"Receptor" (restaurant): menu, reviews and photos of visitors

"Receptor" - a restaurant that swung to become a favorite place for the residents of the capital. The founders consider the healthy and high-quality food without the addition of dyes, preservatives and flavor enhancers as their highlight. "Receptor" entered the top ten best vegetarian establishments in Moscow.

To be precise, this is a network of four restaurants so far. The first one is located on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street, 22/2, the second one on Bolshoy Kozikhinsky Lane, 10, the third on Chistoprudny Boulevard, 23, p. 2, the fourth on Derbenevskaya Embankment, 7, p. 22. It's nice that they do not Are copies of each other, and each has its own style of interior and features of the menu. For example, it seems the most cozy and domestic on the Bolshoy Kozikhinsky side street "Receptor" (restaurant). Patriarchal ponds are not far from this institution. In general, in 2016 it is planned to open 10 more establishments, and not only in Moscow, but already in the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg.

Interior

People come to the restaurant not only for food. You can at least pull potatoes at home and sit in front of the TV. People come for certain emotions and in "Receptor" they definitely get it. An important role in this is the interior. Of the four institutions everyone is impressed by his "Receptor". The restaurant (Kozikhinsky pereulok) is pleasant to visitors that it very light and spacious. This effect gives furniture and floor in warm pastel colors, as well as well-chosen lighting. "Receptor" (restaurant on Chistye Prudy) is decorated in darker colors, on the walls hang paintings in the Art Nouveau style, and from the ceiling hang lamps of a bizarre shape. The premises on Derbenevskaya are less sophisticated, except that you can mark chairs with a patchwork upholstery. Therefore, one who wants to experience a chamber atmosphere comes to "Receptor" (restaurant, Chistiye Prudy). But those who were at the Patriarchs, say that there is more festive and noble. But, probably, the most stylish interior on Bolshaya Nikitskaya. That there are only multi-colored partitions, stained-glass lamps and panels, creating the effect of distortion of space.

Each institution has so many small details, seemingly unrelated to each other, but these are stylish and not ordinary: a huge keyhole, chairs decorated with a corporate logo with cats, funny human figures incomprehensible.

Secret of success

There are several components. First, the founders of this restaurant network are the young spouses Alexander Brailovsky and Nadezhda Pak. They are the chef, so they developed the menu. Design institutions and the organization of service, too, were engaged together. Secondly, Alexander for the second education is also a marketer, so he knows how to deal competently in a crisis. A Hope by nationality is Korean (hence the oriental focus of the menu).

In short, the "Receptor" is a restaurant opened by people who know the whole kitchen (literally and figuratively) from within, and this is already the lion's share of success. Also Nadezhda and Alexander do not stop there: they are constantly traveling, especially in the direction of the east, in order to gain experience and expand their culinary horizons. From each trip bring new recipes and introduce them in their restaurant, sometimes slightly adapting to the Russian mood.

Name

There is a play of words: the recipe and the receptor. The meaning of the first is known to everyone. And the receptor (in anatomy) is the main indicator that sends signals to the human brain. On the tongue there are more than 10 thousand such nerve endings, which give an assessment of the taste of food. It is interesting that this is why a small child, everything that falls into his hands, immediately puts it in his mouth. And the adult person in the same way will know the world, getting acquainted with new shades of taste, which are not inherent in that kitchen, to which he was used since childhood. And this restaurant gives an opportunity to try a lot of exotic dishes and give them their assessment. Therefore, it has Italian, Indian, Korean, Thai, and Japanese cuisine. That is, the message in the title is the following: thanks to different recipes you can train your taste buds.

Healthy and high-quality food

This is the first commandment of the "Receptor". No chemistry should fall into the customer's dish. Therefore, artificial flavor enhancers are not used here, which harm the body. Also, they said categorically "no" to all semi-finished products. Therefore, baked goods, ice cream and even smoked fish in the "Receptor" are not imported, but their own production. Juices are also squeezed in place from fresh fruit. Such a policy makes it possible to fully answer for the quality of the products from which food is prepared.

"Receptor" (restaurant): the philosophy of food

Almost 4/5 dishes in the menu belong to the vegetarian cuisine. First, the owners themselves adhere to such views. Alexander is a vegetarian, and his wife is a Peketarian (he uses fish and seafood). With their project "Receptor" they want to dispel the widespread opinion that if there is no meat, then it's tasteless.

