Qetostan — Restaurant in Tbilisi

The ambiance of this place is pleasant. Hopes were high as we took our seats and ordered our food. Then the chicken barbeque arrived. A flat over cooked piece of something. Imagine the sole of an old shoe. I wondered where the bread was or indeed the fries or the other main course. Maybe they had got lost on their way to the table. Sadly we never found out. After an hour of waiting we asked where the rest of the food was. How long does it take to cook fries? ‘The kitchen is very busy’ was the reply. Which was difficult to understand as there were only three tables occupied. Shrugging of shoulders and more promises of ‘only 5 minutes’ did not convince us that the food might arrive before the dawn of a new day. We paid for what we’d had and left. Which was the first good decision I’d made...

No No no! Everything went bad. It looked so cute the evening before, but the inside had plastic plants, construction workers dropped mortar on our table and they hammered water on the marquis so it sounded like a storm in the restaurant, my backpack got some water on it before I saved it. The food was too salty even for us who usually put some extra on. And because we didn't get any potato/rice with the stews we wondered, apparently Georgian eats with bread, so we wished for that. The waiter went away without communicating with us for ca 15 min to buy bread. We got 15% discount, but it's also a pricey place...

The prices on the bill do not match the prices on the menu. Overpriced!!!! The waiter recommended us homemade lemonade, on the bill was 17.5 gels for a 300ml glass. A lot!!!! Two lemonades added a lot our bill. Khinkali and Georgian salad are tasty, lemonade too. We received bread we didn't order. We thought it was a "waiting box" from the kitchen. It was also on the bill. The waiter was nice and helpful. The owner cordially invited us to the premises. To sum up: the food is tasty, the service friendly, the atmosphere of the place pleasant. It's the high prices that bring this place down in...