Would you like to plunge into the atmosphere of the 20s of the last century? When feasting tables broke in the venues on Palace Square in St. Petersburg, did visitors' eyes widen from the abundance of various bourgeois snacks, and music thundered outrageously in the traditions of the world-famous cabaret? Then you should definitely visit the NEP restaurant in St. Petersburg, located on the Moika Embankment. Here you will surely be able to feel the atmosphere of underground feasts, fun and real courage. Restaurant "NEP" (St. Petersburg) reviews of visitors are called a great place for a romantic dinner, celebration or corporate event.
Acquaintance
The NEP Restaurant (St. Petersburg) is considered by many to be perhaps the most unique restaurant in St. Petersburg, combining a rich menu of European, Russian and Thai dishes, and colorful ones that have become famous in the city of cabaret shows. The restaurant is located on Palace Square, in the heart of the northern capital.
"NEP", St. Petersburg: description
There are two halls at the guests' disposal. Basically, up to 60-65 visitors are welcome here. Interior decoration in the restaurant "NEP" is designed in the spirit of institutions of the beginning of the last century. Rounded comfortable sofas from panne velvet with soft pillows laid out on them are conducive to bliss and idleness, in the center of the hall a luxurious flower chandelier sparkles, a red scene, in the style of the 20s, is made in the form of plump tender female lips. A special emphasis in the interior is created by the presence of chic striped chairs that remind everyone of the well-known "Gams set", because of which not at all comic passions flared up in the famous novel.
There is also a separate VIP-hall for special guests, in which a special romantic atmosphere is recreated, stylized as an elegant coupe "Orient Express". Guests here can comfortably sit on a soft sofa upholstered in velvet and take a break from the noisy fun of the reckless “NEPMAN”, admiring the elegant frescoes that decorate the hall. The cozy and compact VIP room accommodates up to 10 people. It is ideal for a business lunch, a friendly dinner, or a small family holiday.
general information
The institution is located at: 191186, Russia, Leningrad Region, St. Petersburg, Moika Embankment, 37A.
- Cuisine: Russian, European, Thai.
- Average bill: 1300 rub.
- Attractions: music (background and live), cabaret
- Working hours: 12:00 - 23:00 (Mon-Tue), 12:00 - 01:00 (Wed-Sun).
- Halls: 2
- Summer terrace: available.
Services
Guests of the restaurant are given the opportunity to order here:
When ordering an event, an advance payment is required (30% of the cost). The rest is paid by the customer after receiving the service. Guests can use their own alcohol (by agreement with the administration). Decoration of the hall is made by the customer. At the request of the client, the restaurant’s specialists provide the service of designing the decoration of the hall, as well as decorating the premises for a surcharge. The possibility of decorating the hall is agreed in advance with the administration of the institution. The restaurant also provides the services of its pastry chef, who will cook any cake to order. On their holiday, guests can order individual rooms from music programs if desired. The customer is provided with full advice from the art director of the restaurant, with whom all issues related to the creative part of the holiday are discussed. The institution provides light and sound equipment, a stage (in the common room). The common room has a dance floor with easy access from a separate room. There is a wardrobe in the lobby.
Terrace
A distinctive feature of the institution is the presence of a summer terrace.
- Capacity: 24 seats
- Design: has a canopy, glazed.
- Location: located near the water (at the Moika embankment).
- Guests can enjoy views of the Palace Square from the terrace.
- No smoking on the terrace.
Kitchen
Restaurant "NEP" (St. Petersburg) provides guests with dishes of European and Russian cuisine. According to experts, you can talk about the local cuisine endlessly. The menu of the institution presents the most delicious dishes preferred by the Russian bourgeois in the early 20th century. As a specialty, guests are offered: an amazing combination of pike perch and salmon with fried beans and carrot parpadele - under the exclusive name “Union of the sword and screaming”, the most tender deer fillet with potato dorfan in cranberry sauce, called “Prayer of the poacher”. The NEP Restaurant (St. Petersburg) offers gourmets to appreciate the taste of the truly exquisite dishes presented in the European section of the menu: smoked eel in combination with ginger and garlic rice, as well as a salad of juicy roast beef with young potatoes and olive-mint dressing. Fans of modern Italian cuisine can not resist the classic lasagna, the most delicious tagliatelle with Grana Padano cheese and porcini mushrooms, as well as tomato cream soup with basil.
