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2017-11-29
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After a month of learning Russian, I was very very very eager delve further into this fascinating culture - and what's more integral in a culture than food? A quick search on OpenRice for Eastern European cuisine brought me to Dacha. Dacha was very easy to find - it's on the main road of Hollywood Road, just 30 seconds after coming down the Mid-levels escalators and turning onto Hollywood Street. We got there a little bit earlier around 5:45PM so there was no wait at all. Dacha is beautifully de
Dacha was very easy to find - it's on the main road of Hollywood Road, just 30 seconds after coming down the Mid-levels escalators and turning onto Hollywood Street.
We got there a little bit earlier around 5:45PM so there was no wait at all. Dacha is beautifully decorated. Didn't feel like I was in Hong Kong at all. All tables are covered with a lace tablecloth and each table candle and a small flower for decoration decoration. Traditional artwork was also hung up on walls. Needless to say, the presentation of the menu is also very pretty. Dacha definitely goes the extra mile in creating the cozy, homey atmosphere.
I had never tried Russian food before but everything on the menu did look very authentic. We didn't get any drinks, just food and dessert
We ended up getting 4 dishes and 1 dessert - Borsch, Georgian Cheese Bread "Khachuapuri", Siberian Pelmeni, Chicken Kiev (recommended by our server)
To start, we were served complimentary borodinsky bread with butter. This is a dark brown sourdough rye bread of Russian origin. The bread was thin and had a sour aftertaste and texture had a rough texture. Wasn't a big fan of it on it's own, but I didn't enjoy it with the borscht soup
Borodinsky bread with butter
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Next was the borscht soup served with sour cream. This borscht soup is very different from the ones we see from the in local Hong Kong restaurants. The soup was of a deep homogeneous beetroot red colour. I was also surprised by how strong the flavor was - quite salty and hint of tartness. The creaminess of the sour cream complemented the soup well. Inside, there was grated vegetables and potatoes. For its price, the portion size was on the small side. Nevertheless, it was worth the try. A Russian friend had told me before that Dacha serves real authentic borscht.
Borscht
$90
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Next was the dish I looked forward to the most - Georgian Cheese Bread "Khachuapuri". This was a piece of puff pastry baked with cheese and an egg on top. The manager explained to us that the cheese was feta but saltier. Khachuapuri was definitely my favourite dish out of all. The richness and creaminess of the cheese leaves you very full and satisfied yet wanting more.
We also ordered the Siberian Pelmeni served with sour cream. The dumplings were well made but to me, this was the most disappointing dish as it tasted similar to the local dumplings we had. The portion size was also on the small side for it's price.
Siberian Pelmeni
$108
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Siberian Pelmeni (inside)
$105
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Finally to the main dish - Chicken Kiev. This is a dish of chicken fillet pounded, rolled around in cold butter and fried off after being coated in eggs and breadcrumbs. The chicken is served had a garlicky, herb, butter filling and is served with a small side salad and mash potatoes. Our server says that this is a very popular dish - I'm really glad that she recommended it to us.
Chicken Kiev
$258
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Last but not least, we took a look at the amazing dessert menu
Our also brought us these little plates and napkins that were too cute to not take a photograph of
After taking some (quite a long) time, we finally decided on the traditional honey cake Medovik. I had eaten homemade Medovik once before. I'd say that the Dacha's honey cake definitely has more of the "honey flavor" to it. I also really love the attention to detail they have - as seen by the little bee decoration they put on every cake.
Honey Cake "Medovik"
$85
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Our bill (a total of $729 for two people) came in a small box with two toffees - another little nice attention to detail they have
Overall, Dacha is a restaurant on the pricier side but definitely worth it if you want to try Eastern European cuisine in a warm, cozy, homey atmosphere here in Hong Kong. The servers were very friendly and very eager to answer any questions you have. I would love to come back to Dacha and try more of their dishes (especially the dessert ones) but not before trying others restaurants to get more of a feel what authentic Eastern European food is like.
Georgian Cheese Bread "Khachuapuri",
$158
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题外话/补充资料：
For spending over $250 per person and presenting the print version of the OpenRice coupon, we were entitled to 15% off
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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