Balzac

Balzac Address: 13 Strahinjica Bana St., Belgrade Photo: +381-11-328-59-06 Website: balzac.rs Working hours of the restaurant and kitchen: 10 a.m. to midnight (kitchen open til 11 p.m.), closed on Sunday City transportation: tram: 2, 5, 10; bus: 24, 26, 79 Credit cards: Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, Dina, Diners Garden or terrace: yes, summer on the sidewalk Parking: 3rd zone Access for disabled: yes Music: pop, jazz Menu: in Serbian and English Staff speak: English Cuisine: international Main courses: 470-1,200 dinars Breakfast: yes Reservations: yes The size of portions and distinctive approach to dishes, politeness of the staff and their readiness to offer you half a portion for half the price, as well as the possibility of drinking every wine on offer by the glass – these are more than enough to visit Balzac. The menu includes tempting chicken and turkey combinations, a good offer of fish specialties and beefsteaks, and the standard offer is regularly refreshed, so we had the chance to sample the “winter menu” upon our visit. The couver consisted of tomato salsa, olives and cream cheese, a nice appetizer, while we did expect more cheese in the onion soup which was otherwise tasty. For the main course, we decided to try two chicken specialties: Richelieu — tasty pieces of meat in a four cheeses sauce, with prosciutto, broccoli and carrots, and the other in a combination of hard cheese, tomato sauce, placed over base of homemade dough. We also had the excellently grilled squid with a Mediterranean feel thanks to the feta cheese, served with an unusual accompaniment – an entire potato wrapped in Swiss chard, while the pieces of pork arrived in a balanced sauce based on garlic. The enormous French cream pie announced a heavenly end to our meal: three rows of crust and the addition of raspberry preserves – fantastic! The ambiance evokes the era of the famous French writer whose name is on the door, and the pleasant although only summer garden is comfortable, nicely shaded and somehow removed from its surroundings. Prices are in accordance with the city average, a bit higher for the beefsteaks. Meal for two, without wine: 2,300 dinars. Located at the beginning of the Belgrade’s “silicone valley”, Balzac has managed to find a place among the numerous fancy joints which align this street. Restaurants Located at the beginning of the Belgrade’s “silicone valley”, Balzac has managed to find a place among the numerous fancy joints which align this street.

Balzac

Address: 13 Strahinjića Bana St., Belgrade
Photo: +381-11-328-59-06
Website: balzac.rs
Working hours of the restaurant and kitchen: 10 a.m. to midnight (kitchen open til 11 p.m.), closed on Sunday
City transportation: tram: 2, 5, 10; bus: 24, 26, 79
Credit cards: Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, Dina, Diners
Garden or terrace: yes, summer on the sidewalk
Parking: 3rd zone
Access for disabled: yes
Music: pop, jazz
Menu: in Serbian and English
Staff speak: English
Cuisine: international
Main courses: 470-1,200 dinars
Breakfast: yes
Reservations: yes

The size of portions and distinctive approach to dishes, politeness of the staff and their readiness to offer you half a portion for half the price, as well as the possibility of drinking every wine on offer by the glass – these are more than enough to visit Balzac.

The menu includes tempting chicken and turkey combinations, a good offer of fish specialties and beefsteaks, and the standard offer is regularly refreshed, so we had the chance to sample the “winter menu” upon our visit.

The couver consisted of tomato salsa, olives and cream cheese, a nice appetizer, while we did expect more cheese in the onion soup which was otherwise tasty. For the main course, we decided to try two chicken specialties: Richelieu — tasty pieces of meat in a four cheeses sauce, with prosciutto, broccoli and carrots, and the other in a combination of hard cheese, tomato sauce, placed over base of homemade dough.

We also had the excellently grilled squid with a Mediterranean feel thanks to the feta cheese, served with an unusual accompaniment – an entire potato wrapped in Swiss chard, while the pieces of pork arrived in a balanced sauce based on garlic. The enormous French cream pie announced a heavenly end to our meal: three rows of crust and the addition of raspberry preserves – fantastic!

The ambiance evokes the era of the famous French writer whose name is on the door, and the pleasant although only summer garden is comfortable, nicely shaded and somehow removed from its surroundings. Prices are in accordance with the city average, a bit higher for the beefsteaks.

Meal for two, without wine: 2,300 dinars.