This restaurant was recommended to me by our local hiking guide who grew up in Zakopane and described it as a "locals only" traditional Zakopane-style Polish restaurant.
The interior looks like you're having dinner at Babcia's house in pre-war 1930 Poland. It's beautifully carved and traditionally decorated, and a great place to experience traditional Zakopane food.
Our guide recommended to start with the soup, Kwaśnica z źerberkiem (pronounced "Fash-neat-sa ", which is a sauerkraut based soup with what looked like pork ribs. It was delicious, but some people might not like the taste of sauerkraut, so if not, this soup is not for you.
The next recommendation from our guide was to order Placek ziemniaczany y gulaszem, which is a Hungarian style potato pancake (boiled potato made into a patty and fried) stuffed with meat stew in a mildly spicy tomato based sauce. I prefer regular Polish style potato pancakes that are not made from boiled potatoes, but the sauce that came with the stew made it a good choice. The stew meat was tough and draw, but that is to be expected in a traditional local restaurant.
Our guide also suggested Pstrąg which is whole fried trout. The trout was very fresh and it was prepared very simplely and served with horseradish and Lemon. That dish was very good if you enjoy trout.
We also ordered Ser zapuekany, which is fried local cheese made from sheep's milk, served with roast potatoes and a cream sauce similar to tzatziki. It was very good if you enjoy the taste of salty cheese, which paired well with the potatoes and sauce.
I enjoyed trying local Zakopane food and I was very grateful to our guide for the recommendation. read more