Poor in Taste!

Lebed Restaurant – Pancharevo, Bulgaria, is set out in a feng shui manner on the shore of the lake. The Lebed restaurant provides an extensive menu of mainly European and Mediterranean dishes, including a variety of fish, meat and vegetarian cuisine.

Lebed or (Swan) as the restaurant is translated in English, is only a few miles from downtown of Sofia and enjoys a breathtaking view.

Lebed Restaurant – Pancharevo

We were out the whole morning spending time by the Pancharevo Lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery next to the coast, but at lunch time we came to Lebed to enjoy a nice meal by the lake.

Set out in a feng shui manner on the shore of the lake, the restaurant provides an extensive menu of mainly European and Mediterranean dishes, including a variety of fish, meat and vegetarian cuisine.

Lebed Restaurant – Pancharevo

Our table was at the spacious garden of the Lebed restaurant under a canopy overlooking the lake beside a lovely terrace. The view was indeed breathtaking. The setting was unique and an accompanied with infinitely soothing music brought the magic of the Orient to the restaurant.

Lebed Restaurant – Pancharevo

For a drink, we had the Home-made Lemonade instead of wine or beer, but we were disappointed. There was not a hint of lemon taste in the drink, although the presentation and the way we had it served in our glasses created higher expectations. It was as if in the nicely presented jug they had added color and sugar in the water and nothing else.

Salad

We started off with a Green Salad which was nicely presented with Strawberries and Grilled Cheese. To our disappointment, all three of us found it flat as it lacked taste! Service was top notch though, and the staff were very helpful and efficient. In fact, we had a waiter or two, all to ourselves.

Main Course

I opted for the Lamb Shank and personally I cannot complain about my own choice. It was cooked to perfection and was tender and tasty contrary to the Pork Shank which was totally tasteless and lacked flavour.
The third choice was Chicken with mushrooma and sauce accompanied by a baked potato. We found it very average in taste and the texture of the sauce was watery and thin.

Verdict

All in all, before coming here to Lebed Restaurant (Swan) we were already aware that the restaurant is on the pricey side. We did not mind at all, thinking that the views will make up for this but we were totally disappointed. We did not expect the food to be so poor in taste and portions that small. I don’t think we shall ever be back.

 

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  1. Planning to visit Sofia next week. I am glad I came across your website Popi. I found lots of interesting info, and loved your photos and the way you describe everything. Keep up the good work!

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