Shoti Bread House — Restaurant in Fair Lawn

Really amazing food. I looked up the menu before I came and even looked up names of the dishes because I never had Georgian food before. It’s mostly meat, bread and cheese dishes. Everything is delicious and very good.

They give you warm complimentary bread with butter to start. We got the Adjarul bread as well, which is the boat shaped bread with egg and cheese. the waitress was so nice and mixed it for us at the table since we never done it before. It cooks the eggs instantly. Reminds me of fondue. The bread is so buttery and melts in your mouth. We got the medium $11 and couldn’t finish it between the both of us. We also got he grape leaf appetizer which we couldn’t finish either but it was really good and packed with meat. I really like the whipped butter on the side. We also got the order of 5 lamb dumplings. They are soup dumplings and warm the soul! Great flavor of the meat and broth and I loved the texture of the dumpling dough. They are big and filling. For dessert we looked at the refrigerator of desserts and the waitress told us about each one. We went with the bird milk cake and a slice of the more chocolate looking cake. Both were very good, square layered cake with creme filling. Both not too sweet and easy to eat. Huge slices. I liked the bird milk cake the best, it had a chocolate frosting type thing on the top. I also got churchkhela which they make there too and from grapes. It looks like a fruit roll up and has walnuts and nuts in it.

Excellent experience. It’s so warm and rustic inside. Pictures of Georgia on the wall. It feels like you are transported to the country. It was pretty busy at 3 on a Sunday. Small parking lot too, only about 4 spaces. Def come here and try this...

I'm always on the hunt for different cuisines to try, that I don't normally eat. Shoti Bread House has been on my radar for a while, and we finally got the chance to check it out one Friday. We came at around 6 pm and there were a good amount of people dining there already.

Out of the handful of times I've tried Georgian food, all of them have involved khachapuri, or the bread boat filled with cheese. So this time, I wanted to do something a bit lighter, and try something else. We ordered:

-Strawberry compote - a really sweet and syrupy strawberry juice, which I would not recommend -Shoti (grilled bread) - first plate is complimentary and extra is $3, but so worth worth it. It's warm and perfectly grilled and they give you butter on the side -Potato pancake - not sure if it’s supposed to be soft but I was expecting it to be crispy -Khashi (beef tripe and leg soup) - I have tried this soup elsewhere before but this was a bit bland. However, I did appreciate that the waiter explained the dish to us and even recommended that most people add milk to the soup (which did make it better) -Shkmerull (cornish hen in creamy garlic sauce) - this was my husband's choice. It was okay, but probably not something I would have ordered -Lamb Lula Kebab (ground lamb wrapped in lavash bread) - this was both of our favorites of the night. They do not skimp on the lamb

Overall, we enjoyed our meal. The servers were really patient. Most of the people dining there seemed like locals, so it was nice that they took the time to explain certain menu items with us. We will definitely be back to try some other dishes, and for...

I was looking for a different experience to bring my family together in a new setting, so I chose a Georgian restaurant based on recommendations, expecting a relaxing evening and delicious food that would satisfy the whole family. What we found was the opposite.

I felt uncomfortable from the first moment. The place had a stuffy smell, resembling old, unrefreshed food. The tables were sticky, and the general cleanliness was lacking. The menu was sticky and dirty. When the waiter arrived, his face was stern and his demeanor cold, as if we had disturbed him with our presence.

We ordered some traditional dishes, including khinkali and khachapuri, and waited about 40 minutes for our food, even though the restaurant wasn't crowded. The food came out cold, the khinkali was undercooked, the khachapuri was unacceptably greasy, and the taste was extremely bland. The children couldn't eat anything, and my husband tried to talk to the management nicely, but the response was annoying and provocative: "This is Georgian food. If you don't like it, that's your problem."

We left disappointed, as the evening we had been looking forward to turned into an unpleasant and disappointing experience. I would never recommend this restaurant, neither for those looking for good food nor for those wanting to spend quality time with their families. One experience was enough to make us decide never to return. And i forguet same think it’s was very expensive why??? And when you give the tip it’s like force you...