Firebird Restaurant

We had a wonderful dining experience here. This was our first time at this restaurant and will absolutely come back. We were treated very well and the dining was exquisite. We just could not get over the listings of vodka they had which had to have totaled to at least 200. We could not choose because of the large selection and they recomended the honey vodka. Wish I could have taken a whole case with me. The honey vodka was out of this world. Very nice experience. more

OK, WOW! Must try I went for restaurant week and had a get time. Decor was amazing, food very nicely done and service was good, a home made honey vodkas to die for, chooses of vodka over 200 this is just one of the great parts that this restaurant. Has a cavair and vodka Flight that i did not get to try, but will be returning for that $66. tasting flight more

OK, WOW! Must try I went for restaurant week and had a get time. Decor was amazing, food very nicely done and service was good, a home made honey vodkas to die for, chooses of vodka over 200 this is just one of the great parts that this restaurant. Has a cavair and vodka Flight that i did not get to try, but will be returning for that $66. tasting flight more

I have not dined at this restaurant for quite a while as I travel abroad constantly on business, but I must say that everything at the Firebird Restaurant is as great as it was the last time I dined here . My clients and I dined here last night (my clients were impressed that this place had the decor of a russian csars palace)and were all impressed at not only the decor but the great food, great service, and extremely large and impressive wine & vodka list. I would truly recomend this restaurant for any and all occassions. more

I have not dined at this restaurant for quite a while as I travel abroad constantly on business, but I must say that everything at the Firebird Restaurant is as great as it was the last time I dined here . My clients and I dined here last night (my clients were impressed that this place had the decor of a russian csars palace)and were all impressed at not only the decor but the great food, great service, and extremely large and impressive wine & vodka list. I would truly recomend this restaurant for any and all occassions. \r more

We went for restaurant week summer '08. The restaurant is very quiet which is nice - you can talk to your friends without yelling. This is handy when you are seated at a very large semi circle booth as we were. The service is fine, professional and mildly friendly. The food was very good, I have no complaints. It was not the most exciting food I've eaten but the overall experience including the decor and ambience make it worth a trip. The infused vodkas are excellent and a must try. The bartender is a bit low key and the bar was very quiet on a Thursday night but I liked that. It's hard to find a bar you can actually sit at and relax. This place is definitely a throwback that attracts an older crowd but we had a good time. We had chicken kiev, pork chop, salmon in puff pastry, some salads and pierogis. All were enjoyed. Wine list is comprehensive with lots of choices around $50/bottle. Pros: Decor, food, service Cons: A slightly boring atmosphere more

We went for restaurant week summer '08. The restaurant is very quiet which is nice - you can talk to your friends without yelling. This is handy when you are seated at a very large semi circle booth as we were. The service is fine, professional and mildly friendly. The food was very good, I have no complaints. It was not the most exciting food I've eaten but the overall experience including the decor and ambience make it worth a trip. The infused vodkas are excellent and a must try. The bartender is a bit low key and the bar was very quiet on a Thursday night but I liked that. It's hard to find a bar you can actually sit at and relax. This place is definitely a throwback that attracts an older crowd but we had a good time. We had chicken kiev, pork chop, salmon in puff pastry, some salads and pierogis. All were enjoyed. Wine list is comprehensive with lots of choices around $50/bottle. Pros: Decor, food, service Cons: A slightly boring atmosphere more

Not only was the raw food destroyed in its preparation and the service completely lacking, but the restaurant evidently does not have change. They could not break a $20. \r \r Avoid at all costs. Pros: 'pretty' decorations Cons: bad food, bad service, bad music, no change more

Not only was the raw food destroyed in its preparation and the service completely lacking, but the restaurant evidently does not have change. They could not break a $20. Avoid at all costs. Pros: 'pretty' decorations Cons: bad food, bad service, bad music, no change more

I went this place during the restaurant week. my friend had a pork chop dish and I had a duck dish. The pork chop was great. I didn't find anything special, but deco was cozy & warm. Averall, it's recommendable. Pros: cozy deco more

I went this place during the restaurant week. my friend had a pork chop dish and I had a duck dish. The pork chop was great. I didn't find anything special, but deco was cozy & warm. \r \r Averall, it's recommendable. Pros: cozy deco more

My mom & dad are from russia. Our party of 7 ate here during restaurant week and I can tell you that if you are seeking authntic russian cuisine, then this is the place. We all had the borscht & it was just like mom used to make. The place looks like the Russian Czars Palace. The Checken Kiev and Beef Stroganoff were all excellent. I have since come back with cleints and they were equally impressed the service, atmosphere, and food. The restaurant boasts a huge wine list and even have a seperate vodka list with at least over 180 types and flavored vodkas (I would recomend the honey vodka). Their caviar list is also large and the taste is authentic and very good. I would highly recomend this place to all. Pros: food, atmosphere, service Cons: a little pricey but worth it. more

