This lovely little restaurant has charm and a warm ambience. It is rustic and decorated tastefully and my eyes were continuously drawn to the lovely stained glass above the entrance to the semi open kitchen at the rear of the restaurant.
Chef Michael and his beautiful wife Yelena are wonderful! I was very impressed to learn that everything is made in-house from scratch. I had the good fortune to be here for a private event. Our first course was chicken pate atop housemade honeywheat toast paired with a duck charcuterie and apricot mustard and local black currant sauce (currants from the chef's backyard). The charcuterie was salty and delicious but I found the pate to be a little under seasoned even with the smears of mustard but it was delicious. Next was a refreshing Caesar salad with lime Caesar dressing and shaved parmesan which was wonderful. Then we were served Pelmeni which were short rib dumplings in a light broth. Finally for dessert we had the heavenly Russian honey cake. The tastes were all quite delicious and I am looking forward to going back again soon! It is BYOB so be sure to bring a bottle of your favorite wine to enjoy with your delicious dinner made expertly and from scratch by chef Michael. Enjoy!