Borsch — Restaurant in Vilnius

I adored another Ukrainian restaurant in Vilnius when I visited this summer, so I decided to try this place, too. Unfortunately, it was nothing like another place.

Food:

I ordered borscht, and it was really tasty and similar to one made in my family. But is it a restaurant level taste? Up to you to decide. If you want homemade taste , it's a great place.

Menu and language issues:

I was considering leaving immediately when I received a menu since some of the pages have russian translation and no Ukrainian one. Some pages had Ukrainian translation, but there were so many mistakes... I was informed that the owner is Lithuanian and not Ukrainian, so I kind of understand why the menu looks like this, but it still should be fixed asap.

Service:

I was met and served by a waitress, whose name I didn't have a chance to know, who at first was friendly and spoke English, which is a huge plus. However, after I asked about the owner's nationality, she got very negative, and it made my visit even more unpleasant. Overall, she wasn't very polite.

Atmosphere:

The design is not very modern, but it tries to be ethnic, so it may be the reason. Such style is just not my cup of tea, tbh. However, random r&b and Lady Gaga songs didn't contribute to the Ukrainian ethnic vibes.

Conclusion:

The food was tasty but I won't visit the place again and definitely won't recommend...

Dear owners of the restaurant „Борщ» and dear foreigners visiting it,

I‘m Ukrainian who visited this restaurant and I‘m here to enlighten you:

Shchi soup, Pelmeni and Olivier salad are not traditional Ukrainian cuisine! These are russian (soviet union) dishes. Remember this one and forever: We are different cultures and the fact that this Lithuanian restaurant combines our cuisine is nonsense and disrespect. If you make a restaurant in Ukrainian style and name it after Ukrainian main dish (Borsch), then at least do it properly and respectfully without misinformation.

I understand that the restaurant was created many years ago but you created a Ukrainian-style restaurant and not Soviet Union restaurant! Especially when the war started, they could have removed NON-Ukrainian dishes from the menu.

Second of all, the menu has russian translation but no Ukrainian, which is just shocking in a Ukrainian(!!) restaurant.

About the food:

Borsch and varenyky were tasty, though! The Kyiv cake was stale and not representative of a real Ukrainian Kyiv cake.

I ask owners of the restaurant to learn a bit more about the Ukrainian cuisine before opening a restaurant and claiming it Ukrainian.

Thank you! Hope you make...

Ordered in twice from them. First time I bought borsch for myself and another person. I thought it was bit expensive, but it tasted great and we both loved it.

The second time I bought a beef steak and it took the place of 2nd worst stake I have ever eaten. By the way, that is without taking the not so humble 18 euro price into account.

The meat was seasoned well, but that's about the only good thing I can say about the dish. The steak was stiff like an old tire. The sauce that comes for the meat had an overwhelming taste of whiskey. It was supposed to be a pepper sauce, but it tasted like warm whiskey. I don't mind whiskey as a drink, but not warm whiskey as meat sauce. I found egg shells in my dish, which weird considering there were no eggs in my dish. Potatoes (baked) also had a very distant flavor of old fat (the kind that has been sitting for too long).

I don't know if it was 1 time mistake, but I am not...