Dear Doroty

When the price of food in Poland is so ridiculously cheap by Australian standards, why wouldn't you suggest to the Beautiful Husband a restaurant recommended by no less than the Michelin guide?
After a fabulous review in "In Your Pocket", I chose Wesele in the main square of Krakow. We were presented with food menus, but no wine list. We ordered our food and asked for wine. The food and the wine arrived at the same time. Now, when my plate of goose lands, I want to tuck in straight away, not sit there like a goose waiting politely while the waiter goes through the slow process of uncorking and getting the Beautiful Husband to ensure the wine is not corked (as if he'd know anything about corked wine). By the time the food has arrived, I expect to have at least one glass of wine down my gullet! We ordered two sides, beetroot and steamed vegetables. Beetroot was yummy, vegetables were...fresh from the freezer!!!!! Excuse me, Mr Michelin, I have a quibble with your selection criteria.
And therein ends the meal. No suggestion from the waiter that we may have liked dessert. In fact, not even a glance in our direction. We sat and finished our bottle of wine and felt somewhat disappointed.
Next night, I suggest another restaurant mentioned in "In Your Pocket". The review is pretty good, although the line "slightly more ambience than a milk bar" could cause some people to look elsewhere. That would be a mistake.
The waitress (maybe the owner?) spoke perfect English even though the place was packed with locals, and helped us with our selections. I ordered pork stew ($3.47, I kid you not), buckwheat ($1.21) and beer. Beautiful Husband had chicken breast with mushrooms ($4.16) salad, french fries and two glasses of wine. Total bill $18.75. But that's not the point. The service was excellent, the meats tender, the salad fresh and tasty, the buckwheat, well, it was buckwheaty. We were happy. We'd eat there every night if we lived here.