Description: Walk south from the Rynek Glowney towards Wawel Royal castle and you'll find Chlopskie Jadlo 50m on your right. The restaurant itself is set further back and you pass through a corridor and a courtyard before you reach the actual entrance.
Luckily we had booked as there was quite a queue when we arrived (Monday 8 p.m.), but we still had to wait a while for a waiter to pass (there only seemed to be the one that night!). The restaurant itself is separated into different rooms, so the tables are more intimate despite all the noise and bustle. The decor is a little over the top but somehow endearing. There were three tables in our room - our fellow diners were all Polish.
Along with the menus you are given bread and two pots. The first contains a thick soured-cream/herb concoction which was delicious and swiftly devoured. The second was pork lard (which tasted like a very rich version of the French Rillettes); it was equally delicious but it's richness very quickly overpowered us and we were forced to leave most of it.
The menu itself is extensive - it can cater for whatever mood you may be in. Ultimately, the four of us decided to bypass the starters (the bread and "dips" sufficed) and to order the "Country Trough" (pieces of sirloin, beef roulades, chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, Angel's wings, pork stuffed with prunes, roasted knickes of pork, polish cheese, potato dumplings, cripy and boiled potatoes and buckwheat!) 200 PLN for the 4 of us.
With our food we had large mugs of Okocim beer (which we found to be the best of the polish beers) and tried a selection of their freshly squeezed juice (all excellent). We also tried their "compote" drink which, as the waiter explained, is made by crushing apples and leaving them to soak in sugared water (it was also delicious).
All in all, our visit was excellent. The country trough allowed us to sample a few of the dishes on offer on the menu and without exception they were delicious. Although all gifted with the ability to eat large amounts, we were only able to get through half of our meal. The leftovers were presented to us in takeaway containers as we left and made an excellent picnic the next day!
This is a place for a hearty meal rather than a gastronomic experience, but I highly recommend it for a great night out.
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