Food & Drinks
Good food should be part of a successful day in the mountains at the Franz-Senn-Hütte. Whether after a long tour, a leisurely approach, or before the next summit: we cook hearty, nourishing, and hut-appropriate meals – with an offer that fits the mountains.
Half Board in the Evening
For our overnight guests, we offer high-quality half board options in the evening. These are tailored to an active day in the mountains and provide a pleasant combination of soup, main course, and – depending on the option – additional components such as salad or dessert.
We ensure that our evening meals are filling, balanced, and still fit the character of a mountain hut.
Intolerances & Special Needs
Please inform us of any intolerances, allergies, or special dietary requests as early as possible – ideally already when making your reservation.
Vegetarian options are generally well possible. We can also accommodate needs such as vegan diets, provided this remains feasible within the hut operation and does not require extensive special solutions.
Since we operate a mountain hut with limited storage, transport, and kitchen facilities, we ask for your understanding that not every request can be fully fulfilled.
Breakfast Buffet
A good mountain day starts with a good breakfast.
Our breakfast pension includes a rich breakfast buffet with various types of bread, cheese, cold cuts, Nutella, jam, honey, muesli, and fruit cocktail. Coffee, tea, or cocoa are also included.
Especially practical for the tour: a packed snack sandwich and hiking tea are also included and can be taken along for the mountain day.
This way, you start well fortified towards the summit, crossing, or return journey.
À la Carte at the Hut
During the day, we offer a selection from our menu. Depending on the time of day and operation, there are warm dishes, small meals, soups, cakes, and drinks.
Hot kitchen:
11:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sometimes our Nepalese staff also prepare handmade Momos – a special treat at the hut.
Please note: The breakfast buffet is part of the breakfast pension or half board. À la carte breakfast is separate and does not include a buffet.
Small Dishes
| Dish | Note |
|---|---|
| Daily soup | with noodles, fried bread crumbs |
| Dumpling soup | |
| Soup with sausage | |
| Goulash soup with bread | |
| Small salad | |
| Sausages | with mustard and bread |
| Homemade apple strudel and cake |
Hot Dishes
| Dish | Description |
|---|---|
| Fried potatoes | with 2 fried eggs |
| Bacon and eggs | with bread |
| Tyrolean Gröstl | with fried egg |
| Vegetable Gröstl | with salad garnish |
| Wiener schnitzel | pork with potatoes |
| Dumpling trio | spinach, cheese & bacon dumplings or as desired, with salad |
| Dumpling duo | 2 dumplings of choice, with salad |
| Fitness salad | with grilled chicken strips |
| Oven-fresh ribs | pork with salad garnish & garlic bread |
| Homemade pasta | with hut-made wild garlic pesto, vegetables & garlic, Pomodoro or Bolognese |
| Cheese spaetzle | |
| Kaiserschmarrn | with applesauce |
| Mountaineer's meal | only for AV members |
Note:
The wild garlic pesto is a seasonal dish.
Drinks
Please help yourself to drinks.
Beer & Radler in Bottles
| Drink | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Large Radler | 0.5 l |
| Small beer | 0.33 l |
| Large beer | 0.5 l |
| Large wheat beer | 0.5 l |
| Non-alcoholic wheat beer | 0.5 l |
| Russ, wheat Radler | 0.5 l |
Lemonades & Juices
| Drink | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Small lemonade | 0.25 l |
| Small spritzed lemonade | 0.25 l |
| Large spritzed lemonade | 0.5 l |
| Small Schiwasser | 0.25 l |
| Large Schiwasser | 0.5 l |
| Soda | 0.25 l |
Open Wines
| Drink | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Red or white, various types | 1/4 l |
| Red or white, various types | 1/8 l |
| Spritzed wine | 1/4 l |
Spirits
| Drink | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Fruit brandy | 2 cl |
| Apricot brandy | 2 cl |
| Williams pear brandy | 2 cl |
| Zirben schnapps | 2 cl |
| Gentian schnapps | 2 cl |
Hot Drinks
| Drink |
|---|
| Tea |
| Tea with rum |
| Cup of coffee |
| Large cup of coffee |
| Milk coffee |
| Espresso |
| Cocoa |
Note for Groups
For groups, we kindly ask to coordinate the catering as uniformly and early as possible. A mix of half board and breakfast buffet within a group is only possible to a limited extent organizationally.
Please clarify special requests or intolerances with us in good time.
Good to Know
Supplying a mountain hut involves a lot of planning and logistics. Many goods come to the hut via the material cable car, and storage capacities are limited.
We strive to provide a good, varied, and reliable offer – but ask for your understanding that we cannot offer the same selection as a valley operation.
Subject to change.
We look forward to welcoming you at the Franz-Senn-Hütte.
Family Fankhauser & the team of the Franz-Senn-Hütte