The place is a cult no... It wouldn't hurt to shake things up a long time ago. The menu is meager, the range of alcohol is nothing, the interior is +-2000 years old. The team saves (waiters, bartenders, admins) . The location is good, a detached building almost in the center of the city.
The best restaurant in Minsk. A variety of food and drink menus. My beer. You can buy a set as a gift. Everything is delivered quickly enough. Live music is above all praise. The real average check per person is 5,000 Russian rubles
I liked the "Friends":
1. A huge institution with several floors. Scene. The dance floor. I liked the counter on the third floor with a view of the dance floor.
2. Cuisine: delicious. BUT I didn't like that everything was brought at once, it eventually cooled down, etc., etc. However, we did not come to eat 😉
3. Beer: they drank and tasted better, but in general they are normal.
4. Leisure: we were on Friday evening, the band was performing, we really liked it. The dance floor was rocked properly!!!
From the features: the group performed for half an hour, then half an hour of silence. Silence does not even turn on the tape recorder, it seems at the request of the regulars so that they can talk.
Dancing until 2 a.m., then everyone is invited to go to karaoke.
In general, I really liked the way we spent time at Friends. I recommend it!
Py.Sy. I really liked the pate (I attached a photo).
It's more like a restaurant + live music. There are three varieties from the brewery: light, dark, and wheat. The food is delicious. If you like the format with live music, then the place is suitable. You definitely shouldn't come here for a beer.
A nice, friendly place with attentive service. There is a photographer who can take a good photo. The atmosphere of a Soviet institution. The menu is attached.
Very interesting design, delicious and very satisfying cuisine. It's great to have live music. It is very nice when there is also a discount for others🤩
I don't understand what people are doing there, the price and quality don't match at all. We were at the event and the food was ordered in advance. By the agreed time, we clearly did not do anything, in response, we received information from a lot of people, we do not have time. As a result, there is a delay of 40 minutes. They took out the shish kebab on a plate, put it on a tray and after 2 minutes it cracked. It was changed quickly, 4 minutes and there was already a new one. There is not much choice in alcohol, but as I understand it, they choose what they produce themselves. The tinctures are ordinary without the wow effect. To say that he would have returned on his own- no. I wouldn't have held an event there.
The food is varied, and I was pleased with my order. Music is just the best thing about this place! The staff is adequate, the atmosphere is fantastic!
The place is interesting. A peculiar and multi-level arrangement of tables for every taste. The presence of screens for quizzes and contests adds to the fun for this huge institution. The territory for a walk is generally the highlight of the cafe
A big place, delicious cuisine. There is enough space for dancing, there is a stage where cover bands periodically perform and entertainment programs are held. There is a separate conference room that can be rented for events with your team separately from other guests. We were with the office at a corporate party, everyone was satisfied.
We were in Minsk with a large company for several days, we left an advance payment of 1,000 local rubles at this institution, ate, and when we decided to leave, it turned out that we only sat for 675 rubles, refused to return the change, told us to take local sausages with us or come back. And where to come?
1. The beer is not delicious.
2. They cook for a long time.
3. They bring cold food.
4. The music screams so that you can't talk to your "Friends", even though they were sitting far from the stage.
5. I can't mention the service either, the waiters seem to be adequate, but sometimes they are barely perceptible.
In general, they tried to spoil our mood, but we didn't give in. Next time we'll go there with our refrigerator to stack the sausage)))))
The restaurant is just great! The quality of the dishes is excellent! And what portions! Beef tartare is just a masterpiece! But it must be borne in mind that you can eat only snacks! We are very grateful to our waitress -who clarified whether it was possible to cook hot -and by that time we were already so full that her question corrected the situation -and we were able to cancel the second courses!
