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Famous for the wide variety of sensational cuisines found in its many restaurants, Walnut Creek is one of San Francisco's premier gourmet destinations. But, if you are looking for a Walnut Creek restaurant that offers fine dining at its most pleasurable, a visit to Babushka Restaurant is a requisite.
A dream come true for owner/chef Leonid and Maya Malkov, Babushka Restaurant is one of the most renowned restaurants in Walnut Creek. In it's more than 13 years of service, this popular Walnut Creek restaurant has grown, developed and evolved into a trilogy of extraordinary culinary concepts.
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| HODERVOUS |
| Feta Cheese |
| Salted Salmon |
| Assorted Meats |
| Assorted Cheeses |
| Mixed Pickled Olives |
| Blintzes with red caviar |
| Fresh Mixed Vegetables |
| Potato or Cheese Piroshki |
| APPETIZERS |
| Oliver Salad |
| Assorted Meat |
| Mushroom Salad |
| Stuffed Mushrooms |
| Eggplant with garlic |
| Korean Carrot Salad |
| Eel on Seaweed Salad |
| Assorted Pickled Vegetables |
| Eggplant Vegetarian Blintzes |
| Red Caviar with Shrimp Cocktail |
| MAIN COURSE |
| Chicken Kiev |
| Beef Stroganoff |
| Meat By French |
| Chicken Piroshki with julien |
| Shishkibab Mix (lamb, chicken) served with rice pilaf |
| DESSERT |
Variety of Italian Cakes |
| Babushka Cherry Cake |
| Napoleon |
| Hazelnut Nuts |
| Mini-pastries |
| Honey Cake |
| Large Variety of all Exotic Fruits |
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| APPETIZERS |
| Fish Assorted- Sturgeon, Salmon |
| Unagi with Seaweed Salad & Shrimps |
| Eggplant Blintzes |
| Meat Assorted- Chicken & Veal Roulette and Veal Tongue |
| Assorted Pickled Vegetables |
| Liver Pate with Fried Onions |
| Potato Garlic with Baby Dill |
| Oliver Salad |
| Crab Salad |
| Mushroom Salad |
| Beat Salad |
| Eggplant Salad |
| Feta Cheese with Vegetables |
| Red Caviar with Blintzes |
| Chicken Or Feta Piroshki |
| Meat by French |
| MAIN COURSE |
| Chicken Kiev |
| Beef Stroganoff |
| Rabbit in sour cream |
| Rice Plov with Lamb |
| Kebob- Chicken and Lamb |
| DESSERT |
Cherry Cake |
| Fruits (Assorted) |
| Tea / Coffee |
| ALCOHOL |
Wine (1 Bottle Per 10 People) |
| Champagne (1 Bottle Per 10 People) |
| MUSIC |
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| SOUPS |
| Borscht |
| Hearty vegetable soup of beets, cabbage, carrots & potatoes $7 |
| Solyanka |
| "Old-style" Russian soup made from a variety of 25 sausages, lemon & olives $8 |
| SALADS |
| Babushka Salad |
| Eggplant, peppers, onions & tomatoes tossed in our special sauce $9 |
| Olivier Salad |
| Potatoes, carrots, pickles, Russian bologna, and peas tossed in housemade dressing $8 |
| Russian "Beauty" Salad |
| Beats, walnuts and plums - mixed with special housemade dressing. $8 |
| Crab Salad |
| Crab meat, cucumbers, eggs & onions tossed in our housemade sauce $10 |
Babushka Deli Sandwiches
(All sandwiches are served on light or dark rye, and include lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard, & mayonnaise)
Choices of Deli Meat Include: $9
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| Karaj Smoked Pork Loin (Hungary) |
| Smoked Veal Breast (United States) |
| Alef "Evreyskaya" Kosher Salami (Russia) |
| "Moscow Special" (Beef & Pork) (United States) |
| Marque Italia Alpino Salami (Italy) |
| Freybe Parmesano Salami (Canada) |
| Choices of cheese include: |
Russian Havarti
Baby Swiss
Austrian Grinzing (semi-soft) |
| ENTREES (Lunch) |
| Golubtsy $14 |
| Cabbage leaves stuffed with beef and rice - covered with zesty tomato sauce. |
| Chicken Kiev $15 |
| ENTREES (Lunch) |
| Traditional Ukrainian recipe of boneless stuffed chicken breast, breaded and oven-fried. Served with house potatoes. A richness fit for royalty!
Pelmeni $11 |
| Delicious dumplings of beef and pork served with our special dill sauce.
