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Pavus
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MICHELIN
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Restaurant Pavus is situated in a small castle overlooking the town of Lasko. Easy accesible on foot from city center or by car. Visit for the view and choose from a varitiy of Lasko beer or a wide choice of local wines, have a dessert or a lavish dinner. The restaurant is family run and chef Marko Pavcnik is one of the top 10 chefs in Slovenia. His food is based on local ingridients and extensive knowledge of mordern culinary tehniques. Combined with the castle architecture will provide you a coulinry expirience to remember.
1 MICHELIN Star: High quality cooking, worth a stop!
Dating back to the 13C, Lasko Castle has experienced many changes of ownership and various uses during its long history, right up to its current incarnation as a romantic, gourmet restaurant. We recommend one of the tasting menus (of various lengths) in order to appreciate Marko Pavčnik’s cuisine to the full. This chef pays careful attention to sustainability, sourcing his ingredients from a local eco-farm, as well as foraging and using every part of an animal (the so-called “nose-to-tail” approach). The smoked trout served with an elderflower sauce is sublime, while every course has its own identity and character. The extensive wine list focuses on Slovenia – try one of the whites from Styria, a region that produces wines of real character.
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Features
CUISINES
European, Contemporary, Slovenian, Central European
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Parking Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Table Service
Validated Parking
Visa
Wine and Beer
Location
Parking Available, Validated Parking
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Hours
Closed today
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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4.7
242 reviews
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Mike5906
Borgomanero3819 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
Restaurant located in an ancient tower of a fortification. Not easily reachable on foot from the town center, even less so by camper.
Good tasting menu in terms of flavors and creativity of the dishes. A little less on some details of the service.
Bringing us the water, they didn't ask if natural or sparkling, but it may be a local habit...
We paid 10.50 for a glass of champagne as an aperitif…which seemed to be free.
I chose to pair a different glass of wine for each course, certainly not at a cheap price. From the perspective of where my wife was sitting, the two waiters consulted each other from time to time on which bottle to offer me, as if there was no pre-established pairing, but chose based on which wine was already open or convenient to offer.
We didn't like these last two points at all.
Written November 27, 2023
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Claudia S
Vienna89 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
Came to Laško only to eat here on my way from Vienna to Dalmatia. Hostess recommended Vila Monet for the night, perfect.
Food prepared, presented and served flawlessly. Even desert, which I usually don't like, but my son had, was lovely and explained by the Chef very knowledgeably and in great detail.
I can't remember all the ingredients to the dishes, they were so numerous and all exotic albeit from local sources.
The meal took 2 hours though, notwithstanding that the max number of guests was 6, and I was there with my younger son, so that spoiled the indulgence somewhat because he just grew too tired (and so did I, being on the road). Hence only 4 out of 5 points. The waiter is not to blame, he just hung about waiting for the dishes to get ready.
Still a truly remarkable restaurant, and I haven't even mentioned the location, that could not be more romantic, scenic, tranquil and impressive. (They have to work on the men's washroom, though.)
A clear recommendation, especially for adults or couples, which is what it is designed for anyway. It just would have been considerate to speed up proceedings for a young guest.
Written July 28, 2023
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Dorrers79
Twyford15 contributions
Jul 2022 • couples
A culinary adventure of locally sourced produce, well worth the visit. The 10 course tasting menu is a triumph, with first class service, cooked by Slovenian chef of the year ‘22 Marko Pavčnik, this is a must for foodies who want to eat like a king in the medieval Tobor castle setting, overlooking Lasko and the surrounding valleys. Can’t wait to visit again soon!
Written July 8, 2022
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Barbara P
Koper115 contributions
Aug 2021 • none
Greeted by a welcoming and high-end ambient (though the courtyard tent has a less castle feeling than expected), the view is transporting you to a story of times past but very alive. The staff is very professional, attentive, organised and accomodating. Tasting menus are plentiful. We had the pleasure of meeting the chef that greeted every table, personally presenting dishes and taking in feedback with warmth and a pleasant attitude. Admittedly every dish had at least a component that we deeply disliked. But creativity is undeniable. The menu is local and seasonal, sometimes km 0 (picked right at the castle), the ingredients treated at a level of professionalism that we rarely encountered, attention to detail evident. A recommended experience.
