“The restaurant has been operating since Študentski domovi v Ljubljani were established, namely from 1952. It was designed by a renowned Slovenian architect engineer Ivan Štrukelj, the same as the first dormitories in Rožna dolina. During the long years of its operation it got a nickname “Menza (Canteen)” which is recognized as a building in Ljubljana.

In 2013 it was renovated as part of a project* in which students of architecture, landscaping and painting contributed their ideas for the renovation of the space and name. This is why today’s the architectural solution of “Rožna kuh'na” and bar “Rožni dol” maintains the intellectual openness of the space which emphasizes key ideas of architect Ravnikar. Magnificent black pillar are exposed to the large space in a noble manner and the black colour is repeated in the details and on the door. Light yellow-greenish colour of tables in the restaurant and small dining room matches the colour of two walls and colour of the recliner chairs in front of the TV. While refreshed chairs with a grey coating maintain the familiar traditional form. The black-green combination with white and grey in the bar which is reflected in the large mirrors gives the room refinement. The arrangement of tables accentuates corners. There is a lot of greenery on the white walls which brings a special charm to the space.

The restaurant in Menza is a place where students can get lunch or a la carte dishes, salads from the salad bar, pizzas and vegetarian food for an appropriate and subsidized price. The restaurant can also prepare dietetic lunches after a prior order. Pensioners also like to visit the restaurant and it is becoming more and more popular among those employed in nearby institutions and companies.

Visitors like to spend time in the internet corner of the lounging area in front of the television, they sit around the tables after lunch, absorbed in their projects or they go to the smaller dining room where residents are preparing art exhibitions.”

The Restaurant Rožna kuhna is open