The Borgo Agnese restaurant offers an exceptional experience not only for lovers of Mediterranean cuisine. The interior is luxurious yet informal – subtle design, natural materials, and perfect service create an environment where guests feel truly welcome. Parking is available in the restaurant’s underground garage. The cuisine draws on Mediterranean and French traditions, but does not forget its Czech and Moravian roots. It combines modern techniques with respect for traditional ingredients and flavor profiles. The menu offers specialties such as lamb saddle with thyme, homemade ravioli with truffles, and sea bass carpaccio. The drink menu offers a wide selection of Moravian and foreign wines, carefully selected. We started with Champagne and an amuse bouche of vitello tonnato with whipped butter. We also enjoyed the excellent homemade bread, although we would have preferred the grissini to be a little fresher. The restaurant also offers various tasting menus with wine pairings. Beef tataki with romesco sauce, fresh mojo verde, and fresh coriander was a great start. The lightly smoked meat combined with the spiciness and freshness of the herbs went beautifully with the Italian Pecorino DOC wine from the Marche winery – a wine with pleasant acidity and a slightly mineral undertone. We chose a combination of poultry and foie gras in delicate ravioli, accompanied by a strong broth and vegetables – the creamy texture of the foie gras contrasted with the freshness of the vegetables and paired beautifully with the white Borgo Cuvée from the Thaya winery. Sweetbread with mushrooms, spinach, and pine nuts was the most interesting and original combination of the evening. The delicacy of the sweetbread and the earthiness of the mushrooms were perfectly highlighted by the German Riesling Wolkentanz from the Mosel region. Cod with sea buckthorn, Jerusalem artichoke, and vegetables played with bold flavors and colors, with a dominant citrus note. The sea buckthorn gave the fish a slightly sour tone, which was balanced by the delicacy of the Bourgogne Chardonnay from the Maratray Dubreuil winery. The chocolate bavarois with vanilla and piña colada flavors offered a creamy consistency, and the tropical nots created a light but not fully satisfying finish, which was, however, perfectly complemented by Moscatel Dulce from La Mancha.
