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Our first day in St. Petersburg we were on a day long tour and lunch was included. We stopped quite early, probably 11:30a.m. to have lunch at a restaurant called "Antalya." Located on a busy street, across from an apartment block, located in a modern, rotunda-type building which housed shops, perhaps a hotel and other eating establishments. After entering the building, we climbed a few steps, then crossed a polished, marble bridge spanning a pool with fountains to reach the second floor where the restaurant was located. It was obvious this was a new establishment because although the facilities were nice & new, the place had no charm what-so-ever. It was basically a very large room which obviously catered to tour groups and while the stafff did an admirable job delivering our food still hot, it was a little bit of a disappointment. High up near the ceiling on one column was a ceramic symbol to ward off the evil eye and so I was thinking that the owners were of Turkish decent; when I asked to purchase a rather unique glass on our table, the owners made a present of it to me!
We had a very nice mixed salad, followed by a bowl of tasty onion soup; then a hot dish of buttered potatoes, and a chicken dish with something like scalloped potatoes with cheddar cheese. It was quite tasty. There was also a basket of bread which was not regular sliced bread, but more of a fried pita. Dessert was one scoop of vanilla, and one scoop of chocolate ice cream. I believe they served us coffee and bottled water as well. I think the restaurant did an outstanding job of delivering a hot meal to a very large group of people! Perhaps after they become more established, the owners will be able to add more decorative detail to their restaurant! Though spacious, clean & well lit, the restaurant lacked a certain warmth. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: St. Petersburg, RussiaDirections: I have not yet been able to find the name of the building this restaurant was in.
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I got this tip from VTer dabs, and it was easily found. It is exactly how she said; cafetaria styled, you see it on display, and the service girls speak enough English for us to order our food. Mushroom stuffed with minced meat and herbs eaten with sour cream was yum, so was the chicken cutlet - which is actually chicken skin filled with minced chicken and mushrooms and fried and it was pretty yummy,, the chicken kiev was quite a let down. Maybe I expected it to be cheesy inside, but it was a hard long baton looking like chook, which when you cut through it...oil and herbs oozes out..quite tasty otherwise.
i cannot understand - it must be terribly unsafe to be in SPburg. They have a man standing in the dining hall, minding us, as if watching over our safety!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Fast FoodPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Sadovaya Ut 29Directions: we got off from Sennaya Ploshchad metro, turn right at the lights, and you can see opposite side of the road a pink and white shoplet, corner outlet, you take a few steps inside and see an array of food. it is self serviced
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