Galicia Restaurant — Restaurant in City of Rochester

This was my first Ukrainian restaurant experience and we were pleased! When my brother and I arrived, it was empty so we were able to seat ourselves immediately. It is a small restaurant with about 6-ish tables. They have an extensive menu and the server was nice enough to point us to things that we should try for our first Ukrainian food experience. We ordered the potato pancakes with a delicious mushroom sauce and chicken meat and the turkey dumplings. The pancakes were the definite hit of our experience. The fried potatoes were perfect, as was the mushroom sauce, the chicken, the cheese and the dill. We both highly recommend this. The dumplings were bland. We were told that the turkey dumplings were the best of the lot. However, we both felt that the turkey meat should've had some kick to it. The vinegar sauce was very salty and tart. A less tart sauce would've made this more wholesome. We ended the meal with the Kyiv cake, which was supposed to be freshly made. We both aren't really fans of desserts, especially cakes, but this was a pleasant surprise as it wasn't too sweet. The slice was definitely to be shared. The addition of nuts to the cake balanced the sweetness. There was a crispy cracker layer, which we enjoyed.

All in all, we liked the restaurant and the guy working there. The food is pretty good. I would recommend checking them for sure and definitely try their potato pancakes. Parking is primarily street parking so good luck with that! The neighborhood isn't absolutely the best, so I would recommend coming here with people...

My wife, daughter and I had lunch here on Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is in the clubhouse on a golf course…was not expecting that. All the reviews and pictures of the restaurant showed a nice atmosphere. I was Very Disappointed how the restaurant represented itself. We decided to go ahead and eat so we ordered their appetizer trio…disappointing, there was nothing special about the appetizers, and it was suppose to come with zucchini which they were out of so cheese sticks were substituted in their place. Do Not order this, it is a waste money. My wife had the sampler plate with potato pancakes, cabbage rolls, and pierogis; daughter had Borsch soup and pierogis , and I had the Chicken Kyiv. My wife said her meal was just ok, not what she was expecting, daughter did not like the soup and said she has had much better. My Chicken Kyiv was very good, the mashed potatoes were creamy and smooth. However it took about 25 minutes to prepare and instead of plating all the food at once and bring it out at the same time, they brought my wife’s and daughters out while I just sat and watched them eat, 10 minutes later my food came out. As for the waitstaff, not very attentive, once the meal was delivered he never returned to see if everything was ok with the meal or to even refill our drinks. The cost of the meal was over $100.00! For what we ordered for lunch it was way overpriced. We will not be...

The food was tasty and we enjoyed our lunch. We had one order of pierogis with farmer’s cheese and an order of the six potato pancake sampler, and shared both. We drank hot tea and unsweetened iced tea. We had one piece of Kyiv cake to share. Our bill? $76. That seemed like a LOT for what we ordered. We’ve enjoyed the fish fry at the Ukrainian center on Jackson Road- (which is pricey for a fish fry at $21), but it comes with pierogis and two sides at that price. After our $14 tip, we paid $45/pp for what in my opinion, was a pretty simple lunch. There were no pricey ingredients that would justify the cost of our order. The restaurant was pretty dead when we had our lunch, and I can’t help but think the high prices being charged are the reason. We’d really like this restaurant to succeed- and we hope this feedback will result in lower prices and more...