Mayer am Pfarrplatz is a traditional wine tavern and winery in the Beethovenhaus at Pfarrplatz 2, in Heiligenstadt, in Vienna's Döbling district. Organisers can book small private rooms for as few as 10 guests, or the wine tavern for up to 450. The house hosts company parties, Christmas dinners, weddings and family celebrations, with buffets cooked by its own kitchen.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells company parties and Christmas parties rather than daytime seminars. It describes the setting as a way to introduce staff and guests to Viennese history alongside Viennese cooking and wine. An evening usually begins with a welcome drink such as a seasonal fruit punch or a glass of the estate's sparkling wine. In late autumn and winter, guests can be welcomed with hot punch and roasted chestnuts from the house's punch hut.
For groups of 15 or more, the team arranges a guided tasting of wines from the estates Mayer am Pfarrplatz and Rotes Haus. Technical equipment such as a sound system or a projector is available on request. The website does not describe a meeting room with daytime equipment, so a seminar request should say what is needed.
Weddings and receptions
The listed house hosts weddings with the civil ceremony in the garden or in a Stüberl. The parish church of St. Jakob stands next door for a church ceremony. The wedding table can be dressed in white, and the team helps with flower decoration. The programme can run from the aperitif to the meal and the first dance. Christenings, first communions and confirmations are also hosted, and the house has its own playground for younger guests. A Schrammel musician can be arranged for entertainment.
Rooms and capacities
The Stüberl are rooms of different sizes in the listed building. They allow an exclusive celebration from 10 guests. Larger groups use the wine tavern, which holds up to 450 people. For arrivals, an area of the garden is reserved with standing tables and wooden barrels for the aperitif. The website does not give a capacity for each individual Stüberl, so ask for the room that matches your group size.
Catering
The kitchen cooks one of its suggested buffets or builds a buffet with you. The cold and warm buffet offers seasonal, home-made Viennese dishes such as roast pork, the house's Grammelknödel and old-Viennese Krautfleckerl. A cheese platter with Austrian farm cheeses, home-made Traminer jelly and fresh pastries can close the evening. Ingredients come from surrounding regions or from Austria, and the house holds the AMA Gastrosiegel. The estate's own wines are served.
History and setting
The winery has been making Viennese wine in Döbling since 1683. Ludwig van Beethoven took rooms in the double house on the Pfarrplatz in 1817, during his summers in Heiligenstadt, then a rural suburb of Vienna. The estate states that its Beethovenhaus is protected as a listed monument. The group also runs the Pfarrwirt inn, the Buschenschank on the Nussberg and the Rotes Haus winery.
Getting there
The address is Pfarrplatz 2, 1190 Vienna. The tavern is open Monday to Thursday from 4 p.m. and Friday to Sunday and on public holidays from noon. Events usually follow their own times, so confirm them in your request. There is no accommodation at the venue.
