 | | "My wife and I visited this restaurant last week. It was a dire experience!! After being seated, we quickly became aware of a very mouthy American who was 'holding court' in front of several impressionable ladies regaling them with his tales in a very loud voice which dominated the entire room. The restaurant cannot be blamed for this but they can be held resposible for the dish they served. I chose chicken in garlic sauce which was a big mistake. The sauce completely overpowered the chicken, which was tasteless. Even worse was the accompanying vegetables. Then trio of brocolli, cauliflower and carrots was disgusting. Obviously frozen, and presented in 'mush' form on the plate. There are some exceedingly good restaurants in Cracow, stil is not one of them." | Kenneth Leppard
United Kingdom
Jan.26.2010
Overall rating 1/5 |
| | "Very very tasty Polish food. Expensive but fantastic!!!" | Mria
Japan
Jan.03.2010
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Great Polish cuisine !!!" | ROb
United Kingdom
Dec.24.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "I loved it. The garden was lovely and the borscht with meat dumplings superb." | Jane
United States
Sep.25.2009
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "A really great restaurant with incredible food. Try the pork loin with chanterelle sauce or the veal in basil and apple - you won't be disappointed. Surroundings are simple and rustic and service is well-paced and efficient. We ate here twice during our week in Krakow and were wowed both times. This place is an absolute must. Oh - and the music during our visits was neither loud nor irritating. Maybe some of the earlier comments have borne fruit? Seriously though, give Nostalgia a try. We loved it." | Stella
United Kingdom
Mar.22.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "A wonderful place. Relaxed and informal, friendly staff. The food is just fantastic. Wide choice on offer at incredibly low prices. The dumpling stuffed with veal made a grat starter, the duck with plum and ginger sauce was to die for, had with seasonable veg and pan fried Russian dumplings. Easy place to miss as the restraunt is set back off the main road in a beautiful courtyard. Make the effort and visit. You will not be disapointed." | Mark
United Kingdom
Feb.09.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Took a group of 10 here on 13 Jan after reading reviews on this site. Was not disappointed as we had an excellent meal and evening so I can wholeheartedly recommend Nostalgia. As stated warm cozy atmosphere in the upstairs room. Locals eating in added to the ambiance. No music mentioned in a previous review and service was smooth and efficent with the capable Asher (sic - apologies to the Poles for the spelling!) graceful and pleasant. Portions are very generous. Dumplings excellent (fried Russian were favourites), half Duck enormous, and both pork loin and beef steak dishes highly recommended. Extremely good value too as others have stated. You will be pleased you selected Nostalgia. Enjoy!" | Richard
United Kingdom
Jan.16.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "We visited nostalgia for New Years dinner. The food is delicious and yet very reasonably priced. The beef tenderloin on wild mushrooms sauce and veal with apples was really good. The athmosphere was very cozy. The service was very professional, however, it was a bit too slow, probably because the reasturant was packed." | Barbora
Slovak Republic
Jan.03.2009
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Brilliantly priced, outstanding for Steak, Steak with Butter superb, Beef Lion with Peppersause simply great. Good service too - well worth a visit!" | Paul
United Kingdom
Oct.11.2008
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "I visited Nostalgia the other night with a friend after having it recommended to us. It was extremely good! Excellent professional service from a waitress who was timed perfectly, not intrusive, but also very friendly and polite! The food was very well done and portions were very good in size! The deserts were superb as well! Found it very hard to fault this place to be honest! Definitely a great restaurant to head for in Krakow! I'll be back!" | Michal
Poland
Aug.29.2008
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "What I like about Nostalgia, which I visited over the last two years several times, is the quality of food being served there: the dishes taste good AND natural, without the adition of easy flavour-enhancers (be they natural or artificial, this is not the problem), which a more trained palate can easily detect. This is a definite advantage, making the taste natural and subtle, which makes me come back each time with expectations never disappointed. A little criticism though: musical choice, as noted in other posts, is indeed rather irritating..." | jan
Switzerland
Aug.16.2008
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "My favourite restaurant in Krakow. I lived there for 6 months when I was still a student, and I visited Nostalgia at least 10 times during that time. Going back to Krakow this Christmas and booked a table at Nostalgia for a wonderful Christmas meal. Nostalgia never disappoints!" | Debbie Kamphuis
Netherlands
Dec.21.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "After reading the reviews on this site, my husband and I decided to give Nostalgia a try as it seemed like a good, mid-range option. We dined there on a Tuesday night, and the restaurant was quite animated, mostly full of Polish patrons. I liked the decor which was sort of rustic and elegant at the same time. We asked to be seated in the non-smoking area which was considerably less busy than the smoking sections of the restaurant but still nice. As warned by another reviewer below, they played really terrible Polish pop music which didn’t suit the ambiance at all and grated on my nerves. The food was good, similar to what we were served at cheaper Polish restaurants like Polakowski, only more refined but not necessarily that much better. The meat dishes don’t come with vegetables or starches so everything has to be ordered separately, which is fine since the prices are reasonable. Along with our mains, we shared a plate of pierogis and vegetables and it was more than enough. The service was really slow, we must have waited about 40 minutes between first and second course and there was no apology or explanation from the waiter. With the horrible music the evening seemed to drag a bit. All and all it was an ok experience that could have been good." | adventurix
United Kingdom
Dec.08.2007
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "This restaurant came highly recommended and it didnt disappoint, food and wine were excellent and the staff were very welcoming. The inside surroundings were very cosy and the log fire blazing away was very much needed as it was snowing on our visit!! " | The Widnes 8
United Kingdom
Nov.20.2007
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "The best restaurant we visited in Krakow. Allthough we had decided to try a new place every day, we just had to come back the next day.
