The Friendly Bear

Restaurant

Explore the delicious menu of The Friendly Bear.

Main menu

Dips

  • Humus – 200 Grams | €7.6
  • Appetizer with eggplant – 200 Grams | €7.6
  • Guacamole – 200 Grams | €7.6
  • Trio of vegan appetizers – eggplant, hummus, guacamole; served with Kalamata olives, cracked hot pepper and baked bread – 450 Grams | €13.9

Salads

  • Panzanella salad – red tomato, cucumbers, olives, red onion, capers, parmesan, croutons – 350 Grams | €8.2
  • Eggplant salad – with chickpeas, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickled red onions, croutons – 350 Grams | €8.2
  • Salad with pickled pears and goat cheese – with mixed salads, pine nuts, dried cranberries, honey dressing – 350 Grams | €8.95
  • Friendly Bear Salad – boiled potatoes, olives, roasted pepper, arugula, vinaigrette – 300 Grams | €7.85
  • Salad with bacon and baked cow's cheese – with tomatoes, cucumbers, mixed salads, roasted walnuts and honey – 350 Grams | €8.95
  • Shopska salad – tomatoes, cucumbers, cow's cheese, pickled red onions, roasted peppers, olives, cracked chillies, parsley – 350 Grams | €8.1

Soup

  • Fish soup with 3 types of fish, vegetables and fresh herbs – 350 Milliliters | €5.6
  • Pork knuckle soup – Better than tripe soup – 350 Milliliters | €5.1

Vegetarian dishes

  • Potato meatballs breaded with panko breadcrumbs – with mixed salads, garlic milk sauce and roasted carrot with honey and cumin – 3 Pieces | €9.7
  • Bulgur with asparagus and sauteed vegetables – 350 Grams | €9.15
  • Polenta with mushrooms – with Parmesan cheese and thyme chips – 300 Grams | €9.7
  • Cheese on a plate – with a mix of salads, tomatoes, cucumbers and pickled red onions and roasted carrot with honey and cumin – 350 Grams | €10.9
  • Polenta with bulgarian white cheese – Parmesan cheese and roasted peppers, fried cherry tomatoes, balsamic reduction and herbal vinaigrette – 350 Grams | €9.7
  • Stuffed eggplant – with mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes with tomato sauce and parsley pesto – 350 Grams | €9.2

To share

  • Meat delicacies from Bulgarian producers – 180 Grams | €12.1
  • Hard cheeses from Bulgarian producers – 180 Grams | €10.1
  • Mix plateau for a large company – appetizer with eggplant, hummus, meat delicacies, cheeses, olives, cracked hot pepper, paprika bacon, baked bread – 550 Grams | €21.65
  • Pickled chili peppers with baked sheep cheese – 200 Grams | €8.5
  • Green bean pickle with sweet chili – 180 Grams | €5.9
  • Paprika bacon with baked bread and patterned salt – 150 Grams | €5.1
  • Pickled olives with lemon, fresh onions and herbs – 150 Grams | €4.25

Meat dishes

  • Slow cooked beef cheeks – with root vegetable puree, horseradish dip and baked onions with smoked pepper – 350 Grams | €21.65
  • Fried wings with garlic, dill and soy sauce – 400 Grams | €9.3
  • Slow roast lamb with mushrooms – with a mix of green salads, cucumbers, radishes, lemon dressing and cracked hot pepper – 350 Grams | €19.75
  • Marinated pork ribs – with homemade royal pickle – 450 Grams | €14.4
  • Breaded pork tenderloin schnitzel – with french fries, herb oil and tartar sauce – 400 Grams | €14.15
  • Polenta with bacon, cheddar and melted smoked cheese – 400 Grams | €10.5

Grill

  • Chicken breast steak – 250 Grams | €9.05
  • Pork steak from the neck – 300 Grams | €9.05
  • Kebabs 2 pcs – 100% fresh hand-cut meat of the old Bulgarian breed "Danube White Pig" with coarsely ground lyutenitsa and cabbage salad with carrots – 400 Grams | €9.25
  • Meatballs 2 pcs – 100% fresh hand-cut meat of the old Bulgarian breed "Danube White Pig" with coarsely ground lyutenitsa and cabbage salad with carrots – 400 Grams | €9.25
  • Great Plateau – pork neck steak, chicken breast steak, 2 pork kebabs, 2 pork meatballs, coarsely ground chutney, cracked hot pepper – 1 Kilograms | €27.7

Trimmings

  • Crushed potatoes – with cream cheese and smoked paprika – 250 Grams | €3.9
  • Roasted vegetables – zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, eggplant, onion, thyme – 200 Grams | €6.25
  • Coarsely ground lyutenitsa – 100 Grams | €1.9
  • Homemade royal pickle – 200 Grams | €5.9
  • Slightly spicy carrot pore – 150 Grams | €4
  • Root vegetable puree – 150 Grams | €4

