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Taiga

3.0 (42 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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I am so satisfied Varenniki, cabbage, onion, Sour cream It was a great experience, I am an individual traveler explored Hudson NY. And it was a great experience . Thanks for the warm welcome. And will come back soon.

Taiga tea - absolutely delicious, perfect end to the meal!
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Taiga may just be the best restaurant we've ever been to. Coming in you feel like you've just walked into a snug, secret little hideaway in 19th century Czarist Russia. The ambience is very cozy, lots of dark wood, red lighting, inviting bar, posters on the walls both of historic figures and glamour shots from the professional work of the fashion photographer turned chef. Only about 10 tables in two rooms. It's enchanting, a little mysterious, and just draws you in and makes you want to spend hours there. The staff couldn't be more warm, friendly, or attentive. We felt like family being welcomed home to dinner. The menu is both exotic but also as appealing as comfort food. An appetizer of blini (thin pancakes) with salmon caviar and smoked salmon could make a light meal in itself, served with sour cream and dill. The blini were perfect, thin, soft but with a touch of chewiness, a very hard combination to achieve in something paper-thin. The salmon caviar was fresh and delicious. Borscht (traditional beet soup) was full of yummy vegetables, savory, filling, with a dollop of sour cream and dill on top. It was served with absolutely amazing dark bread, heavy, dense, full of flavor, and traditional Russian smoked bacon on the side. It was wonderful, the best we've ever had. The borscht and sides are a meal in itself. Several of the main courses were variations of pelmeni, dumplings similar to tortellini. We enjoyed a special that evening, filled with salmon, topped with salmon caviar. It was fabulous! A dish of half dozen of them was more than enough to share and left us feeling too full for dessert. The taiga tea is not to be missed. It's an herbal infusion, the menu described it as having 30 ingredients and we believed it. Apples, cranberries, pomegranate seeds, mint leaves, rosemary, spruce tips, and about two dozen other fruits, berries, and herbs. It tasted like a 'forest' tea, an infusion of everything delicious that grows wild in Siberia and more. We wish we had room to sample some of the desserts, like 'bird's milk' cake, or syriniki farmer's cheese pancakes with berries, but we were just too full! It was a fabulous experience. It felt homey and comfortable, as well as exotic and captivating at the same time. Especially on a cold and rainy night, we felt transported to someplace glamorous. Taiga is unlike almost any restaurant you're likely to encounter, the atmosphere, the waitstaff, and the food. It's exciting but also relaxing and comforting at the same time. It truly is an 'experience' and not just a meal. A big thank you to our waitperson Olga for welcoming us so warmly, and for making it a very special evening we will never forget. We're going to make a point of returning as often as possible.

An email I received bc the owner canceled our OpenTable reservation, stating we did not show up

I wouldn't wish a trip to this restaurant on my worst enemy. We had a reservation that we arrived on time for. We stood in the doorway with two other separate groups of guests, waiting to be seated. A handful of servers looked at us without any acknowledgment and continued to ignore us for close to 15 minutes. They acted as if we were bothering them by showing up to our dinner reservation. Another group waited outside in the cold because there was nowhere else to stand while waiting to be seated. The restaurant had an absolutely rancid vibe. For starters, there was a disgusting smell in the air. I have never smelled anything remotely close to it and hope to never again. It was like a combination of fish, rotting meat, and chemicals or cleaning supplies, think bleach but worse. There was no music playing, despite live music being advertised in the original OpenTable booking. Nobody at any of the tables seemed to be speaking or enjoying themselves. It felt like we had walked into someone's house unannounced. You could cut the tension with a knife, and I would have if I had been seated with silverware at that point. As the night went on, it became obvious that everyone in the restaurant was angry and disappointed. Instead of the usual Thanksgiving warmth and gratitude, that ^ was the vibe, and understandably so. Once we were finally seated, we noticed our table was dirty. The silverware still had food on it and the tablecloth was stained. Considering how much we paid, this was unacceptable. We felt uncomfortable even talking to each other since the restaurant was silent aside from the sound of silverware on plates. A server brought empty cups to our table, no water. She never asked if we wanted tap, still, or sparkling. She never came back, despite passing our table multiple times. We tried to get her attention, but it again felt like we were purposely being ignored. This is especially wild given the small size of the restaurant. When I say she walked by our table, I mean she was inches away and could absolutely hear us. We waited over 20 minutes before someone else finally acknowledged us. He told my friend to "go," meaning to order. No apology, no acknowledgment of the wait, not even a happy Thanksgiving. Terrible attitude and service. My friend asked for glasses of water and drinks before ordering. He said he wanted to get food orders in first and would bring drinks later. He never did. Annoyed, we started ordering from the prix fixe menu we had already paid for. Since it was Thanksgiving, we all wanted the turkey. The server told us the restaurant was sold out of the Thanksgiving dinner entirely, including the turkey. Our reservation was at 6:30 pm, not late by any means. This was never communicated to us. The entire ordeal could have been avoided if we had been told this while standing in the doorway. At that point, I'd had enough. I told him we came specifically for the Thanksgiving dinner and wanted a refund so we could leave. He rudely replied that they had been open since 8 am, as if that justified being sold out. Who is eating turkey dinner for breakfast? There was zero apology or empathy. He then offered salmon or deer. On Thanksgiving. After insisting on a refund, he claimed the OpenTable booking was just a hold and not an actual charge. That was false. I showed him my bank statement and the OpenTable receipt. He told me to text both to him and he would "handle it later." We then learned he was not just a server but the owner of the restaurant. I did not want to leave without resolving it, but he insisted it could not be done then. As we were leaving, a woman mid-meal at another table mouthed "good choice" to us. We ended up eating at the restaurant in the new Pocketbook Hotel, who truly saved our Thanksgiving. The service and food were phenomenal and less expensive than Taiga's prix fixe. I cannot recommend them enough. It has now been almost a month and I still have not received a refund. I have called dozens of times with no answer, texted the owner's personal number with no response, and contacted OpenTable, who says only the restaurant can initiate a refund. I paid with a debit card, and my bank's investigation takes up to 90 days. This was over $600 for no food or service. We did not even receive a glass of tap water. I also attempted to leave a review on OpenTable, but could not because the owner canceled the reservation and marked us as a no-show. Please see the attached photos. Unfortunately, we did show up. I truly wish we had not! TLDR: STAY AWAY

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Love this place, the atmosphere was just like home. Food is delicious and I felt like I just went back to my childhood. Definitely will be coming back !!

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Ambiance is awesome. Really feel like u r in a different place. Food and drinks were fantastic. Highly recommend it!

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