"Lavka-Lavka": reviews of shops and restaurant in Moscow

Today, buying natural products is not only useful, but also fashionable. About ten years ago, residents of big cities finally realized that the quality offered by hypermarkets and markets is not at the highest level. In contrast, they began to appear small shops selling real rustic products.

In 2009, three enthusiasts - Alexander Mikhailov, Vasily Palshin and Boris Akimov, also decided to support farmers and created a unique "Lavka-Lavka" project. Reviews of those who had time to visit the store and restaurant, note a special homely atmosphere.

Natural and tasty

"Support a local farmer" is the main motto of the "Lavka-Lavka" project. Moscow is a metropolis, in which there is everything, anything. But at the same time, the places where fresh farm products are offered can be counted on the fingers. Really in the near Moscow all farms were closed? Of course not. It's just that big stores have no problems with suppliers, and they do not see any reason to cooperate with private farms.

The "Lavka-Lavka" project, which will be reviewed in our review, gives an opportunity not only to nearby farms, but also entrepreneurs from all over Russia to offer their products to Muscovites. You can get acquainted with the suppliers' profiles on the official website.

The harm of sausages has been said a lot, so many of us refused to use them. However, sausages with a doctor's sausage can be without harmful additives, which proves Tatyana Yeremkina - a member of the Lavka-Lavka cooperative. Reviews of products from meat and poultry produced in the village of Petrovskoe (Shchelkovsky district, MO) exceed all expectations. For example, turkey sausages are very popular with small customers, and a ham or a carbonate will please the whole family.

Does anyone in the cooperative live?

Organizers of the food project "Lavka-Lavka" call their offspring a cooperative. In their opinion, uniting people into one large team can be effective and mutually beneficial. The main participants of the cooperative are the following.

1. Farmers. It is very important that these people are solely engaged in their own business, not distracted by the attraction of money or the search for a market. Only in this case the quality of the product will not suffer.
2. Buyers. Very soon, regular customers will be able to join the cooperative and obtain certain privileges.
3. Restaurants. Quality farm products are ideal for any cafe or restaurant. The cooperative, in turn, promises stable supplies, as well as its own profile on the official website, after all, you agree, advertising is not superfluous.
4. The shops. In addition to excellent quality, member stores receive special wholesale prices.
5. Suppliers of eco products in the project "Lavka-Lavka." Feedback from employees has repeatedly noted the requests of customers for related products. For example, the fair sex will certainly be interested in natural cosmetics or eco-vessels, preparing food in which not only delicious, but also useful.
6. Suppliers of fertilizers and feed. Such cooperation gives confidence in the quality of nutrition for animals, and the entrepreneur, in turn, receives several wholesale buyers.
7. Suppliers of agricultural machinery.

With home delivery

Fill the refrigerator with fresh delicacies, without leaving the house, the online store "Lavka-Lavka" will help. Feedback from regular customers confirms the quality and excellent taste of the village products.

The goods presented on the site are divided into two groups: available and pre-order. The detailed composition, production date, price and information about the manufacturer are indicated on all labels so that the buyer can be sure of the naturalness of the ingredients used.

The cost of delivery in Moscow is 300 rubles, and when you buy from 5000 rubles, the goods will be delivered free of charge.

After placing an order on the site, you need to specify the day of delivery - it can only be Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday. The whole point is that the products are prepared individually for each customer, so that they can be in your refrigerator as fresh as possible.

In addition to courier delivery, there is an opportunity to receive an order in one of the shops "Lavka-Lavka":

• Petrivka, 21;
• Pomerantsev pereulok, 3;
• Kutuzovsky, 43;
• Chayanov, 12.

In addition, the official site of the cooperative has a list of tables of orders located in partner institutions.

Objective view

Despite the advantages of using natural products, there are shortcomings in the work of the Lavka-Lavka cooperative. Customers' reviews mark prices that are about 3-4 times higher than in hypermarkets. For example, two hundred grams of sour cream from Nina Kozlova cost 240 rubles, half a kilo of pork shish kebab from Vladimir and Julia Krotovy - 1260 rubles, and 300 grams of dairy sausages from Tatiana Eremkina - 382 rubles. It turns out that to completely switch to natural products, a fairly round sum should be put in the family budget .

