After spending days binging on polish classics our group decided it was time to switch things up…read moreand go for Italian. We called ahead and reserved for 5 for 9:15 they said okay, upon arriving one waitress was not having it. We told her that we called and reserved and just sat down as it wasn't busy. Couple eye rolls from miss grumpy pants and she was gone to the back for the rest of the night. Our other waitress was very cool and friendly and gave us respect and a smile unlike the other girl who was just to lazy to serve our table or 5. We started off with a bottle of red wine and then got our appetizers. Started with the shrimp and arugula in a cream garlic sauce. They were supposed to be tiger shrimp but they were just little normal shrimp bit of a let down but still good. Next was the chicken Cesar not bad but they used ice berg and didn't chop up the chicken and left the stems on the tomatoes. The Parmesan cheese flakes were good tho. Boyfriends salmon was a mess... big mess. Vegetables over cooked, salmon not cooked enough and the sauce was all wrong. They tried to make it fancy and ruined it. Gnocchi and the pasta with mushrooms were sooooo good. I liked this place will I return? Maybe the summer

Zakopane is full of fat meat and grilled cheese so after trying those it was great to find Casa…read moreMia. It's situated on the Krupowki with tasteful inside and amazing food. We were glad that we made reservation as place was packed. On the menu they note that it might take up to 40 minutes to prepare meals but time flies fast in casa Mia. As a free starter we got salmon with strawberries sauce - very good combination. Black tiger prawns with chilli and garlic were so delicious that we forgot to take picture. Both main dishes: duck and carbonara were very tasty. We also got amazing dessert. Service is vey professional and always ready to help. All of it makes great, cozy atmosphere - which was acknowledged by couple next table who chose this place for proposal. How to best recommend this place- we went back there next morning for breakfast and it was delicious too.

If you are looking for great hospitality, traditional Polish food, and a perfect atmosphere that…read morereflects this part of the country, this is the place for you. Don't forget that you're still just a tourist. The crew that works at Bąkowo Zohylina Niźnio are the best. They know how to be very personal and compassionate. Just remember to eat and drink a lot. I don't think any of the servers would mind if you want to take a few selfies with them. It's part of the show. Plus, if it makes you happy, why not?! Tip generously :). It's worth checking what time the live band is playing. Don't miss it. Definitely make a reservation. Especially on weekends and holidays. However, I wouldn't recommend visiting Zakopane on national holidays or in the summer months. It's just very crowded with visitors.

Rustic place serving polish bbq, service was ok good for Poland I would definitely go back if I…read morewas in zakopane!!

The best meal we had in Poland. A variety of Polish and regional specialties, complemented with a…read moredrink menu with local influence. Ambience was wonderful and the service was prompt. The appetizer sampler was a particular treat.

This was our 2nd stop in Zacopane. We chose this place for an actual dinner because it had a line…read morewaiting out the door, which is ALWAYS a good sign. I did not look at reviews or anything else, sometimes a place just sings to you and this place had a soprano like an Operatic singer from beginning to end. I cannot imagine where the crescendo ends and begins because this place is buzzing with activity. Hats off to ALL the staff because every single woman, and I say that because I never saw a "male" servant the entire time, for running around up/down the small 2nd level balcony seating with plates o'plenty. I can say this because I had a birds eye view right next to the "fireplace" which is near the staircase. Hands-down, this is the best Pierogi Ruski I have ever had. I even dissected it to see where the flavors began and ended and it looked all the same!! I am floored and in awe of the cook here or "cooks." Thank you. I drove here from Krakow to Zapilnie to Zacopane and we landed here for dinner and you did not disappoint in ANY aspect. Your service - 10 stars Your food and wait time - 10 stars Your flavor and drinks - 11 stars Quite honestly, this is and will always be "my place" to go when I am in Zacopane, now I understand the wait out the door. We passed it once for this reason and kept walking and then we circled back to see if the line was gone. We were asked to wait maybe "2mins" at most at the door and these ladies took great care. During our 2 hour time here, I saw a lot which impressed me. I wish all service met this level. The staff travel up and down stairs with trays all day and they maintain this positive level of service. On top of this, the decor and music is excellent. I adore this place and will be back for Christmas. Dziekuje! Thank you!!!!

Beautiful interior and amazing service. The food was outstanding, and our waiter made sure we were…read morewell served.

Great tasting food, excellent service, excellent ambiance, clean place and friendly staff.read more

Clearly, this was a great spot to come for lunch on our day trip to Zachopane. We were on a tour…read morethat took us through multiple areas and landed here and enjoyed the area [as much as we could seeing we were on a very tight schedule.] This is a beautiful restaurant located just minutes from the finicula we took to the mountain top. It is a lovely shop with very comfortable decorations and furniture. I loved the multiple fireplaces and their outdoor seating was ample and comfortable. Thee was local music playing the whole time and continued to male for a very pleasant experience. We (there were three of us) ordered a nice lunch as we had been out for a while. The staff is dressed in a periodic clothing and everyone was extremely helpful and attentive. They easily earned the five stars. Not sure whyt anyone would give them two... Our lunch consisted of: -Chicken soup -Burger and Fries -Veal cutlet with a fried egg on top -Pirogies with apple and cinnamon I will say in a blanket statement that everyone truly enjoyed their meal and we all commented about the freshness and taste. I had the veal and tried my wife's pirogies. I enjoyed the change from meat, cheese and mushroom to the apple and cinnamon. Overall this spot is highly recommended if you visit Zakopane. KUDOS to the team at Gazdowo Kużnia.

