If you are an international visitor to Maramureș (especially my fellow Americans 🇺🇸!) in search of a dining experience that does justice to the unique surroundings, homegrown ingredients and fascinating culture of this special region, it’s well worth a trip to Breb on a nice day to experience this restaurant. It’s simple, well-prepared local fare and a great opportunity to try humble Maramureș cooking at its best. We enjoyed homemade lemonade with elderflower syrup, fresh bread and local vegetables, tasty soups and even a craft IPA on draft. The restaurant is a series of outdoor buildings and picnic tables in a beautiful bucolic setting, complete with wildflowers, haystacks, hammocks and traditional decor. One of the owners thoughtfully brought over a blanket so a child in our group could relax and play on the ground. Service was attentive, invested, caring and proactive, in sharp contrast to the typical Romanian dining experience. You can tell the proprietors and staff are proud of the food and guest experience they provide. I’ll add something here based on my experience as an American visitor: fI’ve been traveling to Maramureș regularly for three years now and this is the first restaurant I’ve been to that manages to deliver authentic Maramureș cooking and traditional atmosphere free of any of the unfortunate pitfalls of rural Romanian dining (I’m looking at you, blaring techno music, indifferent service and dirty bathrooms). I understand the owners came to the area from Oradea nine years ago, and, for better or for worse, they seem to have the savvy that’s otherwise missing in Maramureș tourism to distill the best of the region into an experience that meets international traveler expectations. I wish I could say I have uncovered countless diamond-in-the-rough rural restaurants during my travels here, but the sad reality seems to be that most locals who have money to invest in a quality restaurant don’t make menu and atmosphere choices that reflect what international visitors come to this area for. Local Food&Garden threads the needle of authenticity and accessibility to tourists.

This is a WOW place! We never thought that it could be so beautiful. The food is the best food we eat and the personal here are very nice and friendly. The Breb Village is also amazing with kind people and nice things to visit.

Warm spacious rooms with a very nice interior design. Books everywhere. Excellent bathrooms, clean and with hot and high pressure water. The view is excellent. Both the hosts are very friendly and just nice and kind people.

A very special place, with nice atmosphere and good vibes. Very peaceful, with great service and traditional food. The entire village of Breb, has a unique feel, we’ve liked the whole experience.

This is a unique experience. You meet Irina, the owner of the place, and you feel like you have known each other for years. You genuinely feel like a guest, welcome and not just a customer. It's a wonderful place!!! They serve vegetarian options food from local suppliers, very good beers and wines. The terrace or hammock offer a magnificent view of the mountains. Internet OK, you can work from here

(Translated by Google) Quiet location with good accommodation and food. They only have a menu of the day which is not bad, but the quality of the products can be improved. the price is a bit high, but maybe it's understandable because they are only open in summer. It is the best place to eat in Breb, being quite few. (Original) Locatie linistitoare cu o gazduire si mancare buna. Au doar un meniu al zilei ceea ce nu e rau, dar se pote imbunatatii calitatea produselor. pretul practicat cam mare, dar poate e de inteles pentru ca sunt deschisi doar vara. Este cel mai bun loc de mancat din Breb, fiind destul de putine.

Great yard, good coffee/lemonade, great food and also gluten free options - was a real pleasure to visit you and serve lunch there. The guys owing this place are very kind, warm and welcoming people. Keep up the great work, good luck!

(Translated by Google) Pro: Good food with local produce, at least I hope. Friendly staff, picturesque scenery, two dogs. Versus: I understand the idea of ​​slow food, blah, blah and the prices are appropriate, but 9 lei for a beer at 0.33 sounds like bohemian / extreme capitalism ================ Thanks for the reply. I usually remember where I was. I was with you on August 5, 2020, the picture attached and you asked us where we stayed and we told you like at 331 and you told us about the association that blah blah that brought houses and the British crown blah blah. And I paid / paid as follows: 2x goulash soups = 40 lei 1x homemade apricot cake = 15 lei 1 x lemonade = 15 lei 3 beri 0.33 x 9 = 27 lei Now, I hope you remember that I don't write nice reviews to write. (Original) Pro: Mâncare bună cu produse locale, cel puțin sper. Personal amabil, peisaje pitorești, doi câini. Contra: Înțeleg idea de slowfood, bla, bla și preturile sa fie pe măsură, dar 9 lei pt o bere la 0,33 suna a boemo/capitalism extrem ================ Mulțumesc pentru răspuns. Deobicei îmi aduc aminte unde stau. Am fost la voi în data de 5 august 2020, poza atașată și tu ne ai întrebat unde ne-am cazat și ți-am zis ca la 331 și ne ai spus despre asociația care bla Bla care a adus case și coroana britanica bla Bla. Si am plătit/platit în felul următor: 2x supe gulaș = 40 lei 1x prajitura cu caise de casa = 15 lei 1 x limonada = 15 lei 3 beri 0.33 x 9 = 27 lei Acum, sper ca îți aduci aminte ca nu stau sa scriu reviewuri de dragu de a scrie.

