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Beginnings

  • Charred eggplant zacuscă — smoky vegetable spread32 lei

    house bread baked on the hearth, cold-pressed oil

  • Aged Ibănești telemea — brined mountain cheese38 lei

    acacia honey, walnuts toasted in butter, thyme

  • Mutton pastramă on bay leaves — pastrami's ancestor44 lei

    horseradish mustard, pickles from our own pantry

From the hearth

  • Twelve-hour pork ribs78 lei

    smoked-butter mămăligă (Romanian polenta), slow-braised cabbage

  • Duck sarmale — cabbage rolls in vine leaves72 lei

    buffalo sour cream, smoke-roasted red pepper

  • Ember-grilled mountain trout69 lei

    wild garlic butter, crushed potatoes with dill

  • Griddled forest mushrooms56 lei

    crispy mămăligă, tarragon, free-range egg yolk

Sweet endings

  • Papanași — warm cheese doughnuts, buffalo sour cream34 lei

    wild blueberry preserve from Argeș

  • Hay-smoked burnt-sugar cream — our crème caramel28 lei

    baked slowly at the edge of the embers

  • Roast pumpkin plăcintă — flaky country pie30 lei

    house-made cinnamon ice cream

From the cellar

  • House red from Dealu Mare24 lei

    Fetească Neagră, dry · 150 ml glass

  • House white from Drăgășani24 lei

    Crâmpoșie Selecționată, crisp and fresh · 150 ml glass

  • Argeș plum țuică — Romanian plum brandy18 lei

    aged two years in a mulberry-wood barrel · 40 ml

  • House vișinată — sour cherry liqueur16 lei

    Snagov sour cherries, set to steep in June · 50 ml

  • Thyme and honey lemonade18 lei

    made to order · 400 ml

Lunch

Tuesday–Friday · 12:00–16:00

Beginnings

  • Bean ciorbă with smoked pork — tangy Romanian soup26 lei

    pickled hot pepper, red onion

  • Ciorbă rădăuțeană — creamy chicken and garlic soup28 lei

    sour cream, warm bread straight from the oven

  • Charred eggplant salad on toast24 lei

    sun-dried tomatoes, spring onion

Lunch mains

  • Light tochitură with mămăligă — rustic pork stew46 lei

    free-range egg, grated telemea cheese

  • Pan-fried farmhouse chicken42 lei

    young cabbage and dill slaw

  • Carp plachie — slow-baked Danube classic48 lei

    roasted lemon, caramelised onion

Sweet endings

  • Buffalo-milk rice pudding18 lei

    sour cherry preserve

  • Sweet cheese and raisin plăcintă20 lei

    dusted with burnt sugar