An atmospheric place, delicious meat dishes, delicious desserts (according to my wife) a good selection of beer (there is a tasting set of 6x200 ml), a 20% discount on my birthday and a dessert as a gift
The cover band sings well, but the order of the song is 60 rubles, it's expensive
We celebrated a corporate party, there were several tables. Colleagues left one table earlier, and the waiters began to take away all the food from the table, instead of moving it to the other tables. And the alcohol was also taken away. And the scheduled music surprised me at all. The band sings for half an hour, there is no music for the second half hour (quiet background). Then, when the band sings again, everyone flies to the dance floor, which is very small, so that they can at least have time to dance in that half hour. The repertoire is also so-so. It costs 50 rubles to order a song.
An ideal place for meetings of both large companies and those who come alone. It's always noisy, fun, great music for dancing after a feast. A rare format of an institution for Minsk (the institution is huge, but everything is thought out, from a smoking room to summer entertainment for children). The kitchen and the army of waiters with such a stream of people on weekends have never failed. Fun, delicious, pleasant - I recommend it!
You can only put a strong three. The food was like in the dining room, their vaunted knuckle turned out to be dry, tasteless. I'm already silent about serving the dish as a whole. Fried sauerkraut mixed with ketchup is lined on a plate and there is a knuckle on this carpet) Of course, the dish has a different look . A fish plate that costs 150 BYN should cost a maximum of 70 rubles based on taste. Shrimp is like a stone, fish is bitter, crab claw is dry as dried apricots. The squid turned out to be delicious. Sea buckthorn tea bomb. Aaaaaah forgot to mention the hodgepodge meat collection in which meat is made from hunting sausages and that's it))) Total dinner 282 rubles spoiled dinner and mood.
the bar is just flying away, not only is it a great place to relax and have a good time, but also the staff are very pleasant! The guy with tattoos, a very charismatic and pleasant young man, especially fell into my soul!
A great place in Minsk! The food is delicious, the music is great, the guys sing great, special thanks for the KISHA🤘Responsive and fast staff, delicious beer🍺 Who will be in Minsk is a mandatory place to visit😉
The bar is cool, the atmosphere is very cheerful, the artists are cool, they play great music, the sound is great.
The bartenders on the second floor, Gleb and Evgeny, are very polite and pleasant, but Ruslan would not go to work in a bad mood and behave like a very unpleasant person.
We have long wanted to visit this institution, because we have heard a lot, but it did not quite meet the reality of our expectations.
The burger is not delicious, maybe we were so unlucky, the croutons are very greasy and not crispy, the cover performed for only 2 hours, and then turned off the stage and sat in silence.We were there on Thursday.
The prices are normal.. Services too. The interior is interesting.
A super restaurant. We were on weekdays: we arrived by taxi. They ran to the restaurant to get in, and several other people ran with us. A restaurant with excellent cuisine, live music, a pleasant atmosphere of fun and joy. We will come again
It's a very welcoming place. All the staff tries to make your stay unforgettable. I had to dine here more than once while in the Republic of Belarus and was always fascinated by the cuisine and the unforgettable atmosphere of the institution. I recommend it from the best side
Excellent service, courteous staff, great cuisine! A lovely, cozy restaurant!
It was very tasty and very fun!
On July 29, we held a large-scale corporate event for 600 people with Friends!
Many thanks to everyone-to everyone who is involved in the holding and organization of this event! Everything was thought out and organized to the smallest detail, the staff and administrators always kept their finger on the pulse. The event was perfect! Any questions from the guests were resolved instantly!
The atmosphere of the event is super, very emotional. Everyone is delighted with the musical quiz! Our employees are still impressed!
The cover band "Friends" has become the highlight of our holiday! Thanks guys! You are the best!
Special thanks to Inna, Eugene, Margarita and Irina! Thanks to you, this holiday took place and was held at the highest level! Thank you for your patience and high level of professionalism!
We will definitely recommend this location to our partners!
An ideal place for a corporate event.
