Underwhelming Dolma — expected more
I was looking forward to Dolma here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The fragrant and saffron-gilded character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with pomegranate or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.
tea drinking is a ritual — black tea served in armudu pear-shaped glasses accompanies every social encounter. The a traditional Azerbaijani home dinner setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. armudu black tea was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.
Dolma