Also for those who do not eat eggs, the menu indicates the ability to exclude those of desserts.

Menu

So, what is so special about "Receptor" (restaurant)? The menu has several dozen positions. The most important, probably, in it is that the compilers were not too lazy and in brackets after each difficult-spoken dish explained what it is. After all, only individual gourmets know what an oolong or hedon-pub is.

A list of hot dishes is opened by the Korean al-pub (rice with vegetables, mushrooms, kimchi) in different hypostases. At your discretion, you can add either soy tofu, or smoked eel, or crab meat (you can only imagine this taste variety). Also, another traditional Korean dish is udon (wheat noodles). Next to her is her Italian "cousin" - pasta with various sauces. And someone who loves fish can try smoked salmon or baked carp.

Among the salads there are "Caesar" and "Olivier" in traditional and original readings. Rukkola with avocado and parmesan - also from European cuisine. Of course, there are also dishes with oriental bias. For example, salad "Sesame" includes roasted cheese, cherry tomatoes, cashews, cucumber and, in fact, sesame. And the soul of Korean cuisine is a mix of kimchi, fish and kamchids.

The international theme continues among the first courses. Here also Korean kimchitis (potatoes, tofu, tuna, kimchi, soy, onions, champignons), and tendyantige (the same ingredients, but instead of tuna and kimchi - zucchini and chili), and French pumpkin and onion soups, and Russian ears from Sturgeon.

Of course, in a restaurant with a clear east slope without sushi and rolls can not do. Some of them have very intriguing names: "Vegetable killer", "Parachute salmon", "Eggplant paradise", "Sons of avocado".

As a side dish, you can order mashed potatoes with spinach, asparagus with parmesan cheese, rice with garlic and sesame.

Among the sweet, there are mainly Italian desserts: tiramisu with mascarpone, panacota and "Napoleon" cake.

Among the exotic hot drinks you can order Parisian tea with brandy "Martel" and Indian tea "Masala" with spices and milk. Of course, there is also the well-known far beyond China's elite oriental Puer.

On the one hand, it's good that there is no division into the kitchen according to nationality and one can safely combine different dishes without differentiating. On the other - there is some pun: Italy plus Korea with the addition of India. But people like it, otherwise there would not be as many as four "Receptors" in the capital.

"Chips" institution

At least, we can distinguish two such: the so-called tuning of witticisms and the rule of "tasty or free." The last says that if the dish did not have a liking, then you can not pay for it. Of course, this rule can be speculated: eat plenty, and then with a sour gasp to say that I did not like it. This is designed for conscious customers, which are the majority of regular visitors to the establishment, and not for fans of freebies.

And at the expense of adjusting the sharpness, so it's very handy, because the menu has a lot of Korean and Japanese dishes. For the Russian stomach, some of them in the authentic feed - this is too much. In these cultures, its notion of severity, so it's good that when ordering a dish, the customer can clarify this point. Of course, most visitors choose a more familiar delicate pitch.

Why do you like the restaurant "Receptor" (Moscow)?

An unequivocal respect most put for a healthy and healthy food. Portions here are large, so it does not seem too small. Especially appreciate business lunches at a discount, those who dine here almost every day, and at the weekend bring their children. They praise pastries, in particular pies and shares. Thanks to "Receptor" many gourmets seriously sat down in Korean cuisine. Also, all notice that the Great Nikitsky is amazingly played by a pianist, it's such a nice bonus to interesting dishes.

And what does the collective think about the "Receptor" (restaurant)? Feedback from employees is also generally positive, they are proud to work there. They say that all the staff is like a big friendly family.

disadvantages

Here, indeed, the gastronomic boundaries are blurred, and all this creates a certain confusion in the stomach (especially if you order a mascarpone after a mix of Korean salads), and emotionally. Also, that somewhere 80% of dishes are vegetarian, significantly narrows the audience. In addition, there are always those who complains about inflated prices. Although the average check here is 1000 rubles, and for the center it is not so much.

The conclusion is that: "Receptor" is a restaurant that has won its guests the idea of healthy and high-quality food, unusual design and home, family atmosphere.