My partner and I went to Apteka on a Saturday night. It was about 8:00pm and there was a line out the door, which moved relatively quickly. The menu is posted on the wall as you enter and you order everything (drinks and food) at the counter when you walk in. You can choose to leave your check open or close it right then. From there, you take a number and find an open table. Being 8:00pm on a Saturday, it was pretty packed and we came pretty close to having our food arrive before a table opened up, but it worked out after all.
For drinks:
- vodka
- whiskey/fernet
- gin/celery
- whiskey/prune
Verdict -- All of the drinks were REALLY good except the whiskey/prune drink. It tasted like a flat jack and coke and the prune juice was more like syrup at the bottom. No bueno.
For food, we shared:
- kanapki
- pierogi
- horse & pepper sandwich
Verdict -- Kanapki were very good and each were unique. Both of the pierogi were really good. The horse & pepper sandwich was good, but probably wouldn't order it again. I'd rather try the other good looking dishes they had!
Overall, I would highly recommend giving this place a shot. I think the creative dishes would leave even the most devout carnivores satisfied. My one real gripe is how the restaurant is set up. I get that they want to have a relaxed vibe by having you order and pay for everything at the front, but if you want to order more drinks or to close your tab, you have to get back in line (which can be long depending on when you go) to do so. I would think having the servers handle additional drink orders and the check at your table would have been a better set up, but maybe I'm wrong.