I decided to take the wifeoid-type-unit out for a date last weekend. Yep, just because we're married doesn't mean I can't take her out for a date y'know! One of our favorite restaurants happens to be Kraków, but we haven't been there for a while so I thought I'd book a table.
As an aside, Swedish people can be polite to the point of being annoying (in a nice way, mind you). I thought I'd show off my One-Three-Three-Seven Swedish skills by booking in Swedish. "Hej," I began (which is a surefire way of beginning on the right track), "jag skulle vilja boka ett bord till lördag klockan sju."
The question that I received also answered the question "was my Swedish alright," because she asked, in English, "What name, please?" Ho hum.
Anyway, the missus and I go there for one particular dish - grilled cheese. It's pretty much that, with breadcrumbs on the outside. One's heart palpitates at the mere thought of eating soft melting cheese, and man is it good! It comes with fried potatoes, tartare sauce and salad.
But we thought we'd make a whole night of it. So we share a starter of a mixed sausage dish (Polska charkuteridelikatesser in Swedish, Talerz zimnych wedlin in its native language). Then we decided to order a separate main course and take half of each, seeing as we'd never had anything but the grilled cheese; so, the other dish was Pierogi. You could call them "Polish Pasties" in English, that would suffice; but they're unleavened dough stuffed with meat and various ingredients. Very nice indeed.
Top that off with a few glasses of 1795 Polish beer (or a carafe of white wine) and it makes a long enjoyable evening. On "lönhelg" (the first weekend when just about everyone gets paid in Sweden), as it was when we were there, it's a very busy place, so if you don't like noisy atmospheres, don't go then. The decor in the restaurant hasn't changed since the 80s either. But none of those reasons are why people go. It's the food - simple, unassuming, but oh-so-tasty. I'd recommend you give it a try if you want a straightforward unpretentious menu with a wide-ranging selection of food and a hint of Eastern Europe. The menu is available on the website in Swedish, English and Polish - but don't expect it to win any Website of the Year awards anytime soon.
Kraków Restaurant can be found on Karl Gustavsgatan in Göteborg; more details here.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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