Biser Orijenta — Restaurant in Grad Split

It felt like there might be an A/B menu situation — one for Chinese customers and another for foreigners. Prices seemed noticeably different, and the dishes offered were not the same. The menu we were given was just a single page, with none of the sushi or other options I saw on display elsewhere. The items listed were completely different, yet the prices were unreasonably high for what we got.

For example, the 25€ beef-in-chili soup had only a few small pieces of meat, mostly just broth and cabbage. The 10€ “vegetable” dish turned out to be nothing more than a few blanched lettuce leaves. The only dish that was halfway decent was the tofu, but even that had only a few small cubes for 10€.

The warm tea was outrageous — just hot water with a few flowers, yet it cost 6.6€. No tissues were provided. The rice came in a big communal bucket, served carelessly. Looking at the tables of other foreign guests, their dishes appeared entirely different, with more variety, better plating, and larger portions. It really makes me suspect that there are two different menus being used, and the one we got came with the bare minimum in service and food quality but at inflated prices.

The red one was the menu they gave us, with fewer thing on it and prices felt like higher overall. We spent 62 in total but just because we were in 4 and we didn't want to order too much due...

To begin, my friends and I were here in Croatia studying abroad from the US and were looking to get some just normal Chinese food. We ordered dumplings, and sushi which were passable and pretty okay. The issue arose when when the main course meal arrived. The courses order where fried chicken, fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce, and lastly Szechan duck. To begin the fried chicken was a legitimate fried 1/2 chicken and the flavor was lackluster to say the least, the sweet and sour chicken was in a sweet and sour sauce that tasted straight out of a can along with canned vegetables and pineapple which were not appetizing at all. The duck was edible but that is about where the compliments ended all three dinners were bland lacking spice. Lastly we were told the cook was tired at when we made comments about the meal. I would not recommend to go out of your way to eat at...

This was a very poor experience. We already had low expectations but came out even more disappointed.

Do not expect to get any Chinese vegetables, you won't find any on the menu. I would give the taste of the food a one star; though my sister enjoyed the sushi which came in small portions. My family found everything difficult to finish. Perhaps locals may be used to, and enjoy the taste, but if you're used to a higher quality - steer clear.

My best advice, honestly, would be to just simply not have Chinese food at all while in Croatia. The variety of Chinese...