I'm Russian and German so wanted to really love this Eastern European place! This is such a tough one! UGH! There were things I loved and so many I seriously disliked! I'm all about the food, and a lot about the service...so here we go....
Pros
1. Awesome food! Octopus appetizer to die for. So many levels and complexity of spices and flavor. Stuffed cod was amazing, too.
2. Beautiful atmosphere.
Cons
1. Majorly UNCOMFORTABLE seating. Get PILLOWS so your guests can be comfortable. The couches are about 2-3 feet away from the tables.... If you're short...forget about it. So not comfy.
2. SERVICE - Ugh! My husband ordered chicken kiev without mushrooms. We were very clear we didn't want mushrooms on the chicken kiev, but we wanted them on the side so I could eat them. Guess what? Mushrooms on the chicken kiev. Might not sound like a big deal...I made my hubby try them because it really shouldn't be that horrible. How can you not like mushrooms? Anyhow, hubby looked like he was going to throw up because he just despises mushrooms. At least he gave it a try, though. We sent it back.
I finished my entire meal and his re-done chicken kiev (without mushrooms) was still not done (30 minutes later). We had to leave to pickup our kids and couldn't wait any longer. Waiter got majorly bent out of shape with us when we said to box it up so we can take it home. Then he got REALLY annoyed when we asked him to remove the $17 from the bill and that we had a yelp coupon for 10% off. Seriously, who the hell wants to eat their dinner out of a doggie bag/container!? So, I had my yummy dinner. Hubby watched me eat...and got to eat his cold chicken kiev (which was not even that good - lacked flavor) at home out of the takeout container. Probably would have tasted better in the restaurant and if he didn't have to eat it 30 minutes later at home.
This really sucks because I would want to go back to try a few other things (really liked the octopus) but it will be almost impossible to convince the husband to try it again. Wahhh.