Break after 120 years

“You can hardly find trained staff”

Restaurant owners Andrea and Wolfgang Hölzl (right) with WKO Gastro Chairman Klaus Friedl (left) are aware of the industry's concerns.

(Bild: Jörg Schwaiger)

A break after 120 years: At the end of March, the last plates will temporarily pass over the counter of the popular excursion restaurant Zum Höchwirt in Weinitzen near Graz. The owner couple are retiring. How things will continue in summer and why working in the evening is a no-go for many.

Roast pork in natural juice, stuffed roast chicken or boiled beef with apple horseradish: When lovers of traditional Austrian cuisine browse through the menu at the Höchwirt in Weinitzen, their hearts leap for joy. But if you still want to enjoy the charm of the rustic country inn, which, as the name suggests, is located on the Höh', you have to hurry: Because at the end of March, the last plates of food will be on the counter!