Villa Etnica
Restaurant, guesthouse and museum in Butuceni, on the Răut river, at the edge of Orheiul Vechi.
Riverside terrace, a Moldovan menu (sarmale, chicken soup, mămăligă, savory pies) and home-made red wine, per reviews and the site menu.
A stop for Moldovan food in the Orheiul Vechi area, with rooms available on site · 1400-1800 lei per night for 2 people, breakfast included, according to the site. The positive reviews consistently praise the Moldovan food, and two of them the service as well. One, at 1 star, describes a visibly annoyed waitress and no one coming to take the order after a long wait. No wheelchair access at the entrance or parking, according to Google.
Restaurant, rooms and a small museum in Butuceni village, on the bank of the Răut river, at the edge of the Orheiul Vechi reserve. Wide terrace, shaded by the river or with a view of the surrounding hills, according to a Google review. The same review places it just below a monastery. The menu posted on the site lists Moldovan dishes · sarmale, mămăligă, chicken soup (zeamă), sweet and savory pies, grilled meat, priced between 80 and 360 lei per dish. A 5-star review calls the home-made red wine, served by the glass, "heavenly." Rooms come in 3 types for 2 people, 1400 to 1800 lei per night with breakfast included, according to the site. About 33 km in a straight line from central Chișinău.
- Wide terrace with shade by the river, per a review
- View of the surrounding hills, called stunning in a review
- Home-made red wine called "heavenly" in a review
- Chicken soup and cheese pies praised in a review
- "Flawless" service and "very reasonable" prices, per a review
- Attentive, English-speaking staff, per a review
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“Very nice restaurant in a picturesque location next to a river. I imagine in the summer it would be great to sit outside and enjoy a nice glass of wine! We had a home-made glass of red wine and it was heavenly! Also the food was delicious and plentiful! Our waiter spoke excellent English, was attentive, polite and helpful! His name was Tudor - highly recommendable!”
“A beautiful hotel located just below the monastery. The view from the restaurant is stunning. The terrace is very spacious, offering the choice between sitting by the river or enjoying a breathtaking view of the mountains. The traditional food was delicious, with very reasonable prices. Service was flawless.”
“Very atmospheric place...If you want to feel the medieval ambiance, ease come here...The food is tasty and simple like hundreds of years ago....Big yard and you can explore it..Thanks!”
- Inconsistent service · a 1-star review describes an annoyed waitress and no one taking the order after a long wait
- No wheelchair access · entrance and parking, according to Google