(Translated by Google) A place where time stood still. Friendly host, real and very good food, homemade according to traditional recipes. A fantastic place in the most beautiful and authentic Maramures village. We returned after a year and the fairytale orchard remained unchanged: a menu is 40 lei and includes a soup plate (literally), second course and dessert. You can only eat one dish, it is not mandatory to take all 3 dishes. Every day there is a different menu, and this menu is with local ingredients. Tasty, full and the orchard invites you to sit and admire the Mamamures landscape. (Original) Un loc în care timpul s-a oprit în loc. Gazda amabila, mâncare adevărată și foarte bună, făcută în casă după rețete tradiționale. Un loc fantastic în cel mai frumos și autentic sat maramureșean. Ne-am întors după un an iar livada de basm a rămas neschimbata :un meniu este 40 de lei si cuprinde un blid de ciorba (la propriu), felul doi și desert. Se poate mânca doar un fel de mâncare, nu este obligatoriu să se ia toate cele 3 feluri. În fiecare zi este alt meniu, iar acest meniu este cu ingrediente locale. Gustos, sățios iar livada te îmbie să stai și să admiri peisajul mamamuresan.

A little piece of heaven. It's a place where you can spend a whole day doing nothing but relaxing, eating good food, drinking something tasty, meeting new people or just relaxing as much as possible. Location is nothing but unreal, as you have the rural vibe coupled with a fantastic view you have in the back area of the orchard. You can just take a blanket and sit on the grass and enjoy a unique meal whatever the time is. Anything you eat is tasty and locally grown. Staff is kind and friendly, and the owners will usually chat to you and make jokes while offering you the best of anything they have. The neighbors are also great, as they give you a hand of you're in need - we had no money left when buying something from the shop and a random stranger gave us money, and we found it he was the next door neighbor. We ended up buying Afinata (home made blueberries liquor) from him, and he's also good friends with the owners of this amazing place 😂 This place is its own micro-ecosystem within a little world that only a few chosen lucky ones know about.

Lovely place! We were looking for a place on our way to stop for a coffee and a dessert/pie and we wanted to check Breb village as well, so this place seemed perfect! We were not disappointed and it is worth the trip (careful! The road to the restaurant is very narrow and quite bad, so be prepared). The hosts are very nice, they cook the food there and it is super tasty ❤️ we had a traditional pie, 2 desserts, coffee and water. Totally recommend!

Great food and atmosphere! The girl who speeks English helped us with some nice information about the menu and generally Breb! Also the love for Kazantzakis really excited us! Thanks for this nice experience!

Super tasty, local and traditional food, amazing location in the middle of nature and very friendly staff! We definitely recommend this cozy place!!

Great place, lovely food

(Translated by Google) Super location! (Original) Super locatie!

(Translated by Google) Very good food and atmosphere, cooked locally. It matches the atmosphere of the village and its surroundings. (Original) Mancare si atmosfera foarte buna, gatita local. Se potriveste cu atmosfera satului si a imprejurimilor.

(Translated by Google) Totally disconnecting location, easy to reach by car, a menu is 40 lei, but quite frugal - half a plate of potato juice, 3 sarmale, a slice of cake and a coffee. (Original) Locatie total deconectanta, usurel se ajunge si cu masina, un meniu este 40 lei, dar destul de frugal - juma' de blid de zama de cartofi, 3 sarmale, o felie de cozonac si o cafea.

(Translated by Google) A warm and friendly welcome, I recommend (Original) Un accueil chaleureux et sympathique, je recommande

(Translated by Google) Wonderful! Everything is superlative! Dream location, quiet and super welcoming hosts. Extremely good food, naturally everything, and the taste reminds us of childhood (those who have or have had grandparents in the country will understand what they are talking about). We came from Sighet (where we have accommodation) only for lunch and we did not regret the decision! If you are in the area, it is well worth a meal and a walk through the village! P.S: a taller car would be ideal! (Original) Minunat! Totul la superlativ! Locația de vis, liniște și gazde super primitoare. Mâncarea extrem de buna, natural totul, iar gustul ne aduce aminte de copilărie (cei ce au sau au avut bunici la țară vor înțelege despre ce vorbesc). Noi am venit din Sighet (unde avem cazare) doar pentru masă și nu am regretat decizia făcută! Daca vă aflați prin zona, merita din plin o masa și o plimbare prin sat! P.S: o mașină mai înaltă ar fi ideala!

