Recommended for
- Looking for an experience to talk about.
- People who want to conquer Expo cuisine.
- People who want to make vegetable and egg salad into a story.
Menu list (excerpt from image)
starter
Baked eggplant pâté with 4 buckets: 1,820 yen
・Ratatouille pâté with 4 buckets: 1,820 yen
・Vegetable salad: 2,180 yen
・Egg salad: 1,450 yen
(Western) soup
Today’s soup (beef stomach soup/vegetable soup “ladaweena”/chicken soup and homemade noodles): 1,820 yen
main dish
Mitti (60g x 3 pieces with mustard): 2,540 yen
Salmale with polenta and sour cream: 2,780 yen
Grilled chicken (180g with boiled potatoes): 3,270 yen
Braised chicken with tomato (150g with boiled potatoes): 3, 750 yen Sausage and pork stew: 4,240 yen
dessert
Papanasi (fried doughnut with sour cream and jam): 1,820 yen
・Biscuit salami: 1,820 yen
drink
Lemon squash: 1,090 yen
Red lemon squash: 1,210 yen
Blue lemon squash: 1,210 yen
Romanian three-color squash: 1,450 yen
Lemon frappe/red frappe/blue frappe: 1,210 yen each
Tricolor Frappe: 1,820 yen
Beer & Wine
Draft beer: 970 yen
– Lemon beer / Blue beer / Red beer: 1,090 yen each
– Romanian wine (white/red, by the glass): 990 yen each
high-ball
Jim Beam Highball: 1,210 yen
– Lemon/Blue/Red Highball: 1,450 yen each
– Dracula Highball: 1,820 yen
No staff? System is also a mystery before opening
The Romanian Pavilion restaurant was supposed to open at 11:00 a.m., but when we arrived there shortly before that time, there was no staff in sight, and we had no idea where to go to get in line. Since there was no line guidance or maintenance, visitors were seen here and there looking confused.
Even more surprising was the QR code pasted on the door that said, “Click here to make a reservation. When I accessed the system, I found that the system did not seem to be functioning at all, for example, I could not select a date. It’s quite a start, having to stand around at the entrance.
Vegetable salad that feels like a rip-off and egg salad that’s mispriced.
What surprised me the most was the pricing. For example, the regular “vegetable salad” is priced at a robust 2,180 yen. On the other hand, the “Egg Salad” is priced at 1,450 yen. The egg salad is cheaper than the regular salad, even though the egg salad requires more effort and costs more money. The basis for the price is unclear, and frankly, we feel like we are being ripped off.
The food itself has an Eastern European flavor similar to that of the Polish and Hungarian pavilions. The stews, polenta, and other dishes are well seasoned and reasonably filling. However, there are few impressions or surprises.
Unique lineup of drinks
The drinks are a bit unique and interesting. The names alone have an impact, such as the three-colored Romanian Frappe and the “Dracula Highball. The colors are bright and may be good for those who are more concerned with appearance.
However, prices are a bit high overall, with even a single drink lightly exceeding 1,200 yen. It may be for those who enjoy the atmosphere and the experience.
summary
The taste itself is not bad, but I can’t help but be concerned about the opaqueness of the pricing and management. I have to admit that I felt like I was experiencing the food as a story rather than enjoying it. This may be a valuable opportunity for those who want to try Eastern European cuisine, but if you are looking for satisfaction, you may want to consider comparing it to other pavilions.
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