Kris Kaz
Irresistible place in Centre East London with very well designed venue(hasn’t changed for 10 years) exceptional cuisine and biggest vodka selection bar. Always highest level of service, fresh dishes made with best ingredients and warm eastern atmosphere. The prices are reasonable. Last time I was here 3 years now and was very happy, and it hasn’t changed now. Very satisfied and will come back.
陈梦园
Tasty Polish food, I like the dumplings and the pork, sorry I cannot remember the name, but it looks like the deep fried pork steak with potato and scramble egg, which is really good! And the service is also fantastic! I would definitely recommend this restaurant!
Angie “Angie”
Came back to this restaurant again and got to try more of their food on the menu. All the food was delicious. Only wish we could try more different dishes! Their drink list is big and loved their cocktails. Will go back again for sure.
Vanina Dubińska-Gallucci
I have been to Baltic a few times now and I have never been disappointed ! The food is delicious, there’s a good atmosphere and the staff is really friendly. There’s also a massive selection of vodkas. It’s definitely worth it, I highly recommend !
Ljubica Banic
A friend of mine took me to this restaurant. I was very impressed with the service and food. They were so polite and nice.
The lady serving our table was smart and caring for details.
The food was delicious, the portions are big enough
They give you complementary bread and butter that for me Is a nice gesture when you have some bread on the table.
Toilets were ok
The place is big , modern and spacious
Paula Ann
Excellent service, great food! Perfect place for romantic date. Loved the steak tartare. It was just like my dad used to make it for me when I was a kid in Poland :)
I will definitely visit very often!
Daniel Wong
Good food at cheap prices.
We paid about 45 pounds for three course and two course meals. Pre-theatre meals are very affordable and you get some of the highlights of the a la carte choices. 2 course meal costs about 18 and three course 22 if I remember correctly. Fresh bread is served with butter and a beetroot spread as well as pickles.
If you come by around 530, happy hour means you buy one cocktail and get another free.
All dishes tasted very good, especially the roast duck which was flavourful and succulent. Way better than what I've had at duck and waffle (ironic since the latter has duck in its name).
Please give this place a shot!
James Hall
A very light and open space with friendly staff. At the opening there is a bar area with sloe gins and a big vodka selection. Drinks are reasonably priced. The food was delicious - light and fresh, the artichoke salad starter and beetroot soup were especially good. Price was very reasonable, and they also accept Tastecard most days of the week including Sunday which knocked a good chunk off our bill.
Camila Toro
What a good surprise! The food, the staff and the environment are a 5 star experience. We tried a few of the vodkas between foods which made the experience even better. The dumplings, the pork belly and the salmon were the tables favorites.
Madison Nguyen
Intimate, quiet atmosphere. Authentic Russian cuisine. Braised pork was divine, the meat falling off the bone. Barely had to use my knife. Mashed potatoes was amazing and the pears and raisins complemented the pork wonderfully. Hubby had the sea bream which he raved was most excellent. He also had the snow queen vodka which he said was really smooth and great. Awesome service too.
Boozy Bunch
I’m very lucky to be friends with Andrew, one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable foodies I know. He’s also very creative and he started the alphabet dining club a few years ago with his friend Sharon. They started eating out at a restaurant serving cuisine from a country starting with the letter A and so on.
Studded Kisses Blog
The baltic looks like a fine dining restaurant and is lit beautifully with a huge skylight. The white theme running through the restaurant makes the venue incredibly light bringing a great vibe to the eatery instantaneously. <br/><br/>The food was staggering with a Eastern European take on meat, fish and drinks.<br/><br/>The food we had was absolutely amazing and we were looked after by the staff as it was my girlfriend's birthday we received a free shot each and a birthday cake for her.<br/><br/>We were asked to come and review the venue but my views are not influenced by this and I will 100% be visiting again!<br/>
TRT
Good food. Though the venue itself was rather large and not at all intimate, the food was excellent and the service good. The facilities were clean and modern. Value for money was passable, and the choice of wines, beers and spirits excellent. The management here has got something right for sure.
David Grawrock
Great meal. Wife had 3 course theater meal and both salads were fantastic. I couldn't decide on a main so ordered a selection of dumplings and scallop appetizer. Scallops were really good. Spetzle with bacon and peas had a very satisfying flavor. Desert was the apple fritter. I would call it a Dutch pancake over a fritter but whatever you call it I want more of it. This is a place we would come back to.
Panda
Over priced, poor service and the food is ghastly. It's a restaurant to busy trying to be a city venue and it's a real shame as the food and service have suffered and become second rate.