I loved this place so much! 08/17/24 was once again.. but after a long break. The last time was 2 years ago. It's all wrong. Very sorry. Salad a la Caesar, sorry, nothing at all. Half of the salad is crackers. God be with him... The barbecue was brought. Delicious. It can taste better. The heating device was asked to be lit three times in 1.5 hours! Quote... We have to wait... After the third request, the random waiter completed the task. Our girl came and asked in surprise.... You 've already been lit... oh.. We don't quote my vocabulary here... Little things.. but such important ones. Everything was pre-ordered, except for alcohol. They came to an empty table. On the cake is a call from the administrator after 40 minutes ( who conditionally met us and marked us) with a question: are you going to be with us today?....
Dear friends? What happened?
And music.. 20 minutes of songs with lyrical digressions, and more than 30 minutes of break. If it weren't for the maintenance flights, maybe I would have tolerated it.
In short, think. The bagel, as always, is sooooo diverse, it's always fascinating... To observe especially,
My verdict: if you haven't been, go, you've been to different good places - think about it. There used to be an unambiguous choice. Now hmm...
A great place for sincere meetings with friends.
Great beer and cuisine. Friendly and pleasant staff. There is a separate karaoke room. Caverband performances on stage with high-quality sound and equipment.
The only drawback, as for me, is hookahs. There is a limited assortment of tobacco, the clogging also does not reach good hookah bars.
But this is not a hookah bar on the other hand.
In general, I definitely recommend it.
I sincerely do not understand why everyone is breaking in there, the staff, and not only the waiters, but also the staff in the wardrobe are aggressive, inattentive towards visitors, not only can they forget about the order, at best, at worst they can not wait for the order, and in the wardrobe they even resented like: what are they doing?!The cover band sang and played great. And the contingent is very peculiar. I don't think I'll be back there yet. It's not worth the money.
A great place that you can't get into on Friday and Saturday if you don't make a reservation. The kitchen is at its best, there are no comments. The price of alcohol is not small. The price for beer of own production is acceptable. For those who like to dance, all the normal cover bands work as they should.
I visit Friends periodically - a convenient location for me, excellent cuisine, live music, always a festive atmosphere.
But!
The work of the waiters is upsetting: one evening they came in a large company, they were hungry. We waited for the waiter for about 40 minutes. One of us asked the staff to come to us, then the other. Finally, a waiter girl came up and yelled at us that we were "pulling" her many times, that she was actually busy. I ordered the eyes when I took the order, I was freaking out, I answered the usual questions about the menu: "are you kidding me???" the person was on the verge of a breakdown, okay, anything can happen, but this is her job, and we pay money and talk to her politely. Everyone was very hungry, no one argued, complained or called the administrator.
The sediment remained unpleasant 😕
The second case: before closing, they brought us a bill where there were two more drinks, and we are sure that we did not order so much. How to prove it?- Nothing. The place is closing, hardly anyone will figure it out. Okay, you won't get poorer with this amount, but it's still unpleasant. The feeling that they are on *, thinking that the visitors are drunk and still won't remember.
I hope the management will think about increasing the number of waiters, because the restaurant is constantly full boarding, and there are not enough waiters.
And I hope that the staff themselves will treat the visitors more respectfully, then they will want to come back and recommend the institution to others.
Absolutely inappropriate food for 20 rubles. I bought a salad allegedly with meat, they brought ordinary peas with sausage, there were also macaroni with cheese and meat in the order. The salad is OK, but these overcooked pasta.... A whole plate of pasta, cheese on top, as a joke, and chicken meat with a few pieces the size of a date.
Disrespect, tasteless, "smacks" of divorce for money - quality 2 out of 5.
The level of the school cafeteria, where no one will complain about anyone. The child also describes breakfast in the school cafeteria approximately - only there for 3 rubles and here for 20.
It was a couple of years ago, no complaints, but this... Through no gate. No more
Very well maintained and beautiful area around. Inside, there is also a scale: stained glass windows, stairs. After dinner, we went to the Beer Garden for a "glass": very nice! I note that there is a very good variety called "Bamberg", a little watery, but decent.
