Yummy juicy meat dishes not commonly found at home (USA) served by a friendly staff in an unpretentious practical setting. Hey, they have AC inside, unlike many fancy looking tourist traps in the old town center. The meats are truly flavorful, fresh, and juicy. And their house brand beer is pretty good too. The staff was friendly and patient and took the time to explain things to us. Suggestion for people from English speaking countries like me: keep the Slovenian menu and the pictures of the food handy and then ask for the English menu. Then look up the Slovenian name of each dish on the picture on the Slovenian menu and cross reference the number on the English menu to know exactly what you are ordering. Don't trust Google translator. It translated one dish into...
Read moreIf you want to taste original Balkans specialties such as "čevapčići", "pleskavica" and meet or potato pie prepared in several ways, this is the right place to visit. WWII movie "Walter Defends Sarajevo" with classic Yugoslavian actors constantly played on LCD screen and 80's atmosphere present in every piece of furniture will take you to some other, long passed times and try to convince you are eating in some of original Sarajevo guesthouses. The smell from the bathroom somewhat spoils the smells of the food, but when open, intimate and shy garden can fix that. The staff could be more professional but they sure are kind and friendly. While not a five star restaurant, still a very good place to kill...
Read moreIf you came to taste some of the old Yugoslavia, this is the most "Balkan" place in town. It used to be better, when they sold Sarajevo Beer (now they sell their own brand, but it's some cheap ripoff) and they used to grill the food with more care, now it's half-raw sometimes, depends on how many guests there are. This is a curse of too popular places - they can't keep up with their own popularity so they start cutting corners, but also get lousier and lousier reviews - who cares as long as the place is full, heh? So my advice - forget about the chevapi - they are overrated - go for their coffee and baklava or ratluk or other authentic sweets and feel the true...
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