Cucucina
August 2024
2
First turn off - service. We were served by Russian speaking lady, who was either a servant or manager. Since majority in Uzbekistan are muslims, it should be written in the menu that meat and food served are NOT Halal. When we asked if their food is halal or not (e.g. do chicken, beef, and other foods comply with halal standards and doesn’t contain alcohol?), the manager acted rude and specifically said “if we want to make a scene here” and kept telling that this is authentic Italian cuisine. They could have just said it’s not halal certified or certain foods in the menu are halal and give us some options. Instead, she chose to be authoritative. I understand that Italians consume non-halal food on a daily basis, but since its in Tashkent and visitors are Uzbeks, they should be notified about this because I have seen hijabi visitors eating Peperroni Pizzas, probably not expecting it to be real pork. Food is not that great either, very overrated for its price and portions are not proportional to cost. And nothing special about it being authentic Italian. Average Italian pizzeria in the US has much better food.