Vareniki |
| Dumplings with potato or cottage cheese - served with sour cream or butter. $12 |
| Dumplings stuffed with sour cherry - served with raspberry coulis. $14 |
| Blintzes $13 |
| Stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef or farmer's cheese.
Black Sea Fish $16 |
| Fresh halibut pan-fried to perfection drizzled zesty tomato sauce and served with house potatoes.
Shish Kebab (Weekend Brunch)
Chicken $18
Lamb $21
Combination $22
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| Two generous skewers of house marinade with rice pilaf and tomato. |
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| Our Family's "Special" recipes combined with Traditional Russian cuisine.
$28 per person (not including beverage, tax & gratuity) |
| FIRST COURSE (your choice of) |
| Borscht Hearty vegetable soup of beets, cabbage, carrots & potatoes |
| Solyanka "Old-style" Russian soup made from a variety of 25 sausages, lemon & olives |
| Babushka Salad Eggplant, peppers, onions & tomatoes tossed in our special sauce |
| Olivier Salad Potatoes, carrots, pickles, Russian bologna, and peas tossed in housemade dressing |
| Russian "Beauty" Salad Beets, walnuts & plums tossed in housemade dressing |
| Elegant Mushroom Seasonal mushrooms prepared in garlic and special sauce |
| Piroshki Minced chicken and sautéed onions baked in phyllo dough to a golden brown. (two per serving) |
| MAIN COURSE (your choice of) |
| Chicken Kiev Traditional Ukrainian recipe of boneless stuffed chicken breast, breaded and oven-fried. Served with house potatoes. A richness fit for royalty! |
| Golubtsy Ground beef, carrots, onion & rice seasoned and rolled in cabbage leaves, simmered and topped with zesty tomato sauce. |
| Babushka Lamb & Rice Pilaf Seasoned cubes of lamb, pressured cooked to perfect tenderness with whole-grain rice. Our family recipe…a customer favorite. |
| Pelmeni Delicious dumplings of beef and pork served with our special dill sauce. |
| Black Sea Fish Fresh halibut pan-fried to perfection served with a special sauce. |
| DESSERT COURSE (your choice of) |
| Cherry Cake Vanilla Sponge Cake layered with sour cherry cream, topped with sour cherries & chocolate. |
| Napoleon Cake Housemade puff pastries layered with our custard cream. |
| Fruit Plate An assortment of seasonal fresh fruit. |
| Russian Ice Cream Vanilla or Chocolate. |
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| APPETIZERS |
| Russian Charcuterie (serves 3-5 persons) $14 |
| (Canadian Bacon, Salami, Smoked Karaj (Smoked Pork Loin), Servelad (Russian Kielbasa), Moscow Special (Sausages) and Smoked Veal Tongue.
Smoked Fish Plate (serves 3-5 persons) $17 |
| Sea Bass, Semga (Red Salmon), Cold Smoked Sturgeon Chicken Liver Pate $11 |
| Garnished with sauteed onions.
Mixed Marinades $10 |
| Sauerkraut, half-sour dill pickles & pickled tomatoes Red Caviar (Salmon) $13 |
| Served with thin rye crisp bread or Dutch crepes. |
| Spicy Carrots (serves 3-5 persons) $9
Shredded carrots lightly seasoned with paprika, coriander & spices.
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| Shrimp Cocktail (ten large prawns, serves 3-5 persons) $15 |
| Piroshki (two per serving) $6
Minced chicken and sautéed onions baked in phyllo dough to a golden brown.
