Gostilna Javornik is run by experts who have turned an old brick oven into a ‘story’ of contemporary cuisine. Goran and Jan Pevec lights the fire early and it stays alight all day, and from Rakovnik, which is located between Sevnica and Šentrupert, the pleasant aroma can be smelt far and wide!

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

From the bread oven

The place setting is fine and elegant – linen, cutlery, glasses, cloth napkins in wooden Javornik rings – and the procession that follows is long and creative.

Gostilna Javornik, pogača
Gostilna Javornik, pogača
Gostilna Javornik, chef in krušna peč
Gostilna Javornik, chef in krušna peč

Chef

Javornik is fine in a simple-good way! Want something quick? Welcome! Want something seafood? There is no such thing at sea! Want something good? Everything is good from the bread oven! Want something more? You are invited to fine dining by chef Jan Pevec from the bread oven!

Smoked trout

Since cold appetizers can also be ordered separately, we will also describe them as such. The procession begins with smoked trout, accompanied by the “imagination” of celery – like a cream that offers to marinated trout a delicate texture, like a fried crisp. However, since the chefr knows that this would not be enough, as it would only cover the trout, he skilfully adds pickled cucumber, grated horseradish and pieces of dried olives.

Gostilna Javornik, postrv in zelena
Gostilna Javornik, postrv in zelena
Gostilna Javornik, pašteta
Gostilna Javornik, pašteta

Pate

Homemade pate, with herbs that “only the father knows”, homemade herbal butter, quail egg, aged cow’s cheese, pumpkin seeds, pickled radish.

Scampi tartare

Scampi tartare and wild garlic cream.

Gostilna Javornik, škampov tatar
Gostilna Javornik, škampov tatar
Gostilna Javornik, goveji jezik
Gostilna Javornik, goveji jezik

Beef tongue

Beef tongue (organic farm Zabukovec, Gabrijele), pickled red cabbage, mustard seeds, pumpkin seed oil mayonnaise.

Scallop and truffle

Scallop carpaccio, black truffles, wild garlic powder.

Gostilna Javornik, jakobinke in poletni tartufi
Gostilna Javornik, jakobinke in poletni tartufi
Gostilna Javornik, sosedova salama
Gostilna Javornik, sosedova salama

Neighbor's salami

At the end, two rings of home-made salami from the neighbor. I would be even more happy to have them at the beginning, with the aperitif.

Barley

Common dentex filet, cauliflower cream, barley, roasted vegetables, pickled cauliflower, pickled nasturtium leaf, chives.

Gostilna Javornik, zobatec, ješprenj in cvetača
Gostilna Javornik, zobatec, ješprenj in cvetača
Gostilna Javornik, bavette z morskimi sadeži
Gostilna Javornik, bavette z morskimi sadeži

Seafood

Pasta with scampi, mussels, shrimp and sea urchin.

Game on the embers

Javornik started in the bread oven, but now continues around it. The deer’s back is thus roasted in it in a piece, then the embers are “served” with it.

Gostilna Javornik, divjačina na žerjavici
Gostilna Javornik, divjačina na žerjavici
Gostilna Javornik, divjačina, priloge, krompir, raviol, solata
Gostilna Javornik, divjačina, priloge, krompir, raviol, solata

Game side dishes

New potatoes from the bread oven and ravioli au gratin in the bread oven. Salad with buffalo mozzarella and daterini. Salt flavored cviček wine.

Cheesecake

Cheesecake with strawberries, coconut and almonds.

Gostilna Javornik, cheesecake s kokosom
Gostilna Javornik, cheesecake s kokosom
Gostilna Javornik, vinska spremljava
Gostilna Javornik, vinska spremljava

Accompanying wines

Aperitif: sparkling wine T2016, Slapšak. Dentex: Echo belo 2018, Frelih. Seafood pasta: Akord 2016, Šturm. Deer: Rubido 2019, Tilia.

Gostilna Javornik

Slovenian contemporary food from a brick oven
Jan Pevec
Chef