Engels Bistro — Restaurant in Cluj Metropolitan Area

Had a private party for a family member for 23 people. We had the second floor available while the first floor was empty the whole night, something normal after the holidays. So basically we were the only guests in the house. Initially we requested that everyone will order a la carte but we were told that they cannot deliver 20 HOT plates in the same time. We ended up pre-ordering large plates for everyone to share. Food came warm not hot and the taste was pretty lame. Neither the meat, the veggies or the rice have any taste… it was disappointing because the restaurant is pretty well rated in Cluj. Myself and another guest ordered soup that came also warm and after the main course. Service was pretty fast but very unpleasant. We had 2 waitresses and we could never see them smile. Not even when they brought the 2 birthday cakes. We need not feel welcomed at all. Even one of our guest mentioned that as a joke… “those waitresses act like they’re doing you a favor”. We totally regret for booking our event at this location. We could have had a great time...

Very disappointing. I ordered two takeaway pizzas. When I went to get them, it turned out that one of the waiters had given my two pizzas to another guest, who took them away. But that's still nothing! I said, ok, fine, it happens, then I'll wait until they make two new ones. Of course, they told me to sit down, sorry sorry. Half an hour passed. I asked the waiter to check the order. It turned out that none of them told the kitchen that they had to make two new pizzas. The waiters had a fight between them over this. Another half hour passes, nothing happens. I ask again, what's up? It turned out that one of them told the order to the kitchen, but the info didn't pass to the chef, so it wasn't made. At that time, the cook also came out to argue with the waiters. I asked for my money back and after an hour and a half I went home without a pizza. Irritated and hostile staff. I am not surprised that there is no internal synergy. Never again.

But I tried again 🤦‍♂️. This is what we...

A good place to grab a bite. Went here for lunch with a couple of co-workers (we were about 10 people) - we had called ahead and they reserved a table inside for us (they didn't have seating options for a party that large outside, apparently). The table they gave us was a pretty oddly-shaped one (basically, two tables joined together at an angle), so it was a bit awkward to have a conversation with everyone at the table, because of the seating sometimes.

You won't find a menu in English here, if you're looking for one, so make sure to brush up your Romanian skills if you're visiting from abroad. The biggest downside (during our visit, at least) was that they didn't have either pizza or pasta (aside from the pasta they had on the daily menu that day), as one of their cooks was out. Nevertheless, the food was pretty good (I had the pasta Milanese from the daily menu) and the atmosphere was...