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Rozana Restaurant, Warsaw



I love this place!

I have had the pleasure of dining here a few times, each one, a fantastic experience.  This is the place that I bring special guests to, book for celebrations or enjoy a final lunch before returning to New York.












Rozana is located in a residential neighborhood,  in a pretty villa with a lovely garden.  Sitting inside, you get the feeling of visiting a really wealthy grandma with a great decorating sense and fantastic cooking abilities.

This was the first time that we sat outside in the pretty, green garden.  It was warm, quiet and the birds were chirping. 








I have sampled a lot of different dishes at Rozana:

  delicious borscht with a side of young potatoes with bacon bits,


 hot and full of flavor chicken soup with homemade noodles,


  veal liver, onions and a baked pear,


 fresh Baltic cod with rice and a sauerkraut salad,


  beef tenderloin tartare,



  tasty pork cutlet with fresh potatoes and bigos like cabbage,

  
 marinated herring,


But I always come back to my all time favorite:

 loin of milk-fed veal with garland of young carrots.


The veal is so tender, you really don't need a knife.  The taste is wonderful, the flavors complement each other in a perfect way.  It's a simple dish but done the right way.

The best part of Rozana is something that one gets a visual taste of at the entrance: the dessert trolley.  The wooden, white dessert trolley sits surrounded by the most beautiful flower arrangements.  Here are some photos I took over a few visits,









Their desserts are delicious as well,

My mom's favorite, meringue layer cake with orange and almond cream and cointreau liqueur,


 apple pie made with nicely tart apples,


 plum cake that was so delicious, I asked for two pieces to go (for the flight back home!),
 

 My all time favorite and really one of the reasons i keep coming back:
Strawberries baked in kogel mogel.  Kogel mogel is a childhood favorite and it consists of an egg yolk and sugar beaten till they form a wonderfully silky cream.  It sounds strange, I know, but it is delicious.  sometimes my grandma would add a touch of cocoa to change it up a bit.

Kogel mogel baked with the strawberries helps to create an extraordinary dessert. 
   





 Dinners are eaten with the accompaniment of piano music.
 


 Each room is unique and very tastefully decorated.





This room is my favorite,






Rozana restaurant is a really wonderful place, with delicious food, accommodating and very friendly staff and a lovely relaxed atmosphere.


Rozana
ul. Chocimska 7
Warsaw
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