I had the sour rye soup, the best soup I ever tasted! After the soup I had beef with mushroom sauce, which also was excellent.
My friend had pumpkin soup and pork loin with chanterelle sauce, both very good." | Elga
Denmark
Oct.10.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Reasonably good food but nowhere near the best we had in Krakow - and not quite worth all the hype written here. Service OK - pleasant people. Crap choice of background music - continuous western pop stuff. " | Martin and Cathy
United Kingdom
Sep.19.2007
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "OK" | Yau
Japan
Feb.17.2007
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | ""brilliant food, service with a smile,good value,a must visit"" | Pat and Nik
United Kingdom
Feb.02.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Great place to eat. Great service, great food and reasonably priced. Try the steak with blue cheese." | Eoin
Ireland
Jan.15.2007
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Of our four meals out in Krakow we liked Nostalgia the least. The starters were good, as was one of the main courses but the 'Hunters Stew' was very dissapointing. Service was too fast, main course arrived before we had finished the starters and was just left on the table, giving the conveyor belt impression. Little interest was shown in weather we enjoyed our meal or not. Perhaps I expected too much, given some of the rave reviews but I left feeling a wee bit dissapointed." | Ed
United Kingdom
Sep.12.2006
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "It's good in the summer with the courtyard open. EXCELLENT pierogi, but not cheap - you'll pay around 15 - 20 zloty for a plate of pierogi." | Keith Harrison
New Zealand
Aug.25.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Once again yet more excellent meals. In the hot weather, it's wonderfull to be able to sit outside in the courtyard." | Kris S
United Kingdom
Jun.30.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Fantastic restaurant. The steak was to die for!! Varied wine list with very reasonable prices. Can't wait to return." | Mel
United Kingdom
Jun.22.2006
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "By some way the best meal we ate in Poland, never mind Krakow. Excellent varied wine list, not greedily priced. First class duck with spiced apples: nicely presented starters. Reasonable prices. Recommended but best to book." | StephenJ
France
Jun.12.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Why is it that whenever a restaurant becomes popular the prices go up and the service gets worse... not the gem it used to be" | Slinks
United Kingdom
Jun.06.2006
Overall rating 3/5 |
| | "You MUST try this restaurant.Lovely food and cheap compared to the restaurants in the Market Square.My rasberry pudding that sounded a bit strange in English on the menu was fabulous. " | Nusia
United Kingdom
May.08.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "We visited this restaurant on 4 occasions as a result of reading the reviews on this website. The food was consistently good, service affable and the ambience is welcoming.We were pleased to note that the majority of the clientele appeared to locals.We can recommend the pork knuckle, sauerkraut. For dessert, the apple pie or cherry tart are very tasty." | Avril and Bob Searle
United Kingdom
Mar.24.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Really excellentrestaurant. Lovely food and very inexpensive. Staff very friendly a great pleasure to go there." | Madeline
United Kingdom
Mar.17.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "We went following the reviews we read on this site and likewise had a fabulous meal (though it was easy to miss the entrance...but we found this a few times in Krakow!) Excellent service and good value. Mixed dumplings were delicious, salads good and the pork knuckle was 'to die for'!! They advised really well for our three year old daughter and made up a dish to suit her tastes. Very cosy and warm which given the snow and outside temp. was much appreciated. Don't miss it." | Jo Trainor
United Kingdom
Mar.01.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "We went to this place largely because of the reviews on your website. It didn't disappoint. Lovely, warm atmosphere on a cold, snowy night. Food excellent, service friendly and helpful. " | Mark and Tye
United Kingdom
Feb.26.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "This is a gorgeous place, log fire crackling away, wonderful fish and just a good atmosphere. Well recommended." | Tracey
United Kingdom
Feb.06.2006
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "This is the best restaurant in Krakow!!!
The food is superb... the service excellent.. and I go twice a week on my visits to Krakow.. Give it a try.. you will not be disapointed!" | Pawel Jaworski
United Kingdom
Jan.24.2006
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "We had a very enjoyable dinner here. Staff is friendly and the food was good. My husband claims that the steak was one of the best he has had! I also had a meat dish that was very good and satisfying. Definitely recommmend it. " | Theresa
United States
Aug.22.2005
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Lovely restaurant, good service, perfect place for U.S. visitor, chicken in cranberry sauce is sublime, reasonable prices. Excellent tiramisu for dessert." | helen
United States
Jul.06.2005
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Excellent food, especially for the reasonable prices. Not nouvelle cuisine like some of the more expensive Polish restaurants in the town centre -- portion sizes vary from medium to large. The interior is clean and cosy, candlelit in the evening. The English translations on the menu are 100% comprehensible (which is unusual!), and the staff speak English but don't force it on you if you're trying your Polish. The service was great until the end of the main course when we were forgotten about :(" | Steph
United Kingdom
Apr.17.2005
Overall rating 4/5 |
| | "Nostalgia is cheap, the waiters are very friendly, the atmosphere is great and the food is very very good. Doesn't get any better than that :)" | Youri
Netherlands
Apr.05.2005
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "It is really wonderful place with extraordinary Polish food and home atmosphere. " | Tuuli
Finland
Dec.07.2004
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "I remeber the nice evening last summer, when I celebrated my birthday in this lovely place. The music was very romantic, the wine very tasty and the atmosphere brilliant.
Thanks for that night, that I will remember forever.
Aleksandra " | Aleksandra
New Zealand
Mar.15.2004
Overall rating 5/5 |
| | "Actually a decent place to eat - feels like it is off the tourist route, and all the better for it. Not expensive, and the food is good." | Marcus
United Kingdom
Feb.12.2004
Overall rating 4/5 |
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