Mlyn pod Mariaszkiem (The Mill under Matrimony): Ah, the taste of it!
by evaanna
'Mariaszek' is a diminutive for 'mariasz' - an old-fashioned card game, in English -matrimony. In the play 'Dallying with the Devil' by the Czech writer Jiri Drda, the stake in the game is the main character's soul. The owners of this restaurant claim that it was in their mill that the game was played. True or not, it must be the devil himself that is their chef. The food is delicious, except perhaps for the completely mashed potatoes, the service excellent and the place abounds in all kinds of curiosities: old country furniture, an old horse-drawn cart outside and a real mill. There is a separate room for non-smokers there - a rare thing in Poland. Fancy the devil understanding that not everybody likes clouds of smoke around them.
Mushroom soup - very thick and appetising with real wood mushrooms, warm apple-pie with cream and ice-cream. There are many other interesting dishes on the...