Romanoff Restaurant
Romanoff Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$$ Price range Above $61
3 reviews
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I've been to many Russian restaurants in my life and Romanoff is certainly the most "stereotypical" of the experiences. You get the extravagant ballroom, numerous courses of heavy food, alcohol (of course), a live band singing all types of music, and a crazy cabaret-type of knock off Cirque Du Soleil show.
I came here with my parents, brother, and a few good friends (who aren't Russian) to celebrate getting my master's degree and I'm glad this was the place my parents chose to host the party at- so we can give the non-Russians a culture shock experience. And yes, they were in awe the entire time.
As far as the food is concerned…HOT DAMN! For ordering the cheaper banquet package (because I only cared about drinking, not so much about the food)…24 hours later and I'm still stuffed. My stomach was a Tetris game of numerous "zakuski," or appetizers, salads, shrimp, mussels, salmon, potatoes, duck, pickles, you name it. They served food from 8:30pm until 2:30am. That's SIX HOURS OF NONSTOP EATING.
With all that eating, what better way to make room for more than to boogie down on the dance floor? Spanish music, Russian music, French music, American music, you hear it all. Then comes the show featuring everything from what you'd see at the Moulin Rouge to flamenco to everything in between. (The one part I didn't like was the dancers coming around with an empty top hat to fill with tips.)
Service is always good at places like these. The wait staff is always attentive and if they catch you trying to serve yourself, they rush over and serve you. I guess with a price tag like that, that's what you get.
If I went down the list of every item on the banquet menu and gave my critique, this review would be never-ending. But like all places like this, you get some food items that are better than others so I'll just list those:
The shrimp toast appetizer- I don't know what it was made of but this was a crowd favorite.
Smoked fish platter- delicious.
Seafood pasta- Not a fan of the tortellini but the shrimp in it were delicious, as were the scallops.
Grilled salmon- My personal favorite.
Skirt steak- At this point if I ate any more, food would ooze out my nose, eyes, and ears but this was another crowd favorite.
So overall, Romanoff is a really good time. I just wish they booked the upstairs part of the restaurant with parties too so we could get a true packed restaurant feel, but even with just the first floor filled up, the dance floor was always packed. I think the curtains closing off the upstairs area were more of an eye sore for me than anything else, but does that really matter when you're 10 drinks in? Nope.
Good Russian restaurant, not much has changed about it since its Rasputin days, so if you liked Rasputin you will like this place.
Had my dads birthday here and it was an overall good experience.
The interior is very large, with 2 floors, and a big dance floor on the 1st.
Good place to have a large party.
The staff here was very nice and helpful.
The food was all good, and as with any Russian restaurant depending on the banquet you choose the choices vary greatly.
It's a Russian restaurant so the formula here is pretty much the same as with any, but the decor here is nice and its a great place for a party.
You've been to one Russian, you've been to them all. Now this is a good thing. Some of the reasons are, entertainment is typically good, drinks are always flowing and its usually BYOB, good service and tons of food!!!!
Romanoff provided all of what was mentioned above. I was here for a 1 year old birthday party which as held in the main party room which has a large stage, dance floor and a big area for dining. Service was good and the staff was friendly.
So in all a good place and a place I would host a party. Although there are a few parties I've attended in BK which was just as good as Romanoff so be careful when pickinga venue. Theres a lot of good places out there. It comes down to how you pay (cash) that can get you the best deal.