Vila Podvin is for tourists and those from Bled, Radovljica, Bohinj or Kranjska Gora seeking a special culinary experience, as well as for day trippers spending time in mountainous Gorenjska – both in summer and winter – who aren’t just hungry but also have a gourmet palate, for business guests who like peace, prestige and a removed location, for weddings and events in the garden, on the terrace or in the spacious dining room, and for curious guests who are interested in how the new chef cooks.

Reviewed by: Violeta & Uroš Mencinger, Šola okusov

Eternal villa

Vila Podvin
Vila Podvin
Vila Podvin, zajec, jetra, grozdje
Vila Podvin, zajec, jetra, grozdje

Domestic rabbit

Rabbit terrine, rabbit liver pate with a little help of foie gras, fermented white grapes, red grape gel, onion jam, sweet and salty hazelnut crumble and salted caramel.

Deer

Deer, pear, black trumpets, brussel sprout, bacon panna cotta.

Vila Podvin, jelen, hruška, črne trobente
Vila Podvin, jelen, hruška, črne trobente
Vila Podvin, kruh, maslo, domača rikota
Vila Podvin, kruh, maslo, domača rikota

Couvert

Homemade bread with walnuts, potatoes and arugula, baked in olive oil; butter with smoked salt flower; homemade ricotta with grated black truffles; Monte Rosso olive oil.

Amuse-bouche

Lardo with Asian spices and mackerel glazed with elderberry and soy sauce, smoked yogurt, grated lemon peel.

Vila Podvin, pozdrav, skuša
Vila Podvin, pozdrav, skuša
Vila Podvin, postrv, zeleni čaj, cvetača
Vila Podvin, postrv, zeleni čaj, cvetača

Trout and cauliflower

Trout, green tea, cauliflower. Zupan’s trout, marinated like gravlax, with added citrus and green tea, sauce of buttermilk and cauliflower puree, marinated fresh cauliflower, green tea gel.

Open ravioli

Open ravioli, cheese Kosec, chestnut.

Vila Podvin, odprti raviol, sir, kostanj
Vila Podvin, odprti raviol, sir, kostanj
Vila Podvin, rižota, sipa, botarga
Vila Podvin, rižota, sipa, botarga

Cuttlefish risotto

Risotto, cuttlefish, botarga.

Turbot and mussels

Turbot fillet, smoked mussels, chopped fennel wrapped in a cabbage leaf, celeriac puree with apple, apple gel, apple sauce.

Vila Podvin, romb, klapavice, jabolko
Vila Podvin, romb, klapavice, jabolko
Vila Podvin, jabolčni tarte tatin, briošev sladoled
Vila Podvin, jabolčni tarte tatin, briošev sladoled

Apple tart

Apple tarte tatin, bread ice cream. A very likeable derivative of apple pie made from several layers of apples baked with caramel. Brioche ice cream, with brioche crumbs and caramel.

Opera

Opera cake with nori seaweed, caramel, vanilla ice cream.

Vila Podvin, torta opera z nori algami, karamela, vanilijev sladoled
Vila Podvin, torta opera z nori algali, karamela, vanilijev sladoled
Vila Podvin, petit fours
Vila Podvin, petit fours

Petit fours

Carrot macaron with carrot ganache, milk chocolate with orange oil, chocolate pralines with bacon.

Wine

A selection of 170+ labels of “excellent Slovenian wines, complemented by interesting alternatives from abroad”.

Vila Podvin
Vila Podvin

Vila Podvin

An old and eternal villa and a contemporary chef
Matija Lelas
Chef