How to Feed on Trains in Russia. I Try Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
How and what is fed on Russian Railways trains: official information and the truth from travelers
There have been various conversations about food on trains in Russia for a long time. Everything is beautifully painted on the official website of the Russian Railway. But the opinions of passengers are often the opposite. People are dissatisfied with neither the price of food, nor the quality. Rarely does anyone praise the train kitchen. Let's figure out where the truth is, and where fiction and exaggerated expectations are.
Meals can be arranged immediately when buying a ticket, or you can have a conductor or in your personal account on the Russian Railways website. Passengers are given a choice:
Full meals, which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Only breakfast and dinner.
One meal per day (tomorrow, lunch or dinner).
Menu selection.
2-3 days before the flight, you can cancel the selected service and buy a new type of food.
The time of distribution of food is strictly defined:
Breakfast is served from 7.00 to 12.30.
Lunch from 12.30 to 18.00.
Dinner from 18.00 to 21.00.
The time may vary depending on the route.
Who cooks for passengers and what is included in the menu
Many people think that food is cooked right on the trains. But no, this is done in special factories-kitchens. Ready meals are hermetically packed, and then brought to the train.
Passengers can choose what to eat. There are usually 2 dishes to choose from. For example, for breakfast you can order:
Porridge (rice with dried apricots or oatmeal). In addition to this, you can take from the conductor: cheese, coffee with cream, tea, bread.
Omelet with cheese and vegetables, bread, sausage. Separately, you can take coffee with cream or tea.
Lunch can also be chosen from 2 options:
Chicken noodle soup, cabbage salad with herbs, vegetables with stewed pork, rice. Bread and dessert. Tea or coffee (with cream).
Soup with sour cream and chicken, vitamin salad, pasta with fried chicken. Bread and dessert. Coffee (with cream) or tea.
Dinner, as everyone has already understood, can also be chosen:
Stewed chicken fillet in cream, buckwheat, carrot salad with apple, seasoned with sour cream. Bread, dessert, coffee or tea.
Mashed potatoes with sausage, cabbage salad with cucumber. Bread, dessert, coffee or tea.
The menu is updated periodically.
What passengers don't like
If you read reviews about food on trains, you will find that they are all similar. People complain that:
The portions are too small.
The cost is overpriced.
The food is not always delicious, sometimes it smells strange.
Rare people are happy with the menu. Have you eaten on trains? Did you like it?