Restaurant Balon

the place where we transform your trust in our selection into a gastronomic and enological experience you will remember

Restaurant Balon

is a gastronomic destination which has, for almost two decades now, contributed to dining culture, set its standard, and has been cultivating a careful approach to it, while advocating and nurturing a cult of choice food, catering professionalism and unparalleled kindness in its approach to the guest, while maintaining the highest standards for chefs' skills in preparing meals.

Apart from our gastronomic magic, we spontaneously get under our guests' skin with an ambiance and atmosphere that exude warmth, subtlety, discretion, a type of dignified self-confidence. This calm and inspirational oasis has been recognized by many, with permanent reservations held by business people, statesmen, and entrepreneurs, making Balon the first choice when it comes to business lunches for many years. The particularly comfortable foyer of the restaurant itself and the inspiring terrace are the places of and witness to meetings and conversations, long negotiations, creative and innovative achievements. Our gastronomic and enological selection is a guarantee of quality you can confidently rely on when entertaining your important guests.

Balon is a cult place, shaping the social and cultural identity of the city with its urban and entertainment offer, a unique gastronomic and enological statement, and by gathering prominent people from the business, culture and entertainment sector.

Superior service, professionalism, quality, distinctiveness, permanent education, keeping up with trends in gastronomy, listening to our guests, and most of all, the passion and desire for our guests' satisfied smiles are our guiding principle and the imperative in our daily work.

We do not follow the best and we do not emulate them - we strive for what the best strive for. We are our own, we are proud and we are not afraid to show it.

Dalmatian prosciutto from a rack , pickled vegetables // 95
Selection of homemade cheeses // 68
Steak Tartar with grated butter (for two persons) // 184
Meat carpaccio, truffles, parmesan, rucola // 95
Tuna tataki, toasted sesame, avocado and lime cream // 86
Salmon tartare, honey and dill mustard sauce, capers // 84

Soups

Oxtail vegetable soup // 32
Tomato soup with croutons, parmesan and pesto // 38

Hot - Cold

Jadran prawns in garlic and basil coulis on rucola // 88
Chicken and adriatic prawns rolls with sweet and sour sauce // 64
Veal rolls with prosciutto and sage, moldy cheese cream, veal demiglace // 94

Hot entrees

Fuži with truffles // 98
Homemade spaghetti with prawns and zucchini // 92
Adriatic fruits (prawns, squid, mussels) risotto * // 95

(*Remark: waiting time for risotto is minimum 25 minutes)

Vegetarian dishes

Lasagne with roasted vegetables, tomato salsa, baked cheese // 82
Stew with chickpeas, black lentils and vegetables // 72

Children´s menu

Pan-fried turkey steak with rice // 53
Breaded turkey steak with roasted potatoes and ketchup // 57
Fuži with Bolognese sauce // 45

Meat courses

Beefsteak // 175
Lady steak // 128
Beefsteak á la Balon // 174
Duck breasts marinated in accetto, potato and apple cream, baby carrots, red wine sauce // 145
Pork fillet in butter, roasted sweet potatoes with thyme, pork demiglace, Charlotte onion cream // 120
Grilled veal chops // 105 kn
Viena-style veal cutlet in clarified butter, potato salad, cranberry jam // 125

Dry-age beef

Strip-loin steak, deboned, 1 kg // 695
Rib-eye steak, deboned, 1 kg // 695
T-bone steak, 1 kg // 695

Fish courses

Grilled tuna steak with Juliene vegetables // 135
Souse vide octopus pea cream, , Juliene vegetables // 138
Hake fillet in butter, creamy polenta, tomato salsa // 124
Sea bass fillet, leek with wine and bacon, fish sauce // 132
Stuffed squid, prosciutto, mushrooms, roasted cauliflower, black olive cream // 128
Fresh Adriatic fish without side order, 1 kg // 495

Side Orders

Homemade fried potatoes // 30
Butter rice // 30
Chard with potatoes // 35
Grilled vegetables // 35
Homemade croquettes // 30
Fresh seasonal salads // 30

Meat sauces

Green pepper sauce // 30
Spanish sauce // 25
Porcini and truffle sauce // 30

Desserts

Chocolate soufflé with baked almonds crust, vanilla ice cream // 45
Apple rolls with vanilla cream // 32
Chocolate and blueberry cake // 34
Goat cheese with roasted nuts and honey // 38

* All prices are in Croatian kuna and include VAT.

After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.
(Oscar Wilde)

We create special menus with the client, carefully following their preferences and requirements, while providing quality and maximum responsibility, in order to further enhance and enrich your important life moments and your guests with our gastronomic and enological emotional impressions and, in addition to our usual preciseness, add an effect of hedonistic deliciousness to your celebration,...the thing that makes a difference.

Creative suggestions, our gorgeous scenery and inimitable ambiance, as well as suggestions for entertainment, are merely a handful of the options that arise from our extensive experience, all with one aim - to make our client, the host of the event, shine in front of their guests.

Our experience in organizing your celebrations to mark your important moments in life - personal, family or business events and parties - is one of the best recipes for fighting the stress and tensions that cannot be avoided. So feel free to leave the organization with us!

Remark: Menu from I-V can be ordered for at least of 10 peaople, and buffet I i II for a minimum od 30 peaople.

MENU I

Dalmatian prosciutto
Pag cheese - Trapist
Slavonian Kulen
Oxtail vegetable soup
Cream broccoli and truffle soup
Fuži with truffles
Grilled rump steak in green pepper sauce
Turkey medallions with bacon, pepper sauce
Grilled pork fillet filled with cream cheese, pickles and bacon
Grilled vegetables
Homemade croquettes
Baked potatoes
Fresh seasonal salad

PRICE per person : 255,00 kn