5/5 Culinary S. 1 year ago on Google • 468 reviews
Do
you
ever
have
a
meal
that
exceeds
your
already
high
expectations,
and
that
you
just
know
you
want
to
repeat?
We
had
just
that
experience
at
Ejona.
Located
in
Tirana’s
trendy
Bllok
neighbourhood,
this
laid-back,
high-end
restaurant
offers
an
imaginative
menu
and
professional,
very
friendly
service.
Most
importantly,
of
course,
the
food
is
fantastic
(*Note:
they
accept
Visa).
We
started
by
sharing
an
appetizer:
Roasted
Mushrooms
tossed
with
sliced
almonds
&
flax
seeds
and
garnished
with
olives,
asparagus,
cheese
cream
and
Parmesan
cheese.
This
a
superb
appy:
a
fantastic
start
to
the
meal.
We
next
shared
a
Volcano
Salad:
spinach
accented
by
crispy
Parmesan
cheese,
cherry
tomatoes,
pomegranate,
sesame
&
flax
seeds,
and
aceto
cream
(a
delicious
cream
dressing
based
on
Modena
Balsamic
Vinegar
-
just
sublime).
In
all
honesty
we
could
have
just
ordered
one
of
each
of
these
dishes
per
person,
drank
wine
and
gnoshed
on
their
fluffy,
delightful
olive
buns
and
left
happy
-
but
we
were
glad
we
shared
because
that
left
us
room
for
two
fabulous
mains.
Full
disclosure:
we
both
adore
dining
on
rabbit
dishes
so
we
tend
to
order
them
whenever
we
get
the
chance.
That
said,
we
know
good
rabbit
(and,
alas,
have
encountered
the
not-so-good
as
well)
and
something
told
us
these
folks
knew
how
to
do
it
right.
One
of
us
had
the
Rabbit
Role.
This
is
delicious
rabbit
meat
wrapped
in
turkey
prosciutto
(yes,
you
read
that
right)
and
cashews,
served
on
a
pool
of
absolutely
off-the-charts
rabbit
demi-glace
accented
with
a
wild
berry
reduction.
Easily
one
of
the
best
rabbit
dishes
we’ve
ever
enjoyed
anywhere
in
the
world.
The
second
dish
was
Rabbit
Leg
baked
with
chickpeas,
cream
cheese,
porcini
mushrooms,
pearl
onions
in
a
rabbit
bubble
wine
demi-glace.
The
resulting
dish
had
a
cassoulet-like
quality:
rich,
layered
and
filling
(we
couldn’t
finish
all
the
chickpeas).
We
ordered
some
Sautéed
Spinach
topped
with
goat
cheese
as
a
side,
and
while
it
was
lovely
we
really
didn’t
need
it
to
be
satisfied.
We
also
enjoyed
two
glasses
of
a
very
nice
Italian
Spumante
as
well
as
a
liter
of
sparkling
water,
while
one
of
us
enjoyed
a
superb
glass
of
red
wine
with
his
main.
Our
only
regret
for
the
dinner:
we
were
too
full
to
order
dessert!
The
entire
fabulous
meal
was
5,000L
(which
included
a
400L
gratuity
for
the
fine
service).
Fantastic
value
for
money.
We
will
be
back.
Highly
recommended.