Kishlak — Restaurant in Almaty

UPD: Came back here again and were disappointed. Let the ladies who work here serve you. When the guys serve you, they are VERY innatentive. Our order was messed up three times - we asked for no onions, that was ignored twice. One of the things we ordered wasnt available but we were only told about that 15 minutes into our meal, plus an item was added to our order which we didn’t order. Be very careful and check everything before you pay your bill!!!

Original review: What a cozy place! We loved it here - ordered a veggie and meat salad + another salad with beets, apricots, apples and walnuts, some shish kabobs, kazy and ginger tea. Everything was amazing, especially the shish kabob. The service was warm and friendly, we want to come back just for that. And the...

Great food! Very good service and friendly atmosphere. We totally recommend the Pilav and kebabs - they were simply amazing. The tea and wine were also great, we ordere 2nd servings of both, we could not get enough. The sheesha service was exeptional - first a sheesha muster comes to you to choose the flavour and get to know your preferences. He than came to check and adjust the sheesha several times throughout the night. Great service as mentioned :) The only con I can think of is the very loud music that was being played and singed live during a part of our evening. Not my kind of music, but that's not the con, it was simply too loud to be able to talk around the table. But it stopped at some point :) very good choice for a night...

Traditional Kazakh cuisine is the traditional food of the Kazakh people. It is focused on mutton and horse meat, as well as various milk products. For hundreds of years, Kazakhs were herders who raised fat-tailed sheep, Bactrian camels, and horses, relying on these animals for transportation, clothing, and food. The cooking techniques and major ingredients have been strongly influenced by the nation's nomadic way of life. For example, most cooking techniques are aimed at long-term preservation of food. There is a large practice of salting and drying meat so that it will last, and there is a preference for sour milk, as it is easier to save in a...