On the ground floor of the Kolomna shopping and entertainment center "Rio" every day a wonderful restaurant "Valley of the Sun" awaits new guests. Photos taken within its walls convey all the warmth of the atmosphere prevailing in it. Everything is done in the best Caucasian traditions, with the hospitality inherent to this people, they welcome guests.
The restaurant has been operating since the beginning of 2016.
Interior
Wood predominates in interior design; many of its details are made of glass and velvet. There is a lot of greenery - it literally wraps around the ceiling and in some places - the walls. Potted plants stand on window sills. The windows of the establishment are decorated with wooden arches, the walls are laid with masonry made of light decorative stone, in some places they are decorated with paintings depicting Caucasian landscapes. The room is illuminated by round lamps, barely breaking through the wattle of plants. The floors here are beige tiled.
The furniture in the establishment is also made of dark brown wood. The tables here are very massive, the chairs and sofas are upholstered in noble Bordeaux leather.
The author of the restaurant's interior is the famous designer Elena Tchaikovskaya from the bureau "Instudio".
Kitchen
"Valley of the Sun" is a restaurant that specializes in preparing dishes of Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani cuisines. It is here that you can taste the dishes of these nationalities in their best interpretation, as the restaurant's chef is a real Caucasian - Armen Balagezyan, who before that headed kitchens at Forbest and Captain Flint. It is Armen who brings the author’s ideas to the famous traditional dishes of Caucasian cuisine , thanks to which the food becomes unusual and plays with new taste notes.
"Valley of the Sun" - a restaurant that offers on its menu a huge selection of cold (pickles, beef tongue with horseradish, chicken satsivi, cheese platter, "Matsoni", "Phali" platter of spinach and green beans) and hot snacks (fried suluguni , dolma, khinkali, various kutaba, "Lamaggio").
In the "Valley of the Sun" they cook very well hot meat (khashlama from lamb, veal with homemade noodles, roast, tobacco chicken, "Pity", "Chanakhi") and fish dishes (salmon steak, salmon with vegetables, sea bass, dorado, karmrahait fried or boiled).
A small variety of light salads (Caesar, vegetable "Summer", "Greek", "Brazier", "Rio", "Tabule", the signature "Valley of the Sun") and soups ("Bozbash, from chicken, Kharcho, Spas, Khash, hodgepodge). The garnish in the "Valley of the Sun" serves vegetables, mushrooms, rice with vegetables, there is a wide variety of potato dishes.
"Valley of the Sun" - a restaurant in which bread is prepared in its own bakery, according to company recipes. Only here you can taste amazingly delicious black bread, yogurt with garlic, real Armenian pita bread and cakes. Traditional khachapuri is also cooked here.
Of course, like other establishments of Caucasian cuisine, "Valley of the Sun" is a restaurant specializing in the preparation of barbecue and barbecue dishes. Here, for this category, several pages of the menu are highlighted, which offer juicy pork neck, pork and lamb ribs, a whole chicken cooked on the grill, han kebab and lula kebab (from veal, chicken and lamb).
The restaurant also offers vacationers a sweet menu, which presents various fruits and berries, ice cream, several types of jam, honey, cakes and all kinds of oriental sweets.
Bar
For the quality and variety of drinks in the "Valley of the Sun" meets the chief bartender of the institution Nikita Kungurtsev.
The bar menu of the restaurant is ready to offer a good assortment of wine, as well as non-alcoholic drinks, among which are water, juice, fruit drinks, Armenian "Tan", compotes, "Mojito".
Coffee and tea lovers will also be satisfied, because they can offer a good assortment of such drinks.
Additional Information
In the "Valley of the Sun" there is the possibility of organizing a celebration and a banquet - the administration of the institution will do everything so that the event was held at the highest level.
On weekends, the institution is visited by musicians who perform famous Russian and foreign compositions live.
Free parking near the establishment and an Internet access point on its territory - all this is provided for the convenience of those who decided to visit the "Valley of the Sun" restaurant.
Vacationers reviews and prices
Many of the vacationers in the institution often leave feedback regarding the kitchen, interior, as well as service. On various sites, guests positively evaluate the cuisine, this indicator collects the largest number of positive reviews - people really like the meat, fish and cold snacks prepared here.
Also speak well of the living interior, diluted with green colors. Those who celebrated holidays in the "Valley of the Sun" often want to say "thank you very much" to the administration for a good and responsible approach to the task, for organization.
If you look at the whole, then the institution generally receives an assessment of 8.5-9 out of 10 possible points, this is a very worthy indicator.
As for the prices, they are very pleasant: here you can have a very tasty meal at very affordable prices. A portion of pork neck on the grill here will cost 400 rubles, Kharcho 450, traditional Caesar with shrimps 550, and a wonderful herring appetizer with potatoes will cost 280 rubles. In total, the average check for one guest here is approximately 800-1,300 rubles. Pleasant prices for delicious food often make you want to return to the Valley of the Sun restaurant again and again.
Where is the mode of operation
The restaurant is located in a very passable place - on the ground floor of the Rio shopping center in Kolomna.
The institution is ready to receive guests every day from 10 am to midnight (Sunday to Thursday) and up to 2 nights (Friday and Saturday). On all days except Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., everyone can make out the targeted delivery of food offered by the "Valley of the Sun" restaurant.
Address of the institution: Leningradskoye Shosse, 25 (near the Baltiyskaya metro station).