So the waiters were very kind and professional and extremely knowledgeable of Georgian cuisine. The ambiance was extremely calm and relaxing, and the interior was pretty nice looking with its faux-brick walls and moderate lighting. Now the food. The khinkali (soup dumplings) were AMAZING. They were made from beef without any added pork of veal, and the taste was still awesome. For those who don't eat pork for religious or personal reasons, you could get beef khinkali only here in all of Brooklyn. The khachapuri was OK, but I felt as if a was eating a Georgian cheese quesadilla from a random cafe in Manhattan. The dough for the khachapuri was not freshly baked. They also don't have adjarian khachapuri or megruli khachapuri. Regardless, the khinkali and hot bread are so worth it! read more

Mtskheta - Khinkali - Georgian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

My ex introduced me to Georgian food years ago so I've eaten at several Georgian restaurants. At my last visit there, we had the khinkali, khachapuri, lobiani, and spinach with walnuts which are the dishes we order regularly. Everything was fresh, hot and had good flavor. I like Mtskheta a little more than the other Georgian places I've been too because the food overall is better. I've eaten dumplings from many cuisines, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Georgian. But khinkali is one of my favorites! Definitely one of their best dishes and something to try if you've never had it before. read more

Mtskheta - Khinkali, some of the best dumplings you will ever have! - Georgian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

"I want my friends to try Georgian wine," I said, "You know, because it tastes - different." The waitress' eyebrows furrowed. It is of course never a good to imply the cuisine or culinary history of another country as exotic. What I meant was that compared to Italian and French blends, Georgian wines have completely different flavor combinations. And so it is with Georgian food in general. We washed down a miniature feast with that wine - which is a steal at $25 a bottle - and non-Bojormi sparkling water. There were sausages, served on a cast-iron pan and loaded with fennel and other spices. We had unsalted cornbread, topped with chunks of fresh farmers cheese - which is made right at the restaurant. We ate stuffed eggplant rolls and even seasoned pieces of beef heart. We had all of this as the first stop of a Georgian food tour of southwest Brooklyn. With two stops still to go, that meant we could skip khinkali and khatchupuri as we'd be having that elsewhere. Mtskheta probably has the widest menu of the half-dozen Georgian places I've tried, and with its dark interior it's the place most likely to host a formal gathering. It seems to play host to plenty of people from the motherland, and so everything we had was on point. Everyone was nice and I don't have a single complaint. The host even tried to get on the floor when a member of the party dropped their ring. Now that's "good" different. read more

We were denied service by a very rude waitress right off the bat. Mind you, there were empty tables there. By the time she approached us, one could guess that something unpleasant is going to happen. She looked us up and down and said 'no tables available'. The only word missing there was 'for you'. She obviously did not like something in our appearance which is a very typical post Soviet way to treat people and was lying in our faces! And let me tell you, we were dressed very well. Absolutely insulting, unapologetic way to behave. Never in our lives we were asked to live like that in any of the restaurants of any other ethnic cuisine! Make yourself a favor and pick any other restaurant on 86th ave, do not waste your breath on that place. One of the worst experiences in a very long time. Never again! read more

The food is very delicious! The staff were so welcoming and generous. I even got a free drink with my fiancé! I would definitely recommend. It's a hidden gem and beautifully decorated during the holidays. read more

Amazing customer service and very tasty Georgian food with pretty reasonable prices. I am happy to see restaurant with such a good customer serice in Brooklyn. read more

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We really like this Restaurant... specially for the fried xinkali... although everything else in the menu is delicious !!!! We definitely coming back soon with family and friends !!!!! read more

Start with the service, it was impeccable! Quick to bring out the food, helpful and not annoying. The food was all cooked perfect great flavors and a great price!!! Highly recommend can't wait to go back. read more

Start with perfect score of 5. Then off we go: 1. Food. Khinkali - meat was okay, but the dough and shape was not good. No stub to hold, these were more like oversized dumplings. Khachapuri was alright, but nothing more. Kharcho not bad, but too watery. Lobio way too dry. Overall - minus 1 star. 2. Drinks. 22 bucks for a bottle of Saperavi that retails for under 5-6. Price aside, too acidic, even for dry wine. Not impressed at all. Minus star. 3. Service. Waiter was nice and friendly. Restaurant ambiance is mixed bag - drunk cursing Russians in one corner, family with screaming kids in another, and some random locals exploring new cuisine. No tissues/paper towels in restroom. What was unacceptable - automatically added 10% service charge. For a party of 3. Nope. Nope. Minus star. Overall, can't say it was bad, but there are much much better Georgian restaurants. read more

