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Pasture huts (almhutten) provide a more limited lunchtime fare. Usually operated by the local farmer as a side venture, they typically serve jausen (cold meats, ham, cheese with bread and pickles) accompanied by fresh milk, fresh apple juice and other beverages. Produce is often home grown or reared. Opening hours are more limited than in refuges, with some opening weekends only, except in high season.

A restaurant usually indicates a slightly more formal environment with uniformed servers and starched table linen, whereas a gaststatte is generally a more relaxed local eatery. A speisesaal is a dining room usually within a hotel or guesthouse, while a stube is a dining room decorated in traditional style. An imbisstube is a snackbar.

With the exception of a few upmarket establishments in Innsbruck, meal prices in local restaurants are comparable with prices in refuges (they do not have the added costs of transportation and live-in labour). A wide range of Tyrolean, Austrian and international food is available. Many restaurants, but not all, have menus available in English. When you want to settle up, you can ask either ‘zahlen bitte’ (‘can I pay please?’) or for die rechnung (the bill). Tipping is not expected in Austrian restaurants, but it is customary to leave your small change.