The Bunker-42 restaurant on Taganka attracts much attention of Muscovites and guests of the capital. It has some features that regular visitors like. The main one is that the institution was built within a real bunker, erected during the Great Patriotic War. Guided tours are held here, and lush banquets are organized in the large halls arranged there.
general information
This establishment was opened in February 2016. Since the beginning of its existence, the Bunker-42 restaurant has instantly gained widespread popularity, and not only among the residents of the city. A unique object is that its halls are located far underground - at a distance of 65 meters, which is equal to 18 floors of an ordinary building.
In the halls of such an institution, banquets are often held in honor of the celebration of important events. Many guests note that its site is ideal for a romantic date with a loved one.
Location
The Bunker-42 restaurant is located on Taganka, in a very small and inconspicuous building, located at Fifth Kotelnichesky Lane at number 11. Not far from this place is the no less famous public catering establishment Budvar, as well as the Mug bar.
Guests of "Bunker-42" can easily reach it using underground transport - it is located near the metro station "Marxistskaya". You can also easily get here by taxi or your own car - the establishment offers a free secure parking space for each guest who arrives by car.
Interior
Inside the restaurant has a rather cozy atmosphere, which was created with the help of proper lighting and an excellent designer interior. Its total area is divided into several rooms.
All banquets that are organized in this restaurant are held in three rooms: General, White and Yellow. The interior of each of them is fully consistent with the name provided. So, in General’s everything is decorated using military symbols, the general color scheme is represented by a combination of red, green and brown. As for the White and Yellow halls, in them you can observe a monochromatic design, which uses a large number of textiles, lighting and upholstered furniture upholstered in plush fabric.
Red hall
All guests who come to the Bunker-42 restaurant just to have lunch get into the common room called Red. It has a vaulted ceiling with original lighting. Several large chandeliers hang from the ceiling and are decorated with crystal threads. On both sides on the walls you can watch large plasma TVs that broadcast the most interesting world events, and at the end of the hall there is a bar counter where bartenders can surprise customers with their creations.
Visitors to the establishment can sit on very comfortable red leather sofas behind glass tables that are mounted on black legs.
This hall of the Bunker-42 restaurant is equipped with modern technology, with which any evening can be made even brighter and more saturated.
Kitchen
The institution offers guests several menu options. They are divided into two groups: banquet and everyday. The daily menu of the restaurant "Bunker-42" presents a large selection of dishes that were favorite among famous members of the Politburo. Among them there are a considerable number of appetizers, including both hot (hot tongue with sauce of forest mushrooms and crayfish necks, pancakes with seasoning, several options of julienne, boiled pork "Merchant"), and cold (boiled tongue with horseradish, homemade lard " In Stalin's "," Fish meeting ", assorted" Soviet "pickles). There is a considerable selection of salads (with duck breast, “Parasite”, “Stolichniy”, “USSR”, “Village” vinaigrette with sour cream and egg, “Tsarskiy”) and soups (Ushakovskaya soup, poultry broth with egg and croutons , cream soup of champignons and porcini mushrooms, borsch meat "Moscow").
Among the hot dishes, there is an abundance of not only meat dishes (Politburo brackets, rack of lamb in grilled apple and mint sauce with vegetables, Minster schnitzel, Merchant sir meat, Red Star steak, pork ribs in spicy sauce with potatoes), but also fish (pike perch "Oryol", baked with mushrooms and crayfish neck Siberian trout, grilled salmon steak, chum salmon with porcini mushrooms, sturgeon "Moscow"). In addition to all this, guests of the Bunker-42 restaurant can enjoy dishes perfectly prepared on the tandoor. Among them, branded sausages (Voronezh, Moscow), sea bass with herbs, kebab and pork or chicken skewers are widely popular.
For dessert, here are served several options for cakes ("Anthill", "Napoleon", "Honey") and cakes (eclairs, profiteroles, "Potato"). Branded dessert "Bunker-42" is widely popular in such an institution. The reviews about the restaurant often say that, staying here, you should definitely try ice cream, created according to the signature recipes of the Soviet era.
The main menu also offers several options for diet and vegetarian dishes.
Bar
The bar menu offers guests to taste several varieties of branded moonshine, which is in great demand among guests. In addition, it has a selection of vodka, whiskey, cognac, tequila, gin, rum, liquor, vermouth, as well as champagne and wine.
Talented bartenders can offer a wide range of Soviet cocktails, which include alcohol, juice and other ingredients that make their taste unforgettable. Among them are widely popular "RDS-1", "Ruff", "Brown Bear", "Kuzkina Mother", as well as "Northern Lights". Among the proposed there are a considerable number of works of bar art known throughout the world (Mojito, Tequila Sunrise, Negroni, Cosmopolitan, Martini Piano).
Among non-alcoholic drinks are offered several types of soft drinks, juice, fruit drinks, compote, as well as an assortment of tea and coffee. If desired, guests can order milkshakes with various toppings.
Organization of banquets
Everyone can organize a banquet in the halls of "Bunker-42". Many of those who have already taken this opportunity, say in their reviews that this is truly an original place to celebrate important events. In addition, a professional organizing team works here, the members of which will make sure that the celebration is held at the highest level.
When ordering an event, the client can choose dishes from a special menu, which presents an abundance of dishes designed for large companies. All organizational issues here can always be assigned to the administration, being fully confident that the holiday will be the best.
Prices
Restaurant "Bunker-42" is famous for its fairly affordable pricing policy. Here is a list of some dishes with an indication of the cost of one large portion:
- jelly "USSR" - 690 rubles .;
- boiled tongue with horseradish - 450 rubles .;
- vinaigrette "USSR" with vegetable oil - 400 rubles .;
- warm salad with beef tenderloin, poached egg and Crimean onion - 590 rubles .;
- "Herring under a fur coat" - 450 rubles .;
- meat borsch "Moscow" - 500 rubles .;
- boiled pork "Merchant" - 650 rubles .;
- dumplings with salmon "Murmansk" - 490 rubles .;
- pike cutlets with mashed potatoes and crayfish sauce - 790 rubles .;
- steamed salmon with vegetables - 790 rubles .;
- eclairs with custard - 450 rubles .;
- branded ice cream - 150 rubles.
The guests of the establishment tell in their comments that the average bill in the Bunker-42 restaurant is about 1,500 rubles per person, which is a justifiable fee for decent service and excellent work of the team of cooks.
Mode of operation
The restaurant welcomes guests on any day of the week from noon to midnight. If necessary, you can make a reservation of the desired table by the phone number indicated on the official website or in the main groups posted on social networks - this is how you will ensure the guaranteed availability of a table for yourself and your companions.
The restaurant is located, as mentioned above, near the station. m. "Marxist" in the Fifth Kotelnichesky Lane.