This restaurant is considered by many in the Modra area to be one of the best in the region. I have now been here 3 times and will not be going back. There are 2 issues. The first one is that, although the staff is...friendly enough, they are often distracted and you will have to wait long for them to service you, even when very few people are present. The second issue, and this is why we won't be going back, is that every single time we went the stock or the sauce was way too salty. The last time we commented on this, asking if a mistake had been made with the green pepper sauce, which was inedible due to it being so salty. After the waitress went to check with the chef, she told us that green pepper is salty and it's supposed to be like that. Rrriiigghhtt.... The previous 2 times the chicken stock was also too salty. This is simply bad cooking, unless you enjoy the sauce equivalent of the dead sea.More

Date of visit: April 2022

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888deanb888

1 review

Reviewed 19 January 2023

Avoid - meal was bad and they overcharged

Really had an annoying, disappointing experience here. 1 of the meals (pulled boar) was bad - the meat was either off or had been stored badly but either which way it wasn't edible. I raised this with the waiter after it came, the meal wasn't...eaten but we had to pay for it. To make matters worse, as we are English, they charged us for an extra meal and it was only when my father demanded to see the bill that the waiter "suddenly realised" that he'd charged an extra 14 Euros. The cherry on the top - the waiter laughed at us when we left so just stay away would be my recommendation.More

Date of visit: January 2023

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CarolDM1900

595 reviews

Reviewed 1 October 2022

Relax with Good Wine and Tasty Dishes in Charming Ambiance

Modra is a pleasant wine-making town surrounded by vineyards in the scenic "Little Carpathians" of western Slovakia. We spent a fine time here tasting wines in a cellar dating back to 1592, and afterwards walking a few steps over to the Stary Dom's alley-way seating...for a light lunch, including -- of course -- some of the wine we'd just sampled. It's hard to imagine a more charming and relaxing place, with delicious dishes that helped to fuel our continuing journey through this very interesting part of Slovakia. But before resuming our road trip, we strolled through some of the nearby streets and alley-ways to settle a bit and to take in some of the local sights and color. That turned out to be an excellent idea. In one spot we found a big old bench in front of a wall with graffiti on it, even containing a John Lennon quote in English. How cool! Wine and food in a lovely setting, a chance to walk some of it off right in the same neighborhood, on a beautiful day: really, what could be better? If you are wondering, it's pretty easy to get around here because many people speak English, although the courtesy of foreign visitors speaking a few words of Slovak is always appreciated.More

Date of visit: May 2022

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ValtsV

129 reviews

Reviewed 11 April 2022 via mobile

Worth a visit

Food was very good: we had pork knuckle and two different game dishes. Game was fine, pork was excellent. Selection of local wines was quite reasonable (wine list has also separate price list for buying bottles to take away), frankovka was quite good. Service was...extremely friendly and efficient. We will come again…More

Date of visit: April 2022

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nurajhn

9 reviews

Reviewed 12 September 2020

Very poor service

There is not much to say really.. Food wasn't great but service was quite bad. Waitor rolled eyes when we asked if they have vegetarian food. They also forgot parts of our order a number of times. They didn't make an effort to welcome or...seem hospitable or make themselves available when we needed something. Garden space is very pretty.More

Date of visit: September 2020

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ivankamitrovic

3 reviews

Reviewed 2 August 2020 via mobile

Stary dom

The place is nice, the food quality is poor. The beer was good! I dont think we will return here. We did not try the wine.

Date of visit: August 2020

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JBN1958

119 reviews

Reviewed 4 September 2019

Great food and wine in Modra

This restaurant is an old winery/wine maker's house in Modra in the heart of Slovakian wine country. The local wines were very good and the food was outstanding. Service was good and the atmosphere very comfortable. Excellent place to stop en route to or from...Cerveny Kamen or other points of interest outside Bratislava.More

Date of visit: August 2019

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Dear JBN, we are very pleased you enjoyed your visit of our restaurant with nice meal and local wine. Thank you for your kind words! Team of Stary Dom

NGPaterson

25 reviews

Reviewed 12 July 2019 via mobile

Friday Lunch

This restaurant is situated in an old traditional building in the heart of Modra. Lovely local food, atmosphere, food, drink & service. Highly recommend!

Date of visit: July 2019

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B3478EBchloes

5 reviews

Reviewed 10 April 2019 via mobile

Delicious food

Albsolutely great food, meat dishes were flavourful and tender and the different sides for each meal made perfect flavour combination. Service was also good.

Date of visit: April 2019

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Patrik D

1 review

Reviewed 18 February 2019

Cosy restaurant

Very comfy place with rural atmosphere and pleasant background music. Service was very nice a quick. Meal with natural ingredients, pinpoint excellent homemade Modra's beans soup. I recommend for every Modra's and surrounding places visitors

Date of visit: February 2019

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Flydrivehike

58 reviews

Reviewed 4 October 2018 via mobile

Poor service

First we waited almost 15 minutes for a waiter to come to our table. Then we asked him if he could explain what was on the lunch menu (it was completely in Slovakian language). The waiter refused to translate and said we could order from...the regular menu (more expensive). We decided to try our luck somewhere else. Can’t judge the food, but it looked great (hence the 2**).More

Date of visit: October 2018

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RolandNavratil

464 reviews

Reviewed 10 August 2018 via mobile

Nice old wine house

This is beautiful nice old wine house typical for this region. Seating inside or outside as well. I have chosen dish from summer menu. Farm chicken was tasty just peas purée was probably made from peas from conserve and i would prefer more from fresh...or frozen. My wife got salad with mushrooms (hliva) but honestly it was hard to find them :-( finally i give very good as it was ok but not excellent and restaurant looks great.More

Date of visit: July 2018

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Jakub K

23 reviews

Reviewed 3 June 2018

Amazing dinners in the middle of Little Carpathians

Every day, when we came back from trips in the mountains, we got to dinner at the Stary Dom. Snacks, main courses, and of course beer - you can choose something different from the card each time and stay as long as possible, because the...place is conducive to it. And its worth seeing because of all this in the amazing space of the old buildingMore

Date of visit: July 2017

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Tomáš K

1 review

Reviewed 25 February 2018 via mobile

Nedelňajší obed

Highly recommend. Very nice atmospere. Superb service. Main dish ready in 10 minutes after we have finished the soup. And it was very very tasty. Tomáš with wife

Date of visit: February 2018

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Alora_Wines

17 reviews

Reviewed 24 February 2018 via mobile

Lunch in Modra

As always, I had checked tripadvisor while I was lookig for a good lunch. This restaurant had good reviews and I totally agree. You cannot find a price list on webpage but it was not expensive - maybe 10 EUR / person. The atmosphere was...nice. When I will go to Modra, I will visit restaurant once againMore

Date of visit: February 2018

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