Pentagonal Tower / Peterokutna kula — Restaurant in Grad Poreč

Wow. What an amazing surpirse in Porec! We luckily wandered into this beautiful restaurant on a sunday night. It sits in a tower that is over 500 years old. We headed to the top floor, which was busy, but not over crowded. We sat down as a group of 6 and we had the most amazing waitress. She was promt and friendly and spoke amazing English. She provided great reccomendations highlighting Istrian specials. Every dish we ordered was unbelievable. We had fresh made pasta with truffles, an istrian rabbit dish, steaks (topped with truffles), the calf cheeks, a fresh caught fish (deboned table side), and the fried monkfish. We had the panna cotta and a cream hazelnut dessert. Everything was remarkable. We also had 2 bottles of local wine (again, reccomended by the waitress) and after dinner drinks and we averaged less than $60 USD per person. Honestly, I would reccomend this place...

The food was mostly good, but not quite worth the high prices. Unfortunately, due to a thunderstorm, we had to sit inside – the air conditioning was blasting at 19°C, which made it rather uncomfortable. The waiter reacted very defensively to even polite feedback, which created an awkward atmosphere. Water bottles were cleared from the table even though they weren’t finished. We were also surprised to find that the amuse-bouche, bread, and cutlery were listed as separate charges on the bill. The bread even had small bugs in it, which is unacceptable at this price point. Overall, the service left much...

We ate Orada, one of the best fish from the Adriatic sea, and desserts here. It was absolutely super. The view is great from the tower, and you are still in the middle of everything. The only strange thing was the fact that our waiter didn't speak english well, although he understood everything. We will come back here the next time we are in Porec.

Update: Today we returned here for the second time and we aren't disappointed. Orada is still wonderful, Mediterranean chicken tastes great, but the dessert, Bailey's mousse was extremely good! A must to try out when you visit...