Still on the series about ‘our street’ and all its great sites we want to write today about a different cuisine…since a few months ago, after a long and detailed work of refurbishing and decoration that kept us mouthwatering, the new Russian restaurant Stanislav, opened, on São José street.
Once again you follow the funicular to the lower station and make a right into Rua de São José. Pass the traffic lights, the church and after 2 streets on your right hand side you find Stanislav at number 184.
The first impression is great. The decoration with plenty of little details is very nice and welcoming. The key element is wood and there are two areas one upfront ‘lighter’ and a back room which is warmer and more elaborated.
They have a choice of Ukrainian beers – yes, Ukrainian 😉 curiously enough labelled with numbers up to 9 according to strength and flavour: ask for baltika.
And naturally they have also a vast variety of vodkas whose names you probably never heard of, but of course you should not worry about that, just relax, follow their experts’ advice, and get ready to order.
The food is excellent very well presented and the portions are generous. The service deserves many of those stars that brighten up the skies under which they grow the grains that fire up the vodka in your glass. They are always attentive and helpful being friendly and professional at the same time – which isn’t easy…
The filo pastry wraps with braised mushrooms make a superb starter. Then our preference goes for the cabbage rolls filled with minced meat and the chicken filled crepes, but if you feel that you really need to put in a few extra grams and don’t want to exaggerate with the vodkas served in the neat frozen glasses, then you can always order the Kazakh stew that will leave you there waiting for the cab to come and take you back home… 🙂 don’t forget you still have the steep ascension of the funicular tracks to get back to The Elevator Hostel.
the elevator hostel 