Save The Ales — Restaurant in Bishkek City

What a funky hidden outdoor bar! My partner and I visited this restaurant several times while in Bishkek and enjoyed the different platters they serve, as well as some of the lighter beers.

The outdoor seating area is really nice, the toilets are semi-clean and the staff is attentive, although pretty slow most of the time. As with every restaurant in Kyrgyzstan, you cannot expect the meals to be served in the right order, but the staff here did it pretty well.

As for the menu, there’s a nice mix between Mexican and Thai style dishes, and the ones we tried were delicious! Loved the vegetarian and vegan dishes as well. Prices are definitely on the steep side, so be sure to expect at least €15-20 for a meal + drink(s).

One of the nicest breweries in town, worth 4/5...

Very poor service. Waitress took all of our orders separately, constantly leaving our table in the middle of us ordering and wouldn’t return for 5-10 mins in between taking orders for our large party. They were also out of stock of many things on the menu. Usually that would be understandable, but the waitress didn’t inform us that they were out of beef until we flagged her down 30 minutes after ordering when we were asking how much longer our food would be. The upstairs room also did not play music- we were literally sitting in silence in a pub/bar. Definitely would not recommend coming here, especially if it’s your first...

Service was good with staff kind and nice but food was very slow to come out ~50 mins so don't come here if you are hungry! Onion rings were okay but definitely recommend giraffe coffee around the corner for some fantastic ones. Also ordered the shrimp taco which was tasty and the steak burger was so so. The beers were not great but their lager would be my pick if I had to pick one to drink. Sweet ciders with some fruits I was unfamiliar with so worth a try. Happy to drop in again if I was in the area but not worth a...