Monstera Bistro

Wonderful dining experience. Generous portions, seasonal produce. Attentive and warm staff. The menu options are three or four dishes from a set menu. I liked that the ingredients are different in every dish so there really is something for everyone. Very honest prices for the quality and location.

Great place with delicious food and very welcoming staff. We came here for a lunch (3 course for 25€ each) and it was super. All dishes looked and tasted very good, no more words to add. I would definitely recommend to stop by and try their menu, paired with some nice Slovenian wine.

Wonderful experience! This restaurant offers a small menu with the best price/quality ratio that you could ever find in the area. The food was succulent, with very fresh products and perfect seasonings. The tastes were perfectly balanced and visually very nice. The staff was friendly and professional. We did not find any negative point, it was perfect.

5/5 or 10/10 - Worth of every euro! If you are looking for an extraordinary food experience where you will get a burst of many flavours and food perfection then you simply just have to try it if you are in Ljubljana, Slovenia! Monstera restaurant is a really cozy place. The best thing is to leave it to the Chief. We took the 7-course tasting dinner menu and we were amazed! Food was freshly prepared and more than delicious, all the servings were sophisticated. The waiter gave us excellent advice about the wine - which perfectly paired with the food. They explained to us every detail on the plate and took us through a really pleasant journey of flavours. Bottom the line if you summon all the experience, cooking techniques, service,... all the offer it is really good price-performance (price-per-value/what you get). Definitely we will take another dinner and I recommend it to everyone who is a hedonist at heart and who is looking for the proper food experience.

One of the best restaurants I have ever been to. We took the lunch menu which was amazing quality. The eggplant terriyaki is to die for. Good selection of non-alcoholic drinks as well. I loved the kombucha. The place itself is beautiful, but small. Booking a table should be done in advance. Service was great and fast.

Very interesting experience. Atmosphere is great - intimate and cozy. They offer a 7-course tasting menu (same for all guests). We really enjoyed the majority of the dishes & connected with the concept of “zero waste.” Each dish is very elaborate and includes several ingredients/textures. Just be prepared for a longer-than-usual wait time between courses and to be there for a good 3 (+) hours.

Overall a good experience. Was it our best Michelin dining we have had- no, nowhere near. However, the courses were well thought out (except one was unbearable… and we watched others around us not able to eat it), the wine pairings were interesting and unique, and it was comfortable. 7 courses were laid out over 4+ hours which seemed a bit long. We often got our wine and then had to wait upwards to 30 minutes before receiving our dish to pair with it. Therefore, the service on that side of things needs work. We did enjoy the experience though and would recommend it still.

Monstera Bistro is a tiny restaurant in Ljubljana seating under 30, so if you want to try you must book in advance. As I was welcomed I was asked about allergies and through the conversions it was made clear that this is not your traditional Slovenian restaurant. I visited on a Saturday night and restaurant was packed and a few people without a reservation were turned away. The dinning experience consists of a 7 dished tasting menu that can be paired with wine if you like. The dishes are small portions and draws from world cuisine. The restaurant tries to minimize its footprint by  not changing glasses and silverware between every dish and maximizing the use of all ingredients. Overall all of the dishes I tastes were good. Focused on vegetables and fish and seafood which was great for me. However the portions are quite small and though I am not a big eater, when the last savoury dish came, I was left a bit unsatisfied. As for the service it was good but at times it felt a little bit over rehearsed and less spontaneous. When the staff was explaining the composition of the dishes it felt as if they had been repeating that for the 10th times. Doesn't help that because the restaurant is so small, and the meanu standard, I actually heard them repeating the explanation to tables served before  me and tables served after me. I have to say my favorite were the desserts, light tasty and fruit based yummm!! It was such a delight! No crazy heavy chocolate based mess (I am clearly partial). I would eat those desserts 100 times over.