Description:
One of the city's finest restaurants, this is a stunning example of Bucharest's contemporary aspirations; the owners describe the atmosphere as "sensual-chic," which pretty much sums up the elegant rusticity of the place. Start with Peking duck blinis (small Eastern European pancakes), tuna "cigars," or smoked eel on a bed of cheese. Mains include beef pavé smothered in the chef's secret Balthazar sauce and served with stuffed artichokes and tomatoes, lamb rib chops served with bamboo and a cherry sauce, and blue fin tuna steak with pineapple carpaccio, fennel, and bamboo salad. There's also sea bream with spinach mousse served with black tiger shrimp sauce. If you're after a lighter meal, opt for the Asian salad with black tiger shrimps and ginger sauce. The dessert menu is almost an occasion on its own: Who can decide between wild berry sorbet, chocolate surprise, and cheesecake served with ginger ice cream?
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User Reviews for Balthazar
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Fusion food - the reference in Bucharest
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In my opinion Balthazar was the reference for fusion food in Bucharest: the menu was always beautifully executed and thus the venue was my wife's choice for festive dinners. Not...
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- posted on 02.22.12
- by EmilT70
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Expensive, poor quality, indiferrent service.
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Gone are the glory days of this restaurant when it was acknowledged as the most exclusive restaurant in town. I find it insulting when they maintain high prices alongside worsening...
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- posted on 01.21.12
- by dciaccounting
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a bit overpriced but might worth it
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quality food, nice atmosphere, good service - costly
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- posted on 01.18.12
- by aaa64
Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 021/212-1460
Address:
- Str. Dumbrava Rosie 2
- Bucharest
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Hours:
- Daily noon-midnight
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