Sour milk is another drawback of the suppliers of the "Lavka-Lavka" project. Reviews of employees confirm the truth of complaints about improper quality of the drink (660 rubles per liter). Sometimes customers order 2 or 3 liters, and then puzzle over what to do with so many spoiled products. Organizers of the cooperative state assure that farmers sell milk exceptionally fresh, but the change of dishes or temperatures can greatly accelerate the leaven process. The only way out is to stock up on prescriptions using sour milk, some of which are even on the site of the Lavka-Lavka cooperative.

Restaurant on Petrovka

Today you can not enjoy the dishes of real Russian cuisine in every metropolitan institution. The food project of Akimov, Palshina and Mikhailova is famous not only for delicious and hearty food, but also for a unique atmosphere.

According to the regular guests of the restaurant, the menu does not differ in variety. For breakfast, traditional dishes from eggs, several types of cereals and pancakes are offered. Hot appetizers are presented with pies (with venison and potatoes with greens), pike-burger and bull-burger. The main dishes will delight the gourmets with the heart of a deer, a pork steak, a Murman cod fillet or triple quail.

With a detailed menu and prices can be found on the official website, but we do not recommend planning the order in advance. The list of dishes is adjusted every day in accordance with the delivered products.

Visiting the restaurant "Lavka-Lavka" on Petrovka will be interesting primarily to foreigners and children. The first will certainly appreciate the Russian dumplings, cheese cakes and pies, and the little guests will spend time with benefit in the children's room or during the culinary master classes.

Lessons for kids are not only delicious, but also cognitive. During the lesson, students will learn why one meal is useful, and the other is harmful to health, about the origin of ingredients and other interesting subtleties. After the master class, novice chefs gladly treat their parents and show a small play.

The project team of the restaurant "Lavka-Lavka" (Moscow) also works on the road. Original breakfasts and lunches, culinary lessons can be spent in summer in nature or organize a real picnic.

Lunch at the cafe "Lavka-Lavka"

Reviews of the cafe located on the territory of the plant "Arma" are very praised by the farmer's lunch, which is held on weekdays (except Monday) from 14 to 16 hours. As you might have guessed, it is an alternative to a popular business lunch.

The cost of lunch, consisting of the first and second dishes, 400 rubles. A preliminary order is required, the form of which is on the website of the food shop "Lavka-Lavka", and if desired your home-made food will be delivered to the office by the appointed time.

Own shop

The popularity of the "Lavka-Lavka" project, feedback and opinions of regular visitors about food in the restaurant became a catalyst for the opening of its own shop, headed by Maxim Syrnikov and his professional team.

Ancient family recipes and products from Russian farmers - this is the main secret of the success of its own workshop of the Lavka-Lavka cooperative. Everyone can buy here:

• Home-made compotes and juices;
• Dumplings, vareniki and khinkali;
• Mutton sausages and vegetable cutlets.

The list of dishes is constantly updated, and the wishes of grateful customers play a significant role in this process. In addition, as part of the development of its own shop, portions of the sample are added to the online orders of the shop "Lavka-Lavka". Feedback from most customers approves of this practice.

A spoon of tar

In fairness, it should be noted that not all residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg are enthusiastic about such projects. It's hard for us to believe that the farmers belonging to the Lavka-Lavka cooperative do not really use harmful fodder or fertilizers.

The quality of individual products also adds to the negative: too liquid sour cream or sour milk. The leaders of the food project are ready to return money for goods that the buyer did not like.

Professional opinion

One of the culinary bloggers - Alexander Ilyin, in principle, does not recognize the concept of "ekoed." In his opinion, the adjectives "organic", "environmentally friendly" or "farmer" in our country do not mean anything, and the owners of small households also pour antibiotics on animals for accelerated growth. At the same time, because of the prefixes "eco" and "bio", the price increases by 3-4 times.

In addition, in the Internet market, you can increasingly see the inscription "not available." Some buyers complain that the absence of most of the products is already on the day of delivery. And the taste seems to be not very different from the "store".

Several "Lavka-Lavka" markets have their own vegetable garden and sell vegetables from it. This is wonderful, if you do not take into account the location of cooperative establishments. Agree, the center of the metropolitan metropolis has never had a good ecological situation, and natural manure for fertilizer is unlikely to be used. In this case, what kind of benefits are you talking about?

Solve yourself

We tried to objectively communicate the pros and cons of the sensational project. More than five years have passed since the opening of the cooperative, but an unequivocal opinion among the residents of the two capitals has not developed. The web has a lot of feedback "for" and "against", but everyone should decide for themselves whether to trust or not trust farmers led by Mr. Akimov.

The only way out is to make at least one order, evaluate the quality of the products and make up your idea of the fashion project.