Ball of Legal Professionals 2026 – Pre-Ball Gala Dinner
We are very pleased to offer you a special prelude to the ball this year:
At the Ball of Legal Professionals 2026, we offer you an exquisite menu from MOTTO Catering – see below.
Enjoy exquisite delicacies in the historic rooms of the HOFBURG VIENNA until the festive ball opening.
From 6:30 PM, you will access the respective halls via the ‘Botschafterstiege’, where an aperitif will be served. The Gala dinner will thereafter be served. We kindly ask that you arrive on time.
Access to the Pre-Ball Gala Dinner is only possible with a valid ball ticket! Please book your ball ticket first, then the Pre-Ball Gala Dinner.
After booking, please let us know your choice of main course (1. meat, 2. fish, or 3. vegetarian) by February 2, 2026, at the latest. If no choice is made, the first main course (meat) will be selected automatically; no changes can be made on the evening of the ball! Seating will be arranged based on booking order.
Gala Dinner in the Maria Theresia Apartments (MTA) (€ 185,– including wine pairing)
Your ticket includes the Dinner for 1 person according to the menu, including wine pairing until 9:00 PM. You are welcome to continue dining at your table until 10:00 PM at your own expense. (10-person tables)
Gala Dinner with reserved seating for the entire ball night in the Trabantenstube until the end of the ball (€ 210,- including VAT)
For an additional €25, your seat in the Trabantenstube will be reserved for the entire ball night. The discount for a package booking is already included. You will continue to be served at your table at your own expense until the end of the ball. (6-person tables)
MENÜ’D AMOUR
Starter
Grilled goat’s milk cheese
stone pine syrup | rutabaga | winter purslane
Organic bread
whipped brown butter | chive oil | Maldon sea salt flakes
Soupe
Cauliflower soup
hazelnut pesto | fermented walnuts
Main Course
1. Roasted sirloin, medium-rare
Beurre blanc | wild broccoli | creamy fregola
or
2. Grilled salmon
Beurre blanc | wild broccoli | creamy fregola
or
3. Truffled rigatoni
Winter truffle | Pecorino
Dessert
Lemon tarte
Meringue
Schlumberger Sparkling Brut
Grüner Veltliner white Wine| Mayer am Pfarrplatz | Vienna 2024
Heideboden Cuvée red Wine| Gebrüder Nittnaus | Gols | 2023
Ottakringer Goldfassl Spezial Beer| Ottakringer Brewery | Vienna
Vöslauer sparkling mineral water 0,75 l
Vöslauer natural mineral water 0,75 l
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Rauch apple juice 0,2 l
Different varieties of organic Demmer Tea
Organic fairtrade coffeei
from the coffee machine | MOTTO blend “ALT WIEN”i
organic whole milk | OATLY oat milk