Gaura Dulce — Restaurant in Zona Metropolitană Brașov

Walked in on a Saturday evening, with no prior reservation..place (nicely decorated, good atmosphere) was pretty packed, but still managed to get a table (thru own efforts, there was no one to greet & sit us etc). The menu looked exhaustive, prices were reasonable, a bit lower than what we're expecting to pay..now the disappointments started: no soups available whatsoever, of any kind (at 7:30pm)...the Turkey salad had chicken in it instead of turkey ( the waitress aknowledged this by her own)..the traditional chicken-pot-roast-with-garlic-sauce dish had an almost-burnt piece of chicken served ( i like my chicken to be cruncky but this one was out of range, almost inedible..and i have made no prior remarks on my preferences to the waitress..was this an accident or their usual serving method? I would not know)...portions were a bit small, comparing with the usual portion sizes in a traditional restaurant...the requested hot chocolate was a cup-a-chocolate drink, very thick, almost like a cake cream, wrong flavour and taste (we've requested 'simple chocolate' flavour, we got served 'peanuts-chocolate' flavour instead, but no one asked our 'ok' for it in advance...afterwards, the waitress was kind enough to offer a free replacement with a different available flavour of their stock).Bottom-line and conclusion: inconsistent quality (got friends who were happy with the place in the past) despite potential/kind personnel/good prices..I would likely not visit them again, when back...

I went to this restaurant via a recommendation from a friend while visiting BV. I love it so much that one weekend I whent specifically to BV (from Bucharest) to just eat there.

I love the traditional selection of traditional foods, the receipes are original, traditional and are cooked in the specific way these were cooked in the past.

I never had my order delayed and even if it would have been the case I would not bother as it is a joy to be on the terrace nowadays also the food is cooked on the spot (not refrigerated) so I would rather wait :)

We had the smoked mushroom soup, rooster borsh, pork ribs and french fries, tochitura, papanasi (Romanian dumplings with jam and sourcream) all these accompanied by the most finest, home made Afinata (please try it), you can really taste the blueberrys! I have a deep appreciation for this restaurant as products like pickles, jam and specific traditonal drinks (afinata, visinata, etc) are in house made.

The interior of the restaurant is eye capturing and the traditional music really makes you wanna learn the Romanian specific dances.

The staff was very kind and friendly ! I cannot wait to return and try other mouth watering dishes!

P.S. Please try the home made bread, it was fluffy, tasty and warm ♥️

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The food was ok-ish, two years ago when I went there, the food was significantly better. The desert was good, but less good than last time. The atmosphere was great, the perfect sound level for the music, clean tables, great place and location. The service was good, but not great - for instance, one of my babies managed to throw down his fork, and it stood there for more than 30 min. I'm not really disappointed by this as I wasn't in a Michelin restaurant, but even if our waiter was nice and kind, more than 3 waiters passed by at least once, and nobody picked it up. Probably the main thing they would have to improve is their food. One more thing. I know olive oil is expensive now, but it was kind of strange that no table had olive oil and vinegar on the table. The tripe soup could have used a bit of vinegar and more garlic. I will probably give them another chance next time, but if the food will be the same, then I will probably look for...