If you’re a fan of Miód Malina, and let’s face it, who isn’t, then it's time you visited Wesele, a project brought to you by the same gang behind MM. If your Polish is as good as your Chinese then the first thing you’ll need to know is what the name means – it’s ‘wedding’, and the interiors are a dead giveaway, filled with ribbons, flowers and candles. An impressive venue alright, and with all the clinking glasses and smiley people it doesn’t take much vision to imagine you actually have gate crashed a wedding. The menu is classic Polish cooking done exactly the way it was meant, and the goose breast is fabulous. Also recommended by the Michelin Guide 2011.
(17-68zł)
We must have gone on a bad night. We were presented with food menus, but no wine list. We ordered our food and asked for wine. The food and the wine arrived at the same time. Now, when my plate of goose lands, I want to tuck in straight away, not sit there like a goose waiting politely while the waiter goes through the slow process of uncorking and getting the Beautiful Husband to ensure the wine is not corked (as if he'd know anything about corked wine). By the time the food has arrived, I expect to have at least one glass of wine down my gullet! We ordered two sides, beetroot and steamed vegetables. Beetroot was yummy, vegetables were...fresh from the freezer!!!!! Excuse me, Mr Michelin, I have a quibble with your selection criteria.And therein ends the meal. No suggestion from the waiter that we may have liked dessert. In fact, not even a glance in our direction. We sat and finished our bottle of wine and felt somewhat disappointed.
We visited just after Christmas and found friendly efficient staff, delicious food, including the best fresh fruit salad I have had in Poland, and had a very happy evening.
Heaven: fantastic food, excellent wine, great service. In one word: PERFECT!