Was traveling and in the mood for some Central Asian Cuisine, and found this place in south east Denver. (It also seems to have a website that goes by by the name Registan Kebab Cafe, the sign on the road says Samarkand). The food in this restaurant is just awesome. In short it is the best Uzbek food I have had inside or outside of Uzbekistan. The Samsas are flaky and the filling is made with fresh spices. The salad was good, though it's a bit early in the season for tomatoes and cucumber. It seems as if they are locally sourcing their ingredients. I asked what beverages they had and they offered a berry juice drink that was very fresh, like something that was homemade, very flavorful. The best part of the meal was dessert was the Medovik. It is a thin layered honey cake, but the key is the honey. That honey made the cake and tastes nothing like honey you can buy in the store. It reminded me of Central Asian honey, which tends to be super sweet but have a distinct floral flavor. I asked them if they imported it, but no it comes from a local person ho keeps their own hives. I picked up a loaf of Non to try when I get home. Looking forward to it as well as trying their plov on my next visit. Rakhmat!

What exactly is this place? It's a home cooked meal, typical central Asian cuisine of Uzbekistan. Staples are: Samsa: lamb and onion filled pastry made in a clay tandoor. Plov: rice pilaf topped with carrots and beef (3/5 in this place) Kebabs: marinated, scewered pieces of meat grilled over charcoal Shurpa: lamb soup Overall it's a well executed meal, it's tasty and ok value for the money. Consistent, filling and unusual. Give it a try, homey spot in this area.

My family and I were were in the area a few days ago and we got hungry so we found Samarkand. Samarkand is a combination of Uzbek-Central Asian and Russian cuisines. I am half Russian so I know what is authentic and Samarkand checks off all of the boxes. When we entered the building, the restaurant looked hole in the wall but we got seated right away. For drinks, I had the best compote in my life. We ordered a lot of food and we had a little bit of everything. My favourite plate was the 2x sambusa, a golden coloured, crisp Tajik pastry filled with meats and served with a ketchup like sauce at least here. Manty was also tasty but I must admit that the service and originality of Samarkand puts this place on the map for places to dine at. I hope that Samarkand will have cemented its prestige as a DMA classic.

My husband has been to Russia and he said the food in this restaurant is quite authentic. I am new to Russian food and it was amazingly delicious. We've visited 3 times and willing to come back again. Food is super good, highly recommended but remind, servers are poor at English, they even cannot understand very simple request. It seems this restaurant is for only locals. If you don't mind service, worth visiting. This place will provide an exotic experience.

Great place! The food is so well seasoned! Everything was great but the roasted vegetables took the show. The chef uses a fresh lemon garlic sauce that is to die for. The lamb kabob was very tender and juicy. First time I've drank kompot! What flavor! Must try!

So in my previous review I've told a bunch of negatives about this place. This afternoon we decided to give it a try because we found out the previous owners took over my wife immediately assured me they really do a great job. She was right. It really was just like back home. Thank you guys.

We are visitors here in Denver. Although my husband was born in United States, I was born in old Soviet union. Which means I absolutely love Russian food, every time we travel we try to visit Russian eatery. I wanted to make sure you guys know the stuff was absolutely amazing, the sweet girl Who took care of us was very pleasant. The food was amazing! Beautiful generous plates I got the Monti and my husband got like a skewer platter, and wonderful soup. We were very happy with our food I could not stop eating! We will definitely be back when we're back in Denver!

Great place, with nice atmosphere, perfect food and great staff. I'm really recommend this place to everyone I don't have a lot of reviews on Yelp, but this place is must have a lot of costumers