Henrietta Metcalfe
Baltic - an unexpected find. An unexpected find close to Waterloo. Started with a selection of salmon, herring, roe & aubergine caviar blinis, followed by Lamb Shashlik & Confit of Duck with beetroot. Waiter recommended quaffable bottle of beaujolais. We finished with some dill & basil vodka at the unexpectedly hip bar and then floated happily homeward over Blackfriars Bridge.
HungryBee Maija
The best thing about this place is the amazingly huge vodka selection especially from Poland, here you can get all brands and all flavour vodkas (I had a delicious strawberry vodka shot). As for the food, it is good, but depends on the dish you have – I had borsch, which was good, pelmeni (they call them Siberian dumplings in UK) which were nice but to be fair does not really show any great culinary skill as you take them out of a packet and boil them (in Lat
SexDrugsandBaconRolls
...unfortunately the cuisine was just not to my taste – this is not a dig at the chef but really I do not feel most Londoners taste buds are really ready for …that (coughs.) I will not be going again but this shouldn’t let those who do like pickles, cold vegetables with hot meat and sauces and uncomfortably textured meat be put off.
Jonathan.p.garrett
It is a sad fact that the meal peaked with the starter, but the service was warm and the ambience relaxing enough to make it a welcome break from a stuffy office. With a complete lack of pretence and a very cheap set menu offering, it is well worth a lunch visit. Just don’t wear a tuxedo or order a martini. It may be the last thing you ever do.
J
Overall, this is definitely a great restaurant to try out if you've never been. Delicious, hearty Polish or other eastern european offerings in a beautiful setting...
London Tastin
The impression was comfort, hearty and homie food, which was well suited for the increasingly chilling tempertures in London.
Bistro Becs
This is a great platter and with a bottle of crisp white wine, this makes for a very satisfying end of the working week lunch.
No Expert
The food is not as good as it used to be, but still of a reasonable standard. The vodka list has shrunk and the bar now seems to focus more on cocktails.
Lardbutty
Visiting on a Thursday evening, several post-work groups were in, and I can imagine it being a good place for parties – especially trying out the vodka list. <br/><br/>For starters I had red snapper @ £7.50 – generous chunks of meaty fish that were overly dry but the walnut and pomegranate ‘satsivi’ sauce (spicy but not hot) more than compensated for that, served with a cleansing fennel and lemon salad. H had marinated herring salad with potato, peas and sour cream @ £7.00...
Sasha Happiness Project LDN
The Cut is one of London's amazing gastro streets - like Dean Street or Upper Street or Kingsland Road - veritable gourmet gold. And it sounds cool too. It has Meson Don Felipe with its amazing Spanish tapas and live music; the Anchor & Hope , sister resto to Great Queen Street and full of huge sharing plates of rabbit and beef and lamb and tumblers of wine; and Baltic just round the corner on Blackfriars Road with its gorgeous interior and cocktails and Polish food. Its the perfect cultured night out - pre-theatre meal followed by a night at the Old Vic or the Young Vic just along the road. So last week I went along with The Chef, Pipalippa and assorted friends to grab a bite to eat and watch Vernon God Little at the Young Vic, which I'd been meaning to go to for ages (it's on until 12 March so you may still be able to catch it). Baltic sticks in my mind for several reasons - its absolutely gorgeous inside , really romantic and light and an amazing room, has wonderful cocktails , real
Ptexpat
On this particular Saturday my focus is getting over to the Tate Modern for the Futurism exhibit (which was great, you should go see it). My ticket is for late afternoon so I decide to try out the surrounding neighborhood for lunch. My destination is Balt
Gourmet Chick
Right next to Southwark tube and the Old and Young Vic theatres Baltic does a roaring pre and post theatre trade. A large crowd of smokers were gathered outside the front door which I took as a good sign of an authentic East European restaurant but was it
Susan
One of my faves. Great if you're a meat, fish or game lover and want something with a bit of a twist - Eastern European in this case! I've never been disappointed. The menu changes regularly to incorporate seasonal dishes, but still keeps some old ones, such as goose leg. I've had great starters - quail & squid especially. The portions are very generous; some of my friends have had their meal arrive with almost half a chicken, guinea fowl or pork joint on it! I had a large sea bass once which tasted great, although a bit bony. The desserts are always a tough choice as there's so many delicious options. There's an excellent cocktail menu too including dessert cocktails and not as pricey as some similar places. I probably wouldn't visit to go to the bar on its own though as it's a bit dark and like a corridor. The restaurant is definitely the main event. I like the black crush cocktail - raspberries, rum, lemon, vanilla and chambord - what more could you want! Lots of vodka drinks too which I'm sure are great if you like vodka (unlike me). I've always found the service to be good & friendly too.
