Opinion. Romantic destinations in Tashkent for Valentine`s Day
Well, today is Friday night or any other day of the week, when you have made up your mind to go out with your date, spouse or simply with somebody, whose company you enjoy. Were one would go in Tashkent to spend good quality time in cozy and romantic atmosphere, especially when Valentines Day is around the corner. We've decided to make your life easier and help you out with this tough decision making process. Today we will give you a glimpse of some popular romantic destinations in our beautiful capital and will try to evaluate them objectively. We'll start with something simple; let's call them popular spots for students or occasions, when one is on tight budget and will go further up.
Stud net cafe
Location: Location of Stud Net Cafe, which is situated near the Tashkent Pedagogic University is quite comfortable rating three stars from five, except for lack of sufficient parking space(***).
Review: Stud Net Cafe is a very cozy place with nice atmosphere, comfortable furniture and very unique menu, where all meals are name - based on student theme (for example: Dean, Student, Semester, Quiz and others). Design of the place is maintained in student theme as well. Walls resemble sheets of a notebook and huge pencil with a pen are hanging on the ceiling. We did like the design and unusual approach to the decoration and decided to rate its design five stars from five (*****). You can get quite a nice meal for a fare price, even though you will get something simple and common under a new name. Food rating is four stars from five (****). Most of the public attending the cafe are students and young people. Availability of Internet is also a plus if you would like to check your e-mail or get some info from the net during your lunch or after work.
Rating: Overall, we should say that Stud Net Cafe is a suitable choice for date destination or romantic meeting if you are a young person seeking for a spot full of youngsters like you chatting, hanging around and having a good time. We will open a secret and give you a small snick preview of the events planned for the Valentine`s Day there. Special show program with participation of Uzbek pop stars and special romantic contests as well as special decoration will make your experience there a very special occasion.
Total rating is four stars from five (****).
X-Track Techno-cafe
Location: X-track cafe is situated on the way to Radisson hotel. It's location is not bad taking into account availability of vast parking space and can be rated five stars from five (*****).
Review: This place is another destination for young people. Design is mainly in hi-tech style, however furniture there is little uncomfortable and some tables are worn out. Rating for the design is four stars from five (****). We should note that music collection at this spot is fascinating and during day time, when we were there, it was quite enjoyable. Choice of food is surprisingly broad including various sandwiches, pasta and even Mexican cuisine. Our meals were not bad at all, even if the prices were very affordable. Food rating is five stars from five (*****).
Rating: I guess that if you are a student or want to get a good bargain for your money, this is a place for you. Now let's talk about the preparations for the Valentines day there. X-track cafe has prepared a real event for you with special romantic menu and decorations, super show program and presents. We are sure that you would love to be there with your loved one on Valentine`s Day.
Mahalla 60'S restaurant
Location: This cafe is situated at Darhan district, the best direction is former Conservatory, which is now called a Music College. Location of Mahalla 60's is quite comfortable, except for very small parking space and can be rated four stars from five (****).
Review: Currently Mahalla 60's is one of the trendiest places in Tashkent probably because of the nostalgic memories of old good times, which this place resembles. Once you get there, you are surrounded by nice atmosphere of old Uzbek movies and good old times we all miss. Most of the guests there are successful young people and golden youth of Tashkent with occasional expatriates. However choice of food is quite limited, which affects the rating even though service and the environment are not bad. Design rating is five stars from five (*****).
Rating: We would strongly recommend this place as your romantic destination, trust us! You will fall in love with separate Uzbek style sitting platforms covered with semi transparent vale, where you would sit on traditional Uzbek mats (kurpacha). You can also get a hubble-bubble with your favorite flavored tobacco. Total rating is four stars from five (****).
Irish Pub Patrick's
Location: Irish Pub Patrick's is located near Sadyk Azimov street and any taxi driver can get you there if you say that it is right next to Tashkent wine factory. Vast parking is available there after 6 pm, however parking space is less available during the day time. Therefore we rate the location four stars from five (****).
Review: Patrick's pub is a nice cozy place with awesome design rating five stars from five (*****) and very hospitable environment. You can get a vast choice of meals there starting from Irish cuisine, rich choice of seafood, stakes, BBQs and others. This pub also stands out for rich choice of beer including Irish brands. Food rating is five starsfrom five (*****). However pork meals are not served there.
Rating: If you want to have a real "friends get together" evening this is a place you want to go especially on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays when live jazz band performs there. Patrick's offers a special romantic program for Valentine`s Day and you will be treated with special presents, unforgettable contest, live romantic music, special free love punch for everybody and more in nicely decorated atmosphere.
Ariston cafe
Location: Ariston Cafe is situated behind the Hamid Olimjan square (Darhan district), it is a little hard to find it for the first time however it offers a vast parking space which allows us to rank it's location four stars from five (****).
Review: Ariston is lovely place built in country style with wooden pillars and brickwork, which creates a real worm and nice atmosphere especially when flames of fire are playing in the fireplace. Decoration rating is five stars from five (*****). Food choice in Ariston is huge and sometimes it is very difficult to make up your mind and make the final decision. In those cases simply ask your water to help you out and get you something good. Food rating there is five stars from five (*****)
Rating: Overall rating is definitely five stars from five (*****), after all Ariston has been around for many years and if it wasn't true, this place would be out of business a long time ago. We think that it is a very good idea to spend you romantic evening there especially for Valentines Day, when Ariston has prepared a special show program, presents, contests and most important real romantic atmosphere.
Jumanji restaurant
Location: Jumanji restaurant is located near the Tashkent Pedagogic University with fairly limited parking space. Our rate for location is three stars from five (***).
Review: Jumanji restaurant is a nice place for family lunches anddinners maintained in comfortable home atmosphere design which could be rated at three stars (***), but availability of a nice fireplace, which makes you stay comfortable, and ability to see cooks in the "process" deserves four stars out of five (****). Food offered in Jumanji is Fuji meals that are very delicious and unique for Tashkent, and would be definitely ranked five stars out of five (*****).
Rating: So Jumanji restaurant is a place for family going out, but if you want to have some party with your friends or colleagues the staff will be more than happy to welcome you and offer a nice party atmosphere. For the fans of live music a band performs there in the evenings, but does no annoy you with too loud music. Overall rating of Jumanji restaurant from our stand point is five stars out of five (*****).
Caravan restaurant
Location: Its location is a little far from the center of the city (near the Israel embassy), but availability of proper parking space improves its rating up to four stars from five (****).
Review: Well Caravan is another story. We guess that there is not a singl person, who haven't heard about it. It is a real dinosaur among restaurants of Tashkent. Currently it is one of the trendiest spots in Tashkent. Caravan is famous for it's design in traditional Uzbek style with modern trendy approach, which brings its decoration and design rating to strong five star (*****). Food is quite good with variations of Uzbek meals and wide choice of European menu. Food rating is also five stars from five (*****). One should also mention its live music show with live jazz band and occasional performances by "Golf Stream" group featuring nice country and retro music.
Rating: We rate Caravan as strong five stars from five (*****). After all - it is Caravan. Probably you have a best chance with your mate if you will spend your romantic evening there.
By Mans
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