Visited this restaurant in August 2024 based on the type of food served and some good reviews I had read and I'm delighted to say that Stari Fijaker met and exceeded my expectations.

Summary: great food, good-sized portions, fair price, great service.

Stari Fijaker (which I'm guessing means something like 'old coach', or perhaps "old coachman'') made a good impression on us from the very beginning by getting us a table even though we hadn't reserved.

I chose the Slavoniki Cobanac (Slavonian Shepherd's stew) for 15 Euro, a thick stew with lots of pork, beef, and even venison. The sauce was a thick, beautiful, rich brown--and tasted even better than it looked. There was no shortage of meat and it was all tender, no gristle, no big pieces of fat. It was a big serving and I couldn't--and to be honest, made little effort--not to eat every last bit of it.

My friend ordered the Seljacki Rucak (Peasant's Lunch). Well, it this is what peasants really ate in olden days, maybe I'll head for the nearest castle and volunteer for serfdom, because this was also a great and generous dish: cabbage stuffed with ground meat, tender smoked ham, a couple of sausages, and cabbage and boiled potatoes (16 Euro). Oh, and along with the cabbage and potatoes, they had some very big beans that were cooked and served in some kind of sauce that were also delicious; you could really TASTE the beans themselves, they must have been farm fresh, not commercial, nor even less canned, and they were enhanced by the mild rich sauce they were cooked in. Those beans were just a little side but I would be happy just to eat an entire dish of those (and then spend the next 24 hours in utter solitude, because well...you know about beans).

I forgot to mention the different breads they served us with, generously, breads of various kinds, some whole grain, other white wheat, soft and all good.

For dessert we shared a big platter of some cream whipped up with wine froth