Guesthouse and Restaurant

~ taste domestic and traditional dishes ~

The restaurant Avsenik is well known for its good, home-made, traditional Slovenian cuisine.

Our chefs can also prepare other international delicacies, as guests from all over the world come to our restaurant.

We offer a la carte dishes, business lunches and dinners, we prepare menus for companies, lunches and dinners for larger groups, daily and Sunday lunches, weddings at various events and weddings.

On the wine list, you will be offer a wide selection of carefully selected wines, which will delight your tasty meals.

We are proud that the story of a restaurant with a long tradition continues, but at the same time, it also changes with modern times.

On the menu of the restaurant Avsenik you will find traditional Slovenian dishes prepared by our chefs based on recipes from our grandmothers with a touch of a modern cuisine.

Culinary offer

Our restaurant is known for its excellent home-made Slovenian food. We host guests from all over the world, so you can also find international specialties in our offer.
You can choose between dishes from our menu, you can arrange business-meetings, menus for small private groups, lunch or dinner for big groups, daily or Sunday lunch, catering for various events in the big hall „under the Avsenik umbrella“ and weddings.

Capacities

Hall »Pod Avsenikovo marelo«

The biggest prerogative of our location is certainly the huge hall "Under Avsenik's umbrella", which has daylight and can accommodate up to 350 guests. Hall got it's name because of round shape. At stage in the hall at least twice a week, ensembles are performing and guests can dance and party.

The hall hosts television shows, music competitions, concerts and theater performances. It is suitable for anyone who organizes a business event, ceremony, an important jubilee, team building, a promotional or business conference, where you will invite selected business partners and colleagues. Layouts in the hall are possible from a cinema, banquet to a cabaret.... Dinner layout can accommodate up to 300, people in a cinema setting up to 350. The large stage enables performances for ensembles, choirs, dance and theater ensembles, modern technical equipment ensures quality sound, picture and lighting.

A la carte restaurant »Na Golici«

Elegant, surrounded by precious wood, the restaurant "On Golica" gives you a pleasant mood. For the well-being you get a warm fireplace, the sisters offer you intimacy with your pampering for two. It is suitable for day and Sunday lunches, for an excellent lunch or dinner you can invite your business partners and friends.

Hall Roblek

Recently we have completely renovated the Hall Roblek. Stylish perfection, interior design, artistic stained-glass windows and luxurious wooden ceiling give the Roblek a touch of elegance and prestige. It can accommodate up to 80 guests and can organize seminars, small business conferences, meetings in various layouts. In Salon, you will feel great at a delicious lunch or dinner, and is ideal for the company that is closed, as well as for the intimate atmosphere in the sipires.

Room »Pri Jozovcu«

Room Pri Jožovcu continues the tradition of the inn from 1865. With a touch of modernity, the room at Jožovec gives you a homey, welcoming atmosphere. The refurbished inn facilities are perfect for socializing with friends, for company trips, meetings, business lunches and dinners. In the Room Pri Jožovcu there is enough space for the closed companies up to 25 guests.

Summer garden under chestnuts

The pleasant natural shade, which is offered by the cheered chestnuts, attracts visitors to the summer garden, which can accommodate up to 200 guests, in the warm summer evenings is a venue for music events with live music and dancing. An imaginative children's corner with a slide, which is set up in the garden, is based on the theme of the surrounding hills and offers your toddler a short-term game and entertainment. Treat yourself to a great lunch or dinner in a beautiful garden.

History

The beginning of the restaurant Pr’ Jožovcu in Begunje goes way back to 1865, when Janez und Katarina Avsenik bought the house from woodworker Jožovc and turned it into a inn and named it after the woodworker Pr’ Jožovc.

Janez was a carriage driver and took many tourists to the nearest surroundings, also to Begunje. They were from all over the world, among them very many English people who enjoyed the fresh air, the beautiful scenery and nature in Begunje.

Local people were surprised when Katarina planted chestnut trees instead of fruit trees in the garden terrace. Over the years they saw that the chestnut trees give a much better shadow and are also an indispensable part of the garden, especially in the spring when the trees blossom.

The chestnut trees, the name and also the appearance of the restaurant remained in the family from generation to generation all over the years. The original recipes from grandmother Jožovc, which were also carefully treasured from mother Mara, who was also an excellent cook, remained the same. The happy atmosphere, which was typical of the inn has been kept till today and that is why guests like to come back again and again.

Ivan Avsenik was a great music enthusiast and he encouraged the children to play instruments since very early ages. Since the first performance of all four children Slavko, Vilko, Majda and Janez in the garden under the chestnuts trees, music has been an important part of the restaurant.

In 1988 Slavko and Brigita renovated the inn and handed it to their son Gregor Avsenik and his wife Katarina who continue the tradition.