Actor Restaurant — Restaurant in Tashkent

The best meal we had in Tashkent! If you had been having Uzbek food, try this Azerbaijani gem, that brings a refined, elegant taste of broader Central Asia.

We had been traveling in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for 2 weeks. It was so refreshing to try Azerbaijani food, which is less greasy. The food shines with its fresh ingredients, and offered authentic Azerbaijani flavor. Its a beloved restaurant by the local Azerbaijani community.

The new owner is a Ph.D. Physicist who is passionate about sourcing freshest ingredients from the market and the food is amazing. Ahh, and we had the best wine at Actor during our time in Uzbekistan.

The restaurant is called Actors, because it's right next to the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre. The lobby has Aberjhani costumes for customers to try, and the restaurant itself has pictures of many famous actors. The live music is also a lovely touch.

Highly recommend if you are in Tashkent! All the dishes we had...

We visited this last night, group of 5 for dinner. We were a bit late around 10 pm and the restraint was actually complete empty. We ordered a salad, couple of beef dishes and couple of lamb/fish (menu is almost all beef). Salad portion was very very small, it literally came in a small bowl. Both the fish and lamb were very average in taste and portion size. My friends tried beef and they found it good. We also tried a lime-ish drink (pineapple guava fruit which is local to Tajikistan) and that was super unique. The lady who was serving us (a young girl) was very polite and helpful The team is Actors so you will find pictures of famous actors all over the world on walls.

I must say the prices are much higher than comparable restaurants around specially for thr portion sizes Ambiance: cool Servoce: very good Food:...

I had dinner here and enjoyed it although the owners gave my sister glares all night which ruined the atmosphere a little. However we returned again the next night and I asked if the restaurant was open and was told no, then I saw customers entering. Maybe there was a miscommunication and the lady I spoke to was trying to communicate that there were no tables available but i doubt that because we came at a not busy time and the woman didn't even check the availability. Also a waiter came outside and made eye contact with us and then immediately went back inside so the snub felt personal. I should mention that I'm British and don't speak Russian so maybe that...