Domačija Marof

Visiting experience -Vikend ob vinski kleti (2024)

It’s only lunch and only at weekends, but isn’t that – lunch at the weekend – exactly what causes us the most headaches? In many places it’s simple, but rarely is it also good. On a trip through Prekmurje, in the beautiful Goričko region, next to an excellent wine cellar, in the middle of a natural grape theatre with a lake as a stage, lunch at Marof is just as simple as in so many other country restaurants that we like to visit at weekends, but – better!

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

Homestead

Under the arches of the old homestead, you can see that there is a manor house next door, because even in it, among the tall roses and long tables, among the warm colors and cool top wines, we feel that way. Under the impression of the wonderful view, on the large covered terrace or in the garden above the amphitheater of vines, we feel like we are on vacation.

Posestvo Marof, jedilnica
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Posestvo Marof, pozdrav
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Greetings

The greeting is beautiful (in design, modern) and good (quality ingredients and variety). A slice of smoked duck breast, homemade pâté, cheese spread with herbs, carrot roll, toasted whole-grain homemade toast.

Beef soup

Beef soup with noodles. In Slovenia, it is customary to have soup for the weekend in soup bowls, and not just one. Marof sticks to this, as they have nice soup bowls.

Posestvo Marof, goveja juha
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Posestvo Marof, juha rumene kolerabe s cvetačo
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Kohlrabi soup

Kohlrabi cream soup with cauliflower florets.

Fried pork fillet

Fried pork fillet stuffed with porcini mushrooms and onions, in a cornbread crust, dödoli, glazed vegetables.

Posestvo Marof, ocvrt svinjski file polnjen z jurčki
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Posestvo Marof, dödöli s smetano
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Dödoli

However, it’s not just steak. There are also dödoli. Although fried steak only needs salad and ‘colorful’ vegetables, according to the old Slovenian custom, dödoli are an addition that you couldn’t have been to Prekmurje without.

Deer and pheasant

Deer roulade stuffed with bacon and vegetables, stewed pear in red wine with cranberry jam. Fried pheasant breast in pumpkin breadcrumbs. Roasted celeriac puree, steamed winter vegetables (celeriac and carrots). A game platter that combines two dishes, both venison, two opposites (stewing and frying), but mandatory in a classic Sunday lunch, and various side dishes, all of which are seasonal.

Posestvo Marof, jelenova rulada in ocvrta fazanova prsa v bučni panadi
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Posestvo Marof, domači retaši
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Strudel

Homemade strudel: apple, poppy seed and curd.

Chestnut mousse

Chestnut mousse in a glass. Chestnuts love cream, custard, red fruits, nuts and a long spoon. It’s not only delicious, it’s also so autumnal that it’s really good.

Posestvo Marof, kostanjev pire
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Posestvo Marof, prekmurska gibanica
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Prekmurska gibanica

A must-try dessert in Prekmurje.

Domačija Marof

Weekends at a homestead next to a manor house and a wine cellar
Srečko Gabor
Chef