We Love Food, It's All We Eat
As soon as we said on our Facebook page that we were off for our first visit to the Baltic restaurant & bar, an old work colleague quickly replied. “You’ve been before, my leaving drink, have you forgotten?” he commented. Have I? Then I remembered, the last time I went (at least 7 years ago) we sat in the softly lit bar near the entrance and the vast selection of vodkas must have blurred any recollection of even leaving my seat.<br/><br/>I only say this as had I been sober, I wouldn’t have forgotten this stunning restaurant. From the street the Baltic looks tiny and with two heavy wooden doors, a bit like a secret private members club. You could even think that it was closed, but once inside and past the narrow bar area the restaurant really opens up . We have heard it described as the Tardis or like Mary Poppins’ carpet bag, and they’re not wrong.<br/><br/>Set in a converted 18th-century coach workshop, with a high-pitched glass ceiling, exposed wooden beams and a bare red brick wall, it looked more New York warehouse apartment that Eastern European eatery (not that we’ve been to one). The design and decor was clean and contemporary, the soft, warm yellow lighting only adding to its cosy and comforting feel. I really liked the amber chandelier that added colour contrast to the stark white walls. Our table was booked for 6.30pm and already the venue had a gentle buzz. There was a real mix of clientele… Suits, media types and more than its fair share of pretty Swedish blondes!<br/><br/>Once seated our coats were taken and we were offered bread from a basket (that I had just witnessed being unwrapped from cling film?). Three small pots containing butter, Cwikla (a delicate Polish relish made from finely chopped beetroot and horseradish) and pickled gherkins were on the white-clothed table. The Cwikla tasted great spread over the rye bread.<br/><br/>We quickly scanned the wine list (bottles from £17) but knew in our heart of hearts that it would be a vodka kind of evening! The range of vodka is amazing, almost enough to fill an A4 sheet of paper. There were vodka cocktails, vodka shots, flavoured vodka, hot vodka and even a Polish coffee which, you’ve guessed it, contains vodka. We were also pleased to see Koniks Tail on the list, a polish spelt, rye and winter wheat vodka that we first sampled at The Folly Bar shortly after its launch. I opted for a Flor cocktail (£7.50), containing rum, cherry and chocolate liqueurs and cranberry juice. While Saff went for Koperkowa, a Dill vodka, served in a ‘straight from the freezer’ ice cold glass (£3.50).<br/><br/>Baltic’s focus is on Polish and Eastern European food, some dishes had a Scandinavian feel. We are not too familiar with this style of food so Saff asked her friend Mira a multi-talented fashion stylist, dancer and model, for her favourite Polish dishes. She suggested the Spaetzle dumplings, Kasza and Kaszanka – but ‘most importantly, try loads of vodka – ‘Smacznego’! (Smacznego is Polish for Bon Appetit)<br/><br/>First course can be divided into 3 sections; Starters (£5 – £9.50), Dumplings (£5.50 – £6.50) and Blinis (£5 – £55 for the Royal Belgian Oscietra Caviar). A few of these can also be ordered as a main dish. I was temped by the Devilled Lamb’s Kidneys on Toast (£6.50), but knew Saff wasn’t keen.<br/><br/>So I went for the Selection of Polish Charcuterie (£8). This was made up from 3 different cold sliced spicy sausages, similar in texture and taste to German Salami, one was like a very posh Pepperarmi (I have a feeling the owner will hate me saying that!) A thinly cut gammon ham had the perfect layer of melt in the mouth fat. Talking of fat, my starter also included a little pot of plum sauce and a pot of what I assumed was a course pate that I spread on my toast. It turned out to be Smalec. This, I was told, is made almost entirely with duck and goose fat (rather than the traditional pork fat). A simple Polish ‘cold weather energy booster’ also known as lard spread! I’m glad I didn’t know that before I wolfed it all down. we’d never have guessed that’s what it was when we ate it, it had a real sweetness to it. Delicious, yes. Healthy, no!<br/><br/>Saff went for the Kaszanka (£7.50) – Grilled Black Sausage on a Potato Pancake with Apple and Onions. She said she didn’t enjoy the sausage when tasted alone (too black puddingy) but as a combination with the sweet apples, soft onions and the crunch of the rosti-like potato-cake, it was a definite winner! We also wanted to try the dumplings and went for Spaetzle (£5.50), thin egg dumplings (with a pancake ‘dribble’ look & taste) fried with peas and bacon, a winner for us both. The Siberian Pelmeni (£6.50) – bite sized dumplings filled with finely chopped veal & pork were also available as a main course portion.