 READERS’ RESPONSE |
THE READERS' QUESTION(S) FROM MAY'03 WERE-
Report and comment on:
1. Variety, uniqueness in both entertainment and dining venues.
2. Service quality, food preparation and presentation, wine lists and cocktail offerings, etc.
3. Any other areas that deserve comment from sins of both “omission and commission”.
4. What would you suggest for addition or improvement? What’s missing?
5. Other thoughts?
6. Mention favorites and examples if you like.
Responses to the question from May were limited. This partly because of the many May holidays. Several have been received too late to be included herein and will be at least partly included in the July UO. Those timely received follow:
Sometimes it appears Kyiv restaurants are run by tone deaf teenagers. My complaint is the music, both as to the volume and the selection. Two people having a business lunch are not at the restaurant for the music. The same for a couple out for a romantic dinner. However, at too many places, the music seems to be on for the staff and not the patrons who would rather talk.
Harvey Strange
Although the variety of Kyiv Restaurants has improved enormously, the uniqueness and quality (especially in service) remain far behind world standards. With the prices Kyiv restaurants charge, the service should be fabulous. However, most restaurateurs place more emphasis on quick profits than on giving the clients what they pay for.
But then with most restaurants owned by just a few “groups”, there is really very little competition. Also how can quality and service improve when most reviewers are afraid to criticize the offerings of restaurants owned by sons and daughters of the “chanovnyky”? Or when the “groups” control the meager advertising revenues of publishers?
I have “memorable” restaurants that I would love to return to in just about every major city in the world, thanks to my travels, but unfortunately NONE in the city that I grew to love: Kyiv.
Of course there are exceptions - and Kyiv has its share of good restaurants, but proportionately far less than other major cities.
Let’s support “quality” and not just fancy places with mediocre offerings, high prices, and horrible service.
Walter Prochorenko
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Expat Question of the Month
Read also previous issue' articles:
Readers' Forum
Samuel Adams Redux
Kyiv's Ultimate Traffic Cop
Two Essays on Kyiv
Two expatriates share their impressions of the capital
Ukrainian Integration into Israeli Society
Headed to Ukraine? Expect a miracle!
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