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| SOUPS |
| Borscht $7
Hearty vegetable soup of beets, cabbage, carrots & potatoes |
| Solyanka $8
"Old-style" Russian soup made from a variety of 25 sausages, lemon & olives
Salads (Add "Top" with arrow icon pointing up next to menu headers, similar to http://www.bangkokthairestaurant.net/menu.html next to each header.) |
| SALADS |
| Babushka Salad $11
Eggplant, peppers, onions & tomatoes tossed in our special sauce |
| Olivier Salad $10
Potatoes, carrots, pickles, Russian bologna, and peas tossed in housemade dressing. |
| Russian "Beauty" Salad $10
Beats, walnuts and plums - mixed with special housemade dressing. |
| Crab Salad $12
Crab meat, cucumbers, eggs & onions tossed in our housemade sauce. |
| Elegant Mushroom $10
Mushrooms prepared with garlic and mayonnaise. |
| Crab Salad $12
Crab meat, cucumbers, eggs & onions tossed in our housemade sauce. |
| MAIN COURSE |
| Golubtsy $17
Cabbage leaves stuffed with beef and rice - covered with zesty tomato sauce. |
| Chicken Kiev $18
Traditional Ukrainian recipe of boneless stuffed chicken breast, breaded and oven-fried. Served with house potatoes. A richness fit for royalty! |
| Pelmeni $14
Delicious dumplings of beef and pork served with our special dill sauce. |
| Vareniki
Dumplings with potato or cottage cheese - served with sour cream or butter. $15
Dumplings stuffed with sour cherry - served with raspberry coulis. $17 |
| Blintzes $16
Stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef or farmer's cheese. |
| Black Sea Fish $19
Fresh halibut pan-fried to perfection drizzled zesty tomato sauce and served with house potatoes. |
| Shish Kebab (Weekend Brunch)
Chicken $18
Lamb $21
Combination $22
Two generous skewers of house marinade with rice pilaf and tomato. |
| DESSERTS |
| Cherry Cake $6
Vanilla Sponge Cake layered with sour cherry cream, topped with sour cherries & chocolate. |
| Napoleon Cake $6
Housemade puff pastries layered with our custard cream. |
| Fruit Plate $6
An assortment of seasonal fresh fruit. |
| Russian Ice Cream (Vanilla or Chocolate) $4 |
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| BEER |
Imported Beers by the Bottle $6
Svyturys Baltijos Dark Beer (Lithuania - Alc. 6.0%)
Okocim Full Pale Ale (Poland - Alc. 5.6%)
Zagorka Lager (Bulgaria - Alc. 5.0%)
Golden Pheasant Pilsner (Slovak Republic - Alc. 5.3%)
Zywiec Original Beer (Poland - Alc. 5.6%)
Baltika #2 Lager (Russia - Alc. 4.7%)
Baltika #3 Classic Beer (Russia - Alc. 4.8%)
Baltika #4 Dark Lager (Russia - Alc. 5.6%)
Baltika #5 Golden Lager (Russia - Alc. 5.3%)
Baltika #6 Porter (Russia - Alc. 7.0%)
Baltika #7 Export Lager (Russia - Alc. 5.4%)
Baltika #8 Wheat Ale (Russia - Alc. 5.0%)
Baltika #9 Extra Lager (Russia - Alc. 8.0%) |
| WINE |
| White
Rkatsiteli Dry White Wine (Georgia 2003) glass: $6 bottle: $23
From the region of Kakheti, this dry white wine is golden in color and fruitful in taste.
Murfatlar Medgidia Muscat Ottonel (Romania 2005) glass: $7 bottle: $24
Semi-sweet white wine with a delicate flowery aroma and a crisp finish.
Rai de Murfatlar (Romania 2005) glass: $6 bottle: $23
Sweet Rose with a crisp, clean taste is cultivated from choice Pinot Noir & Merlot grapes.
Red
Murfatlar Medgidia Pinot Noir (Romania 2004) glass: $6 bottle: $23
A semi-dry red with a note of gooseberry, serves as a great companion to steak or pork.
Mukuzani Vintage Saperavi (Georgia 2005) glass: $6 bottle: $23
A delicious barrel-aged dry red with spicy nose, medium body, smooth finish.
Alazanis Valley (Georgia 2003) glass: $6 bottle: $23
Mouth-watering & semi-sweet, from Saperavi and Alexandreuli grape varieties. It's fruity taste & harmonious velvety finish is a great companion to mushrooms or cheese.
Khvanchkara (Georgia 2005) bottle: $26
A popular Georgian wine with a bouquet of berries and pomegranate, an excellent compliment to cheese or dessert plates.
Kindzmarauli (Georgia 2005) bottle: $26
Made form 100% Saperavi grapes, a strong-scented nose of berries, with a velvety finish.
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| CHAMPAGNE |
Krimskoye (Ukraine 2006) glass: $7 bottle: $24
A Crimean south coast champagne made from select Chardonnay grapes, semi-sweet & aged in the bottle for over one year.
Sovietskoe (Lithuania 2006) glass: $6 bottle: $23
A semi-sweet sparkling wine, exceptionally light, fresh & elegant |
| SOFT DRINKS |
Sparkling Mineral Water
Borjomi bottle: $4 Borsec bottle: $4
Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Snapple, Buratino (Russian Lemonade) bottle: $2
Kvas (Russian Soda) glass $3 pitcher: $9
Hot Tea or Coffee glass $2 |
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