Since childhood, everyone has been dreaming of falling into a fairy tale. Some people, as adults, not only dream of miracles, they create them for the joy of others. The exclusive restaurant Karl and Friedrich on Krestovsky Island is a luxurious complex imbued with the spirit of old German fairy tales. Its exterior and interior are stylized as a Bavarian suburb.
The institution has repeatedly received the title of "Best Restaurant in St. Petersburg." It is considered a great place to relax. Although the institution is located in the heart of St. Petersburg, it was arranged so that it looks more like a country restaurant.
Description of the restaurant complex
The complex includes: the restaurant "Karl and Friedrich" with three rooms, a children's room, a compact author's brewery. The institution looks like a windmill topped with a tiled roof. In addition, it includes a birgarten (garden with a bar, a stage, terraces, a dance floor), a barbecue, patio tent, pizzeria, a souvenir shop, a children's veranda, a playground, a Cheburashka mini-zoo and free parking.
There is another restaurant in the complex - Russian Fishing. It adjoins the South Pond with a fish tank and a floating veranda. The facility has summer terraces, a barbecue area, a children's veranda and a playground for games. Between the institutions a sculpture was installed in honor of the "Bremen Town Musicians".
The location of the restaurant complex
The institution is located on the territory of Krestovsky Island, where Primorsky Victory Park is located. The exact address of the restaurant "Karl and Friedrich": St. Petersburg, South Road, Building 15 on Krestovsky Island. The easiest way is to drive to the establishment in your own car and park in the free parking lot. But then, apparently, you will not be able to taste the exclusive beer, which is brewed directly in the hall of the institution.
The nearest metro station (Krestovsky Ostrov) is at a decent distance from the establishment. From it to the restaurant-brewery you have to walk along Ryukhin Street. At the intersection with the Krestovsky road, you need to turn right and walk to the South road. A long walk is quite enjoyable. After all, the restaurant hid in the depths of a picturesque park complex.
Restaurant Design
The institution is made in the traditional style of the Bavarian beer mills. A compact snow-white house, covered by a red tile roof, to which a tower of uncouth stones with a weather vane is attached, is presented to visitors. The original Karl & Friedrich restaurant (St. Petersburg) is surrounded by well-groomed lawns with winding ribbons of garden paths leading to the beer garden, barbecue facilities, verandas and other areas.
The vast territory of the institution is well zoned. It has places for noisy companies, corporate groups and secluded corners for business partners, romantic couples and those who want peace. The interior design of an unusual restaurant is quite simple. In the halls, wooden tables are surrounded by classic chairs, and on the verandas and terraces there are benches.
The restaurant "Karl and Friedrich" on Krestovsky is saturated with the spirit of an old mill. The surroundings of antiquity are emphasized in it by wooden pillars, massive beams, pottery, lanterns made of glass framed by metal. The festive mood is created by bright canvases and garlands of plants under the ceiling, trellised trellises entwined with ivy.
The atmosphere of home comfort is achieved through classic fireplaces, panels, photographs and paintings in frames on the walls. The color of the establishment is added by staff dressed in national Bavarian costumes. From the windows of the institution and its terraces, magnificent panoramas open onto the picturesque landscapes of Krestovsky Island.
Restaurant halls
In the tower, on the second floor, a room for children's entertainment is organized. It has a dry pool, soft cubes, chairs and a TV. Children are looked after by the nanny with animators.
The ground floor room hosts fun companies. Here on the stage, noisy competitions are held, musicians perform. Live sets are so incendiary that guests organize discos on the dance floor. Zones of the second floor are good for business meetings and privacy. In the hall "Tower" arrange wedding ceremonies and other celebrations.
In summer, on warm spring and autumn days, the Karl and Friedrich restaurant invites you to relax at tables on the verandas, terraces and the bar in the beer garden. Musical groups perform on the Biergarten stage, guests light on the dance floor.
Facility Features
The restaurant hosts theme parties. It hosts holidays and festivals. In October, the day Halloween is celebrated, the institution is turned into Dracula's castle. At the end of September, the Oktoberfest festival opens. In August, having fun at the crayfish festival. In summer, in July, spend the traditional day of pig squeal.
They organize crazy contests, exhibitions of children's drawings, give tickets to theaters and circus, give presents, take free photos, organize plentiful feasts, pour beer on the river, dance until you drop. In a word, have fun from the heart!