<br/><br/>We took what seemed an eternity to choose our main course. A) because the dishes were not the usual run of the mill recipes. B) we wanted to try everything and C) some of the pronunciations were a bit tricky! But one thing that we’ve learnt whilst reviewing, never be afraid/embarrassed to pronounce a tricky dish. The waiting staff always rather you try than just point at the menu. Eventually Saff ordered an Armenian Lamb and Beef Stew (£16), served in an iron pot with apricots, prunes and pomegranate. It was a huge serving, I didn’t think she’d be able to finish it but she did. The hearty stew was pure comfort food, well cooked with a subtle fruitiness. It went perfectly with a side order of Chive Mash (£3.50). My main, the Roast Haunch of Venison (£17), had a fruity vibe too. Cooked medium rare, the meat was tender and pink in the middle, it cut so easily! The sweetness from the accompanying honey roast pear and the tang from the sour cherries was a great idea. My side was Kasza with Bacon (£3.50), a buckwheat dish, was rich with a slight charred taste (in a good way) with small chunks of crispy bacon.<br/><br/>A man who we saw busily clearing tables and taking payments wandered over and introduced himself to us. He turned out to be Jan Woroniecki, the owner (and former owner of Wodka in Kensington). He’s obviously very proud of his establishment, as we found out as we chatted over a couple of shots of Zubrowka Vodkas (£3.25). At this point Saff ordered a Krupnik (£3.25) a hot honey flavoured vodka – that would have knocked her socks off, had she been wearing any.<br/><br/>Desserts arrived, Jan said his goodbyes and wandered off to tend to his pride and joy. Saff dug into her Vodka marinated Cherry Creme Brûlée (£6), the cherry overpowered the vodka but the brûlée had a satisfying crunch as you broke through the sugary shell. I went for a Caramelised Nut Parfait with Raspberry Sauce (£6), I kind of hoped that it would taste like Spuntino’s Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich… It was a lot lighter and creamier but the flavours were very similar and that can only be a good thing!<br/><br/>We finished the meal with a Polish Coffee served in a wine glass, and walked out into the cold night with a warm vodka glow and full bellies. With Southwark tube station only a few steps away, we were on our train home in no time… Bonus!
Zori Zdravkova
The Baltic restaurant is an Eastern European style venue which offers a range of dishes. <br/><br/>I went there once for a celebration and we were pleased to have a private dining table. The staff helped us a lot! There was a live band which contributed a lot to the atmosphere and their coctail selection was quite good. <br/><br/>I remember I ordered stuffed cabbage rolls filled up with mince-one of the delicacies of Eastern Europe, and I loved it although there were not like my mum's cabbage rolls.<br/><br/>We spent around £45 plus a few coctails and had an amazing time there. I would come back for sure to try the rest of the cuisine offered!
Debra
Good bar and atmosphere. Food doesn't live up to its reputation ir price. Don't order the rabbit, though fashionable it's tasteless.
Pulkit Gambhir
We had heard a lot about this East European eatery in southwark so recently decided to try it out. The exterior of the restaurant is quite underwhelming and you don't quite expect what you see once you step inside. The space is huge and the ambience is really nice - the sort of place you'd want to hang out at the bar for a couple of hours or have a nice long meal with friends. <br/><br/>Unfortunately the food did not live up to all the build up. To start off like many places they serve you bread - which was pretty poor quality - I would have preferred a slice of hovis bread instead. The appetisers which we ordered were nice though - I would recommend having the steak tar tar which was one of the better ones I have had in London. <br/><br/>For the mains we had an array of dishes on the table - chicken, fish, steak & venison. None of them stood out a lot - and the steak was particularly sub par. <br/><br/>The saving grace is probably the extensive wine and vodka menu - the latter being quite a unique thing.
Jasmine Pender
A treat for vodka fans. Also lovely inside and live jazz on Sundays. Surprisingly high on veggy dishes. Vodka so nice you want to sip and savour it.
No Expert
I used to love Baltic, good tasty Eastern European food and a great selection of flavoured vodkas, plus they had a Jazz singer on Sunday evenings to add some atmosphere (its a big room so it needs it!). My last visit was disappointing, let down very badly by the service, although on the plus side they knew it and gave us both some free vodka's. The food is not as good as it used to be, but still of a reasonable standard. The vodka list has shrunk and the bar now seems to focus more on cocktails.<br/><br/>I would also say this is more of a winter venue due to the type of food they serve.
Tom Stevenson
Baltic is convenient for Southwark tube stop and besides its large dining room serves cocktails in the bar.<br/><br/>As a restaurant Baltic works well, with the dining area not over filled and well furnished in a cool contemporary style. Its Eastern European fare was something of an adventure to me and really enjoyable, though it is quite expensive.<br/><br/>The cocktail bar doesn't work so well. This is very much a restaurant first and the bar is a little awkwardly set by the door. The cocktails themselves were fine but unoriginal and the experience was rather impersonal.
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