Ukrainietiška virtuvė — Restaurant in Palanga

I'm from Ukraine, so while travelling in Palanga, I was surprised to find out there is a restaurant of Ukrainian cuisine. Of course I wanted to visit it. But when I came there, I was so disappointed I didn't evan stay for eating - the waiter said there is menu in both English and Ukrainian (it was ok for me read it in English). The main problem is that instead of Ukrainian the menu was in russian!!! It's painful and disrespectful to me as a Ukrainian come to the place that should feel like home in Lithuania and read menu in russian! The menu by the way has text about Ukrainian hospitality - and it is in russian!!!! And waiters tell it is Ukrainian!!!! Do you even know difference? Why didn't you open the restaurant of russian...

I went to the restaurant after reading some reviews saying that there are dishes that could be made vegan, but it was so busy and the waiter perhaps inexperienced, that even after asking about it, I got few dishes with a dollop of sour cream and one with cheese. I felt disappointed in myself that I didn't press the waiter more to double check with the kitchen.. Anyway, hard lesson learned. I've decided not to go to places where there aren't vegan options already, especially in busy touristic places like that. Nobody cares there about adjusting dishes (even if it's really easy), just how to manage to do all on time and have a...

Ukrainetiška virtuvė has been our regular place in Palanga during our holidays for some years now. However, the restaurant has gone from great to good.

The quality is not the same as before. Portions have gotten smaller AND more expensive, the quality of the ingredients and the food is worse. Sides have been split into separate dishes, for an additional price of course. Additionally, waiting times have increased, last time we waited almost 40 minutes for two main courses.

I always used to recommend this restaurant without hesitation, but I won't do that anymore. I hope they will focus on bringing back the quality...