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Last time I’ve been to a dining car was on a Budapest—Vienna train a few years back. My personal opinion on this, having a dedicated dining car (A) reduces the

Last time I’ve been to a dining car was on a Budapest—Vienna train a few years back. My personal opinion on this, having a dedicated dining car (A) reduces the probability of fellow passengers eating in their seats around me and (B) provides an optional location to escape to if desired. It’s not eating itself that bothers me, just the place-appropriateness of it—I can block the noises but not the smell.

dantheman 7y ago
I've traveled on that train a significant amount of times; there's multiple models. The old one has the nice dining car - the newer trains have like 4 tables. Most food eaten on that train is actually eaten by people in their seats, and this is true across most European train routes. I should note, that I love the dining car and nothing is better than a good coffee and watching the scenery go by.
- goblin89 7y ago
  The one I took seemed like a somewhat new(ish) model both from inside and outside, but I’m hazy on details and wouldn’t be able to find a photo of it now. It was an enjoyable ride! (EDIT: Four tables sounds about right[0], but it was still okay.) Yes, it’s allowed to eat in regular cars and I wouldn’t say anything to anyone if they do it—but if at some point it starts to bother me, I like to be able to voluntarily put myself in a café-like environment of the dining car where I naturally become more tolerant to smells and noises. The change of context makes a big difference. [0] The dining car looked the same as in this article: http://don.at/references/don-denrailjets-der-oebb/ http://don.at/references/don-denrailjets-der-oebb/
  - dantheman 7y ago
    Ahh, yeah that's the modern ones. The old school ones are even better -- they have one that leaves ~ 7am I think. It's a not as nice as this, older less fancy, http://www.mavnosztalgia.hu/en/galeria/241 http://www.mavnosztalgia.hu/en/galeria/241 but it's honestly my favorite. It's so much nicer than the new ones -- but the new ones normally are only half the car and there's normally business class or something taking up the rest of the car.

dantheman 7y ago

I've traveled on that train a significant amount of times; there's multiple models. The old one has the nice dining car - the newer trains have like 4 tables. Most food eaten on that train is actually eaten by people in their seats, and this is true across most European train routes. I should note, that I love the dining car and nothing is better than a good coffee and watching the scenery go by.

goblin89 7y ago
The one I took seemed like a somewhat new(ish) model both from inside and outside, but I’m hazy on details and wouldn’t be able to find a photo of it now. It was an enjoyable ride! (EDIT: Four tables sounds about right[0], but it was still okay.) Yes, it’s allowed to eat in regular cars and I wouldn’t say anything to anyone if they do it—but if at some point it starts to bother me, I like to be able to voluntarily put myself in a café-like environment of the dining car where I naturally become more tolerant to smells and noises. The change of context makes a big difference. [0] The dining car looked the same as in this article: http://don.at/references/don-denrailjets-der-oebb/ http://don.at/references/don-denrailjets-der-oebb/
- dantheman 7y ago
  Ahh, yeah that's the modern ones. The old school ones are even better -- they have one that leaves ~ 7am I think. It's a not as nice as this, older less fancy, http://www.mavnosztalgia.hu/en/galeria/241 http://www.mavnosztalgia.hu/en/galeria/241 but it's honestly my favorite. It's so much nicer than the new ones -- but the new ones normally are only half the car and there's normally business class or something taking up the rest of the car.