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| - I also happened to have a Groupon voucher granting me an unlimited supply of Russian appetizers. Hmm, they seem quite adept of internet coupons at Troika so keep an eye on your favourite websites! I was a bit surprised to see how tiny it is! No wonder the reservations can be hard to get: the place packs 75 people max!
The restaurant embraces its surroundings, new, modern, classy Crescent joint. The decor is cool, but I feel I've seen it in every decor magazine in the past 5 years. I was a bit disappointed in the selection of a-la-carte dishes: steak, spaghetti..Where is the Russian flavour? The waiter quickly brought vodka (there was the Russian flavor at last!) and once my mother had ordered a beef Stroganoff he wait was so long I'm sure I could have watched doctor Zhivago in the process! The place can be quite dim in the evenings, which may become a bit dangerous (or entertaining) providing you will probably be offered complimentary vodka!
I had never had tapas before, or anything of the sort. It might be just me, but there was this small moment, after the waiter had brought all the cold appetizers (you get 2 rounds, cold appetizers, and then the hot ones, keeping in mind everything is all you can eat) where I caught myself thinking : "...Is that it?" I am so conditioned to having huge plates! Don't worry, the little portions add up to one, big hearty meal! My faves were the little potato galettes with sour cream and the lamb patty. We definitely had those coming back!
The tapas formula wasn't such a hit with my parents, who just couldn't figure it out (bless, they're a bit older). I have eating ADHD and end up always regretting not having what everybody else ordered or just stealing from other's plates, so the tapas were PERFECT, and left me without any regrets.
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