MAGDA GESSLER'S KITCHEN
Both visitors and Varsovians longing for traditional Polish food will find a wide and tempting selection here at Polka.
Summer in Polka
CHEF'S RECOMMENDATIONS
- Creamy stew of chanterelles, baby spinach, smoked bacon and tomatoes served on challah toast45zł
- Traditional Lithuanian cold soup served with hard-boiled eggs and sprinkled with fresh herbs29zł
- Aromatic chanterelle soup with potatoes and root vegetables served with fresh dill30zł
- Baked cod tenderloin covered with citrus sauce served on a creamy risotto with fresh broad beans, sugar snap peas and crispy beetroot90zł
- Linguine pasta served with fresh chanterelles, young zucchini, spinach, coconut milk and roasted coconut flakes49zł
- The taste of childhood - gimlet pasta with strawberry mousse, cottage cheese and orange peel28zł
- Strawberry tiramisu with mascarpone cream accompanied by mini meringue and fresh mint35zł
Menu a'la carte
STARTERS
- Homemade Polish pate with cranberries and cumberland sauce37zł
- Herring tartare served with crispy cucumber, apple, onion and dill a hint of mustard37zł
- Herring under white cover38zł
- Polish steak tartare57zł
HOT STARTERS
- Turkey liver served with a crispy apple, roasted leek and onion accompanied by creamy cream with a hint of marjoram46zł
- Potato cakes with creamy mushroom sauce*46zł
- Potato cakes with cream*41zł
- Hand-made dumplings with meat, cabbage and mushrooms*, cheese and spinach*42zł
- Traditional Polish stew46zł
SOUPS
- Clear consommé26zł
- Home-made tomato soup*28zł
- Żur, sour dough soup with egg & smoked sausage30zł
- Traditional beef tripe slightly spicy33zł
SALADS
- Mixed salad in cranberry vinaigrette served with smoked cheese on croutons, marinated pear & crispy bacon42zł
- Classic Ceasar with chicken, croutons & sauce with anchois48zł
- Mixed salads in balsamic dressing served with marinated beetroot, nuts & slice of hot goat cheese*49zł
MAIN COURSES
- Goose stomachs stewed in tomato sauce with vegetables and served with giant couscous59zł
- Pork tenderloin marinated in fresh marjoram served with velvety truffle sauce, potato dumplings and crispy green beans69zł
- Thyme-scented turkey knuckle served with vegetable ratatouille and potatoes63zł
- Pork chop on the bone served on mashed potatoes with bacon and onion accompanied by fried white cabbage63zł
- Baked BBQ ribs, served with potato and herb butter in accompanied by crispy red cabbage salad79zł
- Gutted trout in golden batter served with jacket potatoes in butter emulsion and carrot salad with a hint of fresh coriander78zł
- Beef roulades served with buckwheat, fried beetroots and demi glace sauce79zł
- Roasted pork knuckle served with fried white cabbage and potatoes in Polish accompanied by horseradish and mustard78zł
- Baked salmon served with roasted tomato, zucchini and potato w sun-dried tomato sauce and spinach81zł
- Roasted duck leg accompanied by fried beets, homemade Silesian noodles and cherry sauce85zł
- Roast beef steak arranged on vegetable julienne accompanied by baked sweet potato and pepper sauce109zł
SIDES
- Pan fried beetroots with a note of horseradish*12zł
- Pickled cucumbers with thyme*12zł
- Mixed Green salad*12zł
- Potatoes Polish style*12zł
DESSERTS
- Homemade vanilla ice cream with seasonal fruits & whipped cream*29zł
- Homemade apple pie served with vanilla ice cream & whipped cream*30zł
- Chocolate sponge cake layered with whipped cream & rose jam*30zł
- Meringue served with whipped cream accompanied by cherry emulsion*33zł
* vegetarian
