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    Cafe Dacha

    4.7 (94 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Classy
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Farida Y.

    Absolutely delicious Eastern European Ukrainian cuisine Everything is so delicious This is a family-owned cafe and the owner Alexandr is very attentive to the customers My favorites are homemade potatoes, herring not too salty which is a big plus, homemade juice- kompot, and of course, must try their deserts, especially Napoleon! Hopefully, they will open another location in the northwest suburbs Love the cozy atmosphere and the service is a top-notch

    Vinegeret salad

    My favorite restaurant, everything is great ! Service, food and ambience is just perfect. Food is one of the best!

    Lvivske 1715 And The Vinegret
    Steve A.

    Eastern European cuisine has never been much better than from here. It includes plenty of Ukrainian specialties. Cafe Dacha is one of the best places in Highland Park for ethnic food. Good choices that are priced not too bad for the quality. The menu is kind of small but has a good variety of things. A charming atmosphere is inside but the patio is also cool. It specializes in Eastern European cuisine. The menu proudly has many Ukrainian options, including beer and food. It's only open for dinner. We came in and there was plenty of room. Beer list has lots of imports. It's about $8 for a bottle, but these are big ones. An Ukrainian beer they have is Lvivske 1715, in a bottle. This has notes of apricot, cereal, citrus, ginger, and rye grain. As for the food, we were limited in choices. We got the Vinegret. It's $13 for a big bowl. This basically is a salad made with beets, carrots, green onions, peas, pickles, and potatoes. Good stuff and the starches made it filling. The rest of the menu has meaty options. Good place for exploring some not so familiar cuisines. It has pretty okay prices for being a small place with good quality food. There's not many of the food items that aren't meat, but there's a few salads for vegetarians.

    Lynn A.

    We are so happy Dacha is now open for lunch!! The food was fantastic, large portion sizes prefix menu is $24 which comes with a soup, salad, entrée, and drink. Which is an amazing deal! The service is excellent and patio ambience is delightful

    Check out the cabbage rolls...they are as good as they look!
    Jenna W.

    This was our first time visiting, and we will most definitely return. Everything is so delicious and fresh!

    Beef Stroganoff - delicious

    Wow. I'm really impressed. Have been here twice now and I think the food is some of the best on the North Shore and the service is excellent. Favorites include: Beef Stroganoff - 5/5 - Love this over noodles Vareniki - 4/5 - these little potato dumplings are really good! Blintzes - 3/5 - these were okay, but my least favorite thing we tried. Honey cake - 5/5 - SO GOOD Napoleon - 5/5 - for me, this is my favorite dessert here, but more people at the table seemed to prefer the honey cake Cherry Vareniki - 4/5 - I also liked this a lot more than others did, and especially liked eating the leftovers for breakfast the next morning. (INSERT SHEEPISH GRIN HERE) They have a nice big outdoor patio and they do have two heat lamps and blankets if you choose to eat outside.

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    Orest S.

    Really great and delicious Ukrainian cousins - holubtsi, varenyky, borscht and other. Also they have Ukrainian beer and cocktails. The personnel is very helpful and friendly. There's a great patio for a summer party, we have enjoyed celebrating Independence Day of Ukraine there! Also, they speak Ukrainian. Definitely recommended!

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    Such a great place . Love the Cherry Vodka, pirogies and pretty much everything I've ever tried . Excellent service as well !

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    The service was amazing. The food was delicious and they had a horseradish infused vodka.!

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    3 years ago

    Excellent food, ambiance and service. Borscht, goulash, chebureki, compote, napoleon were all flavorful and delicious. Will be back.

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    The food was delicious! We had the fish cakes, herring, and the mushroom barley soup. Great service!

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    First time visit. Gracious service. Very glad we ordered the tender house cured herring appetizer and wild fish cake entree.

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    2 years ago

    Great food with a nice atmosphere. Everything was solid, including to lamb, chicken and blintz. Definitely Worth trying

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    Enjoyed the dumplings, stuffed cabbage, and honey cake. The food is not gourmet but solid, tasty.

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    I came here last night with my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. I was super excited because we often…read morepass by this place. Unfortunately, we were kind of let down by the service. They were definitely not prepared for the crowd of couples. A few minutes after we sat down, a waitress who was not ours came by and asked if we had ordered already. We said no, thinking that she would help get us started. Instead, she took my boyfriend's menu to hand to her table. This left a bad impression on us. Food wise, it was delicious and all food came out in a timely manner. They were being pretty strict about only being seated for 1.5 hours max due to the rush. Our waitress was fine, checked in on us in a timely manner. I love the interior design of this place, and it looks really nice in their patio. I don't think I'll be coming back though, at least not during any nights I know it'll be crowded.

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