I am Georgian. Born in Georgia, raised Georgian, and know my Georgian food. My mother, and both grandmothers, were well versed in Georgian cuisine, and I was raised on it, even when relocating to the states. Now then, since I've grown up with this particular type of food, you can rest assured that my taste buds won't lie to you when I tell you that this is some of the BEST food I've ever had in my life. And I'm not talking some of the best Georgian food, I'm saying its some of the best FOOD, period, that I've ever had. Please, do yourself a favor and order the eggplant salad, also known as "badrijani." Heaven in your mouth. You must try the spinach salad (pkhali), the dumpling (khinkali), the cheese bread (khachapuri), and the literally anything else on the menu. Pair that all with a nice bottle of mineral water (borjomi is my favorite), and you've got yourself a fully satisfying meal! As for wine, I like khvanchkara, which is on the sweeter side, or kindzmarauli, which is on the drier side. Honestly, though, take a trip out here and try everything on the menu. The list is pretty long, and the dishes meant to share, so it's always fun ordering different things and discovering your favorites. Every time I go I leave full, happy, and content with my life :) Enjoy! read more

The worst Georgian food!!! I've had bad Georgian food but this is the all time worst. The food had no flavor what so ever and the fish I had was just disgusting. I wouldn't feed my dog this food. Save your money and find another spot this isn't it. read more

I live near this place and so I stopped by at 8pm on a Friday night to check it out. I've walked by it, but you can't see in through the front window, so I didn't know what the heck was in there. The dark window thing seems like a mistake for a restaurant. Anyway, it's pretty nice inside - not that big, one wall some kind of stone, dark green tablecloths, nice lighting. It was about half full. I asked a waiter if a reservation was necessary for 7pm Saturday night, and he took it, and I picked up a menu (printed on two sheets of off-white paper) for research purposes. From previous reviews I thought they didn't have beer, and asked if BYOB was OK and he said sure. It turns out they do have beer now, but the wierd thing, in a neighborhood where grocery stores have twenty kinds of Russian and Latvian and Ukrainian beer, they serve only domestic and western European. The area by the way was historically Italian and some Jewish, and is now still partly Italian (my building has a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue in a tub deal in front) but mostly Chinese with some Russians and other immigrant groups around, and a few people like me who aren't any of those. It turned out we were going to be late, so I called at 6:45 to change to 7:45. The place sounded really busy over the phone. Turned out it was half full again, but a table of older Russian (?) men were making all the commotion. They were still at it when we left. Unfortunately they were seated around the middle of the place. Everyone who came in after us aimed for tables in the farthest corners. Probably an occupational hazard of any place frequented by Russians. We were far enough away so a move to a corner wasn't really necessary. They do have an English menu now. At least you can read the words, since it's in Western type, but a lot of the menu items aren't actually translated or described. Find it on the internet and research first. Or at least check out the review below that describes some of the items. Definitely a place to go to with at least two or preferably more people, because a lot of the dishes aren't exactly single servings. The famous Khinkali (big dumplings, the outsides more pastaish than bready) come six for $9. If you were alone, that would be an entirely meat dumpling meal at least. You're supposed to pick them up by the "handle" where the dough is gathered at the top and bite the side and suck the juice out, but that didn't seem quite possible (too hot, handle too small and slippery) so we just punctured them on the plate. If you are dining alone, they do have kebabs of various types, and maybe some other actual single serving choices. We even split the salad - the $7.95 Georgian one You have to pay for even the basic bread (Lavash, stretchy holey stuff) like in Europe, and you definitely want some kind of bread to sop up all the delicous broth or whatever it is that a lot of the food comes with. The waiters were all nice looking and friendly if (ours anyway) innattentive guys - Georgian I suppose, not Russian (no blonds and didn't look particularly Russian). Ours never came back to discover there was no serving spoon with the chicken dish or that I was long out of napkins or anything, but I could have solved those problems myself so I'm not really complaining. We repurposed the salad spoon. Some younger Russian looking guys took a table near us and were friendly and explained the green Georgian tarragon (or pear) lemonade. It's that kind of place. From a review of another Georgian place it seems like people bring their own bottle of vodka with them to pour in the lemonade. Overall, nice place, different and interesting but not wierd to Western tastes kind of food, and pretty reasonably priced. Especially if you bring your own beer or vodka. I'll definitely go back. It's not in the middle of the 86th St madness, so if you drive you will be able to find a space somewhere around. Also close to the 25 Av D subway stop. From the subway (actually elevated) you will see a big Chinese supermarket followed by a Rite Aid. Mtskheta Cafe is bit past the Rite Aid, right where the D train veers right over Stillwell Ave. read more

