Novi Svet — Restaurant in Maribor

We went in one day during the week to get some fish and chips, but the fish and chips part was full. The server for that part of the restaurant suggested we go into Novi Svet to sit down and order from there.

So we made our way a few feet down to Novi Svet. The waiter was exceedingly polite, sat us down at a nice table, lit a candle, and explained the menu, explaining in minute detail how the most expensive dishes were the best.

Great, but we just wanted fish and chips, we told him. But that wasn't the right thing to say. Our friendly waiter immediately became cold and distant and begrudgingly accepted to bring us our sub-$10-euro fish and chips plate.

But the food did come after 20 minutes, and to our surprise, it looked great. There was white fried fish with a delicious-looking salad and fries.

Unfortunately, the food was extremely bland. The fish meat was watery and tasteless, and I don't know how you can make a salad look so good but still taste like sour lettuce. The fries tasted like potatoes - boiled, tasteless potatoes.

We would have gotten the same experience going to the corner store, buying last week's lettuce, and boiling some white rice and potatoes.

This restaurant is a joke and a waste of time. Unfortunately, tasteless food served with a sour attitude is the norm in these parts.

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