There is a special category of travelers for whom eating on an airplane, on a train or in a car is a special ritual, without which a trip is not a journey. And if, say, you have to eat what is offered on the plane, then in the dining cars the choice of dishes is more diverse. Therefore, in the article we will consider what the Sapsan restaurant offers.
High Speed Train
Not everyone knows what "Sapsan" is. This high-speed means of transportation is known only to residents of large metropolitan areas, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod, because it is precisely for the rapid movement from the capital to these cities that the system of high-speed transport has been created. "Sapsan" is a high class train. Therefore, you can use various services in it: charge your phone, read the latest press, drink coffee. But the special pride of the Sapsan train is the dining car, or bistro.
Structure and numbering
Train numbering is usuallystarts from the head of the composition. However, it is better to check with the conductors. The number of the dining car in Sapsan is number five. It is located in the center of the composition. To make it convenient for both passengers from the first carriages and from the last ones to come to it.
There are ten tables in the restaurant, each with four seats. All of them are located at the windows, so it will be interesting for diners to dine and spend time in a pleasant conversation against the backdrop of Russian landscapes. Also in the car there is a bar counter for those who want to skip a portion of alcohol and four small tables in order to drink a cup of tea or coffee.
Bar list
In the restaurant car "Sapsana" passengers are provided with a wide selection of hot and cold drinks. Coffee lovers can order not only their favorite drinks in latte, americano or cappuccino, but also try lungo coffee, strong espresso and natural madeo. Tea is also available. The cost of coffee for one cup varies from 150 to 250 rubles, for a cup of tea you will have to pay 100-150 rubles.
From soft drinks, the bartenders of the restaurant car in Sapsan will offer you several brands of mineral water, carbonated and non-carbonated, iced tea, Coca-Cola, Fanta, assorted juices and even kvass. The cost of one piece is one hundred rubles.
Also, if you're not hungry but just want a cup of coffee, you can order it directly to your seat. There is no need to go anywhere.
To coffee or tea the menu of the dining car in "Sapsan"offers fresh pastries, chocolate bars, bar chocolate. For especially sophisticated travelers, there is chocolate brownie, carrot cake, charlotte and berry pie. Ice cream lovers can enjoy ice cream.
Main menu
The restaurant car in Sapsan Moscow-St. Petersburg presents its passengers with a rather extensive menu, which includes breakfasts, hot dishes, as well as soups, salads and snacks.
There are three types of soups: borscht, hodgepodge and mushroom cream soup. The cost of one serving is approximately 300 rubles.
Hot dishes will please any gourmet. Nuremberg sausages with pancakes, eggplant bulgur, beef azu, chicken breast and pork with various side dishes. A special dish is salmon on a bed of green spinach with ginger and rice. The price of this splendor ranges from 500 rubles.
Well, where without salads and cold appetizers! Here the attention of passengers is offered by everyone's favorite salad "Caesar" with chicken, "Caprese", "Rustic", chicken salad with mushrooms and assorted vegetables. Cheese lovers will find here a sumptuous cheese platter, and those who prefer fish, the chefs are ready to pamper herring with red onions and a fish appetizer. There is something to have fun on the trip!
If it so happened that you ended up in the Sapsan restaurant car in the morning, get ready for a delicious breakfast. The assortment includes cottage cheese casserole, rice porridge with candied fruit, omelet with chicken and tomatoes. You can try pancakes with various fillings, ranging from condensed milk and sour cream to sturgeon caviar. The cost of such a portion, by the way, is 1800 rubles. Other types of pancakes cost about 150-200 rubles.
And, of course, a special offer from the chef. True, there are only four dishes, but this is enough to feel the taste of tourist life! Passengers are offered: cottage cheese in a special cereal breading with orange sauce and cinnamon, beef with mushrooms and potatoes, carrot cake with milk and white chocolate and, for a snack, salmon tartare with vegetable salad and quail eggs. All dishes are prepared from fresh products, which are delivered to the Sapsan kitchen daily.
