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| - BF and I went to Cafe Mayakovsky on a Tuesday nite, thinking it probably wouldn't be too busy. Little did we know it was Russian New Year and the place was completely reserved for the celebration. After sweet talking the hostess, we were allowed to sit at a small table in the bar if we promised to leave in time for an 8:30 reservation. We agreed. We wanted to try the restaurant to bring our ethnic dining club to.
We started with appetizers from Yelp suggestions of Herring and stuffed cabbage rolls. Herring was fresh herring served with boiled potatoes and hard boiled eggs. I thought the herring was too fishy, by the BF liked it. The cabbage rolls were somewhat bland and with no taste of cabbage at all. I ordered the lamb shashlik, and BF ordered the grilled cornish hen. The lamb, my favorite red meat, was overcooked and tough with bits of inedible gristle, and came with some white rice with 3 cuke slices and 3 tomato slices. Cornish hen was split and splayed on the plate and served with only 3 cuke slices. No starch or vegs. Hen, however, was delicious.
The restaurant was subtly decorated but attractive, with a large black and white picture of St. Petersburg on the wall. There was also a small stage and what was perceived to be a small dance floor, altho no entertainment was offered that evening.
We did have a Russian red wine which I absolutely loved. I wrote down the name to see if I could find it at Total Wine, but no luck finding it anywhere in NV.
Our dinner, including 2 glasses of wine each, cost over $100. End result is that while Russians/Ukranians love this restaurant and are used to the style of cooking, unfortunately, we did not think that our club of ethnic diners would enjoy it enough. We probably will not return.
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