In May 2014, the gastropub "Wing or Leg" was opened in the famous Gorky Park in Moscow. He became the second institution in the network of the same name. The very first was opened back in 2013 on Prospekt Mira and was a tiny restaurant with a meager menu. In the case of a restaurant in Gorky Park, everything is different.
Interior
Unlike the restaurant on Prospekt Mira, the “Wing or Leg” in Gorky Park is located on a fairly large area and can accommodate up to 200 visitors. In the warm season, the institution opens a summer terrace where you can dine with great comfort in the fresh air.
Wood prevails in the interior of the restaurant - everything here is made of this material. All details except sofas are brown; sofas are upholstered with soft gray, blue and green fabric, and, according to visitors, they can be very comfortable to sit on. Indoors and on the summer terrace there is a lot of vegetation that gives freshness to the interior. There are several plasma TVs in the restaurant’s hall, which often broadcast sports events.
The ceilings of the summer playground are equipped with micro-sprayers that quietly spray cold water on visitors on hot summer days - guests really like this idea.
Kitchen
Wing or Leg is a restaurant whose menu offers European cuisine and traditional fast food. The technology of its preparation is diluted with copyright notes of the chef of the institution. It is worth noting that the assortment does not have a large number of dishes, but all of them are prepared with a high level of professionalism.
The restaurant offers several specialties that are available in every wing or leg chain establishment - this is smoked sausage wrapped in potato cream, Black Angus beef cheeseburger, and a chicken curry salad that everyone loves. Cheese eclairs with a piglet and kim-chi are very popular among guests (according to the guests, this dish is unusual and truly delicious).
From salads the restaurant offers "Iceberg" (with Japanese cabbage), with arugula (with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes and Parma ham), the classic "Caesar" with chicken. Thai soups with shrimp and gazpacho. As for hot dishes, the most popular are chicken wings with Chipotle sauce and duck with tangerines. The restaurant “Wing or Leg” deliciously cooks seafood, in particular, grilled shrimps - just amazing! Besides them, you should definitely try the Nitsuke fillet of tuna and salmon.
Since “Wing or Leg” is a restaurant in which a special emphasis in the bar card is placed on beer, for it there is a separate page in the menu with good snacks. Among them, brand-name french fries breaded from corn, Italian bruschettas with various additions (goat cheese, artichoke cream with truffle, sprats, smoked eggplant caviar, anchovies and sun-dried tomatoes), a paste of young piglet "Leg", "Tartar" are especially popular. from tuna. The burgers prepared by the chefs occupy a special place - they have become very popular since the opening of the restaurant due to the harmonious combination of ingredients.
For younger guests there is a separate menu.
Bar
"Wing or Leg" - a restaurant whose bar list is represented by an abundance of beer. This is due to the fact that the owner of the institution is a big lover of this drink and knows a lot about it. Here you can enjoy as many as four types of Belgian beer, real ale, Stauford Press cider, as well as several types of beer from England and Germany. The gastropub also serves excellent lager and stout.
On hot summer days, cold lemonades and sangria are in great demand. On cold evenings, guests can warm up with mulled wine, coffee or tea - the last two drinks are in the restaurant in a large assortment.
Restaurateur
The owner of the restaurant is the chef Dmitry Zotov, well-known in Russia and the countries of the near abroad , who cooked in the restaurants of the Restaurant Syndicate project - he headed the kitchens of restaurants such as Cafe 21, Zolotoy, Entrecote, and Biifar Junior and Olivetta, which are incredibly popular among Muscovites and guests of the capital.
“Wing or Leg” is a restaurant that Dmitry created completely himself: from the menu to the interior. He also selects suppliers himself, moreover, reliable and proven by years and experience.
Guest reviews and pricing
Wing or Leg is a restaurant that became popular immediately after its opening. Both children and adults love him. The guests of the establishment really like the cuisine and the reigning atmosphere of comfort and fun. Such an institution, judging by the reviews of Muscovites and guests of the city left by them on various sites, is great for drinking beer on a hot summer day, having a family evening, or meeting friends. The convenient location of the restaurant is separately evaluated - in the area of ​​the well-visited Gorky Park and very close to the metro station.
At various sites, the restaurant receives a rating above average - 7 out of 10 points, which indicates a quite acceptable level of service and taste of the prepared dishes.
As for prices, in the gastropub "Wing or Leg", according to visitors, they are slightly overpriced, but this does not reduce the popularity of the restaurant. The average bill for one vacationer here is about 1,500 rubles.
Address and mode of operation
The address where you can find the institution "Wing or leg" (restaurant): Gorky Park, Krymsky Val street , 9 (the former building of the cafe "Bulka"). The metro station closest to this point of the city is Oktyabrskaya. The institution is ready to receive visitors every day from 12 noon to the last guest.