tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post2136228725077345491..comments2023-07-11T14:06:25.673+03:00Comments on Tartu - City of Good Food: Gruusia SaatkondMingushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10129025788427961454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-66430704191760300932010-04-28T09:49:16.787+03:002010-04-28T09:49:16.787+03:00I don't know if it's intentional or accide...I don't know if it's intentional or accidental, but they vent out the grill smell. Every time I walk by, my mouth starts watering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-64946669824646633212010-04-19T01:14:59.431+03:002010-04-19T01:14:59.431+03:00I remember the time when Gruusia Saatkond was just...I remember the time when Gruusia Saatkond was just starting out. It was on 2001, me and my then-boyfriend were poor students and couldn't really afford much from the menu, so we always ordered one Hatšapuri and two teas. The Hatšapuri was so big and delicious and cost only 27 kroons! Now when me and my husband feel nostalgic and visit Gruusia Saatkond, we are always left with only our memories of once delicious and cheap Hatšapuri, which has now turned into a pretty small and mediocre pie with very little cheese in it. Not to mention the current price of 75.-. I agree about rest of the dishes as well - while the portions have greatly decreased, the food experience itself is sadly only mediocre. I very much hope that Gruusia Saatkond people are keeping an eye on this article, because i must say, your prices truly are too expensive for the quality you now offer! I don't remember the last time we visited, there are just so many more reasonable alternatives around. <br /><br />I hope things will pick up and we all can once again enjoy the great and well priced cooking of Gruusia Saatkond.Ragnehttp://sshiksa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-26937684684481783952010-04-07T19:45:04.268+03:002010-04-07T19:45:04.268+03:00Apparently it's a well known fact that you are...Apparently it's a well known fact that you are supposed to order mostly small appetizers and side dishes, which aren't that expensive and are very tasty. As much as I have heard not many people order the pricy main dishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-35395179804902649102010-04-06T20:27:56.197+03:002010-04-06T20:27:56.197+03:00Dear Sir,
We are glad that You have noticed our r...Dear Sir,<br /><br />We are glad that You have noticed our restaruant Gruusia Saatkond. Furthermore, we are most pleased that You have decided to inform people via Your blog. Gruusia Saatkond is thankful for every kind of feedback, wheather it is bad or good. Because, only this way can we improve ourself for our customers and offer You delicious Georgian food and good vine.<br /><br />Sincirely,<br />Lia Arand<br />www.gruusiasaatkond.ee<br />www.facebook.com Gruusia Saatkond<br />http://twitter.com/SaatkondGruusia Saatkondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729011827309020840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-35463775677507126752010-04-05T12:48:29.290+03:002010-04-05T12:48:29.290+03:00Hi, thanks for your input. I don't think the w...Hi, thanks for your input. I don't think the waitress was stressed out or anything, she just wasn't there. Hard to find. The blog is more a description of life in Tartu, and it focuses on eating out.<br />There were six of us that night in the Embassy, and frankly we didn't want to pay two hundred kroons for a bowl of lamb soup. The chicken ketsi used to be good, and we all knew it. Some of our party also ordered the kebob and a couple other things. But you say we shouldn't order the main dishes. <br />That's my whole point. If the restaurant's main dishes aren't good, then, I'm sorry, but I think it's rather obvious what that means.<br />It used to be a great place, and it's just gone downhill, a lot, over the years, while the prices are still on the ski lift.Mingushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129025788427961454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-2808085116158378992010-04-04T13:55:57.044+03:002010-04-04T13:55:57.044+03:00Dear Mingus,
I am really sorry for your disappoint...Dear Mingus,<br />I am really sorry for your disappointing night at Gruusia Saatkond (GS). There is nothing which could excuse stressed waitress, a draught and failed chicken ketsi. However, there are some things I would like to ask/comment<br />1) are the entries in this blog written as restaurant reviews or just the descriptions of the evenings at the restaurants? The sidebar of the blog ("restaurant reviews of tartu eateries") supports the first but the content of the entry (just eating a few dishes during one evening) the second. <br />2) the way you ate at GS that night makes me almost cry. You were four and the three of you took the same dish!!!! what an opportunity missed! When you are 4 at GS, order your table full of cold and hot appetizers, followed by grilled dishes and accompanied by wine. I agree that the main courses at GS can be uninspiring and dull. Just do NOT order them, order those little masterpieces called light cold/warm dishes. I think GS should have on menu a dish of mixed appetizers as an introduction to georgian cuisine.<br /><br />sorry for the english language, I am not a native speaker and my linguistic editor was busy:)Küllikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-31121179300886461632010-04-03T19:02:52.731+03:002010-04-03T19:02:52.731+03:00We just tried your recept. Amazing. We used peters...We just tried your recept. Amazing. We used petersel too. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5935232044258447718.post-52753004901537902562010-03-29T13:17:19.052+03:002010-03-29T13:17:19.052+03:00Again Gruusia Saatkond used to be perhaps my favor...Again Gruusia Saatkond used to be perhaps my favorite restaurant in Tartu and maybe in all of Estonia. In addition to the food and bizarre decor reminiscent of a Caucasian fun-house ride I especially liked the wine advertised as "Stalin's favorite!"<br /><br />But I haven't been back in a long time because of the dramatic increase in price and reduction in quality. This is too bad. Georgian cuisine, ubiquitous in the USSR and roughly analogous to Chinese in the West but almost unknown outside the former Soviet Union is one of world's finest. It reflects Georgia's position at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East but with it's own unique dishes and flavors using walnuts, pomegranate, etc. Thanks for your Chopped Chick a la Mingus recipe! Sounds delicious!<br /><br />BTW one of the best meals I have ever had was Khashi (or tripe stew) at a Georgian restaurant in Latvia! There's a recipe for it here along with more info, recipes, etc. here:<br /><br />http://www.aboutgeorgia.ge/cuisine/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997820286749712730noreply@blogger.com