Rough Guides

"This restaurant dishes up frog risotto, a rich and spicy frog-and-eel brudet (stew) and other local treats."

Lonely Planet

"Try them fried or grilled, or in a Neretva brudetto, combining eel and frog into a flavourful stew, spiced to your liking and served with polenta."

Croatia Times

"This particular variety, a specialty of the Neretva River region just north of Peljesac, is made from eels and frogs in a spicy broth flavored with paprika and bay leaves. If you’re feeling up to trying it, venture over to Villa Neretva or Duda & Mate in Metkovic."

Mila Hvilshoj

"Come to Vid and discover the ancient Roman settlement of Narona before delving into an eel and frog pot at Restaurant Đuđa & Mate along the river."

Adriatic Route

"Exquisite Neretvian culinary skills and healthy natural food prepared by the original Neretvian recipes: famous Neretva stew of eels and frogs, eel on the spit, coot, grilled or hunter style."

Olja Ljubišić

"Do you fancy deep-fried frogs, eel stew or homemade cheese surrounded by the swamp? It’s an extraordinary experience."

John J. Goddard

"And then there is the crowning glory of Neretva cuisine, the regional brudet of eels and whole frogs in spicy paprika broth, served with fat dumplings of polenta and plenty of fresh bread to soak up the juices."

Kasandra Draganić

"I have to admit I loved the frogs, I just had to try really hard to not to think of eating frogs. I ate all of them. Stew was spicy and well-seasoned and, with a glass of tasty white wine, went down smoothly."

Croatia 365 Gourmet

"Đuđa & Mate mainly offer traditional dishes from the area, and they are best known for they tasty frog and eel brudet stew. The sauce was especially tasty, in which those snake-like fish were “chasing” the frogs, whilst we chased both of them."