Orsha Restaurants

The Railway Station is the Jewell in the Crown of Orsha's establishments. It is very clean and modern, air conditioned and has an international feel to it. Amongst the shops, bars and banks inside, is a first floor restaurant. Follow the signs to it from the entrance.

Once upstairs, you will enter a spacious lounge. The restaurant is very clean with marble floors and wood pannelled walls. I was not aware of any air conditioning in the restaurant itself, but the high ceilings and marble floor kept the summer temperature comfortable. In the lounge area are two sofas, toilets and an impressive suit of armour. The toilets were very clean (a welcome change for Belarus).

The service at this restaurant was very good by Belarussian standards. The menu was a mix of international dishes and local cuisine but beware, it is all in Russian! During the evening, a fiddler came to our table and played a few tunes which was fun. Although the price is reasonable by western standards, not many townsfolk can afford to eat here. We were one of only two tables for the whole evening.

Favorite Dish: The salads are very good appetizers and are very fresh.

For main course we chose "Hunter's Meats" which consisted of a mix of meat, primarily elk, which was very tasty.

The kids had ice cream for dessert and we had coffee. The coffee is typical Belarus style: a bit like Turkish, strong with thick grounds at the bottom.

Local wine is reasonably palatable, but you must have a few shots of vodka for a really authentic evening!