Higo Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in undefined

Higo's ambition is to be one of the only fine dining restaurants in montenegro. That's not my voice, that's our very informative and genuinely caring waiter. Apparently, he tells me, the montenegran wines ive enjoyed on this trip arent good enough for "fine dining", so they dont serve any. Also apparently, I also need some industry food education. When, after 30 minutes our bread came (in an otherwise almost empty, but lovely setting), I had the temerity to ask "is everything ok?", to which the waiter informed me that main courses in fine dining establishments take around 35 minutes. Can't argue with that. Though 2 fish dishes and 2 veg sides in an almost empty resto, fine or less fine, will usually run about 20 minutes...unless there's serious a la minute prep involved. To a small degree there was. Our fresh (ish - they almost all had eyes like an old blind man, and as bloodless as a good coup...(ie, fresh'ish)) fish had been well prepared for a baked method, which can be sublime. Usually this calls for a little butter, olive oil and white wine, and the dried and fresh tomatoes and olives (and in fine dining, some sea grasses, and for "pazzo" style, sea water and chili, but i digress) Some were there, though perhaps not the wine, and the butter. Both fish (the other a "250g" (nope, try 150g) sea bass should better have arrived 5 mins earlier with the bread. It's always irritating to receive over cooked fish, but this is fine dining, so the irritation became down right...well...irritation. The rice was a revelation in attempted fraud. Turmeric is a lovely ingredient...turmeric rice with strands of something that looks like, but certainly isn't saffron is not fine dining. It almost had me fooled, but the flavour was way off, hence the investigation. Asparagus is in season, and the fine uniform strands were also a little over loved...and fine dining asparagus is either wild, sea asparagus, or finger thickness (preferably white), not the supermarket strands. Mixed vegetables at this level (yeah, I'm on a roll) are 2 selected, quality varieties, handled carefully, and as close to nature as they were born. Here, the chef uses a common (ie not fine dining) cheat. The julienne (not technically, but close enough for this review) of whatever the veg guy supplies (and quartered brussels) are held uncooked and can be called away to the veg section a la minute..in this case tossed in too much oil and nothing to define their flavour. The tricky part of this short cut is that while they arrive at the table in edible shape, they just don't hang around to party with the second half of your fine dining experience. That's why they're more commonly found in more commonly found places. I'm being tough, but this is our least enjoyable meal of our first 6 in beautiful montenegro, and the only fine dining experience. It's a beautiful setting. The service was caring and attentive, and the meal not remarkably bad. But, for fine dining...in the parlance of todays youth...yeah, nah. Why didn't we tell our waiter all this when he attended regualrly? I pay to go to restaurants to experience the art of the kitchen and room teams...not to return to hospo...

Review copied from my last year Tripadvisor review: I heard recommendations from locals about Higo so i decided to go check. Is it good? Or the hype since its a new place? The restaurant is at a very good location and the ambient is very enjoyable. I was with 2 Danish couples and they were interested more in meat dishes rather than seafood. They were not disappointed. The tomahawk steak was good, also the beef with the coffee espresso sauce was very interesting. My octopus was delicious altho the portion was very small for a main dish, the ratio of octopus and side stuff was too little. Also we ordered a cheese plate starter and perosnaly i was disappointed. Most of the cheese was soft industrial, not a good selection of them. It missed hard cheeses, and it had too many brie and blue cheese for a cheese plater. They brought us an asparagus starter on the house that was very good also. The service was very good, the waiter spoke English, although at the end it became crowded and the level of service fell,we had delayed drinks etc, i guess that guy needs to be cloned ;). At the end we paid around 200 euros and i think that is is very overpriced, for 200 euros you can eat at a one star michelin restaurant with 4 courses,while we had one shared starter and just a main dish each. Also the invoice is ridiculous since you see only the quantities and not prices, as usual for TripAdvisor users you can check mine at the...

Higo is one of my favorite spots to visit each time I'm in Ulcinj. Nestled under the shade of pine trees, this place offers a unique blend of luxurious ambiance and one of the best views in Ulcinj, making it a must-visit destination. The experience of watching the stunning sea view from atop is truly priceless.

The prices at Higo are a bit high but reasonable, considering the upscale environment and the breathtaking scenery. However, there have been some price increases compared to the 2023 season. For example, an espresso, which used to cost €1.5, is now €1.8. Similarly, most items have seen a price increase of around €0.2 to €0.3, with main menu dishes going up by more than €1.

Despite these adjustments, the quality of the overall experience at Higo justify it. The updated menu, which can be found on their https://higorestaurant.me/ , showcases a wide variety of delicious options that cater to diverse tastes. Unfortunately, we couldn't taste the desserts as their service starts around 11:00.

Each visit to Higo leaves me very pleased, and I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Ulcinj. The combination of exquisite dining under the pine trees and the mesmerizing sea view from above makes it an...