Again this little town is touristy especially In the winter time. Food was ok. I ordered polish…read moreversion of ceaser salad with their country's mixed cheeses. Beef tripe soup that tasted like chicken noodle soup with tripe.... the apple tart with ice cream was good. As far as the service goes they are over tourists...

EXTRAORDINARY! INVOLVING LOCATION, DELIGHTFUL FOOD... AND GOOD PRICE…read more Simply extraordinary: no other world can be used to define my experience here. I was in Zakopane in those days. And I spent an Afternoon inside Tatra National Park in Kuznice. Suggested by AI "Copilot", I turned to this Karczma, which I reached after a 1,8 km walk. The place is suggestive: wooden structure, wooden furniture, soft lighting with candles. In short, a place where one feels like staying and dwelling. Also the welcoming is agreeable, without invadence, in perfect Polish style, but warm. Live Goranco Music completed the plot. Karczma 's menu is an invite to local mountain kitchen, perfect after a walk. I chose with the help of Artificial Intelligence, a really remarkable travel mate for me. And I decided for a "Placek Zbójnicki", "Highlander Potato Fritters" in English, a spectacular dish with potatoes, Oscipek (a smoked cheese from Tatra), beef goulash and pickled cucumber A delightful and really tasty dish. But Polish cakes are delightful: and I couldn't resist from taking a Sernik, typical Polish Cheesecake, served with fruit and ice cream. Delightful. I accompanied all with a tea with dried apple, cranberries (served apart, in a small bowl , to be added after some minutes) and cloves. Perfect for such a dinner. I dwelled for awhile in the atmosphere of the place, until closing time. Lulled by the place and its beauty, and by the Music. The bill was 119 Zloty, about 27 Euros. For a spectacular dinner. For ne really inexpensive, also considering the prices of other countries, where this price wouldn't have been enough just for the main dish. By closing, a really delightful experience in a really agreeable and involving (and wrapping) place, with delightful food, delightful and agreeable service and a good price. Impossible to refrain from suggesting this place! Location: 5/5. Service: 5/5 Menu: 5/5 Quality/Peace ratio: 4/5

One of the best Polish regional restaurants in Zakopane!!…read more Karczma przy Młynie is located a little bit outside of the main town/main street of Zakopane, only 5 minutes away by car. The atmosphere is very warm and cozy, the decor is very typical for the mountain region in Poland. Great heavy wooden tables and chairs, wood burning stoves, fireplaces, stone walls. Everything we ate in Karczma was delicious and the portions absolutely satisfying! We tried couple different dishes including potatoes, sausages, goulash, potato pancakes with mushroom sauce! Yum! - take a look at the pictures I uploaded :) The service was very nice and helpful. I highly recommend Karczma przy Mlynie for your lunch or dinner when you're visiting beautiful Zakopane!

Disappointing. We decided to try this place based on the few but good reviews it has received, but…read moreunfortunately it just didn't hold up. Some of the waitresses had an unpleasant attitude and others kept messing up and forgetting our order (which was simple: one starter to share and two main courses). First we shared a krupnik soup which was really wonderful and authentic. For mains I got the kasza with mushrooms and onions and my partner got the pork tenderloin one. He almost chipped his tooth on some small stones (we hope it was stones) that were in his kasza, and I received a fabric tag saying "MADE IN CHINA" in my surowka. Ugh. Both kaszas were dry, bland and not well seasoned, and the pork tenderloin was served with a TON of kasza and DROWNED in gravy, possibly to hide the fact that there wasn't really that much meat in the dish. Being polish, I have tasted most of these dishes several times throughout my life and this, except for the krupnik, was just not impressive. You get a lot of food for your money and kasza is very filling, but don't expect a culinary experience.

We came in about 45 minutes before closing time and sat down straight away, lots of free space to…read morechoose from. Waittress showed up promptly to hand us menus, shortly afterwards took our order, which materialized quite quickly. The kasza with chicken came with a sweet tasting kapusta kiszona, not what I am used to. Kapusta kiszona should be sour. The kasza was dry, the curry chicken was kind of ok, but overcooked as well. The kapuszniak was not fantastic, we've had better. The polędwiczki, porkloin, were oversauced, but did come with plenty of baked potatoes and shredded carrot surówka. The pancakes, again, were uninteresting. The staff serving us was kind of uninterested, kind of harried, in a hurry to close up perhaps. No goodbye in return to ours when we left. All in all, a rather disappointing experience for 135 zl.