Dam Restaurant – Nova Gorica, Slovenia

I figured to do one post about the meal at our current hotel, the Dam Restaurant, which has a Michelin Star.  I will predicate this by saying the meal was exceptional, and if you ever find yourself in this part of the world, this restaurant is worthy of a side trip all on it’s own.

The first course was some chips on a little tree, that was served with fresh anchioves.  Now I’m not a fan of anchoives, much like 99% of the population in the world, but these were damn good!  Maybe everybody else is just doing it wrong?  We also had some cheese balls covered in seeds, and a cracker of some type.  Shit, I’ve been drinking wine ALL day, I can’t remember every detail!

Course #2 was Smoked Trout Tartar, with little dollops of cottage cheese, roe, and cumcumber sauce.  Yum!

Course #3 was a super good Gnocchi with a creamy fish soup and bits of raw fish.  Double yum!!

This was made to look like olives but had something else inside.  I’m not entirely sure but I think it was white chocolate and some mixture of olive oil and something else?  It’s not listed on their menu, so it must be an intermezzo course.

Course #4 was egg with cauliflower and truffles.  We had this the night prior and it was just as excellent!

This shows how perfect the egg was.

Course #5 is the Rissoto with Prawns and Parsley Flower.  We’re getting damn full at this point!

Course #6 was Baked Tuna in a Cuttlefish Crust.  The tuna was cooked to perfection.  Chef Uros really has his shit down to a science!  Thanks to Eric Moore, aka Shaggy, for the photo.  I guess I got lost and forgot what I was doing!

There was a Mojito dessert, that was basically a sorbet.  Once again, credit to Shaggy for the photo.

Shaggy was sporting some extra cool socks!

Lastly there was some bits of chocolate.  A huge menu, and these places leave you feeling quite full.  Still, the restaurant is a must visit if you are in the northeastern part of Italy!  Just getting to converse with Chef Uros and super waiter (he really should wear a cape) Alan is a treat all on it’s own!!  Here is Peter singing his praises for our group.

The Chef as we are exiting the restaurant.  Cool as a cucumber!

I got the Chef to do a strong stance in front of his sign.  Even his father would be proud!

I can’t sing the praises for this restaurant highly enough.  The service and food were impeccable!  Thanks Chef Uros!

 

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