[CLOSED] Russkiy Dome

Honey cake on the left and Napoleon cake in the right. The honey cake was the clear winner of the night. Layered cake with dulce de leche and almonds, you are almost in heaven. It has a slight crunch because of the pastry layers and melts in your mouth because the pastry layers have absorbed the dulce de leche. They don't have this on the menu all the time because it's so le che(troublesome) to make. So keep your fingers crossed if you're coming here. The Napoleon was different from the one I had at Paul's, and apparently the Russians were the one that came up w this cake after the win Napoleon in the war? This tasted more like crepes with vanilla cream in between. Yum

Pork, potato and mushroom and cream cheese sauce. Tasty but nothing overly unique about it. But I can imagine it would go well with Plov, their Russian lamb rice!

A Russian kebab served w sautéed vege and a salsa like sauce. The lamb was very flavourful and cooked till medium. This is highly recommended!

At this eccentric little place at west way is a Russian bistro, Russikiy Dome which literally means Russian house. Shuba(top left) is a layered salad with herring, potatoes,carrots, beet root and topped w mayo. The taste of each ingredients actually compliments each other very well! Borsch (top right) is a pork base soup with beet root, cabbage, onions. Beet root soup can be plain and sharp, the pork really helped to balance the taste. Olivier salad(bottom) is a French inspired Russian dish that is made of cubed sausage,carrots,potatoes, pickled cucumbers and peas. It's like a coleslaw made into a heart shape. There was too much mayo for my liking. The only gripe about this place is that they serve the food quite slowly (that's why I had to collage) because everything is cooked to order. A nice place to eat and have long chats though.

The Short Review

Price Range: $20-$30

Nearest MRT: Haw Par Villa

Instagrammability: Moderate -
Lapsap store location, made up for with numerous Russian cultural paraphernalia, such as Fairytale Books, Ceramic Figurines & wooden Matryoshka Dolls.

Food:
1) Cheese Sticks [$8.00]
Hot, crisp & oozing ample cheese.

2) Chicken Shashlik [$14.90]
Flavorful, though I couldn't really taste the beer it was marinated in.
Comes with grilled eggplant & potatoes.

3) Pork Julienne [$17.90]
Portion's a little small, but a delicious, creamy stew of potatoes, mushrooms & pork (which could have been slightly more tender) can't go wrong.

4) Russian Tea [$5.90]
A pleasant pot of floral accents & a hint of sweet dates.

We were served by a very friendly Russian chef, who kept insisting on us eating while it's hot, rather than snapping mementos! No GST charges here.

Come Here: Maybe?

Three creamy dishes, same same but different. • Beef Stroganoff: I expected this to come in a brown sauce instead of cream, but no matter, it was quite yummy anyway with fries on the side. The meat was too tough, though. • Double Fish: Like a gratin of sorts, with fillets of salmon and dory flanked by thinly sliced potatoes and baked in cream and cheese. The salmon was especially gorgeous – moist, pink, and not at all fishy. • Pork Julienne: Probably my favourite main of the day, with cubes of sautéed potatoes and toothsome pork imparting their smokiness to the cream sauce, making it even more flavourful.