KONOBA-VINOTEKA PELEGRINI

Just amazing. Better than many other Michelin star rated restaurants in France and Germany. These guys are passionate about their food and giving the best possible service. Thanks for a very memorable experience!!

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hrana odlična, osoblje jako ljubazno i profesionalno, svakako se vidimo opet :)

In France, there is a ubiquitous chain of frozen food shops called Picard whose signature item is bland but cutely shaped hors d'oeuvres that get defrosted for cheap office holiday parties - the "Pelegrini experience" reminded me of those: awfully bland but presented in cute little shapes.
How this place got a Michelin star is incomprehensible. Not "worth a detour" unless it is to avoid it.
The highlight of the evening was a deeply aromatic Croatian white wine I really enjoyed and the friendly demeanor of the manager/sommelier .
The low point was everything on our plates: a parade of precious but uninspired and bland dishes served on hilariously ugly plates, consistently at the wrong temperature - lukewarm or congealed. This was particularly unpleasant for a thick potato velouté over which a duck broth was poured and we were instructed to combine, but alas, the artfully piped potato mash was cold and the broth was tepid so after awkwardly mixing the two you ended up with congealed mashed potato clumps in cold broth. How hard is it to serve broth HOT when you only have two customers? I kept giving them the benefit of the doubt, hoping the next plate would be better, but no. A refreshing raw sea bass dish with fresh tomato gel was completely overpowered by a too heavy handed spludge of black olive tapenade that ruined the delicate fish. The octopus was overcooked and covered in already congealing sauce. Even the desserts were bland and lacked creativity: a strawberry plate was composed of sorbet, gelée rounds and coulis which all had in common a sad lack of strawberry aroma or flavor. I would have killed for one single ripe strawberry in place of that whole overworked and underwhelming mess.
Oh, and we were put at a table in the back corner, to gaze wistfully at the two tables with a view, which we presumed had been reserved for later arrivals, only to realize two hours into our meal that we were the only two clients the place would get all night (a Friday).
The locals are obviously wise to this pretentious, overpriced tourist trap.

This is one of the top Croatian restaurants. Fully deserved Michelin star. ⭐️