350 liters per day - this is exactly the capacity of the brewery in the restaurant "Castle" (Mines). This is one of the most popular institutions in the city of Mines, and perhaps the whole of the Rostov region. The restaurant has its own brewery and hotel. So lovers of a foamy drink and a good rest can stay here for more than one day.
Restaurant opening
The restaurant "Castle" (Mines) opened its doors to visitors on May 30, 2009. On this day, admirers of the best European traditions learned about the existence of a new place on the culinary map of Russia.
Beer restaurant is a good place for meetings of a large friendly company, and for a pleasant romantic evening together. Here you will feel at the same time the atmosphere of a democratic restaurant, in which you will be pleasantly impressed not only by the quality of the dishes, but also by their price and the classic beer pub. A laid-back light atmosphere will allow you to have a good time.
Visitors to the Zamok restaurant (Mines) can taste excellent local beer, delicious home-made cuisine, and enjoy a pleasant company.
The main feature of the menu is Czech flavor, recipes from this country, where, like in Russia, there are a lot of beer lovers. It is worth remembering only the character of the novel Yaroslav Hasek - the brave soldier Schweik. These are hearty and unpretentious dishes that will serve as a good snack for various types of beer.
In addition to drinking, treating and socializing, the administration of the Zamok restaurant (Mines) is ready to offer its guests all kinds of entertainment: regular broadcasts of sports, board games - checkers, chess and backgammon.
Where is the restaurant?
To get to the "Castle", a restaurant in the Mines, whose phone is on the official website, you can, having arrived in the Rostov region. In this district center, the institution is located on 264 Dachnaya Street.
The easiest way to get here is by private car or taxi. The restaurant is located on the outskirts of the town, so getting here by public transport is problematic.
"Chips" institutions
Restaurant "Castle" (Mines), a photo of which are present in this article, is proud of its special "chips" that attract many visitors.
For example, this is teppan. This is the name of the steel surface on which the cook prepares the dish right in front of visitors. It is built into the table, the cook is in the center, and guests are seated on the sides. The tradition of cooking in restaurants in this way came to us from Japan. There, this method is called "teppan-yaki", literally translated "fried on a steel sheet."
This design is as simple as possible, but it is unusually practical and versatile. On teppan, you can simultaneously fry, stew or stew vegetables, fish or meat. Enough space, so everything will be ready quickly. The surface temperature is very high, so the dishes will be prepared as quickly as possible. And food will retain maximum vitamins and minerals.
In the "Castle" teppan is located on the summer terrace. When it gets cold, he is moved to a brasserie. Right during cooking, guests can express their wishes to the cook, choose seasonings and spices.
Bird house
Another pride of the Zamok restaurant in Shakhty is the house. The owners of the establishment note that the fried peacock or pheasant was the culmination of the entire feast back in the Middle Ages, during the time of glorious kings and brave knights. In the "Castle" customers are ready to plunge into this atmosphere.
Firstly, the restaurant's menu has unusual and exotic dishes. Secondly, in the courtyard of the restaurant and hotel complex there is a cage with birds, which can rightfully be called royal. Here are mother-of-pearl pheasants, and peacocks, and miniature hens that have won the love of many visitors.
The house is open all year. So even in the winter cold you can be surprised at the sudden joyful cries of birds and the rainbow plumage of peacocks.
Monument to Shamaika
What visitors especially like is how the institution’s management responds to criticism and problems that are inevitable in such a complex business as the restaurant business. So, appeared at the restaurant "Castle" and its own attraction - a monument to a shamaike.
Its history began in 2013, when inspectors with a test purchase visited the brewery. The controllers found that the menu contains rare fish listed in the Red Book. Catching it is strictly prohibited. And that means it is.
The restaurant was fined 300,000 rubles. It turned out 60,000 for each fish. It truly turned out to be golden.
A year later, the owners decided to erect a monument to the golden shamaika in memory of the last fish of this kind that was eaten in this restaurant.
The sculptor was Svetlana Gruzdeva, who is considered in the "Castle" as a court artist. She also wrote a hymn dedicated to this rare fish.
Restaurant menu
If you find yourself in the city of Shakhty, the Zamok restaurant is the best place where you can spend your time with pleasure and pleasure. The menu of the institution is extremely diverse.
Here you are ready to offer freshly brewed beer. Classical light, crystal or Borodino semi-dark.
Chefs will delight you with special snacks for beer. Restaurant "Castle" (Mines), whose menu is varied, will amaze you with jerky, Borodino croutons or boiled shrimps. The hit of this part of the menu is the Don stockfish and crayfish.
Among salads, such interesting recipes stand out as a salad with salmon and red caviar, spicy beef, with spicy duck.
In the "Hot Appetizers" section you will find rabbit liver, chicken brushwood, tiger prawns and mushrooms stuffed with cheese.
For the first staff, the institution is ready to offer a thick soup with pork ribs, red and white beans. Also on the menu there is lamb kharcho soup, fish soup with seafood. Prepare in the "Castle" dishes on the grill. Delicate salmon steak, New Zealand lamb loin, kebab of pork fillet, neck or beef tenderloin.
An important place on the menu is occupied by meat and poultry dishes. Here you will find beef glazed in pomegranate sauce with spicy couscous, rabbit leg with beaten cucumbers, pork in sweet and sour sauce, chicken with peanuts and green beans.
Among the fish dishes, the Zamka cuisine is ready to surprise with pike perch stuffed with chuka salad with nut cream, salmon or carp fillet, salmon with broccoli, peanuts and vegetables.
The menu offers a rich wine list with Italian, Spanish, Georgian, French and Chilean wines. Large selection of strong alcohol for every taste and budget.
Hotel
In the "Castle" you can not only eat deliciously, but also stay for a few days. The hotel complex is open at the restaurant. There are few places, but if you wish, you can accommodate with convenience and comfort.
The room fund consists of one room for newlyweds, two deluxe rooms and five standard economy rooms.
The Zamok restaurant (Mines), most of which visitors leave positive reviews, is especially proud of the honeymoon room, which they are ready to provide the Romantic Package service. Visitors note that this is an original idea, which is very successfully implemented.
The package includes gifts from the institution (this is sweets and champagne), a special breakfast, as well as the opportunity to decorate the room in which your first wedding night will take place to your liking. At the same time, friends of the newlyweds can stay at the Castle with a 10% discount. Pleasant bonus.
Beer equipment
They are especially proud of their mini-brewery, located at the restaurant and hotel complex. Thanks to the high-quality equipment brought from the Czech Republic, visitors are treated to freshly brewed natural beer every day.
The variety that is brewed in the "Castle" is called Bohemian. In honor of the ancient name of one of the oldest Czech cities. A rich and rich taste of beer can be obtained thanks to unique author's combinations, as well as high-quality raw materials, from which a foamy drink is brewed.
Another feature - guests of the brewery can personally participate in the process of making beer. Of course, under the guidance of an experienced brewer. The "Castle" has no secrets from its customers. With this, he attracts so many visitors.