The wine list features a rich variety of elite varieties of French, Chilean, Spanish and Italian wines. For lovers of stronger drinks, the restaurant can offer exquisite varieties of sherry, port, whiskey and cognac.
Reviews of the restaurant-cabaret "NEP" indicate that the institution is the best suited for those who know how to appreciate the real atmosphere of the holiday and fun.
Quotes from the menu
In the menu of the NEP restaurant, guests can enjoy:
- 2 types of salads with black breasts and new potatoes - for 310 rubles.
- Salad with lettuce, smoked venison and berry balsamic - for 370 rubles.
- Arugula, romaine and radicchio salad with parmesan - for 290 rubles.
- Borsch with boiled tongue with sour cream - for 290 rubles.
- Atlantic catfish with fennel, beans and zucchini - for 390 rubles.
- Pork with vegetable ratatouille in mustard sauce - for 420 rubles.
- Handmade truffles - for 90 rubles.
- Hot pancakes with a scoop of ice cream in orange sauce - for 260 rubles.
- Raspberry cheesecake with berry sauce - for 250 rubles.
In one of the options for the banquet menu, guests are invited to enjoy the taste of pork ham baked with spices and garlic, “old Russian” mutton ham, stuffed with garlic with mustard and honey, a piglet stuffed with sauerkraut with Dijon sauce, duck baked with apples and sauerkraut, branded cake, loaf and much more.
- The cost of a banquet menu per person: 1800 - 2950 rubles.
- The cost of the buffet menu per person: 900 rubles.
Entertainment
Restaurant "NEP" (St. Petersburg) offers guests entertainment that distinguishes the illusory era of the development of capitalism in post-revolutionary Russia. The main entertainment of the Russian bourgeois at the beginning of the last century was restaurants and cabarets, in which all kinds of jazz bands, singers and singers, dancers and musicians performed to the joy of the walking audience.
"NEP" is a restaurant in St. Petersburg, in which the pride of the establishment, a cabaret, appears before the guests on a stylized red stage. Attention of visitors is offered a program through which guests are transported to an era when, being a beggar, you could suddenly turn into a rich man, when shine and poverty coexisted on the same street, when varnish boots could be observed in close proximity to leather harnesses, and from the stage restaurants and cabarets sang songs that made it hot even seasoned revelers.
The concept of musical productions
"NEP" is a restaurant in St. Petersburg, the author’s musical productions of which are designed for the perception of the most demanding guests. Here everyone will find a favorite show for their soul. Reviews of the NEP cabaret indicate that the institution creates truly comfortable conditions for guests in which everyone can relax and enjoy the wonderful sight and high-quality music, nostalgic for the past.
“Nostalgia” and “A Little Journey into the Past” are mini-musicals offering to recall Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. Listeners plunge into a kaleidoscope of white-emigre romances, incendiary gypsy dance and mini-choreographic performances stylized as NEP times.
“Bravo, Broadway!” - The program offers numbers from the famous Broadway musicals, as well as hits from famous music films.
Love story - a show program, which is a colorful dramatization of love and passion, which combines popular romantic songs, original choreography and theatricalization using costumes stylized for the last century.
“Such Different Cabarets” is a music show recognized as the best among similar programs. Spectators will be able to feel the atmosphere of sophistication of a real Parisian cafe café, plunge into the world of fiery passions of bullfighters, and also join the chic style of Chicago variety show. At the end of the show, guests are invited to take part in a retro disco.
In addition, the NEP cabaret (St. Petersburg) offers to go to a retro-voyage with Ksyusha Arsenyeva to go on a three-part staged trip to NEPman times. The institution sounds Russian, French, German hits of the restaurant genre, dance cabaret shows are performed. Fans of contemporary productions have the opportunity to enjoy individual show programs, which harmoniously combine elements of cabaret, pop and musical.
Reviews
Restaurant-cabaret "NEP" is very popular among residents and guests. Visitors note the location of the establishment, enthusiastically speak about the excellent work of actors and singers, warmly praise the professionalism of the chef and waiters. The restaurant is called a lively and cozy restaurant with a good bar and a varied menu, which has an excellent cuisine where all the dishes are prepared, as they say, with a soul. Guests are pleased to recall the holidays and corporate events held at NEP, friendly meetings, and share pleasant impressions left by acquaintance with the local menu. The general opinion of many visitors to the institution about the services provided here, the reviewers express with the words "beautiful, dignified, chic, fun!".