5/5 Sarah D. 2 years ago on Google
Fine
dining
without
fussiness.
I
always
enjoy
the
atmosphere,
food
and
wine
here.
Nothing
here
is
an
afterthought—
the
wine
list
and
menu
seem
to
result
from
careful
attention.
Everything
speaks
of
quality
with
a
refined
air
that
isn’t
stuffy.
The
staff
are
sincere
in
their
recommendations,
and
the
flavors
offer
the
rare
opportunity
to
experience
the
cuisine
of
Romania’s
Hungarian-speaking
minority
of
Transylvania.
Take
the
gulyaș,
for
example.
It’s
a
relatively
clear
soup
from
a
skillfully
made
beef
stock,
with
attentively-cut
and
cooked
potatoes
and
carrots.
It
is
neither
overloaded
with
paprika
nor
red
pepper
paste,
and
the
stock
was
clarified
by
an
expert.
The
sarmale
are
so
different
from
my
grandmother’s
Moldavian
version.
The
cabbage
is
much
less
sour
and
the
leaves
spine-free
and
tender;
the
lean
and
flavorful
filling
mostly
meat
with
very
little,
if
any,
rice;
the
spices
balanced
and
restrained.
It
occurred
to
me
as
I
was
preparing
to
leave
that
I
felt
light
and
alert
from
a
healthily
prepared
meal
that
at
home
would
have
left
me
slumbering
away
the
afternoon!
In
these
pandemic
times
they
will
immediately
turn
on
the
heaters
and
provide
lap
robes
and,
best
of
all,
attentive
and
swift
service
of
piping
hot
plates
to
outdoor
diners.
Don’t
overlook
the
famous
Szekely
potato
bread
in
the
basket-
this
is
another
regional
treasure.
The
delicious
and
uncommon
Issa
Feteasca
Neagra
and
the
good
selection
of
palinca
from
cherries,
pear,
etc.
show
their
thoughtful
curating
of
offerings.
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