Cafe Zarina in Karakol offers a delightful taste of traditional cuisine that transports you to the heart of Kyrgyz culture. The menu boasts a variety of mouthwatering dishes, each carefully prepared with authentic flavors and ingredients.
One of the highlights at Cafe Zarina is their wide selection of teas, providing a perfect accompaniment to the flavorful dishes. We particularly enjoyed exploring the different varieties of tea available, each offering a unique and soothing taste.
In addition to the delicious food and tea, the cafe also offers local honey for sale, adding a sweet touch to our dining experience. It was a pleasure to support local producers and take home a jar of this golden goodness.
While the food at Cafe Zarina was enjoyable and satisfied our cravings for traditional cuisine, we felt that it was merely "okay." Although the dishes were tasty, we were hoping for a slightly more exceptional culinary experience.
In conclusion, Cafe Zarina is a lovely spot to savor the essence of Kyrgyzstan's traditional food and experience their diverse tea offerings. The addition of local honey further adds to the charm of this cafe. While the food was good, we wished for a touch of greatness to make the experience truly exceptional. Nonetheless, it's worth a visit for a taste of authentic Kyrgyz flavors and a cozy atmosphere.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Soup
We went there 2 times because the first time was not a good experience and we wanted to give another chance.
The food is really good but sometimes they are forgetting your order (We had to wait 1h30 the first time we came to the restaurant to get our food). Second time, the waitress forgot one plate.
They are "selling fresh tap beer" but the machine is not working or they are running out of beers even in bottle.
We were expecting to have a discount for our first meal after the lllooooonnngggg wait but nothing happened.
They really need to improve this poor service because the food is quite good.
Also the place is a bit pricy
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Nice restaurantvwith very good choice of food local and international. Cozy interior with comfortavle tablses and chairs. Nice place for tourist coming to find good place. The sad was to order a vegetble plate where greens was not washed properly. Unfortunately the traces of soils was on cucumbers and tomatos as well instead of replacing the dish the kutchen washwd the greens and turnwd back it without understanding why we had complained. Otherwise food was delicious and very very well coocked. If not smallincinsent with vegetableplate I'd rated 5. Still I advise to visit this place.
We came here following the amount of positive reviews. A fatal disappointment to say the least. A restaurant that doesn't have any soda, spicy sauce or even bread shouldn't even consider opening the doors for customers.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
We waited for more than an hour before discovering the waitress had forgotten our order. Another 25min before figuring out she had forgotten one of our dishes.
The food is good but we encountered the unpleasant delay situation which explain the review. Maybe were we just unlucky?
Food: 5
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
