Restauracja BursztyNova — Restaurant in Warsaw

Such an amazing place opened in 2019 just before the pandemic. They survived and now thrive due to an excellent selection of Polish cheese, Polish liquors, great food and great service. If you look for a place serving Polish cuisine then this is the perfect spot offering dishes in which Polish cheese plays a major role. There are three cheeses to choose from - Bursztyn, Rubin and Szafir. Each of them containing distinctive traits. It’s simply amazing that these cheeses and this place are yet undiscovered. Absolute recommendation! Try 'poliki wołowe' (beef cheeks) and simply enjoy awe. This place also is culturally-conscious so expect lots of references to revered Polish poet Bolesław Leśmian who lived in the Nowy Świat building under the number 37. “A nowhere sailing golden boat, A lilac shore – and my dismay. Let’s glide in tandem, like two ships, Not looking at the gleaming floor.” excerpt from ‘Tango’ by...

We generally enjoyed our time. However the place looks more like a cafe rather than a restaurant. Tables are too small to serve such restaurant meals, this was the problem with the atmosphere. The menu is well thought off, but unfortunately fell short on the execution. Onion soup way too acidic, while seafood pasta lacked acidity. Pasta had too much truffle. Cheese plate comes with jams and olives, but we had to order the bread as extra. Best dish from our visit were rib. Dish portions were hefty, too. After the starters we were almost full. So it didn't seem like the menu was planned with a multi course dining in mind. Friendly service.

With these in mind, we’ll be back again to try...

Nice (and expensive) place. Food is delicious, at least the food we ordered. Pasta with truffle was good, but still a bit overpriced, I guess. The preparation of the pasta was a little show by the side of the table, one could see how the pasta is being mixed with various ingredients. The food is fine, but (in my opinion ) not that special to keep such high prices. Anyway, it is a restaurant we might come back for a special occasion. Atmosphere is casual, people were dressed in a casual way. The main drawback is the fact that tables are placed too close to each other, so you can hear people talking very loud around you, and sometimes you hear them better than...