Hisa Denk - Hiša Denk

Only visited the restaurant. The food was impeccable and the wine pairing is perfect. The lunch tasting menu includes many courses, you will definitely not leave hungry. Hisa Denk has a beautiful atmosphere and ambiance. Warm, tasteful. The only disappointing aspect of our lunch was the service. Sometimes after finishing a course we waited for 10-15 min until someone came to pick up the plates. In my opinion that is not on par with Michelin-starred restaurants. Maybe they had an unusually busy day. Other than that, everything was on point!

Hotel Hiša Denk exceeded all expectations! The attention to detail, warm hospitality, and incredible culinary experience made our stay unforgettable. The rooms are beautifully designed, and the serene atmosphere is perfect for relaxation. A true gem for foodies and travelers alike. Highly recommend!

WOW! What an experience!!! It was one of the best restaurant experiences I‘ve ever had! Truly extraordinary, fresh and mouth watering food. Great staff, cool location! Too bad we can‘t come more often, this is truly a gem! Highly recommend to try their beautiful creations that are almost too pretty to eat!

After numerous enthusiastic reviews from friends, we finally decided to pay Hisa Denk a visit on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The restaurant is located in an inviting, modern, minimalistic almost Japanese-inspired house not far from the Austrian-Slovenian border. Although the restaurant has several dining rooms, all guests were accommodated in just one room that afternoon, which unfortunately made for terrible acoustics. The service was friendly and rather casual, which on the one hand created a nice rather relaxed atmosphere, but on the other hand felt a bit unprofessional at times. Water and wine were spilled when pouring and knowledge of the dishes served was limited to the information waiters had learned beforehand. We opted for the 7-course and 5-course menus respectively. Timing and presentation of the dishes were flawless. The creative, almost artistic execution of each dish is particularly noteworthy! In terms of taste, however, we were a little disappointed. The various dishes were certainly well prepared and the kitchen used fine ingredients, but each savory dish had a similar salty taste. I lived in Asia for many years and this taste reminded me strikingly of miso paste. This unmistakable umami taste definitely gives dishes a typical and very rich aroma. There is nothing wrong with that in itself, but with a menu that consists of several courses, you expect a certain variety in taste. It's a shame that the talented chef literally drowned each course in an identical sauce and thus did not let the ingredients speak for themselves. All in all, a lovely afternoon with a very good, especially visually appealing, culinary performance, but not a very varied taste experience.

Hard to put this place in words. Probably the best restaurant on our two weeks tour through Austria and Slovenia. The food was divine and the value for money incredible. We opted for the 7 course meal but probably got 12 in the end. The place is also very well designed and you would not expect that in this little town. They have one Michelin star. The owner is very cool as well. Highly recommended and would return in a heartbeat. We were with a group of friends and it was the coolest evening we could wish for. Thanks a lot to the whole team of Hisa Denk.

Amazing food, I would almost say 2 star level! Good service and nice location. Within the menu there were many surprises. Nice and down-to-earth owner who had fun talking to us. The price was incredible, in my opinion even too low for the quality, amount and creativity we got! I would have been prepared to pay more.

We booked lunch for a birthday celebration two weeks ago. The evening before we received a message to reconfirm the booking. We did not see the message till a few hours later, by which time they had canceled the reservation, since we did not reconfirm immediately. SIMPLY AWFUL !!!!

Food was amazing and the location absolutely gorgeous. The only thing that bothered us was the wine service. Our sommelier was too late with wine service for several dishes and did not really present any wine. It was more a quick pour into the glass and telling us the grape of the wine. We missed some information such as where the vines are coming from, why has it been chosen for this particular dish etc. other than that we really liked the experience.