Der Wiener Deewan

If you've read any of reviews here you know what to expect. Its not fancy restaurant, so decor, great comfort and finding you a best spot is not their priority!! Its very authentic looking in a way that you feel like you are a guest in some middle eastern country. I loved that. It does not have a touristy or even restourant vibe. So, you grab your food- 3 vege meas + 2 or 3 meat meals, salad with dressing, rice and dessert. (as many as you feel like) We tryed everything and everything was very satisfying and tasty! Im giving this place 5 out of 5 because for what it is. Non conventional self service place where you get excelent meal for whatever money you feel they deserve.

This is one of the food places in Vienna, humble,but its aplace whee your soul will be at peace and your belly full, you can give as much as you want for food and eat, really pleasant place and very kind people working there, doing really magic in kitchen.

It's a great eating place in Vienna and we found Derwiener Deewan to be a unique restaurant in many ways. Good things:- You pay what you like. I, along with my wife moved out after having our lunch as we were getting late, gave money to our son and told him to pay 9 Euros each, ie, 27 Euros for three of us. My son misunderstood and payed only 9 Euros in all. They didn't object, despite knowing that we were three persons. Later when I asked my son, we realised that we blundered so we went back later and payed remaining 18 Euros. The guy thanked us and said nothing. This is something I have never seen before...- They provide Pakistani food of basic level with not extravagant dishes however the quantity is huge and one can eat as much as he wants. Standard of cooking is good. To be fair, one shouldn't be expecting them to provide expensive Pakistani dishes in "Pay What You Like" kind of place. - For a Pakistani, we found the food a little "tasteless" so to say. When we asked them they said that people in Vienna like less spices. So nothing wrong with that too, we sprinkled a few spices on our food (which they provided) and we were good to go. What we didn't like was:- the cleanliness standard at the basement. We were taken there but we found that floor wasn't clean enough and tables were also not very tidy. We decided to move up again. - Overall space is a bit cramped and there are lot of people all the time in this restaurant so one has to wait to find a table. - They also need to pay attention toawards the decor which is quite basic but with so many customers already visiting them, I wonder they would be motivated to do that. Overall, it was a good experience eating in this restaurant and we will go there again whenever we are in Vienna.

Amazing food traditional pakistani food taste like moms cooked food. Ambiance is very hip loved it everything was nice. Very economical and the whole idea is amazing. We loved it and even took some home. Suggestion: Staff should smile more.

Pay as you wish, with an attempted guilt trip.. We were kinda in the neighborhood. Pay as you wish AYCE seemed unique. Small quirky odd interior. Mr bald guy showed us to a table downstairs and my gf sat on a bed. There were fewer food choices then it appeared on the subway maplike page on their site.We tried to curry, butter chicken rice . All were fresh and good tasting. I took a very small plate, not full, and my gf had about half a plate. As we left and paid $10 euro at the counter we were met with a condensing, is this for 2? Since i was on vacation i didn't ask him if he wanted to see the pictures of how little we ate and how empty our plates were. I regret not telling him. If you are nearby stop by and tell the stalking bad man hello. I wouldn't go out f my way to eat there,.

Pay as you want .... and after eating all that tasty food from a buffet .... too good to be true but here it is ..... 3 dishes of veggies/lintels, one chicken and one beef dish. Then there are the salads, sauces and desert. We had dinner there last night and were more than satisfied. Thumbs up for Deewan!

Interesting concept that has kept this place going for a few years now, "Pay whatever you want" (although I think almost everyone pays at least 5 € per head). Very good food, northern Indian cuisine, home style cooking and not too spicy. Full spread from appetiser to dessert. Good selection, also caters to vegetarians. I thoroughly recommend this place. Only setback, it can get very very crowded at peak meal times so seating might get tricky.