Tried several things:
Kharcho was bad, did not taste like the real thing.
Cabbage stew was horrendous. Bad, bad, bad!
Water was no good.
Fried potatoes also no good.

Beef stroganoff was good.

An unexpected jem I found while passing by and decided to check it out. Since I am Ukrainian I was interested in their perogies from the start. The staff kindly brewed a fresh coffee right before my eyes which was a nice touch. Before ordering the perogies I might add that I had asked her how many and how big they were considering I was paying around $7.00 for one serving, which was a little... more

I was invited to Kiev for a banquet on a Sunday afternoon, and was pleasantly surprised. The food was top notch, which, when it comes to Russian cuisine, means that it was not hopelessly over salted or oozing with grease. I actually quite enjoyed most of the dishes I tried.

The decor is horrendous with the banquet hall chair covers pompously hanging over beat up chairs, and equally pompous... more