"According my friend who grew up in the area, Mangold (translates to Chard) is a restaurant that has been around for a long time and is timelessly classic. Having lived around the world for most of his life he's moved back to his home country to run the hotel that's been there 8 generations in his family. So on my last night in town he took me over the Alps to get to where his family has been eating for a while. You never know what to expect when towns and villages change constantly going over various terrain and then coming towards Lake Constance. After sitting down to what is a fairly elegant dining room, I noticed people were dressed fairly casually, so I didnt feel too out of place. Of course I let my friend order everything as my Austrian is pretty non existent. The menu went as follows: -colorful spring salad with fried sweetbreads, radish and green asparagus -Appetizer of tuna with radish and goat cheese -Soup with semolina stuffed dumplings -Char with potatoes, onions and asparagus -Tuna steak with tortellini and spinach -Fried brioche with rhubarb and vanilla When you speak of regionality in cooking, it doesn't get much more unique than here. Being by the lake and having all the resource of the Bregenz forest and Alps is outstanding. I've not had food like it and maybe won't again until I return to the area. Not even in other parts of Austria will the food be like this. It's always great to have locals with great food knowledge. We came on the late side for a weeknight and basically closed the place down. Our server was really nice even with my dirty Northern American presence. It is always a wonder to see the food of new cultures and my friend's favorite was favorite for a reason. If it's always been this good, my friends family ate well."