While staying at the Radisson Blu Old Mill Belgrade hotel I was very curious to try their OMB Larder restaurant. As you know from reading the hotel review, the location is just outside the city center. Once you arrive, you can really appreciate the beautiful design of the hotel, including the restaurant. They have many items to choose from. However, to get the full experience, we went with the two tasting menu options. The first was a five course meal, the second was a 10 course meal. They brought some additions so I think we were looking at closer to a 12 course meal. A food marathon.

To start off, I gave the bartender free reign to make me something special. He went with a classic Manhattan cocktail. I have to say I’m already a fan of Manhattans so it did the trick. Cheers.

Moving into the food, we were given several starters. The one that really stood out, had to be the tuna tartare. It looked just beautiful and it had a great taste too. It was more than just looks folks! They serve it on a bed of ice which was crackling and popping as it arrived, giving it a unique presentation.

It was then on to some meat! Everywhere I went in Belgrade, they told me how big Serbians are into eating meat. The first serving of pork did have a nice flavor. The salad that accompanied it could have been improved but I liked the idea.

The next very memorable item was their burger. It was served open-faced with some traditional Serbian sauce on the side. I have to say that I loved it!

We ate many things, but their were too many dishes to mention all of them! Just know that a majority were nice while others could’ve used some improvement.

Putting all of the food aside and just focusing on dessert, I was absolutely blown away. At the end of the meal, a man came out of the kitchen and made us ice cream from scratch. He used liquid nitrogen and as he was making it, he said that it would be “the best ice cream you’ve ever had.” I listened, but to myself, I was thinking “no way in hell.”

A few moments later, they brought out a tray of chocolate and other items to add to your ice cream. I loaded it up with all types of extras. Oh my freaking God! He was not lying. This was the absolute best ice cream that I have ever had, hands down. It was so smooth and creamy and the flavor was super rich. Perfect. Honestly you could just go to the restaurant for dessert, it’s that good!

I really like what the OMB Larder restaurant in Belgrade, Serbia was going for. They told me all about how they source their ingredients locally, the design is absolutely beautiful and they really try to focus on quality over quantity. With that said, the food was good but there were a few dishes that could’ve used a little improvement. Hands-down they made up for any shortcomings with the best ice cream I’ve ever had. I know there’s room to improve but as is, I would still recommend you go there even if it’s just for the ice cream! Enjoy.

OMB Larder Restaurant Belgrade

Restaurant

Bulevar vojvode Mišića
Beograd, Serbia

Phone: +381 11 6357357

I had visited Eastern Europe last year, for my first time, but missed many countries. This time however, I got to explore places that I had never seen before. While in Eastern Europe, I visited Belgrade, Serbia. I got to experience many different foods and this was quite exciting! Pierre likes! One of the restaurants I tried was The Square. Walking into the restaurant, I was quite amazed by its beauty. It’s very stylish and modern. Much more luxurious than any other hotels I had visited while in Belgrade.

The waitstaff came and made their introductions and were very pleasant. They brought out the first starter which was compliments of the chef. There were a few interesting items in the dish. One was a pork tail popsicle. This wasn’t just any pork popsicle folks, this was something extraordinary. The flavor was just bursting out of it!

Up next, were a couple different types of foie gras. I must say that the grilled version was my favorite and quite tasty with the spinach. I believe every single course of this meal came with a different alcohol. The majority of it was wine, but we started with the traditional rakia which can be found throughout the Balkans. My first introduction to rakia was in Bulgaria and I have since enjoyed it several times. It’s not the easiest beverage to drink, but if you can handle it, I respect you.

At some point during this eating extravaganza we were served prawn tartare and a beef carpaccio. I specifically mentioned these dishes because they were quite phenomenal. Exquisite flavors and the carpaccio had the perfect amount of salt. Heaven.

It was then onto the main courses. We were served an octopus dish as well as a pork foot. Even though I love pork I have to say that the octopus took the cake so to speak.

Just when we thought we couldn’t eat anymore, it was time for dessert. There were several desserts, and I must say all were quite amazing. I especially liked the rum sorbet in the beginning of the dessert marathon.

When it was over, I was super satisfied with the meal. I loved the ambiance and design of the dining room. The meal was served by true professionals and we had a man that really knew his wine. It was wonderful to try all of these new flavors and I would highly recommend that you visit The Square restaurant inside the Square Nine hotel for a wonderful meal in Belgrade!

The Square Belgrade

Restaurant

Studentski trg 9
Beograd 103933
Serbia

Phone: + 381 11 3333 510