Gostinstvo, Jožica Štefe, s.p. — Restaurant in Gorje

From the first minute on, the waitress was unfriendly. When we asked if we could pick a seat, she wanted to know whether we would eat or only drink, and we answered we wanted to try the štruklij. She was already impatient and annoyed and gave us a menu to look at. We said we would sit and eat, and she asked again if we wanted something other than just drinks before we were allowed to take a seat. We ordered food and drinks and after asking about dessert, we finally got the dessert menu. When we ordered additional food, and she was very annoyed. The štruklij were okay, the porcine sauce was obviously out of the packet and full of artificial flavor enhancers. The dessert with "a scoop of vanilla ice cream" was only a tiny amount. The"lemonade" was just water with lemon juice without any addition. Unfriendly, overpriced, and seating on the main street with loud traffic. When I asked her why she was so unfriendly if we had offended her or something she said "it's not like in Russia here" and said she had to serve 4 tables at once and was under stress. No idea why she assumed we were Russians. I always give a tip, for the first time I can...

This characteristic small restaurant (the Slovenian name is Gostilna) is located inside an historic building dating back to 1825, so within three years it will reach the remarkable age of two-hundred years! It is a typical outlet in Slovenian mountain style, so you will find a basic accommodation and local Slovenian cuisine, without big frills, or even more elaborate plates. It is located in a very small village, out of the main courrent of mass tourism, you can reach it only if you are specifically looking for it, but in Spodnje Gorje it's the only place to get a meal in a restaurant. Food is good but not exciting, the mix grill platter for two, is tasty but very basic and not that much abundat specially the potatoes and the sauces. The palacinke (crêpe in Slovenian style), again are fairly good but not at restaurant level, a local brewery provides good quality beer. The waitress is very nice but too much shy and a bit gruff, service is reasonably quick, but the total price is above the context and the received meal. Maybe three stars are more suitable for my evaluation, but I want to be a bit more compliant and avoid a too...

We stopped here for lunch on our way to Bled. From outside it looks like a regular guesthouse with a restaurant. From inside the interior design is a standard for the region. We ordered two typical dishes (see photos) that were served quickly. Staff was friendly and spoke English. Both dishes tasted very good and we enjoyed our lunch in the yard before the main entrance. Also the homemade lemonade and the coffee after lunch were good. Since we only ate there, we can not rate the accommodation nor the environment around. However, as for the lunch we were satisfied and would...