Gostilna Vovko

A family restaurant

Gostilna Vovko is a family inn. However, this isn’t only revealed by its family ties, which in Dolenjska are so widespread that (almost) all restaurateurs – past and present – are related, rather by Vovko’s life philosophy: the restaurant doesn’t come first, family does. This, in fact, is even better for guests, as they visit when the Vovko family has time (be sure to book!) and can take its time to prepare well.

Gostilna Vovko is a local restaurant, hence the menu features dishes that locals love and which were once customary in Dolenjska. Today, however, times have changed, therefore Vovko’s dining room features antiques and elegant tableware, the wine room has selected wines and in front of it armchairs for guest accommodation, and a tasting menu, albeit with traditional dishes but for business guests and foodies.


Therefore, the salami isn’t for sandwiches, but for tasting; the venison tartare is caressed by forest raspberries and rowan berries; the smoked trout, served with horseradish and pumpkin mayonnaise, is confirmation that clean flavours work best with simplicity; the beef soup is as it should be for Sunday lunch; the trout ravioli is a house special, which means that it’s simply good; the famous Krskopolje pork is exactly as a hungry eater imagines, i.e. like the ‘king’ of animals with a lot of meat on the bone and a thick layer of fat.