Fish dishes

  • Trout fillet on a plate – with pickled vegetables (zucchini, mushrooms, eggplant, carrots, onions) and parsley pesto – 450 Grams | €15.1
  • Fish & Chips – breaded white fish fillet, french fries, tartar sauce – 350 Grams | €10.2

Offal dishes

  • Beef tongue sandwich – with caramelized onions, tartare with coarse-grained mustard and salad with arugula, capers and radishes – 350 Grams | €13.6
  • Lamb head in butter – boneless, served with baked bread with herb butter, mixed salads and cracked hot pepper – 350 Grams | €14.1
  • Pork liver in a pan – with fresh onions, pickled green beans with sweet chili and fried cherry tomatoes – 350 Grams | €9.85
  • Baked pork ears – 300 Grams | €9.85
  • Chicken hearts with fresh onions – with slightly spicy carrot puree, thyme chips and roasted onions with smoked pepper – 350 Grams | €9.96

Desserts

  • Classic tiramisu with mascarpone and Marsala wine – 1 Pieces | €5.1
  • Crème brûlée with Baileys – 1 Pieces | €5.5
  • Cheesecake with Nutella in a jar – 1 Pieces | €3.9

Drinks

Hot and cold drinks

  • Cafe Dimello – 30 Milliliters | €1.8
  • Decaffeinated coffee – 30 Milliliters | €2
  • Cappuccino – 120 Milliliters | €2.9
  • Frappé – 200 Milliliters | €2.6
  • Kana tea – 400 Milliliters | €2.6
  • Copper – 1 Pieces | €0.5
  • A jug of milk – 1 Pieces | €0.3

Soft drinks

  • Mineral water Bankya – 330 Milliliters | €1.5, 1 Liters | €2.9
  • Carbonated mineral water San Pellegrino – 750 Milliliters | €7.2
  • Ayran – 300 Milliliters | €2
  • Homemade lemonade with mint – 300 Milliliters | €3.6
  • Soda – 250 Milliliters | €2
  • Coca-Cola – 250 Milliliters | €2
  • Tonic – 250 Milliliters | €2
  • Schweps – 250 Milliliters | €2

Draught beer

  • Warthog – 400 Milliliters | €2.7
  • Erdinger Weiss – 400 Milliliters | €4.6

Beer bottle

  • Shumen Bomb – 330 Milliliters | €1.8
  • Young beer – 330 Milliliters | €1.8
  • Carlsberg – 330 Milliliters | €3.1
  • Tuborg – 330 Milliliters | €2.7
  • Budweiser – 330 Milliliters | €3.1
  • Grimbergen Blonde – 330 Milliliters | €3.9
  • Grimbergen Double Amber – 330 Milliliters | €3.9
  • Pirin District – 500 Milliliters | €2.6
  • Shumen 100% malt – 500 Milliliters | €2.6
  • Fruit beer Garage - strawberry / lemon – 500 Milliliters | €3.2
  • Sider Summersby – 330 Milliliters | €3.1
  • Non-alcoholic beer Carlsberg – 330 Milliliters | €3.4

Brandy

  • Sungurlarska grape mature, Slavyantsi – 50 Milliliters | €2.9
  • Rosalza grape 5 years old, Chateau Copsa – 50 Milliliters | €5.9
  • Grandpa's Grape Twist, Domaine Menada – 50 Milliliters | €2.3
  • Special Magura grape winery, Magura winery – 50 Milliliters | €3.6
  • Cultural Spicy, Red Misket, Karabunar Winery – 50 Milliliters | €3.1
  • Danube brandy special with muscat hot pepper – 50 Milliliters | €5.1
  • Burgas Muscat Special – 50 Milliliters | €2.3
  • Muscat Aristocrat 3 years old, Karnobat – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Burgas 63 barrels of muscat Ottonel 5 years. – 50 Milliliters | €4.1
  • Vratsa violet, mature misket – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Troyanska plum aged for 3 years. – 50 Milliliters | €2.6
  • Zlatna dolina slivova, 6 years old, Serbia – 50 Milliliters | €5.6
  • Cruel Zemun Premium Pear, Serbia – 50 Milliliters | €4.4
  • Cruel Zemun premium quince, Serbia – 50 Milliliters | €4.4
  • Old apricot aged, Troyan – 50 Milliliters | €3.9
  • Smokinova Premium Reserve, Isperih – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Meadows Zlatna Dolina, Serbia – 50 Milliliters | €6.1
  • Honey plum, Isperih – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Old hook vineyard premium 10 years old, Macedonia – 50 Milliliters | €3.6
  • Karlovo anise from the Rose Valley, grape – 50 Milliliters | €4.1