We took tartars and pancakes with salmon. A purely Czech tartar feed: you can mix it yourself. The quality of the meat is excellent, I love it extremely, the highest score! The sauce for the pancakes is very tasty, the fish is fresh, the pancakes themselves are thin, there is no taste of mashed potatoes like in other establishments, but they are not ideal for my taste. However, with such combinations, maybe it doesn't matter, I don't want to find fault. Although, of course, the tinctures are also very mediocre, but this is a common problem of many establishments in Belarus, as we understood.
Separately about beer: all varieties are balanced, fresh, delicious! So the overall score is still the highest, we will definitely come back!
This is probably the best restaurant in Minsk today. 09.02.2024, I am here, with my humble company of friends, I celebrated my birthday! Everything bought me here for the first evening (although I was in many, many places)... On the second day, I came here just to have lunch. The decoration of the halls, the menu, the serving of dishes, music, security and the dance floor itself are a sure medal for taking customers!)) It was a little noisy, but very driving. The girl soloist from the Frend - Bend band, kept the hall on chill all evening! It's coming in! Definitely, I recommend everyone to visit. I leave this restaurant for myself personally in priority!))
They are not our Friends. If you know that you can't handle a large landing, then why such a restaurant. The soup arrived in an hour and forty, the draniki arrived in two hours. Until they started swearing, they didn't bring anything. The pate arrived when we went home, apparently they forgot about it altogether! The tea bag carried 1.30!!! The burger was cooked 2.40!!! The man at the next table threw up right next to us!!! In general, I do not recommend it!! But if you want to fix something, then increase the number of staff and try to weed out openly drunk people!
A cozy restaurant. The service is courteous and fast. We didn't book a table in advance, but there was a place for us.
I liked all the dishes, they were very tasty. I ordered a Pink beer cocktail.... An unusual and refreshing taste.
I didn't like the music program. The volume is deafening, it is impossible to listen. The sound is not mixed. 🤪😬
It's inconvenient to get there. We played quiz there, which wasn't the best place. The screens are inconveniently positioned, and it is inconvenient to write on tables made of slats. And the menu is expensive (if you come purely for a quiz)
It's a very cool and atmospheric place. Everything is delicious. Beer is top. I've improved a lot. We came from Russia, Ryazan. The band performed great. Well done guys. We came here on our second day in Minsk
Where you can always go for a snack or spend a good evening, celebrate an event. Good menu, live music, polite staff. Excellent draft beer, I would like more types.
In general, the establishment is decent, the service is more or less. The prices are above average, to say that the portions are large is not true. The biggest disappointment is the dish "The Big dish of the brewer", for 250 rubles, worse than shish kebab than in this dish, we have not eaten yet, Uzbek, like pork neck, but oak, tasteless, does not chew, the meat is red, as if raw. To which we were answered by paprika marinade. In the end, everyone took a piece and no one ate. The rest is potatoes, beets, cabbage, sausages, sorry, everyone's consumer goods. Do not take this dish if someone chooses. The waiter took the dish to roast the meat, but they said they couldn't do anything.
As always, like the rest of the years. Everything is super, just lovely, the staff is on top, the management is a bomb!) Great service, great cuisine, great bar. The availability of local production is simply bombastic, I recommend everyone to try it, who is 18)))
One of the best places for company gatherings, corporate events and alumni meetings will be held there with a Bang. The live music is great, the kitchen is excellent, there is a lot of space, a large dance floor, BUT the long pauses between the rest of the artists throughout the night, makes the dancing crowd scatter into corners and tables. And there are about 6 to 20 minutes of such pauses ... at this time the dance floor is empty, there is no background dance music...I take off the asterisk for this
I always go to excellent beer sets as an interpreter, the guests of the city like it, some dishes are excellent, some are just good...the staff is friendly, there is a park around with a summer veranda, super in summer.