Our Airbnb was just off Tverskaya street and only a few minutes walk from Pushkin. After my last reasonable experience there in 2013 (http://eatlikeushi.posthaven.com/cafe-pushkin-moscow-06-2013) I was quite keen for my fellow travellers to see the place. Unfortunately the experience was not to be.
The setting is nice but only really unique in the library. They are selective about who to let in there and when they denied us the library because of my friend's shoes, instead of explaining what the issue was so he could walk back to the flat in 3mins and change, they said "it's our rules, you can stay if you want" (in the downstairs standard area). Waiter paid us minimal attention. When going up the library to look around (as they said we were allowed), staff eyes followed us as we didn't belong.
- Dessert Elene 500rub - I liked this white chocolate cup of pieces of cold cubed mango;
- Lemon pie 540rub - quite tart and bitter like there was a lot of rind. I actually liked it although my fellows less so;
- Dessert Cafe Pushkin 960rub - a chocolate covered layer dessert with pistachios down the bottom.
Dessert expensive and average overall. It was fine but not worth paying and going for given the attitudes of the staff.
Such a haughty place considering the staff aren't high class themselves (even if they were, that wouldn't excuse it).
Service not included he said. Service definitely not warranted.