Everything about this place is spectacular. The restaurant is 4 floors of Russian Palace decor. The service was very good. They have a vodka menu with over 180 vodkas and their huge wine list is out of this world. I could not make up my mind in selecting a vodka for myself so the waiter (who was a great help) suggested the honey vodka, which was out of this world (any one coming to this restaurant must try the honey vodka). My guests had orderd from the wine list and were also equally gratified. I had the Chicken Corden Bleau & my guests had the Beef Stroganoff. Both dishes were spectacular. As if this was not enough, we ordered the bannanas flombay for desert and much to our surprise, they actually made it in front of you in a showmanship fashion (flames & all). I would highly recommend this restaurant. more

Everything about this place is spectacular. The restaurant is 4 floors of Russian Palace decor. The service was very good. They have a vodka menu with over 180 vodkas and their huge wine list is out of this world. I could not make up my mind in selecting a vodka for myself so the waiter (who was a great help) suggested the honey vodka, which was out of this world (any one coming to this restaurant must try the honey vodka). My guests had orderd from the wine list and were also equally gratified. I had the Chicken Corden Bleau & my guests had the Beef Stroganoff. Both dishes were spectacular. As if this was not enough, we ordered the bannanas flombay for desert and much to our surprise, they actually made it in front of you in a showmanship fashion (flames & all). I would highly recommend this restaurant. more

They make their own infused vokda. I had one that was honey infused - most incredible. more

They make their own infused vokda. I had one that was honey infused - most incredible. more

They make their own infused vokda. I had one that was honey infused - most incredible. more

They make their own infused vokda. I had one that was honey infused - most incredible. more

Next funny thing. The borsht on the menu costs $32. Now ? for someone like myself ?. growing up with a Russian grandmother and eating borsht on a regular basis ? you must understand that borsht is essentially a poor man?s soup. It is made of water, beets, salt and pepper and sometimes a few chunks of meat ? that?s it. Here the borscht apparently contained some foie gras or duck confit ? or something that does not belong in the soup. Now I do not recall exactly what the ingredients were ? but I do know that they did not belong in borsht. For those of you who are not intimately familiar with Russian cuisine ? I?ll give you an example that we can all appreciate. Lets say that you go to your local fancy Chinese food place ? you open the menu ?. and there it is ?. $32 wanton soup ?. You say ?what? Soup that usually comes free with the lunch special is $32? ? and the waiter tells you ?. ?but sir ? the wantons are now made with kobe beef.? And that?s pretty much what they did with the borscht. The bottom line is that the food is good ? but aside from the Russian waiters and the Russian sounding menu ?. There is absolutely nothing authentically Russian about the Firebird. If you want a Russian experience ? go to Brooklyn! more

Went last night to celebrate a friend?s birthday. The food was not bad. A couple of funny things though. First ? $25 martinis ? enough said! For appetizer, we ordered the blini (Russian crepes) with fish or meat or whatever. Doesn?t really matter, and I?ll explain why later. This is an appetizer and there was very little food on the plate. That?s fine, I expected that. The funny part is, the waiter filled the first three blinis for us. Anyway ?. for the three blinis that the waiter made for us he used up about 90% of the meat on the plate. Looking into the blini bowl ? there were still three more blinis for us to fill on our own ? but practically nothing to fill them with. Now I don?t mind if you give me three blinis and three blinis worth of meat to fill them with ? that?s fine ?. But don?t give me six blinis with only three blinis worth of filling! By the way ? the reason that I said that the filling did not matter is because the filling in the initial three blinis was so sparse that you couldn?t taste it anyway. Next funny thing. The borsht on the menu costs $32. Now, for someone like myself ?. growing up with a Russian grandmother and eating borsht on a regular basis, you must understand that borsht is essentially a poor man?s soup. It is made of water, beets, salt and pepper and sometimes a few chunks of meat ? that?s it. Here the borscht apparently contained some foie gras or duck confit ? or something that does not belong in the soup. Now I do not recall exactly what the ingredients were, but I do know that they did not belong in borsht. For those of you who are not intimately familiar with Russian cuisine ? I?ll give you an example that we can all appreciate ? $32 wanton soup that is made with kobe beef ? enough said! The bottom line is that the food is good ? but aside from the Russian waiters and the Russian sounding menu ?. There is absolutely nothing authentic about the Firebird. If you want Russian food ? go to Brooklyn! more