Our first day in Krakow, all the traditional Polish restaurants were full for lunch (so reservations probably recommended!). We were hungry and ended up having lunch at Baroque, a cocktail bar in Krakow (not ideal but suffice). We picked dishes from the 'traditional' Polish menu.
Approximately 20-40 PLN for each dish (£5 - 11)
Approximately 20-40 PLN for each dish (£5 - 11)
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| Baroque: bar and restaurant |
For starters we ordered sour soup. This was my first encounter of Polish rye flour soup. It wasn't actually that sour, but it was exceptionally yummy!! I need to learn to make this!
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| Rye meal sour soup (Zurek staropolski) |
The traditional Polish dumpings were very nice. The pastry wasn't as stodgy as I expected. Apparently they use potato flour to make their dough, which may be one reason for its lighter texture. Fillings included spinach, cheese/potato, and mixed meat.
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| Polish dumplings (Pierogi) |
The next main, was the pork dish. This was meant to be a 'pork chop' - it wasn't actually a pork chop, more like a schnitzel/escalope. None-the-less, it was very palatable. The fried sour cabbage on the side was also very nice- again not too sour and had bacon bits which enhaced its flavour.
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| Pork chop with fried cabbage and grilled potatoes (Kotlet schabowy z kapusta zasmazana) |
My friend ordered the veal. I didn't try this but she said it was very nice. She particularly liked the black rice risotto.
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| Veal in marsalla sauce, on a bed of vegtables, with risotto milanese (Saltimbocca) |
Overall the food was good. The music was, well definately not polish (linkin park in the background).. ! The service was good. There was a large choice of food on the menu. We didn't have drinks, only tap water, which was charged (!). The water probably cost just as much as a juice drink! (but, it seems to be the norm to charge for tap water in Krakow...). Overall, not bad.
Atmosphere 6.5/10
Food 7.5/10
Service 7/10
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