Restauracja Warszawska — Restaurant in Warsaw

Last night, I had the surreal experience of dining at Restauracja Warszawska, a place where the only thing served with a smile is confusion. From the moment I walked in, I felt like I had stumbled onto the set of a candid camera show. The waiters, adorned with the kind of arrogance usually reserved for royalty, seemed to take a particular delight in ignoring our table. I waved, I called, but alas, to no avail.

The menu was a labyrinthine tome, filled with dishes that seemed to require a Rosetta Stone to decipher. Yet, asking for assistance was like trying to get a cat to fetch your newspaper. Each time I asked for a recommendation, I was met with a look that suggested I had asked them to explain quantum physics in interpretive dance.

Halfway through the evening, I started to wonder if this was all an elaborate act. Perhaps the restaurant was going for a retro vibe, harkening back to the days of communist-era service, where the customer was always wrong, and you were grateful for what you got. In a way, it was almost impressive how consistently disappointing the service was. It takes a special kind of dedication to be that unhelpful.

In conclusion, if you're nostalgic for the days of being treated with the indifference of a cat in a yarn shop, then the Restauracja Warszawska is the place for you. Just don't expect to eat anytime soon, or to leave feeling anything...

Excellent new place in Warsaw. Terrific yet simple dishes - flavours enhanced by masterful sauces, all crafted by renowned chef Dariusz Baranski. The product is in the centre of attention, you won't find here superflous ingredients or unnecessary technical experiments, what matters is the optimal balance of tastes in every dish. I can repeat after Froblog that this place pays tribute to pre-war Warsaw culinary traditions.

We have tried marinated eel, boiled trout in cabbage and butter sauce, blood sausage in roasted pepper, beef bouillon with mushroom dumplings and all of them pleased our palette. Note their excellent sides too: kohlrabi and apple, leeks cooked in butter and lardo with pear. Very relaxed concept with dishes being served to share in the middle of the table.

Pleasant and spacious ambience, especially for hotel standards. Good for business meetings and intimate conversations (hard to overhear you neighbours). Service is keen and kind, needs a bit of fine tuning which is normal for a new place. The only drawback I could point out is the price of bottled water inconsistent with the menu's generally reasonable pricing - 22 PLN for 0.7 l of a cheap mainstream still water is pure rip-off.

Will come back soon for their breakfasts and new...

As been already mentioned by one lady in the comment section, the restaurant turned out to be booked for a private event while I had a confirmed reservation for this evening. All the staff seemed too occupied by it, that no one is attending, nor paying attention for new guests, not visiting the event. Only after 30 minutes conversation with different staff members we were proposed either to sit at the Bar or another restaurant on the 6th floor. One waiter proposed a free champagne glass as an apology for the inconvenience caused. The whole situation at this moment might have been settled, but due to the following rude and negligent behaviour of administrator Milana that tried to make it MY fault not picking up the phone when they called the same evening - this is not an appropriate service that you are expecting from this kind of place, nor from ANY place to throw such a behaviour from the part of...