Brewery
Presentable restaurant-brewery "Karl and Friedrich" is an unusual institution in which they are deliciously fed and perfectly entertained. Exclusive beer is brewed directly in the restaurant building. Beer boilers are installed in the hall of the first floor. Copper pipes with a beautiful gleam of metal extending from them stretch under the ceiling, harmoniously combine with massive beams and bring a special touch to the interior of the establishment.
The brewing process is led by a true professional. The Bavarian brewer, along with subordinates, drives 4 main and several seasonal beers. An exclusive drink is poured into mugs of various sizes. Professionals are presented with large, liter, and lovers - small mugs filled with a wonderful foamy drink.
When brewing beer, the Karl i Friedrich restaurant on Krestovsky Island strictly respects the imperishable rule "The Munich Law of Cleanliness" and complies with Bavarian recipes developed over the centuries. For the production of a hop drink, only water, malt and hops are used here. Components for it are purchased only in the German provinces.
The guests of the establishment appreciate this specialty beer for its excellent taste and unique aroma. They often regret that dark beer is not served every day. Restauration does not make a secret from the production of a foamy drink. The door to the brewery is always open for guests. Excursions on it are free.
Kitchen traditions
The kitchen in such an institution as the Karl and Friedrich restaurant is very interestingly organized - it is open to the eyes of guests from all corners of the hall. The restaurant's menu is an original mix of European dishes. It is not tied to any specific European cuisine - Italian, French ... However, the main attention is given to German meat dishes.
They indulge in the legendary Munich sausages, Oktoberfest chickens, German sausages, pork knuckle, duck with sauerkraut, Ribeye steak, divine salads, rich soups with smoked meats, Alfredo pasta. The restaurant serves dishes perfect for beer, such as crayfish dishes, beer plates, fish platter.
Since the Karl & Friedrich restaurant is a pleasure for every guest, even the tiniest, it has developed a luxurious children's menu, including delicious desserts. Children are happy to enjoy handmade sweets, chocolate cakes and other goodies.
Mini zoo
The territory of a small zoo and its inhabitants are carefully monitored. It is constantly being improved and improved: they add small architecture, decor and populate new inhabitants.
Visitors to the zoo are allowed free of charge. They are allowed to feed animals with apples, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, brought with them. For those who did not grab a treat for the smaller brothers, but want to treat them with goodies, the Karl i Friedrich restaurant offers to buy the appropriate food. Visitors bring so much food to the inhabitants of the zoo that they sometimes do not have time to eat everything.
Fat rabbits with different coat colors move freely around the zoo. Many animals live in well-kept spacious enclosures. Luxurious ostriches are the pride of the zoo. There are great hens of different species, important turkeys, an owl, peacefully dormant during the day.
With comfort in the zoo, reindeer and sika deer, goats, chanterelles and other animals settled down. These are such little pleasures that Karl and Friedrich gives his guests - a restaurant, whose photo is impressive and makes you want to look into a wonderful institution.
Reviews on the restaurant "Karl and Friedrich"
This restaurant impresses many Petersburgers and guests of the Northern capital. Many visitors have chosen it as their permanent holiday destination. Most guests recommend the place to friends. “Karl and Friedrich” is a restaurant, the reviews of which are pleasant to read.
Visitors like the interior of the restaurant with 1,500 seats. They celebrate its style, sophistication, and the use of wood in the design of rooms. Admire the well-maintained zoo and its inhabitants. It is also attractive for them that for children there is a room with a nanny and animators, a playground and a separate menu.
Many people come here to listen to music, dance, have a tasty snack, and try quality beer at a reasonable price. Almost all guests order a delicious foamy drink based on their own preferences or staff recommendations. The waiters bring the menu without delay, offer drinks.
The restaurant's menu is an ordinary thin newspaper with the history of the restaurant on the first page, an assortment of dishes and drinks on the following pages. The menu impresses with a variety, and not just a set of traditional dishes. Guests are invited to enjoy fish snacks, seafood dishes, hot dishes, soups, salads and desserts.
Service at Karl and Friedrich is on top. The waiters are polite, active, friendly, always there. They come up, having seen empty plates and glasses, clean up the dirty dishes, they immediately wonder if the guests still want to order something. Naturally, someone wants to return here more than once to try dishes with original names, enjoy your favorite drinks.
The disadvantages of the restaurant include the fact that the institution is too far from the metro, on weekends and holidays it is crowded with visitors (which is why it is stuffy in the halls). The prices of certain dishes, according to some guests, are too high.