The idea seems pretty cool. Buckwheat is a pretty traditional polish fare so I was excited to explore the place on my recent visit.
The restaurant has both an outdoor and indoor sitting area. It's pretty casual either. The indoor has a stylish decor.
The menu is very long. Almost all dishes have some buckwheat in it, but in some cases you can opt out of buckwheat and replace it with potatoes. We have tried a variety of dishes: both kinds of pierogi, grilled oscypek cheese, baked buckwheat with turkey meat, and ribs. First observation: dishes where buckwheat is an integral part of the dish are way better to try than the dishes where buckwheat is a side dish. Pierogi were nice, the buckwheat was part of the filling but was not overwhelming it. Grilled oscypek was also a nice dish, however this one is really hard to mess up. The ribs were oven broiled, not grilled. They came out super tender, but had a thick layer of fat on them. Probably not my favorite dish, but I'm sure there are people who like this style. The side buckwheat comes from a tray in the bar. It was fine, but I'd prefer not to have the cafeteria style of serving for a 30PLN dish. The baked buckwheat with turkey was actually pretty good. The buckwheat blended nicely with the turkey flavor. Both ribs and turkey bake came with typical sides of cabbage, pickles, etc.
Beers were all right. I was happy to see the Kozel on the menu. The Kozel I have had in Prague was probably the best beer in my life. This was the same style, but not exactly the same quality. There about eight different brews of Miloslaw beer to choose from but only two on tap: pilsner and marzen. The rest (including the kozel) was bottled. The bottled beer was fresh. Marzen on tap seemed fresher.
So far so good. Which brings me to the final piece, the service. We must have been unlucky to have a dreadful experience. The waitress came with an attitude. Was not particularly helpful with the drinks or the menu (other than critiquing my choice of beers as not proper). She actually came to our table at one point and complained to us because she thought we were making fun of her (we weren't). When my friend asked her to remind him what types of beers they had, she refused claiming there were too many for her to repeat. After a small tip at the end of the evening she complained loudly to her coworkers. Honestly pretty unique experience.
Would have been a solid four star. Two 'cause the service was nasty. I would not go back. read more