Review of Hotel Grand Jasna 4*

I had a great winter hike in the Demänovská dolina Valley. I had a feeling that I deserve good meal after hike. There are several good quality restaurants in the end of the valley. In summer I enjoyed food by the Grand Hotel Jasná. I found they had new menu in January 2018. Decided! The hotel restaurant was half empty at 13:00. Lunch is main meal in Slovakia. Most people have a lunch by 11:30. If you wait till 13:00, the restaurant is here just for you. Traditional Slovak lunch starts with soup. I was undecided between the Rabbit consommé with julienne vegetables and potato pancake filled with meat pudding and creamy potato soup with roasted mushrooms and quail egg. Rabbit consommé is quite rare in Slovakia. I chose more traditional creamy potato soup. Truly excellent! The quail egg is actually very small, just to make for unusual taste. As for the main course, I opted for the chef’s signature dish: deer ragout with fermented pear and sweet potato dumplings. Wild game can be tricky at times, stuff and/or chewy. This one was delicious. I am on the gluten-free diet and cannot eat dumplings. I asked waitress to exchange the dumplings for roasted potato. No problem. Good, because some Slovak restaurants are inflexible, or charge you extra. The blonde waitress was merry and attentive. I paid 20 euros for two courses. Not too much for expensive hotel in expensive location. The nearby Angus Restaurant in the Pošta Hotel is equally good, but twice as expensive. I had repeated positive experience with the Grand Hotel restaurant. Highly recommended!