Restaurant Jarema

A certain countess is apt to say that if you want to see the true Poland you must leave Poland behind. How does that make sense one might wonder? East my dear boy! East to the lost borderlands of the Serene Noble Republic - east to the cities of Vilnius and Lvov, the rolling steppes of Podolia, the mighty River Niemen... It would certainly make for a fine journey, but if time is cruel, you can still come to Jarema to sample the spirit of 'Kresy' - the borderlands. White borsch, Lithuanian lamb chops followed by Nougat in the Lvov style, not to mention their famous pierogi - it's all rather mouthwatering. Served up in a manorial atmosphere, with soulful music groups adding that crucial dose of sweet melancholia, Jarema is worth a try.

Years ago this was a good restaurant. It was pricey 3 years ago; outrageous this year, considering the number of fairly priced quality restaurants in Krakow. One big disappointment was the small serving sizes for soup, entrees, side orders, desserts, The food that was supposed to be hot was lukewarm. The dessert we had was wafers with a choc sauce. We found the wafers in a box in a grocery store - not exactly a gourmet offering. The duo playing music had no theme. It was not classical, not jazz, not kitchy, not Polish music. It was a hodgepodge of tunes, and too loud. The waitress gave an "air" of how this is a gourmet restaurant, so the portions are small; so, we should order more sides, etc. It definitely was not gourmet; and not a pleasant atmosphers. It should be a no-show for visitors to Krakow.

Had some excellent herring from this restaurant, and all recent reports have been good, so could be worth a try... will write up properly after full monty....

We tried this after reading the reviews on this site. Bad sign was that it was virtually empty at 9 in the evening. We could'nt hear ourselves think with the loud piano and violin music and the food menu though extensive was overpriced compared to other and better places we found around the city. After suggesting that we should have one dish with beetroot none came to the table and after we queried they said that there was none with the meal!!! Wont go back. Highly over-rated.

Of course it has to be 5 out of 5!
Very nice food, very friendly, helpful and caring staff, good live music and friendly atmosphere - the best restaurant we´ve been to during our visit to Krakow.

Very nice food, very friendly, helpful and caring staff, good live music and friendly atmosphere - the best restaurant we´ve been to during our visit to Krakow.

Recommended by our hotel, first night in Krakow for dinner and could not top the taste of original polish food in any other restaurant. Even our polish eating with us was blown away with the authentic cooking.

war schon 2x da. sehr empfehlenswert.
gruss h.knopff

We had a very nice dinner there last night. We asked for recommendations and enjoyed the eastern Polish specialties immensely. You're paying a bit of a premium for the decor/service, but well worth it.

Outstanding experience. Great fish soljanka. Attentive staff.
A. from Germany

Excelent food, very good service ! Worth to Try "Ceppelins" and "Kapuszniak jesienny (aoutum's)"

Really nice and romantic atmosphere.
Tasty and variegated dishes...optimus service! Worth a try for all those needing a soft,relaxing and private moment.Not cheap