"On the last night of a recent visit to Tallinn, my girlfriend and I had high hopes for a Russian restaurant called “Troika” especially when we entered the basement dining area through arched cloisters to find a Russian tenor serenading the guests on his guitar. However, despite the delightful surroundings, the food was disappointing. The waitress asked if we would like an appetizer, we agreed but were a bit confused about what we were getting because her English was poor. However she brought us some gherkins along with two shots of straight Vodka which mysteriously arrived at the table unordered. The Beef Stroganoff was swamped in a thick overly creamy sauce. Another beef dish was served with an array of picked vegetables with vinegar overpowering the taste of the meat. However the real surprise came at the end when the bill arrived and the vodka aperitifs were 10 euros a shot. When we queried it the waitress told us that we ordered it. I asked to see the manager at which point she got over another waitress who lied to us by saying she was the manager (authentic Russian secrecy the KGB would have been proud of!). She explained that adding unordered items to the bill was a Russian custom. To sum it up, Troika was a poor choise of restaurant for our final night in Tallinn and the sneaky, dishonest nature of the staff left a sour taste in the mouth." | Mr Henderson
United Kingdom
Sep.19.2006
Overall rating 1/5 |
