Foša — Restaurant in Grad Zadar

I had a great experience at Foša.

To start off Zadar in summer is quite overrun by tourists and almost every restaurant is at full capacity. This made Foša quite a refreshing change. It's located right on the water outside of the city walls - though not at all far from the centre - making it a very quiet and secluded spot. We had stupidly forgotten to make a reservation beforehand, but we were seated in no time and could wait at a bar overlooking the sea.

We opted for the 5 course tasting menu, and the food was really good, though we agreed that it got progressively worse.

The menu started off strong with a selection of excellent amuse bouches and two sashimi starters, the first being a dry-aged and marinated white fish and the second an outstanding grade tuna (for continental Europe) prepared three ways.

We continued with some scampi tortellini, which were good, but unfortunately somewhat spoiled by the incredibly thick slices of truffle on top. In my opinion, truffle is something to be used delicate- and sparingly, not in such excess, resulting in a bit of a gritty mouth feel. Still a good course though.

The see bass Wellington is a play on the popular beef variety and it was only ok. The side of vegetables was good.

The desert is the only dish we didn't enjoy. Very sweet and rubberise, not really to our taste.

The wine was good, though I wish they had a better selection of alcohol-free beverages. Maybe some juices to accompany the dishes. I am sure they'd manage well.

Altogether I would really recommend this place. It's a really secluded and romantic spot, and it is also possible to spend a little less and opting for à la...

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This was a very disappointing experience. We went in excited and somehow left in a bad mood. We felt very unwelcome from the moment our server approached us. I work in fine dining. So I know that when you go to a place like this, you expect to really be taken care of. Instead, I felt like a burden to the server every time I spoke to him. It felt more like we were there to take care of him. I would consider my girlfriend and I very easy going and friendly people, so we didn’t understand why this was the case; it appears, based on the reviews, that many other people have had this issue as well though. On top of this our server kept forgetting things we ordered; I never even received the glass of wine I ordered with my meal. I felt it was respectful to still tip him well, but I did not feel he deserved it. The food was pretty good, but it definitely fell very short for the price tag. I didn’t think it was any better than most other restaurants that are even half decent. I am a bit confused how this place was recognized by Michelin. It doesn’t feel good when you leave a place feeling very frustrated by how much money you spent for a bad experience. We went to a little wine bar nearby afterwards and received much better and friendlier service. Pretentiousness and arrogance are not cool. Unfortunately, I don’t...