Russian Vodka Room is directly across the street from Russian Samovar, another hangout for expats, tourists and Russophiles. RS has a bit of an older crowd, more old-line Russians, while RVR has a younger crowd of New Russians and more Americans. The food here is no better than RS, just OK. Sometimes gets very crowded, especially on Russian holidays. There's... More

We didn't try the food but love the drinks here. Very strong! Great entertainment, we loved watching the crowd get into the Russian music and the night we were there, a singer. We now make this spot a ritual for the friendly attentive staff, interesting, entertaining music and great drinks after a broadway show.

I lived there for three days, and switched rooms everyday. We know that the hotel prices in New York are all expensive, and personally I think in this hotel you could get how much you pay for it. One of my rooms there had a broken tap which flew water the whole nigh and I really could not get to... More

Aug 8/2006 Went to Russian Vodka Room with collegues. Great atmosph. ,amusing Soviet memorabilia, and dim lights. Subtly non-intrusive in house pianist. Drinks are a definite experience.(a very positive one) Cuisine on par with the best restrts. I've been to. Service very nice, a perfect compromise between the continuous hassling as is habitual in the US and the "not going... More