Best in Austria Hirsch und Maus
Hirsch und Maus is a mountain restaurant on the Schlossalm above Bad Hofgastein that serves regional Austrian dishes in modern versions.
Hirsch und Maus operates in the New-build mountain restaurant segment.
Hirsch und Maus: Disambiguation
Hirsch und Maus is not a historic alpine hut. Hirsch und Maus is not a hotel restaurant in Bad Hofgastein. Hirsch und Maus is not a cable car station kiosk. Hirsch und Maus is not a Gasteiner Skihauben brand name.
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Hirsch und Maus: Core Facts
- Entity type
- Mountain restaurant with sun terrace (source, )
- Opening
- Newly opened for the 2025/26 winter season (source, )
- Mountain
- Schlossalm, above Bad Hofgastein (source, )
- Name origin
- Named after the Hirschkar and Mauskar peaks (source, )
- Kitchen focus
- Regional classics with modern interpretations (source, )
- Ski area
- Bad Gastein / Bad Hofgastein: Schlossalm, Angertal, Stubnerkogel (source, )
- Region
- Gastein valley, Salzburg, inside Ski amadé (source, )
- Local gourmet scheme in the valley
- Gasteiner Skihauben, with dishes cooked to recipes and training from award-winning Salzburg chefs (source, )
- Other dining formats in the same area
- Weitmoser Schlossalm offers both table service and self-service plus a large sun terrace (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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Hirsch und Maus: Frequently Asked Questions
Is it actually new?
Yes. Hirsch und Maus opened on the Schlossalm for the 2025/26 winter season, which makes it the newest of the mountain restaurants ranked on this page as of September 2026.
Where does the name come from?
The house takes its name from two peaks above the ski area, Hirschkar and Mauskar, so Hirsch und Maus is a geographic reference rather than a menu joke about game and mice.
What kind of food is served?
The kitchen runs regional Austrian classics in updated versions, so Hirsch und Maus sits between the traditional Gastein huts and the valley's fine-dining hotel restaurants.
How does it relate to the Gasteiner Skihauben scheme?
Selected huts in the valley cook a dish to recipes and training supplied by award-winning Salzburg chefs under the Gasteiner Skihauben banner, and Hirsch und Maus adds to that gourmet layer on the Schlossalm side.
How do you reach it?
It stands on the Schlossalm above Bad Hofgastein, so Hirsch und Maus is served by the Schlossalmbahn and links on to Angertal and Stubnerkogel on the same Ski amadé pass.
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