It has been a really nice evening in this very special restaurant. The food is very russian and for…read moresure not as high end aus Lyon style french food. But the entire atmosphere of this restaurant, the red painted cellar, the waitresses in traditional russian costumes, the russian live music, serbian wine, czech beer and urainian vodka definitely make it worth a visit. Enjoy !!

Awesome place, very good food. Excellent entertainment…read more Better make a reservation because the restaurant was almost full on a Friday night.

I thoroughly enjoy when my European friends state confidently "you must try X place." Hence, I…read morefound myself at Kalinka's, a Russian cuisine restaurant in Grenoble. Challenge #1: translating Russian titles with French descriptions into English. Fortunately, if you know a little you can get by. The owner also knows some English. Come to find out, he also owns three other restaurants throughout Grenoble and he came here from Armenia when he was 17. A garrulous fellow. I ordered the Assiette de Pelmeni - Siberiens. This featured Russian raviolis stuffed with a mixture of pork and beef and topped with fresh herbs. This dish also came accompanied by a dish with creme fraiche. We were instructed to take two spoonfuls and heartily mix in into our dish. We obeyed. It was great. Thoroughly enjoyable, very filling. If you get the chance to visit, try mixing and matching ordered dishes with friends. That's the reason why my friend brought me here.

I took the 28euros formule. It was very good. Appetizer,…read moremain course and dessert. All good

I found this to be a very mediocre meal for a 2-star Michelin establishment. They offered 3…read moredifferent menus, and I opted for the more expensive of the 2 non-vegan selections. Quail was on the menu but when the server brought the course, he said we have a "special surprise" which was frog legs in place of quail. Very disappointing both in terms of the dish and the way a substitution was passed off. In terms of service, I was served sparkling wine when I was seated and was told there would be pairings during the meal. Notably not mentioned was that I was being charged for each glass. I was never presented a wine list or an indication that the wine was separately charged, and I never ordered a glass of wine. Each glass appeared as a separate charge on the bill. Others have mentioned that the space is small and has only around 10 tables, which I enjoyed.

Excellent 2 star Michelin meal. Reminds me of Nikki's cuisine from Peru. After gorging myself on…read morethe Paul Bocuse Menu at Auberge the night before at , the 3 course 45 EUR Takao Menu available for weekday lunch was perfect. Each course was bright and delicious. Beautiful plating and wonderful service. Loved the young pork main and the fish starter in particular. Yes you can just ask for tap water.