Balkan Deli Rotterdam — Restaurant in Rotterdam

Balkan atmosphere but not the food... The owner and the cooks were constantly yelling and swearing in Serbian, to each other and on the phone. We were the only guests in the restaurant and felt like we werent really welcome because our dining wasnt respected. We ordered sarma, a dish we love homemade, but it was like a distant memory from that. The cabbage wasnt pickled for enough time, it was tough and not really sour. There was almost no sauce and it was too oily. Sarma came served with baked potatoes which needed 20-30 more minutes baking to be enjoyable. Also, no cooked shredded pickled cabbage which is always cooked with sarma. On a more positive note, their soft homemade bread and cured meat were really good. The waitress was polite and her service was...

Updated: It's so refreshing that after sommany years, this place keeps being authentic and true to itself. I was looking at the owner today, putting so much care in each thing he was cooking: I guess that's the secret to excellency. Excellent place for authentic Serbian cuisine. It's fairly easy to reach with the metro. We sat outside, and had very good experience. The food is quality wise comparable to the one you can find in some fine restaurant in Belgrade.

Update: in the last few years we went back many times, and brought many friends with us. This place never disappoints. We even ordered a pig for our wedding reception....

Fairly priced with reasonable portion of food. The Cevapcici (made from minced meat) was very chewy and juicy 😋, made me curious what’s the secret recipe. It took a bit long for the food to come even though the restaurant was not full, perhaps the owners shall work on it, other than this, everything was perfect. Oh right, maybe to prepare some English menus too, there were some French buddies sitting next desk and asked if they can have English menu but unfortunately there is none so it took quite a long while for them to figure out what they would like...