Buda Home — Restaurant in Dobrota

I can only imagine what Kotor and it’s restaurants must have been like 20 or 30 years ago. I’m sure it’s very different now, with several up-scale venues competing for the cruise ship and other tourist $ - offering a more mainstream & stylized dining experience. I also imagine that Pantagana, with it’s traditional Konoba/Taverna vibe, hasn’t changed all that much in that time. The inside is very basic and unlike others, the original dock space hasn’t been extended to maximize the tables - rather the half dozen waterfront tables are positioned to fit the limited configuration. The owner/chef (Budo Popovic) would seem to be driven by non-financial goals which is rare - anywhere. The service from the sole waiter (the rather irreverent Branco) is incredibly knowledgeable and efficient - albeit rather gruff at first. This place is all about fresh fish and if you are comfortable with it - allow Branco to advise you on what to choose. We (2) shared a green salad to start with and a good sized ~1kg sea bass which cost a pretty rich E65, but after being filleted - was a very large meal - enough for 3 really and came with grilled veggies. It was perhaps the most delicious fish meal we’ve ever eaten. We had a bottle of local Chardonnay @E35, a bottle of water and crusty bread - the total came to E120 / $137. It’s not realistic to expect a movie-version 1970’s era Adriatic/Mediterranean-style dining experience, but Pantagana feels a lot like it...

50€ for supermarket prosciutto NEVER again. We absolutely do not recommend this restaurant. Asking why? Yes it has a nice view and interier but that’s it. We went to have cheese and prosciutto plate and 2 aperol spirtz. Prosciutto was like from the supermarket and cheese was avarage, we didn’t even finish it. You would think they could serve it with olives or some sauce/vegetable but it was like from school canteena. Look at the photo about size of the aperol spirtz-it’s a joke. Even from the look it was nothing special. This plate and drinks cost 50,8€!!! Plus the waiter interupted us and he wanted to have a conversation.. it ended up that he asked if he can sit with us.. When he brought the bill we complained about quality and price and he was very rude. Don’t go there, you can find better in Kotor, I assure you! I warned...

Wonderful view but food was a let down. At 92 euros was expensive and quality lacking.

Looking over a bay and ordering seafood the expectation is high. Has the shrimp been caught out at sea recently, the fish the 'catch of the day!". The menu was even restricted given rise to even greater expectation but very disappointing in freshness, taste and texture. Not fresh clearly.

The service is good and as I said...