Daquise Restaurant

Daquise Restaurant

The legendary oldest polish restaurant Daquise has been proudly serving delicious, traditional polish cuisine since 1947 at the heart of London's South

Daquise Polish Restaurant

Situated in the very heart of London’s South Kensington, the legendary Daquise has been serving delicious, traditional Polish cuisine for over sixty years.

Since 1947 we have welcomed many esteemed guests and played a small part in the history of both London and Poland.

Roman Polanski regularly stopped by for dumplings and goulash whilst filming Repulsion, as did Edward Raczynski, the President of Poland in exile, who anointed Daquise his unofficial headquarters and planned many campaigns to over throw the Communist regime from our tables.

There is nothing that would please us more than to welcome you to our restaurant and together uphold the legend of Daquise.

http://daquise.co.uk

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Robin Ashenden reviews Restaurant Daquis | Ceel.org.uk

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The London Foodie: London Restaurant Reviews - Gessler at Daquise

Daquise, London SW7 | The Independent

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Having once enjoyed all the fringe benefits that come with a Polish mother-in-law, I have the kind of latent appetite for beetroot, dumplings, sour cream and anything to do with cabbage that only a good son-in-law can have.

But I'm here for mother-in-law food: pirogi (ravioli-like dumplings stuffed with mushrooms or cheese), golabki (cabbage rolls), platski (potato pancakes) and bigos (meat and cabbage hunter's stew), all of which just happen to feature on Daquise's special Polish platter.

Daquise stocks a range of three different Polish beers, including my favourite, the refreshing and nicely hoppy Lech, and nine different vodkas, including the wonderful Zubrowka bison-grass vodka.

Given that I am starting with beer and vodka and going on to dumplings and pancakes, I attempt to order a light starter, momentarily forgetting I'm in a Polish restaurant.

With traditional Polish cooking and lots of Polish vodkas and beers, the restaurant will give you a taste for Eastern European hospitality before - or instead of - leaving.

Daquise rises from the ashes | London Evening Standard

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ES Food Newsletter There is something irresistibly romantic about Daquise, the Polish restaurant in South Kensington that has just reopened after being gutted by fire last September.

Indeed, at one point Daquise was the unofficial headquarters of Edward Raczynski, the Polish president-in-exile from 1979 to 1986.

Daquise's main claim to fame, apart from being London's first Polish restaurant, is that it was where Christine Keeler regularly met with Yevgeny Ivanov, the senior naval attaché at the Russian embassy.

Since Poland joined the EU in 2004, Daquise has become a home from home for a new generation of Polish expats, most of them eager to sample the authentic cuisine.

Daquise is situated at the rear of South Kensington Tube.

Fancy a Polish? | Life and style | The Guardian

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There's a tiny Polish restaurant by South Kensington tube station in London called Daquise.

Their restaurant in the Polish capital, U Kucharzy, is updated back-to-basics: geese roasted then carved at table, pierogi dumplings handmade to order, proper zurek – the ethereal rich-sour soup made with fermented rye bread.

Now the Turkish delis all have a good range of Polish food."

Inga Wojciechowska, who co-owns the high-end deli Polsmak in north London, says, "Sausages such as kabanos and podwawelska have always been popular, but more of our British customers are now buying Polish buttermilk and smoked fish.

The relaunched Daquise, quaintly formal, respectfully hospitable, its chefs in old-fashioned toques (chef's hats), complements the modern appreciation of Polish food.

Daquise | Restaurants in South Kensington, London

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In May 2013 regulars were distressed at news that this much-loved grande dame of London Polish restaurants (established 1947) was to close.

The premises were given a makeover in 2009 by the Polish Gessler restaurant dynasty, producing a shabby-chic, light and airy look: walls stripped back to uneven plaster, plain wooden tables and fresh flowers.

All the Polish favourites such as zurek, barszcz and pierogi can be relied upon here.

Mains are assembled directly at the table from well-worn saucepans, borne by the chefs who lovingly prepared the dishes.

Succulent chicken poached in light broth with tender vegetables and silky own-made pasta is comfort-food extraordinaire.

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