Excellent in every way! Owners, food, location! A favourite place to come back to everytime, anytime! Highly recommended!

Fabulous

Amazing place, all traditional, great food

Nice place, nice people 😍😍😍

Tasty food except de burger which was not great, nice owners and staff.

Amazing place, we had the traditional pie (must have) along with a couple of beers. Beautiful place to hang out, staff was also very friendly. Would definitely come back.

Fantastic locally sourced food at a very accessible price point. Strongly recommended for any staying in Breb or even passing through the region. Outdoor seating in late April was ideal.

Excellent traditional and cozy place in Breb Village. Food is delicious, atmosphere is amazing and staff very friendly ! Highly recommended for an authentic experience !!!

Excellent food and very special atmosphere. Very nice owners.

Don't miss it if you're in Breb. The staff, the food and the scenery is on a whole new level. I loved it and can't wait to be back. 💕

Lovely place close to the camping at the edge of the village of Breb. Delicious local food with lot of fresh products from the surrounding producers. The bean soup is unforgettable. Owners warmly welcomes and loves to talk of everything, making the stay homelike & relaxing. Unfortunately we found it at the very end of our holiday.

don't try out the burger, pies or berries juice. just a shadow of what traditional food actually means. we got ours burnt, fatty and not very tasty. the only silver lining was the meat platter, barely reminding us of what traditional food should actually be like. from our experience this is just a tourist trap - city-like prices with very poor food quality. you're better off just walking down a couple of houses to the ones also offering accommodation and eat there - real traditional food at a quarter of the price. only reason I'm not giving it a 1* is because the service was nice.

We had an amazing stay here, a family of 6. The hut is beautifully decorated, clean and super comfortable. The host is super friendly and speaks really good English. We had a delicious local dinner and breakfast delivered to our hut by the host in baskets. The food was prepared by the host and villagers, using all locally grown produce. Don’t miss the meals! We highly recommend this experience. Try to stay here on Sunday to enjoy the church atmosphere where all villagers dress in their traditional costumes. A truly cultural experience!

(Translated by Google) Good food !!! (Original) Mancare foarte buna!!!

Just wanted to escape the city and wanted for a long time to visit Breb. I read about Breb 148 and was the first place I wanted to go to. So we went there to have a glass of fresh apple juice and the best sour cherry cake ever! The people were so nice! Everything was just perfect. The perfect summer afternoon.

I loved this place, super cozy with great food and delicious homemade drinks

Amazing traditional food! The food is prepared with local goods. Every day is another menu, so don't expect to have from where to choose. But my advice is to try it! You'll be surprised!

Amazing food, great people. We had the best breakfast there and the atmosphere is just lovely. Highly recommend.

Really nice rural experience just like in my childhood when visiting my great grandmother. The food was great and the staff was awesome. It is something special!

Great food made with local ingredients. The hosts are very friendly and nice. Will defently return.

we came middle of july, group of 4 people Staff were really nice and friendly, we had vegetables soup ,cabbage soup, cheese pies and a cake All food was delicious, organic and clean. Very beautiful view and atmosphere Highly recommended if you are around

Amazing place, amazing people, amazing food. Everything was perfect in the middle of the nature.

The perfect place for a relaxing and tasty lunch in Breb. Very friendly staff.

(Translated by Google) Such a place in the middle of a village spread on hills hard to find! Simplicity, kindness, originality! (Original) Un astfel de local in mijlocul unui sat întins pe dealuri greu de gasit!Simplitate, amabilitate,originalitate!

(Translated by Google) STAS traditional food, quality people! (Original) Mâncare tradițională STAS, oameni de calitate!

great people, great place

(Translated by Google) Exactly what you need for a successful experience at Breb! Recommended! (Original) Exact ce trebuie pentru experienta reusita la Breb! Recomand!

(Translated by Google) Clean, super friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere and delicious food. Recommended! (Original) Curat, personal suuuper amabil, atmosfera plăcută și mâncare delicioasa. Recomand!

(Translated by Google) It's something of a dream! When we take our steps in Maramureș we will definitely make at least one stop here! We wouldn't have left. I haven't felt closer to nature for a long time, and the people are of a fantastic hospitality. I can't wait to come back! (Original) Este ceva de vis! Când ne mai aduc pașii în Maramureș cu siguranță vom face cel puțin o oprire aici! Nu am mai fi plecat. Mai aproape de natură nu m-am mai simțit de foarte mult timp, iar oamenii sunt de o ospitalitate fantastică. Abia aștept să revenim!