Written August 12, 2021
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Jani Ž
Zirovnica20 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
With my wife took Valentine's dinner according to menu with 6 dishes, which was 8 at the end. I can not choose one to say this one is the best, as all were excellent, great flavors and carefully combined ingredients. Pure perstige, thank you Chef Marko. I wish I could say the same for service. We have reservation at 8 p.m., I guess some guests from previous group left tables late, so we had to wait outside until table was set. I think a small explanation and glass of wine could solve the issue, but no, after we set at the table for 10 minutes nobody came by. I understand, some guests were still waiting outside to get tables, so waitress was busy with that and another waiter already served dishes with other guests inside. After a while things got in order and we really enjoyed food, but we had to ask to get a glass of wine a few times as the waiter didn't served it.I would really like to rate this restaurant with 5 stars, because it deserve them, but sevice is part of it and this time failed. Nevertheless, I strongly recommend this restaurant and we will definitely come back again.
Written February 16, 2020
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Nastasja
13 contributions
Aug 2022 • family
We were at Pavus yesterday and had the vegan menu. Each dish was incredible and unforgettable. The course with red beet, hazelnut and blueberries is for sure one of the top 5 dishes I have ever eaten.
The sommelier was amazing, the wine was superb. The venue outside rounds everything up.
Chapeau to the Chef for this unbelievable menu!
Written August 13, 2022
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Anja T
Kranj152 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
This was one of the best, if not the best meals I ever had. The staff was super friendly, we felt like king and queen. And the food was simply amazing! It is not just an ordinary restaurant. This is a high cuisine restaurant. We had many courses, from amouse bouche to dessert and every single course was a special and very tasty journey. I am so excited to come back to this place. The prices are above the average, but in my opinion the expirience is worth its price.
Written June 25, 2021
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SanjaaS
Celje74 contributions
Dec 2019 • couples
This is a place we always enjoy to visit. We have been here several times, and it is always an unforgettable experience. It is obvious that chef is one of the best chefs in Slovenia (if not the best!). Tastes are amazing, textures and methodes of preparation are out of this world! And plates are perfect. I am relly happy that we have a “food gem” as Pavus so close to Celje! You can choose from chef menues- from 4 to 10 courses with great wine selection to different single dishes. We had 4 course menu (with two compliments from chef 6). I recomend it to everyone, it is worth every euro! :) it was so good we forgot to take pictures of every course. ;)
Written January 10, 2020
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KatjaPavcnik
Thank you! We love reading reviews, specialy like yours. We are really happy that you love to come back to our restaurant, because that is the greatest compliment a restaurant can get :-) Hope to see you soon.
Written January 12, 2020
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Boris M
Grosuplje35 contributions
Jun 2020 • none
Nice place with great view on the hill in old castle. Here we have got the biggest greeting from the kitchen ever. Reach I mean. All the food was constantly impressing. Very nice flavours. Perfectly done beefsteak. Soft, juicy, right done… just perfect it couldn’t be better. Desert was unusual but interesting. We both think maybe there was too much ingredients on the plate. Less is more. Vine paring excellent. We recommend this restaurant.
Written July 2, 2020
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UL
3 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
The castle setting itself is a superb experience, but the tastes are simply incredible!
The food was so good my friend and I had to stop talking to enjoy it... which has never happened to me before. I absolutely recommend you give this one a try.
Written February 7, 2023
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Aleksandar G
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • friends
Yesterdays 10 course tasting menu was an extraordinary experience, with first class service. Beautiful location and castle together with nicely combined courses... it is almost impossible to choose the top one among all of them. Great work...
Written December 22, 2024
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Sebastjan Č
21 contributions
Oct 2023 • family
They will velcome you in excellent environment of the restaurant in the castle of Laško, The food is first class, the staff are professional and friendly, the service and the smells and the look and taste of the food are really worthy of a michelin star.
Written August 26, 2024
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Tihomir Babič
Slovenia67 contributions
Jun 2023 • couples
Outstanding chef Marko Pavčnik with his team takes care for trend fine dinning in this part of Slovenia. With his extraordinary feeling for environment care hi leads you thru fresh local ingredients and preparation of fantastic food and presentation of plates.
They are definitely one of the best restaurants in country. The recommendation of wines is on the solid level. A marriage between food and wine is really well recommended. Employees are motivated and well trained. The waiter Luka is very positive and hardworking. Chef Marko comes regularly to welcome you and gives the overall story the highest mark.
Definitely recommendable.
Written June 17, 2023
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Korencek
2 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
Have a very nice evening meal in this restaurant. Exceptional good food and very good service. Highly recommend!
Written February 8, 2020
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Jaka
Ljubljana17 contributions
Dec 2019 • couples
The best meal I had in Slovenia. We had a 5 dishes chef menu (which was actually 7) and everything was delicious. My girlfriend is vegeterian and she loved it! If possible go here on a warm and sunny day, as it offers splendid view.
Written December 28, 2019
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