Restauracja Akademia — Restaurant in Warsaw

We organised there our wedding reception in May and can’t express the gratitude for all the staff for making our night magical. First and foremost, Mrs Kasia - restaurant’s event manager. She was working with us since the very beginning. She showed amazing openness and understanding of our expectations and was able to suggest great solutions to get the best value for money. She never pressed for going with most expensive option but rather assessed what we want, used her experience to determine what we actually need and give us the options. She was a total pleasure to work with. Next, Mr Kamil - who was responsible for taking care of our party throughout the whole event. He was highly professional, attentive and made all of us feel special. The night was unproblematic and we could focus on celebrating with friends and family. But let’s not forget about the food and cocktails - everything was simply exquisite! Their carppacio and Akademia cheesecake were to die for!!! All dishes served in perfect timing and temperature, and “feeding” our eyes too. Us and all our guests were impressed, to say the least, and couldn’t stop themselves from taking the seconds. And thirds. Summing up, the Restaurant poured all its heart into our magic moment making it unforgettable. We...

An alright fine dining venue. The food was delicious, the prices adequate, portions a bit small but well okay, it's fine dining. Would've maybe not felt small if not for the very long wait for the food. Took about an hour until served when the place was only some 60-70% occupied. What added to the negative impression was the waiter's somewhat accusatory-sounding remarks that we didn't order starters and therefore it would take longer... starters were mostly cold meat options, not our thing, and anyway that's not a good argument in my opinion. So yepp, service had a bit of a subtly hostile vibe then, not what I would've expected from such a heightened standards establishment. Well, at least all mains tasted very good once served. My dessert choice was a tad misleading, on the menu read "chocolate fondant with white chocolate", sounded very intriguing how to include white chocolate in a fondant, but looked and tasted like a normal chocolate fondant with some ice cream on the side that may have been been white chocolate ice cream...? Anyway, raised expectations met an okay dessert composition, but nothing special in any way. 12.5% service charge added by default for a mixed service experience and just a half-hearted apology for the long wait, fine, but...

Well, that was a disappointment. I asked the waiter for a suggestion. He offered me schabowy, and that was just a schabowy... whereas a friend of mine just pointed at the menu, got risotto and received a performance from chef. Well, of course, schabowy costed by 10zl more. I felt very deceived, I think if a waiter is asked for an advice they should have told me that there is an option with performance instead of just offering whatever is the most expensive

The kids corner with a disaster with a lady just lying (!!!) on a sofa. Had to sit with kids and play with them myself (if anything, my kid speaks polish, so it's not about communication problems)

Our bill included 10% service cost. So, they charge it if the party is more than 6, and they counted our 2yearolds, who just grabbed something from adults' plates as full size guests

So, we paid 460 zl for 4 adults, no alcohol

Would never...