St Petersburg, Manchester
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011It’s hard not to feel charmed by Olena Zabornikova. Â Walking into her restaurant is like visiting a lovable but slightly dotty aunt. Â The entrance draws you in from a quirky and quiet part of university town, and once you work out how to avoid being snared by a Spar supermarket, it is like walking through a time portal. Â To be blunt, the decor is old fashioned. Â The tables laid in the style of a 1960’s Inter-City train, and the dishes in which the food is served give the impression of having been collected over many years from Portobello Market. Â And just as you sit there admiring the old pictures and Russian relics, the volume of the Eastern Europop is racked up and mirror balls reflect the disco lights, discolouring your dining partner’s face and turning the room into a cross between Peristroika and Studio 54. Â Apparently there is live music here at weekends, news of which has entered St. Petersburg high up on my list of weekend “must-dos in Manchester”.
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