I booked this cozy resto/bar for my birthday and first off, they were great - friendly and accommodating. I was sent a couple of menus based on my budget that included a suckling pig. For a large group of 18 they didn't request a credit card deposit, nor did they impose an 18% tip on the bill as some restaurants do. They let me bring in my own cake, and provided candles when I forgot to bring them. Service was great, the food came out at reasonable times based on when everyone was settled. My only minor note was that they ran out of the apps for the prix fix menu when four of my friends arrived - but they were late, my friend's fault - so I had to pay a bit extra to make sure they had appetizers. Other than that, we had a great time, taking over the large wooden dining table in the middle of the restaurant and had a leisurely 3 hour dinner.
Now on to the food:
Rakia is interesting and definitely an acquired taste. Some of the rakia has nice fruity undertones, some taste more like rubbing alcohol, but an interesting experience nonetheless. The rakia menu is extensive, so it's fun to try with all your friends.
This was our dinner menu, served family style:
APPETIZER
~ Bread Basket -lepinya, cheese rolls and corn bread with three
traditional spreads
~ Mezze - sliced meats ~ aged cheese ~ feta cheese ~ house pickled vegetables ~
~ Truffle polenta parmesan fries
SALADS
~ Traditional Balkan "Sopska" Salad
MAIN
Meat Platter with Suckling Pig
Black George snitzel ~ chevapi ~ Viennese schnitzel ~
~ beans ~ slaw ~ bakers potatoes ~
~ Suckling Pig
The polenta parmesan fries are just as delicious as they sound! All the spreads and pickled items were yummy as well. The salad wasn't anything too special, a tomato and cucumber salad with cheese - but I guess that's the tradition and well, it was a good tomato and cucumber salad! The meat plate was satisfying. The chevapi was really tasty kebab. The suckling pig wasn't hot when it was served, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be served like that or because it was carved much earlier, but we were surprised by this. That said, it still tasted amazing, crispy skin and all!
In the end, everyone had a great time, the price was reasonable and everyone was full (there were leftovers)
Thanks to Sabina for taking care of us!