The Delaunay

The Delaunay Review

It's all fin de siècle Vienna and the "Radetsky March" at this magnificent low-lit and elegant Art Deco-style take on an all-day grand Central European café and Viennese coffeehouse located on the Aldwych. Want to feel Emperor Franz Joseph I fabulous? Here's a majestic 60-item menu that would do the dual-monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire proud. Dishes are von Trapp delicious: impressive Weiners, Schnitzels, goulash, and Viennese hot dogs, served with sauerkraut and onions. Plus other goodies like borscht and beef Stroganoff, kedgeree and choucroute. Desserts delight too, including apfelstrudel and an evocative three-peaked Salzburg soufflé, while the innocuous "Kinder" ice cream coupe is a blow-out knickerbocker glory bursting with meringue, marshmallows, and whipped cream. Classy breakfasts, brunch, Viennoiserie pastries and afternoon teas are served, and be sure to sniff out the hidden café within the café to while away a long lost afternoon.