Stari Mlini is a family-run restaurant in an old mill on the Ljuta river at Dobrota near Kotor in Montenegro, which hosts private celebrations in two formats. A private section, in the Old Mill or the Canopy, takes up to 30 guests, and exclusive use of the whole restaurant takes up to 90. The setting is Kotor Bay, below the black mountains.
Seminars and company events
The events page does not offer meetings or conferences. It describes a venue for significant moments, and a company dinner or a team celebration can use the same two formats. A private section suits a small business dinner for up to 30 if the group accepts regular restaurant guests in other sections, while exclusive use gives privacy for up to 90.
Weddings and receptions
The page does not list weddings, but it covers celebrations of life events. Exclusive bookings allow music from a band or DJ, which city hall regulations limit to midnight. Music is not allowed for private-section bookings, as a courtesy to regular customers.
Rooms and capacities
Private section: up to 30 guests in the Old Mill or the Canopy. Full exclusive use: up to 90 guests across all venues. The listed areas are the Old Mill, the Canopy, the Garden and the Marina. The Old Mill is the well-preserved building over the river, with formal seating and historic artifacts.
Choose between the two formats by the guest list and the need for music. A private section keeps the cost lower but shares the restaurant with regular guests and allows no band or DJ, while exclusive use gives the whole site, the garden and the marina, and music until midnight.
Accommodation
The pages provided list no accommodation. Kotor Old Town is a few minutes away.
Catering
The menu is sea-to-table and farm-to-table, built on seasonal produce from local growers, the daily catch and 300-year-old culinary methods. A menu can be customized, with a menu, wine list, bread and cake pages on the site. A deposit secures a booking, and a cancellation inside 60 days of the event is subject to a fee.
History and setting
The restaurant sits in an old mill on Europe's shortest river, the Ljuta, embraced by the black mountains with views of the Montenegrin coast. It has been family-owned and operated for over 40 years, growing its own produce.
Getting there
Stari Mlini is minutes from Kotor Old Town on the main road at Ljuta, with signs to a private parking lot. It is accessible by land and water, and by air on rare occasions by arrangement.
