Peter the Great in Nutley

[Stephanie]

A friend of mine was thinking of having a bunch of us go to Peter the Great for their New Year's Eve festivities. Having never been to one of the big Russian restaurants a la Rasputin or Odessa in Brighton Beach, I was wondering if anyone's been to this place, and if so what's it like? Potential for a big ripoff or lots of cheesy fun?

[Jason Perlow]

everything I have heard about this place from real Russians is that it sucks.

[201]

I've been in the restaurant, but haven't eaten there. It's right across the street from Little Saigon (a Vietnamese place with great pho!), so I walked in one time to check out the menu. I remember it looking decidedly boring (the menu, that is), but I guess that the food's probably moot when it comes to New Year's festivities. From the little I saw of the interior, it looked like a pretty standard banquet hall, but ultimately, it's the people (and I suppose alcohol) that make for good New Year's Eve parties. If there IS a large Russian clientelle at Peter the Great, I'm sure you'll have a great time!

I'll ask around a little bit and see if I can get more info.

[Rosie]

Never been but if you are looking for another place to go to on New Year's Eve there is a list on Table Hopping With Rosie

http://www.njmonthly.com/issues/Dec02/rosi.../rosiemain.html

[NJ2FLA]

My dad works at Roche and his department had their holiday party there and he wasn't impressed at all.

[phaelon56]

I went in one night after dinner at Little Saigon just to see what the place was and check out the menu. Not impressed by the banquet hall interior and the menu (which was for catered events) looked decidely generic despite the Russian influence.

[RockADS21]

Two words from a former Nutley resident - GO ELSEWHERE!!!

[Stephanie]

Thanks for the advice everyone. We've actually determined that the asking price of $150 pp is a little too much for our budgets.