I have dined at restaurants all across the price spectrum and from every cuisine in the world. This is hands down one of the best dining experiences I've had to date.
There's two things that really determine if this restaurant is for you:
The food is pricy. There is no way around that. The entrees are $55. Desserts sit at $25. Caviar and the like runs over $125. Cocktails are $25.
This is not meant for a get in and get out dining experience. We dined for 3 hours and ordered all the courses, but I would caution you away if you're not willing to be sociable and ask questions.
If you accept the first two conditions you are in for the time of your life.
Victoria, the owner and host of the evening, accommodated my group of 5 guys. She only seats 8 people for the entire evening, and we had the restaurant all to ourselves for the evening. She's an incredible woman.
I'm obsessed with food, food history and the like, and Victoria walked us through everything we ordered, the origins of each dish, and how to eat everything.
I'm sober, but my buddies said the vodka and cocktails were incredible. My buddy ordered a vodka flight and I was fascinated by Victoria's explanation of the distilling process of Vodka.
We did the smallest order of Caviar (it's too rich for my blood), but I wanted to taste. It was unlike anything I had tasted and I was impressed.
We also ordered some Foie Gras Mousse which was delicious. There was enough for a bite of each for everyone at the table, which was lovely.
I can confidently say the Borscht I ordered is the best soup (which I can now understand why Victoria says it's not really even a soup) I've eaten. It's rich and delicious. My buddy who hates soup ordered it on a whim and was blown away.
The Entrees were all stellar. The Satsivy I ordered was an excellent take on a duck dish. It was rich and vibrant, complemented with dates and pickled carrots. I will be ordering the Pelmeni next time because I tried my friend's and it was incredible.
We concluded with Napoleon for dessert, which was amazing. It reminded me of a crepe mixed with Bakalva, flaky and creamy.
The food was delicious, Victoria and her son Felipe were the peak of hospitality. I hope I get the privilege of...
Read moreWe had such an amazing experience at Red Square. Victoria, the owner treats you like family as soon you walk in. She went through every part of the menu section by section. She walked us through our vodka flight tasting and helped us pick out our martinis. Banana and lemon tea martinis were great and they were 10 oz each. You only need one. For an appetizer, we went with the oysters and I was hesitant eating crème fresh with oysters but I think I have been eating oysters wrong my whole life with hot sauce. These oysters had crème fresh, dill, lemon and salt and were delicious and so fresh. For our entrees we had the satsivy Duck and beef stroganoff, both were incredible. I crave the satsivy duck everyday and wish I ordered 2 of them. I don’t recall the name of the dessert but it was puff pastry with homemade cream in the middle of each layer and just the perfect amount of sweetness. I wish I could of given 10 stars. Service from Victoria and her son was OUTSTANDING!! They were so attentive and very family oriented. We loved hearing stories of her food and how personable she was to us. I was very skeptical that the vodka wouldn’t have a taste, smell or a hangover but I was very surprised on how smooth the flight was and no repercussions in the morning. I can’t wait to go back and couldn’t say enough about our experience. Thank you Victoria and your son for such an amazing night! I would...
Read moreLooks like a romantic little place from the outside. The night we went it was very quiet, only two other tables. The food was good but quite overpriced for what we got. The borscht and pelmeni were outstanding. The caviar seemed smaller than the 1/2 ounce on the menu and was served with thin cold blini and melted butter which I did not care for. Chicken Kiev and Foie gras were pretty good. Martinis were good and very cold; but for all the talk about the "200 kinds of vodka" they had behind the bar, no mention of what vodka was in them. All the martinis were with a fruit or a juice base. I wanted a plain martini but none was listed and I couldn't understand the answer of "It would be too strong" The drink was $25 and though large and cold I would have preferred one not diluted with pickle or grapefruit juice. I appreciated that the owner came to the table to explain the food, but I thought she was quite overbearing and somewhat condescending. She approached us as though we knew absolutely nothing about the food being served. This is a restaurant where you are going to spend around $400.00 for a meal for two so I imagine most people going there are food-educated and not just stumbling off the street after a day at the beach. I would go back next time I'm in the area but would skip the caviar and stick with the borscht...
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