usercentrics) consent management, and a Craft CMS site — with no proprietary software, API, or AI/ML capabilities. The restaurant employs 13 people and is open daily 11:30–23:00 (with terrace/Floß hours restricted on weekdays), and is closed only on Dec 24–25 and Dec 31–Jan 1.

The company is privately held by the Yeritsyan family, who acquired the business in 2009 and are the registered operators under YETA Gastronomie GmbH. There is no disclosed funding, no external institutional investment, no M&A activity, and no revenue disclosure. The 2017 renovation and the 2020 launch of the takeaway service represent the most recent strategic repositioning; the latter briefly reopened after a community-driven closure during which the grill and filter system were optimized. The underlying monetization is straightforward per-cover restaurant revenue plus per-order takeaway revenue, with no subscription, licensing, or transaction-fee business model of consequence.

Name

Strandcafé

Legal name

YETA Gastronomie GmbH

Website

https://strandcafe-wien.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strandcafé is a family-owned Viennese full-service restaurant on the Alte Donau operating 554 seats across an indoor dining room and a floating raft (the Floß), serving traditional Austrian cuisine — most notably its signature Ripperln pork ribs — to walk-in diners, reservation guests, and takeaway customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving Austrian cuisine including their signature Ripperln (pork ribs), steaks, Wiener Schnitzel, and other dishes to dine-in customers in the indoor dining room, terrace, and floating raft
2. Takeout Service (Ripperln to go): New takeaway service launched offering their popular dishes for pickup, operating daily 11:30-22:00
3. Online Reservations: Reservations handled through Quandoo booking widget integrated on their website

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

No detailed source information about the core offering was provided in the input.

Product overview

Strandcafé is a Viennese restaurant and hospitality establishment located on the Alte Donau (Old Danube) in Vienna, Austria, offering a full-service dining experience with a focus on grilled specialties. The core offering is the main Strandcafé Restaurant with indoor dining (340m², 290 seats) and outdoor terraces, complemented by 'Das Floß' (The Raft) - a floating wooden platform with up to 264 seats on the water. The signature product is their 'Ripperln' (pork ribs) - a decades-long tradition, now also available via the Ripperln to go takeaway service. Food offerings span traditional Viennese cuisine, grill specialties, seasonal dishes, and a weekly lunch menu, accompanied by an extensive drinks menu. Reservations are managed through the Quandoo booking system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Strandcafé Ripperln to go: Takeout and delivery service launched by the Strandcafé offering their signature ribs and accompaniments for pickup.

Quantifiable outcome

• Beach and dining destination for over 1 million visitors annually to Alte Donau

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quandoo GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationQuandoo provides the online table reservation widget (booking system) integrated into the Strandcafé website. The widget only loads when users accept marketing cookies. Handles customer reservation data including name, email, phone, reservation time, guest count, and optional preferences.
• Hofegger und Partner GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided corporate design and web design services for the Strandcafé website.
• Herbert LehmannminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional photographer providing photography services for the Strandcafé.
• Budweiser BudvarcoreOthersCzech brewery supplying draft beer. Brewed with premium aroma hops, top-quality malting barley, Moravian malt, and pure spring water from a 300m deep artesian well. Beer matures for 90 days before serving. Strandcafé serves Budweiser Budvar as their signature draft beer.
• Weingut TementminorOthersAustrian winery supplying organic wines including 'Yellow Muscateller Sand und Schiefer' (€45 per bottle, €7.90 per glass).
• Weingut Walter SkoffminorOthersAustrian winery supplying Sauvignon Blanc DAC wines (€40 per bottle, €6.90 per glass).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Motto am Fluss: Modern waterfront restaurant and bar complex on the Danube Canal in Vienna. Directly comparable to Strandcafé as a Viennese riverside dining venue targeting both locals and tourists with a contemporary concept and prime waterfront location.
• Figlmüller: Historic Viennese restaurant famous for its oversized Wiener Schnitzel. Comparable to Strandcafé as a long-established Viennese institution with a single iconic dish anchoring the brand and tourist-driven demand.
• Badeschloss: Modern swimming and dining complex in downtown Vienna combining recreation, food, and bar offerings. Shares Strandcafé's blend of waterfront recreation and full-service dining aimed at urban visitors and tourists.
• Palmenhaus Wien: Iconic glasshouse restaurant in Vienna's Burggarten with a unique architectural setting and full-service Mediterranean/Austrian menu. Comparable to Strandcafé as a singularly atmospheric Viennese dining venue attracting both tourists and locals with a one-of-a-kind setting.
• Plachutta: Beloved Viennese restaurant chain famous for its signature Tafelspitz (boiled beef). Directly comparable as a multi-location Viennese institution built around a single signature dish and traditional Austrian cuisine, serving locals and tourists alike.
• Strandbar Herrmann: Iconic beach-bar and restaurant on the Donaukanal in Vienna, famous for its waterfront deck and casual summer dining. Comparable to Strandcafé as a Viennese waterfront dining destination with seasonal outdoor seating and a strong day-to-night experience.

Broad incumbents

• Zum Schwarzen Kameel: Historic Viennese Beisl and delicatessen dating back to 1618. Comparable to Strandcafé as a long-established Viennese gastronomy institution with a strong fine-food identity that draws both locals and tourists.
• Café Central Wien: One of Vienna's most famous historic coffeehouses, operating since 1876. Comparable to Strandcafé as a heritage Viennese gastronomy institution with strong tourist appeal, though it is a coffeehouse rather than a grill restaurant.
• Salm Bräu: Traditional Viennese brewery restaurant serving Austrian cuisine and house-brewed beer, owned by the Heineken family. Comparable to Strandcafé as a full-service Viennese dining venue with strong beverage ties and a fixed-site operation.

Regional players

• Augustinerkeller München: Historic Bavarian brewery restaurant with traditional beer-garden seating. Comparable to Strandcafé in concept (heritage brewery-restaurant with seasonal outdoor seating and signature drinks), though it serves a different geographic market (Munich vs. Vienna).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/anderAltenDonau
• Instagraminstagram.com/strandcafe_alte_donau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strandcaf%C3%A9

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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