In Odessa, the restaurant "Kompot" has long been in demand among residents and guests. He has a special flavor and atmosphere, which many have loved. Fortunately, the institution of the same name was opened in Moscow.
Who discovered and why
Restaurant "Compot" on the Arbat opened in December 2015. The initiator was the famous restaurateur Savely Libkin. The one who owns the Odessa chain of restaurants of the same name. All possible assistance was provided by the owners of other well-known institutions in the capital of Russia. Now the restaurant "Kompot" is quite successful, but many visitors are perplexed why it was given such a title. Indeed, in terms of interior and kitchen, it looks more like a pleasant and almost home-made cafe.
Address and Location
You can find the institution on Arbat Street, at number 25. What is noteworthy, there is an opportunity to get acquainted with the menu and price list without entering the restaurant. Compot in Odessa works on the same principle. The table with the menu written in chalk is taken out onto the street so that people walking along the old Arbat can be immediately tempted by some dishes. If you go from the Arbatskaya metro station, you can find the institution on the right side, from Smolenskaya on the left.
Opening hours and seats
Designed restaurant "Compot" on the Arbat for 120 people. The restaurant occupies two cozy floors, where the interior is designed in the same style. The restaurant is open from 08:00 to 00:00. This is a very good regime for establishments on the Arbat - those who are in a hurry to work can have a bite to eat along the way, and those who want to have a tasty dinner and not at home later, can enjoy Odessa cuisine. The workload of Kompot is not too big during the day (the exception is lunch time), but in the evening there is often a full house.
Interior
The Kompot restaurant was designed in a rather interesting style: wooden tables and cozy soft sofas, photographs on the walls, chalked menu names, vintage mirrors in the halls. For fans to read the press, there is even a stylized mailbox where a variety of fresh newspapers are. And there is a table with books. They can also be read at lunch or dinner with unobtrusive music that does not play too loudly. But even without reading it will not be boring. For the convenience of visitors there is a showcase with ready-made desserts on display so that you can visually evaluate what you can order for coffee or tea. The same applies to fresh pastries, beautifully laid in wooden cases with bright napkins. Salivations flow at the sight of fragrant muffin or buns with poppy seeds. The “chip” was the cans with stewed fruit placed on tables, banquets and window sills - the institution's trademark. By the way, they are happily photographed by both Russian guests and foreigners who visited the restaurant. There are also “rare” jars from the Odessa network in the metropolitan institution, they can be distinguished by notes over the years - “2012”, “2013”, “2014”.
Menu and prices
And here everything is familiar to those who managed to visit the Odessa network. Restaurant "Compot" menu offers a very standard, but no less tasty. Several types of soups, of which borsch with sour cream and pea soup are in special demand. Huge selection of hot. But most of all, visitors liked chicken cutlets with mushroom sauce and a side dish of mashed potatoes and Black Sea raps in a creamy sauce. Prices for everything are very affordable for the capital - the average bill per person is not more than 1000 rubles, for which you can even afford too much. By the way, special attention should be paid to dishes from the Black Sea fish, which are always prepared here only from chilled and freshly frozen foods.
The dessert menu is quite extensive, but in order to know for certain what exactly they will bring to tea or coffee, you should still look at the window display so that you will not be disappointed later. By the way, regular visitors habitually go first to her, and then they look at the menu. They update it in the restaurant quite often, introducing new names with attractive names and descriptions. And the prices are affordable.
For those who prefer complex lunches (not newfangled business lunches, namely lunches), there are two suggestions:
- 2 dishes + compote (cost - 325 rubles);
- 3 dishes + compote (cost - 395 rubles).
And, of course, you can choose from soups, salads, hot drinks. You can find a dish to your liking, dine tasty, satisfying and inexpensive. The portions are very large, so before dinner you don’t want to eat, and the working day at the office will be much more fun on a full stomach.
Opinions of visitors
Better than people, no one will say about the restaurant. And the guests of the capital and residents of the institution were satisfied. There are those to whom the Kompot restaurant (Moscow) seemed a little mundane, without a “weirdo” or a “chip”, but there are few of them. Most often, it is the kitchen and the interior that are evaluated. And they liked the majority of Kompot guests. There are even regulars who come again and again, and then pass on business cards to their friends. Although it is recognized that it still does not reach the rank of Kompot restaurant, it is rather a pleasant and cozy cafe.