Cafe Chiti — Restaurant in Tbilisi

Mixed impressions about this venue. I ordered mushroom soup and fettuccini with salmon in a cream sauce. Mushroom soup was outstanding in taste and the portion size was generous. A really fine rendition of mushroom soup! Unfortunately, the pasta was a let down. First off, the portion size was so small that even were I back to being four year's old, it would not have satisfied me and, frankly, the portion size served was so small as to be laughable. To serve an adult such a microportion is just a cheap affront to the customer and the owner should refrain from selling kiddie portions to adults; it is, in effect, a thinly veiled form of cheating. As for the recipe itself, the tagliatelle were cooked fine (aldente) and the cream sauce tasted good but there was a near absence of fish, four pinkie-nail size cubes by my count; the little bit of fish contained within, moreover, was blanched rather than a vivid pink, the color of salmon, at least fresh salmon. Simply, the sub-par fish served, whatever it actually was, disappointed. However, credit goes to the clever chef for producing something palatable out of something little more than cream and pasta but, absent salmon, it was a deceptive menu listing so, in the end, the customer gets neither quantity nor quality. As for the venue itself, with its standard oblong tables, I liked the room in the back to the left of the children's play area but not so much the front dining area that had arrayed seating reminiscent of a cheap-end fast food diner rather than a café. Moreover, the surface of the small table at which I sat was unclean with left over traces of food from the previous customer; I cleaned the table off myself with rubbing alcohol. That table should have been clean before I even entered the venue. There is a lot of bacterial festering on tables on which food is served to multiple customers everyday and it is not sufficient simply to wipe the table top with a dry or a semi-wet rag as I saw the waitress do on another table; that is just smearing bacterial around from table to table. Some antibacterial cleaning liquid should be bought from an outlet like Clean House to clean the table tops properly. (Postscript: after this insubstantial meal, I visited the nearby Lebanese venue Berytus for a hummus plate with pita and...

Likes: Grate warm Staff welcoming , special to the 2 ladies Anna & Kesnia “ they are trying their best to make the clients happy & avoiding the inconvenience caused by the kitchen.

nice cosy Atmosphere.

*having variety of Healthy brunches.

Pet friendly.

Dislikes:

Over priced Brunches. The orders not coming in the sequence requested The kitchen refused to Cook health scrambled egg “ only white egg without the yolk” 😔👎‼️. every plate served having wrong order and disappointed point :

1/ Darniki with poached egg & Salmon “ Served without the poached egg & the extra boild egg , the egg been served in different separate plate after 5 minutes 😳‼️. 2/Avocado Toast on Around Croissant with poached egg & Salmon ; “ requested to replace the salmon with fried chicken served with boiled chicken ‼️😳 & the round croissant is dry and not fluffy fresh. 3/The Rice porridge is too sticky less milk. 4/ the coffee shop does not have Stevia for diet people

Finally : the Taste is good but the kitchen need to be more...

Among the many cafes and brunch spots in Vake, Cafe Chiti truly stands out and has become our new favorite.

The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, making our experience truly enjoyable. The coffee is excellent, with the turmeric latte (coffee-based) being a standout. The waffles are fantastic, and there are plenty of tables to accommodate everyone (a recurring problem in other cafes, especially on the weekends). There’s even an extra space for children, away from the main cafe area.

A nice touch is that the staff provides free water, which is not something I’ve seen in many places around Tbilisi.

The waffles with scrambled eggs are the highlight of the menu, especially compared to the many other waffle places in Tbilisi. They offer zucchini or potato-based waffles, as well as chicken, shrimp, or salmon for protein.

All in all, a top brunch/cafe experience in Vake. Highly...