Potemkin Restaurant & Vodka Bar (Clerkenwell, London) review on Fluid Eating

Potemkin Restaurant & Vodka Bar Overview

A taste of Russia in London - Potemkin Restaurant provides exactly that. They strive to serve the finest authentic Russian food and drink with hospitality that is only known to those who have travelled to this country. Situated in the business district of the capital, it is by no means a businessman-only zone. Children over the age of five allowed with prior arrangements. Although the bar has wheelcahir access, toilets are not as they are in the basement with narrow access.

Potemkin is a powerful word in Russian Culture. Grigory Aleksanadrovich Potemkin (1739-1791) was Catherine II's Field Marshal, who subsequently became her lover and held enormous influence over the affairs of the Russian Empire, during the reign of this most powerful of all Russian Monarchs

Once embraced by the Czarina, Potemkin was given the title of "Knyaz" (Prince), and led many conquests expanding the Russian empire and influence of his Czarina. It is a story of love and war on a monumental scale, and one that lives deep in the hearts of all Russians. The name is romanticised to construe courage, passion and deep-seated loyalty. The association is used to express an aura of exclusivity, luxury, privilege and achievement against the odds

In the early Twentieth Century the name was given to the Russian Navy's lead Battleship. It was the Mutiny on Battleship Potemkin that marked the start of Russia's first revolution in 1905. The courage shown by the crew of the Potemkin in overthrowing the oppressive regime on the vessel sparked a chain of events that led to growth of the Bolshevik movement with the eventual execution of Nicholas II and the start of Lenin's socialist Russia. (Updated 19/08/2008)

Additional Info: Non-Smoking Area, Food, Children Allowed, Disabled Access

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