Gin

  • Beefiter – 50 Milliliters | €4.1
  • Hendrix – 50 Milliliters | €7.2

Anise

  • Yeni Rakı, Turkey – 50 Milliliters | €3.9
  • Mastic Karnobat – 50 Milliliters | €2.3
  • Ouzo Plomari, Greece – 50 Milliliters | €5.5, 200 Milliliters | €10.9
  • Pernod Ricard – 50 Milliliters | €3.9
  • Pastis Pernod – 50 Milliliters | €3.6

Scotch

  • Johnnie Walker, 12 years old. – 50 Milliliters | €7.2

Bourbon

  • Makers Mark Kentucky Straight – 50 Milliliters | €7.2

Irish whiskey

  • Jameson – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Bushmills Black Bush – 50 Milliliters | €5.4

Malt

  • Glenfiddich 12 years old. – 50 Milliliters | €9.2

Tennessee Whiskey

  • Jack Daniels – 50 Milliliters | €6.1

Vodka

  • Finland – 50 Milliliters | €2.9
  • Russian Standard – 50 Milliliters | €2.9
  • Beluga – 50 Milliliters | €9.2

Rum

  • Sailor Jerry Spice, Caribbean Netherlands – 50 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Zacapa, 23 years old, Guatemala – 50 Milliliters | €9.2

Cognac & Brands

  • Pliska 10 years old. HO – 50 Milliliters | €5.1
  • Rémy Martin V.S.O.P., France – 50 Milliliters | €10.2

Digestives

  • Jägermeister, Germany – 25 Milliliters | €2.3
  • Branca Menta, Italy – 25 Milliliters | €2.3

Tequila

  • Olmec golden, Mexico – 25 Milliliters | €3.4
  • Olmec silver, Mexico – 25 Milliliters | €3.4

Liqueurs

  • Baileys – 50 Milliliters | €4.1
  • Mint Cave – 50 Milliliters | €2.2
  • Mint Pastille Gifard, France – 50 Milliliters | €5.1

Cocktails

  • Bloody Mary – 250 Milliliters | €7.6
  • Aperol Syringe – 250 Milliliters | €7.6
  • Gin Tonic – 250 Milliliters | €7.6

Wine list

Sparkling wine

  • Prosecco Sergio Mioneto Treviso DOC – Spumante Brutus, Italy – 200 Milliliters | €7.7, 750 Milliliters | €20.4

White wine

  • Sauvignon Blanc, Silver Angel, Midalidare – 375 Milliliters | €9.7
  • Sauvignon Blanc, Angels Estate – 375 Milliliters | €9.2, 750 Milliliters | €15.3
  • Pinot Grigio, Villa Maria, New Zealand – 750 Milliliters | €32.7
  • Chardonnay, Purcari 1827, Moldova – 375 Milliliters | €11, 750 Milliliters | €20.4

Rose

  • Sauvignon Blanc Blush Private Bin, Villa Maria, New Zealand – 750 Milliliters | €32.7
  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache, Angels Estate, Bulgaria – 375 Milliliters | €8.7, 750 Milliliters | €15.3
  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Rara Neagra, Purcari 1827, Moldova – 375 Milliliters | €11, 750 Milliliters | €18.4
  • Pinot Grigio Premium, Canti, Italy – 750 Milliliters | €15.3

Fruit wine

  • Fruit wine Malini, Trastena, Bulgaria – 750 Milliliters | €30.5
  • Raspberry and Merlot Fruit Wine, Trastena, Bulgaria – 750 Milliliters | €28.1
  • Fruit wine Strawberries with mint, Trastena, Bulgaria – 750 Milliliters | €18.4

Red wine

  • Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, Midalidare – 375 Milliliters | €10.7, 750 Milliliters | €18.2
  • Rubin, Cheval, Katarzyna – 750 Milliliters | €12.3
  • Syrah, pti verdo and primitive, Kapatovo – 375 Milliliters | €19.9, 750 Milliliters | €29.6
  • Organic Merlot, Callisto, Katarzyna – 750 Milliliters | €12.8
  • Pinot Noir, Villa Maria, New Zealand – 750 Milliliters | €34.8
  • Merlot, Canty, Italy – 750 Milliliters | €13.8

Draft white wine

  • Pinot Grigio, Kiwi Cuvé, France – 150 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Sauvignon Blanc, Medi Valley, Bulgaria – 150 Milliliters | €3.6, 500 Milliliters | €8.2, 1 Liters | €15.3

Bulk rosé

  • Cabernet Franc, Kiwi Cuvée, France – 150 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Medi Valley, Bulgaria – 150 Milliliters | €3.6, 500 Milliliters | €8.2, 1 Liters | €15.3

Draft red wine

  • Pinot Noir, Kiwi Cuvée, France – 150 Milliliters | €4.6
  • Blend, Medi Valley, Bulgaria – 150 Milliliters | €3.6, 500 Milliliters | €8.2, 1 Liters | €15.3
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Sofia, ul. Slavyanska 23
Monday - Friday: 17.00 - 23.00
Saturday - Sunday: 12.00 - 23.00
Phone for reservations: 0876 122 114

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