(Translated by Google) Location ok, with a lot of potential, but it left me the impression of a tourist trap. I passed out of curiosity, like the praised tree. The food may be from local ingredients, but at least the goulash recipe went wrong when we were there; 20 lei on a small plate with a long zama is a lot. It is eaten much better at some guesthouses in the village (which also make food with local ingredients). EDIT: In response, the information according to which the pensions in the area serve only those who stay with them is wrong, I have examples of pensions that receive you at the table and if you don't stay there but, out of respect for you, I will not name them here. (Original) Locatie ok, cu foarte mult potential, dar mi-a lasat impresia de tourist trap. Am trecut din curiozitate, ca la pomul laudat. Mancarea o fi din ingrediente locale, dar cel putin reteta de gulas au gresit-o rau cand am fost noi pe acolo; 20 de lei pe un blid mic cu o zama lunga e cam mult. Se mananca mult mai bine la unele pensiuni din sat (care tot cu ingrediente locale fac mancarea). EDIT: Ca raspuns, informatia conform careia pensiunile din zona servesc doar celor care stau la ei e gresita, am exemple de pensiuni care te primesc la masa si daca nu stai acolo dar, din respect pt dvs, nu le voi da numele aici.

(Translated by Google) Excellent location owned by beautiful and welcoming people! (Original) Excelenta locație deținută de oameni frumoși și primitori!

The place is great. It is in a huge garden and the food is excellent.

(Translated by Google) They have a very large plot, beautifully landscaped. Food only that they have that day is not served to order. Lemonade and perfect (Original) Au un teren foarte mare, frumos amenajat. Mâncare doar ce au in ziua respectiva nu se servește la comanda. Limonada e perfecta

Beautiful, authentic place. Must visit!

(Translated by Google) Nice people, quiet place, food as it should be. Good for them! (Original) Oameni faini, loc liniștit, mâncare cum trebuie sa fie. Bravo lor!

Absolutely lovely place!!

(Translated by Google) Idyllic :) (Original) Idilic :)

(Translated by Google) Food like your grandmother (Original) Mâncare ca la bunica

(Translated by Google) Very welcoming hosts and the food is excellent. I highly recommend! (Original) Gazde foarte primitoare si mâncarea este excelenta. Recomand cu căldură!

Basic local food but good and nice place and staff.

(Translated by Google) The food is very delicious, including lemonade, friendly service. Tranquility, silence and peace permeate the whole village. It would have been a shame to miss it because it crowned our entire trip to Maramures. (Original) Az étel nagyon finom, a limonádé is, barátságos kiszolgálás. Az egész falut nyugalom, csend, békesség járja át. Kár lett volna kihagyni, mert megkoronázta az egész máramarosi utazásunkat.

(Translated by Google) Hospitality, traditional food, wonderful scenery (Original) Ospitalitate, mâncare tradițională,peisaj mirific

(Translated by Google) An extraordinarily good breakfast !! We loved it 🥰 Atmosphere and welcoming hosts. Lunch is cooked daily and so the menu is different, but each time it was tasty and filling. We can't wait to return to this idyllic place. (Original) Un mic dejun extraordinar de bun!! Ne-a plăcut la nebunie 🥰 Atmosferă și gazde primitoare. Prânzul este gătit zilnic și deci meniul diferă, însă de fiecare data a fost gustos și sățios. De abia așteaptăm să revenim în acest loc idilic.

Unique style, adorable people and excellent food,made with fresh local products

Our best local holiday (and heavily competing with the foreign ones too) started when we arrived late in the evening and Irina welcomed us with a smile on her face. We cannot pinpoint what exactly made this whole experience so unique neither can we say exactly what was our favourite part - the hosts, the home, the food, the location, the people - however we'll mention some of the reasons that made us plan our future visit to this home: - Irina and Radu were really helpful, always available, always willing to help (she even helped us find a charriot ride) - the food: Irina's cooking got us always wanting for more and to be honest it really surprised us. We thought we knew everything about our local cuisine but boy were we wrong - the home: clean, rooms spacious, warm, it had that cozy feeling that it's hard to replicate. For those born in Romania ever since you set your foot in Irina's home you will be taken back to the winters you spent at your grandparent's house in the countryside during the winter holidays - the location: ever since you enter Breb's wooden gate you will be greated with some surreal sceneries, and we think that the best view can be seen from the home's living room, from the couch - the people: although the village is surprisingly large, everyone says "Hello!" to each other, everyone's really friendly - the silence: we had the opportunity to disconnect from everything and really enjoy the silence. Should be needed you have a really fast wifi connection that can help with with video conferencing and so on In absence of a real reason we will have to say that the only downside to Irina and Radu's home is that it's far away from where we live All in all: Irina, speram ca data viitoare cand venim ai sa ne gatesti din nou o ciorba de fasole.