Restavracija Julija

Visiting experience -Close enough and far enough from Bled (2026)

Če ne prespite in zato zamudite a la carte jajčni zajtrk, okusite hotel vsaj na večerji. Na primer, svinjske zarebrnice z zeliščno skorjo; kar je pred tem (le) preprosto (in) dobro, le napove te debele odojkove kotlete, zaradi katerih bomo jutri vsi z veseljem grizli v okoliške hribe. Vsa Julijina očaranost z neposrednostjo sredozemskih sestavin, okusi in (kuharskimi) običaji, naenkrat v Triglavskem narodnem parku več ne čudi, temveč postane logična. Če je ne bi bilo, bi namreč zarebrnice ne bile tako ‘mlečne’ in sočne, njihova skorjica ne bi bila tako lahka in osvežilna, omaka ne bi bila tako gladka in žametna, in tudi priloga ne bi bila tako nežno dimljena. Saj bi lahko bilo bolj gorenjsko in planinsko ter bolj izpod Pokljuke in Triglava, ampak potem ne bi bilo le Julijino. Tako pa smo vendarle na počitnicah, zato z veseljem – oglodamo.

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

Hotel

Two hundred (and more) years ago, the farm was the largest in the village and far beyond. Through careful renovation and restoration supervision, the old outbuilding and large barn were transformed into a boutique hotel that has preserved the nobility of the former agricultural wealth and acquired the comforts of a prestigious hotel.

Hotel Julijske Alpe, Zgornje Gorje
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Hotel Julijske Alpe, Zgornje Gorje
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Julija

Hotel guests enjoy the comfort of the hotel and the beauty of nature, and their main (hotel) meal is breakfast, which stands out with an a la carte offer of (egg) dishes. Since such a breakfast is followed by a full day of outdoor activities, dinner is not designed to be the highlight of the day. It is content with being simple, but good.

Greeting

Greetings from the kitchen: homemade beef pâté with truffles. Finely foamed pâté, enhanced by the distinctiveness of truffles, on good homemade bread introduces what is to come: dinner will be simple, but good!

Restavracija Julija, pozdrav
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Restavracija Julija, pacana postrv
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Marinade

Marinated trout and smoked trout pâté, on salads, with parsley oil. The trout is fermented/cured in salt, mixed herbs and pepper.

Carpaccio

Beef carpaccio with grated dried egg yolk. Beef carpaccio, pine nuts, salad on the bottom, parmesan shavings on top, parsley oil, balsamic syrup on the plate.

Restavracija Julija, goveji karpačo
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Restavracija Julija, cvetačna juha
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Cauliflower

Creamy roasted cauliflower soup, roasted hazelnuts, parsley oil.

Trout

Baked trout fillet, fregula with Mediterranean vegetables, lemon butter sauce, green Romanesco cauliflower.

Restavracija Julija, Postrv v limonovi omaki s fregulo
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Restavracija Julija, Odojkove zarabrnice, fregula
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Piglet

Pork chop with herb crust, fregula with Mediterranean vegetables, port sauce, romanesco.

Polenta

Polenta with white chocolate, Greek yogurt and pineapple puree, berries and buckwheat popcorn. All’s well that ends well…

Restavracija Julija, Polenta, kokice, smetana, sadje
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Restavracija Julija, vinska spremljava
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Vinska spremljava

Marinated trout: Riesling 2022, Oskar; beef carpaccio: Pinot Gris 2024, Marjan Simčič; cauliflower soup: Triton Lex 2022, Edi Simčič; trout: Sauvignon 2024, Familia; pork chop: Modra frankinja 2023, Colnar; dessert; Traminer, semi-dry, 2023, Herga.

Breakfast

Since dinner is not mandatory, a good hotel is recognized by its (so) good breakfast! So after such a breakfast, you should definitely hit the hill(s), on foot or by bike.

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Eggs Julijske Alpe

For breakfast, the rich buffet is enriched with an a la carte offer: eggs eight ways. The house specialty is poached eggs from the Julian Alps; each half of the toasted bun is topped with arugula, fried Carniolan sausage, poached egg and egg yolk sabayon, and on top of it all – cracklings.

Shakshuka

Poached eggs in shakshuka (tomato sauce with peppers and herbs).

Hotel Julijske Alpe, zajtrk, shakshuka in poširano jajce
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