A Pinch of History

 
In 1657, the Polish King Jan II Kazimierz Waza lived for almost half the year in tenement house no. 55 in Poznan. His presence inspired the creation of a unique and very sophisticated interior, now home to the 100-seat Ratuszova Restaurant – the oldest in Poznan and one of the oldest in Poland. A place where you can meet with history – and some of the most tasteful bits of it, at that. The menu contains traditional Polish cuisine with a hint of the Mediterranean. Menu hits are classic Polish roast duck, marinated veal and traditional Polish dumplings. Ratuszova consists of three rooms: the Restaurant, the Café, and the Bar and Summer Terrace in the Square. The Restaurant Room is the most typical of Ratuszova – a perfect spot for a luxurious dinner with friends and family. The cellar vault decorated with artistic paintings (generic scenes) transports guests back to a time of noble hunting trips and baronial feasts. The Café offers gorgeous views over Poznan’s Old Market and Town Hall. The Bar is a favourite of cigar and wine connoisseurs. It is the only place where one can taste Starka – with its 500-year history, the noblest and the most mysterious of Polish vodkas. Remarkable, too, is the ‘Royal Tincture’: its secret recipe goes back to the time of Polish king Jan Kazimierz II. The bill in Ratuszova is between zl30-80.
 
www.ratuszowa.poznan.pl
 

 
| 23 April 2010 |