The menu

The card changes a little each season. Borscht is always on. Prices are in hryvnia and include service.

Starters

Small things to begin
  • Red borscht (борщ) 155 UAH Beetroot, beef bone broth, smoked pork rib, sour cream, garlic pampushka on the side.
  • Cold beet kvas with cucumber (холодник) 135 UAH For summer days. Boiled potato, dill, hard‑boiled egg, our own fermented kvas base.
  • Salo on dark rye (сало на житньому) 120 UAH Cured pork fat, raw garlic, mustard, two slices of yesterday’s rye, a small handful of pickles.
  • Pickled forest mushrooms (гриби мариновані) 165 UAH Honey mushrooms and chanterelles in vinegar with onion ribbons and sunflower oil.
  • Smoked sprats on toast 140 UAH Riga‑style sprats, soft butter, dill, a turn of black pepper and lemon.
  • Beetroot salad with horseradish 130 UAH Roasted beets, walnut, sharp horseradish cream, sunflower seeds.

Mains

The table
  • Varenyky with potato and cottage cheese (вареники з картоплею і сиром) 295 UAH Hand‑folded, ten to a plate, browned onions and sour cream alongside.
  • Chicken Kyiv (котлета по‑київськи) 385 UAH Cutlet around herb butter, mashed potato whipped with brown butter, dill.
  • Pan‑fried river carp (короп смажений) 420 UAH Whole side, scored skin, butter and garlic, boiled new potatoes with chives.
  • Buckwheat with mushrooms and slow onion (гречка з грибами) 290 UAH A quiet plate. Toasted buckwheat, forest mushrooms, slow‑cooked onion, brown butter.
  • Stuffed cabbage rolls (голубці) 335 UAH Pork and rice in cabbage leaves, tomato and sour‑cream sauce, a spoonful of polenta.
  • Roast duck leg with stewed apple 445 UAH Slow‑roasted leg, sour apple, braised red cabbage, a glaze of plum.
  • Beef and barley pot (куліш з телятиною) 365 UAH Slow beef, pearl barley, root vegetables, served in the iron pot it was cooked in.

Desserts

After supper
  • Cherry varenyky with sour cream (вареники з вишнею) 145 UAH Eight dumplings, summer cherries, sugar dusted, cold sour cream.
  • Honey cake (медовик) 135 UAH Eight thin honey layers, soured cream filling, walnut on the crown.
  • Poppy seed roll (маковий рулет) 115 UAH Yeast dough, poppy seed and honey filling, a glass of warm milk if you ask.
  • Curd cheese pancakes (сирники) 125 UAH Pan‑fried, raisin, vanilla, sour cherry preserve.
  • Baked apple with walnut and honey 95 UAH One large apple, honey, crumbled walnut, a splash of cream.

Drinks

From the bar
  • House kvas (квас домашній) 65 UAH Fermented rye, cold from the cellar. Half‑litre tankard.
  • Fruit uzvar (узвар) 75 UAH Dried apple, pear, sour cherry and a stick of cinnamon. Served warm or cold.
  • Sour cherry kompot 70 UAH Last summer’s cherries, lightly sugared, served by the carafe.
  • Local lager (0.5 L) 95 UAH A Kyiv lager from a small brewery. Cold, plain, honest.
  • Dark wheat beer (0.5 L) 110 UAH Unfiltered, low bitterness, good with the buckwheat.
  • House red, glass 130 UAH A medium‑bodied Cabernet from Bessarabia, suited to the duck and the carp.
  • Black tea with linden and honey 85 UAH A small pot. The honey is on a separate saucer.

Allergens are on the kitchen board; ask any of the staff and we will check before the order leaves the pass. Cash and card both accepted. Service is included in the prices above.