Cinderella Bakery & Cafe

02/17/07

If my friends want to try Russian food I take them to my grandmothers house or I take them to Cinderella

by thecorioliswind

I was born in Russia and even though I have lived most of my life in America I have still eaten mostly Russian food from my family, my friends, their families, and of course the few Russian restaurants on the west coast. As far as food goes, this place is as homey and fantastic as you can possibly find. The Borscht is just how i remember it, so is the rye bread, and especially the Kvas (which is pretty hard to find). Everything I have ever gotten in the restaurant has been amazing. The Service, however, is not the best and i think that you can mostly attribute that to them having (what seems like) only 1 waiter who is there pretty much all day. If you go there in the afternoon he will be attentive and pleasant, but by the evening he seems worn out and a bit out of phase. I would not say the service is rude by any means, but i can understand how it can come across as such at times.

Overall, if you want to try real, great, homemade Russian food, this is most definitely the place to go.

• Pros: Food, Atmosphere
• Cons: Hard to find parking and service needs improvement

12/26/06

A taste of Russia!

by asblanco

We love the food! We have never ordered anything we didn't like! We have never been to Russia, but the food seems very authentic and most of the other customers speak Russian when ordering. My favorite is the piroski and borscht. It is true that they can close at random times, but we have learned to have an alternative restaurant just in case....but it doesn't happen very often. Also, you can try calling ahead of time to have them reserve specific menu items because they sometimes run out later in the day.

• Pros: great food at a great price!
• Cons: parking is a little difficult

12/25/05

Is their foods worth then bad service???

by kn_sf

We made a reservation for Christmas eve. They recommended coming at 6:00 because the kitchen would be closed at 8:00. When we arrived, the restaurant looked dark, then we entered they said that they did not have such a reservation. They didn't call us for cancellation neither apology. Our eve night plan was totally screwed.

• Pros: Foods
• Cons: Service, Dessert, Parking