Red Square

Thanks to a generous family member, Girl got a bookful of restaurant and entertainment vouchers for her birthday and boy! has Girl been making use of it...!! ^_^ Girl and a friend decided to visit Red Square, a Russian restaurant, tonight and thoroughly enjoyed the experience...

The dramatic red and black decor of the restaurant appealed to Girl's aesthetic sense and the friendly and attentive Asian girl (who impressed Girl by speaking Russian or Ukrainian to the cooks) who manned the front of house and attended to customers' needs, made the atmosphere extremely warm and inviting.

In fact, the only grumble Girl had was that she was hungry and her food was awhile coming. However, when the dishes arrived, it was evident to Girl why they had taken so long in the making...

Girl's friend ordered a salmon and blini starter followed by the Chicken Kiev...Girl had refrained from ordering a starter due to financial constraints but she wished she had thrown financial constraints to the wind when the gorgeous plate of tender, almost melt-in-the-mouth blinis, generously filled with smoked salmon arrived at the table. Girl was hardly able to refrain from gazing enviously at her friend while he ate the starter with evident enjoyment...

The Chicken Kiev did turn out a little disappointing from Girl's point of view as it looked a little dry and came served only with peas and mashed potatoes. However, Girl's friend seemed to find nothing amiss and ate everything on his plate...

Girl had decided to take the plunge and ordered the Beef Shashlik, not quite knowing what to expect. A skewerful of chunks of perfectly grilled beef covered with an onion relish accompanied by a large helping of vegetables and a thin pancake was what it turned out to be...

Girl loved the combination of grilled meat, fresh veges and wafer-thin pancake...three of her favourite things all on one plate...Luxury!

Girl had been told by a family member that the honey cake had received glowing reviews from previous diners at the restaurant but Girl decided that she was, unfortunately, too stuffed to eat another thing...

...perhaps next time *^_^*