In this modest article, we will talk about such an interesting institution in St. Petersburg as the Ribey Restaurant on Kazan Street. If you want to try really tasty dishes, be sure to visit this steakhouse. And we are starting!
Restaurant Ribeye on Kazanskaya 3, St. Petersburg
Kazanskaya Street in St. Petersburg in itself is an attraction for both visitors and natives. Here is a monument of antiquity - a witness to the difficult and glorious history of the city: a magnificent cathedral, numerous houses in which Zhukovsky, Mussorgsky, Mitskevich and many others lived at one time or another. In a word, St. Petersburg is the way poets and artists wrote it, the way that a passerby who turned from Nevsky Prospect must see it.
It is not surprising that five years ago, the international restaurant holding Ginza Project, which owns and runs catering establishments in cities such as Moscow, New York, London, chose this St. Petersburg street to open one of its most successful and original establishments. - Ribeye is a restaurant on Kazan, the main cuisines of which are Russian and American.
The steak house is located in the third house, next to the place where the critic of the serfdom Herzen and one of the most prominent poetess of the silver age Akhmatova lived. However, if big names and proximity to the city center were the only thing that a restaurant could attract, write about it, right, it would not be worth starting.
The word "ribeye" from a foreign language is beef. More precisely - a piece of premium beef meat, extracted from the rib part of a specially fed bull. Such meat is called marble because of the abundance of thin layers of fat, resembling the texture of this noble material and melting during frying, which guarantees meat juiciness. In the Ribey restaurant, as you might guess, trying the eponymous steak is simply necessary. However, first things first.
Interior
The room of the restaurant, which occupies two floors, is spacious, which, however, does not create a feeling of the enormous bulk of the columned hall of the House of Unions, where everything is in sight, and it is impossible to think of any comfort. The space is organized in such a way that with equally high efficiency it is possible to organize a noisy corporate party, have a good time with the whole family, or retire from prying eyes with a loved one.
The approach to interior design, characteristic of every Ginza Project restaurant, determines the uniqueness of the design of the halls of the institution located at 3 Kazan Street (Ribay Restaurant). Actual eclecticism reigns here, dignity and restraint are balanced by ease and fun. Massive, squat leather sofas in the main hall are adjacent to plaid fabric chairs, exactly the same as those your grandmother once ordered you to send to the closet.
Wooden panels on the walls remind of the saloons of the southern states of America, and bull heads painted with bright psychedelic colors seem to have just arrived from the reckless sixties of the last century.
Menu
The menu echoes the interior and is no less diverse in style. “Meat, meat, meat ... and not just meat!” - says the slogan "Ribeye." Indeed, not only meat. The restaurant has something to brag about. The extensive menu includes a long list of offers of soups, salads, cold and hot snacks, pickles. There is even sushi!
But nevertheless, the first and most important product in Ribeye is meat. A self-respecting steakhouse with a reputation should be impeccable in this aspect. Here "Ribeye" is at a height inaccessible to many other institutions of the city.
Describing the meat cooked here, it is impossible not to resort to the use of superlative adjectives. The most delicate dry-aged beef ribeye, which has been talked about so much before, is considered to be the prima of the gastronomic stage of the restaurant.
The level of skill of the cook is such that the delicious Filet Mignon, the huge and juicy T-bon or the New York striploin, which simply melts in your mouth, are not inferior to him. And taking into account some events of recent years, a pleasant surprise for the visitor may be the fact that the bulls, the meat of which is used for cooking steaks, although they are fed according to American technology, are grown on Russian pastures. The connoisseurs will also be able to be interested in a special offer of Japanese Kobe marbled beef.
Not a single meat, and the rest of the kitchen is on top! There are fish dishes, non-strict vegetarians will be pleased with pasta with wild mushrooms and cream papardella, kids and sweet tooths will like poppy seeds, served with raspberry ice cream, and those who want to keep their shape should pay attention to ginger and berry souffle - an unusual and light dessert.
The restaurant bar offers a wide selection of classic cocktails, which, having passed through the prism of the author’s vision and the latest achievements of mixology, have been transformed and “played” in a new way.
Success institution and its chef
Chef
Alexander Belkovich, a long and successful collaborator with the Ginza Project, author of two cookery books and laureate of international gastronomic contests commands the parade, that is, excuse me. This is their seventh successful joint project.
Speaking about the success of Ribeye, it is impossible not to admit that the interior and the kitchen would not have constituted such a successful party, if the truly talented team of staff had not gathered under the roof of the restaurant.
And here, of course, the waiters come to the forefront. Local - true professionals. If you are faced with a difficult choice between “prime” and, for example, “choys”, they will never leave you by competently advising, serving politely, unobtrusively, but with sincere warmth.
Live music
The Ribey Restaurant on Kazanskaya is a real singing establishment, literally. Of course, this is not a matter of drunken companies dragging out the Katyushu after the next decanter.
The restaurant is equipped with a stage, equipped on the ground floor, and is perfect for professional music concerts. At different times, the “Time Machine” and “Leningrad”, Valery Meladze and Vera Brezhneva groups performed here.
Service and diversity of staff
What are our usual expectations from waiters? Rarely do they extend beyond the hope of their knowledge of the nuances of preparing certain dishes, and the demands of politeness. However, the talents of Ribeye waiters are not limited to literacy and tactful service.
The staff serving the guests in the hall sings. But how! Beautiful and clear voices, a popular repertoire from the best world performers. There is a feeling that it is worth blinking and instead of a modest and friendly girl in a plaid shirt and a blue apron, at least Rihanna herself will appear in front of you in the light of the spotlights. Those whom God did not reward with singing talent are dancing. Group performances by the waiters look funny and, without a doubt, add to the overall charm of the establishment.
And the staff has a charge for all existing mobile phones. It seems to be a trifle, but a very important touch to the overall picture.
Visitors
It is important that Ribeye is truly a restaurant for all ages, and therefore much attention is paid to the needs of visitors with children. So, their services are always offered a game room, spacious and bright, as well as the best animators, passing on to whom well-fed parents risk staying in the restaurant beyond the planned time, waiting for the child to finish the exciting game.
In addition, Ribeye hosts special events for the whole family - children's matinees, Christmas trees, cooking classes, costume parties and much, much more. And that's not all!
Restaurant Ribeye on Kazan is good for everyone. There is a cultural program and a feast of the stomach. But the main thing is that the institution has a very rare warm, comfortable atmosphere these days. It is she who captivates and makes you come here again and again.
Less and less nowadays, we find time to relax, subject to stress, hurry somewhere, work hard. But in the very center of the big city there is a hospitable place where you will always be able to relax from its frantic rhythm and let go of your worries and worries for a while.
Those who wish can familiarize themselves with the restaurant's program of events, its menu and take a virtual tour of the halls by going to the institution's official website.
Summarize
The article presented a small overview of the Ribeye steakhouse - a restaurant on Kazan in St. Petersburg, which we recommend everyone to visit. We hope you find out everything that interests you.
Try new dishes, have fun and relax!