Toklarija

Just amazing! From the venue itself, which is lovely decorated, first class service, to food and wine to die for, we had one of a kind experience. Situated near Buzet the restaurant has a beautiful garden in the shade making it a perfect destination during the summer and uniquely decorated indoors. With only a few tables, outside and inside, you get a personalized approach and attention every step of your gastro journey. In addition, all food is perfectly paired with wines. Due to the limited number of tables, you need to make a reservation and don't speed through the culinary journey. We loved it!

After high expectations due to good reviews, beautiful photos and the flexibility of the owner, because we were a little late for the agreed date, we didn't leave too satisfied... A fairy-tale atmosphere. The tea at the beginning was excellent, the recommended wine and appetizer as well. The mineštra was good but not exceptional. The main disappointment came with the pasta with truffles - the main reason for our visit. It's possible that there is something I don't know but further enhance the taste of pasta and truffles with parmesan - I don't understand that... White truffles are aromatic by themselves, if they are fresh and good quality. In this case, they were not. The suckling pig roulade with vegetable additions was excellent, I would have preferred to skip dessert. I allow the possibility that the owner was already tired, we were the only guests but his smile didn't reached his eyes, With a higher price range of the restaurant, you expect something more than we've got.

Finally, a gourmet slow food experience that doesn’t skimp on the food! Absolutely 100% make a reservation—look them up on Facebook and send an email. You can’t just drop in. Also carry cash—at least 70€ per person. Totally worth the long drive and detour. By Michelin Guide standards, 2 stars means worth a significant detour. This is Michelin 2-star for me. It’s a fixed menu, and the owner/chef handled it all for me while I was there. Huge portions, delicious all-around. My favorite was the primi, the homemade pasta was excellent. The minestone had excellent body, with nice layered flavors, The potatoes with suckling pig was great. I loved it all, with maybe the deep-fried cauliflower in the starter being a bit bland.