Ladies and Gentlemen, Today I decided to put on my food explorer helmet and head out to Bensonhurst for Georgian food, the country, not the state.. I bookmarked this a while back and had been wanting to try this spot for a while now.... When we walked in on a Monday afternoon, the restaurant was pretty much empty except for a group of what i imagine were a Georgian family - eating and drinking. The place itself is nice, i can't tell you if its authentic or not because I have nothing to compare it too, but it felt different somewhat central european (i guess?) To update you on this restaurant - they now have their menu in 3 languages - Georgian, English, and Russian....HOWEVER, its just the words in English without a description of what they are... Since we couldn't identify anything we asked the waiter for his suggestions and he basically told us what Jared C. and Sara S. had tried and wrote about.... now i must say they were all excellent choices (alsothe waiter will definitely try to upsell you - so order what you find appetizing)... For the food - Appetizer: Eggplant with walnuts - When it came out i forgot what we had ordered - it didn't look like eggplant (atleast not at first).. anyway, it was delicious - sweet mixed with saltiness of the walnuts.. It kindof reminded me of a cantonese style dish that i had in Arizona which was shrimp with walnuts in this sweet mayonaisse sauce.. Khinkali - This are Georgian style beef dumplings... I read (maybe in one of the past reviews) that these are soup dumplings but i think its more just juicy dumplings.. The skin texture was thicker than your asian style dumplings and they are somewhat spicey too.. I really like these (but then again i love dumplings)...I wish they had given some sort of spicey dipping sauce though. Lavash - a basket of Georgian bread - Its a harder bread but still soft... We really just wanted to try it - it was good - the taste reminded me of corn bread- not quite though, and this was not the highlight of the meal. khachapuri - Georgian cheese bread - actually more like cheese stuffed bread.. despite my lactose intolerance i gave in... Sooooo delicious.. I know I make a lot of comparisons to other food, but i have to say it reminded me of Argentinean roquefort empanadas... It was a thick white cheese that was really excellent. . Kupati - beef and pork sausages with onions - this came out smoking and sizzling... They also give you a red (herb) sauce to condiment the sausages... This plate was excellent as well.... I'm not the biggest fan of sausage, chorizo, bratwurst, etc - but this plate really was on point. Finally, I had a turkish coffee - it was a huge cup, sweetened, and suprisingly not super strong.... All in all, a great place to check out.. Unfortunately its far and pretty much at the end of brooklyn, but worth the trek... The service was excellent (considering that no one was there it should have been). Also, they include the tip but only 10% so you may considering adding adding an additional 10% on top if you think they did a good job. Also, his is Georgian Food (Central Asian - Borders Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan) not sure why Yelp lists it as Middle East. read more

I ventured to this gem last night as part of my continued birthday celebration with a good friend. We walked in and were asked if we had a reservation, which we did not. For a minute I thought we weren't going to get seated, but we did. The restaurant is dark and medium sized...when all the tables are full as they were last night, there's quite some musical chairs action and bumping into each other, but nothing that is horrible, maybe annoying, but not horrible. And anyway, it doesn't detract from the fact that these Georgians know how to cook! The service was great. We were taken care of by two guys, one who knew more English than the other, but they were both friendly and even told us to treat the restaurant like home. The menu is mostly in Russian, but there were options in English and the waiters were extremely helpful, so our ordering process was painless and not embarrassing at all. We had so much food that I didn't think I could eat again. As a matter of fact, I wasn't hungry today until about an hour ago (11:30 am). Anyhow, we had the eggplant with walnuts (EAT IT! MY SECOND FAVORITE!), bread with cheese (MY FAVORITE!), sausages on fire (not bad, but not my favorite), boiled dumplings (SO GOOD!) and then fried dumplings (they offered to fry our order after we each had one boiled dumpling - they are better fried) and a salad, which was okay, but not my most favorite thing that we ate. The restaurant is BYOB and everyone, but us it seems had a bottle of wine. My friend and I had one of the fizzy lemonades-tarragon and pear. They were both tasty. I had a Turkish coffee after my meal and it was strong, but nice and perfect for my feast. The bill was around $68 and we had so much food I still can't believe we ate as much as we did. I definitely want to go back for more eggplant with walnuts and the bread with cheese. Mmmmmm...drooling just thinking about it! read more

Compared to the other Georgian restaurants in Brooklyn that I've been to, namely "Tbilisi" around King's Highway, and "Toné Café" in Brighton Beach, this place is very quant and cozy with it's little picturesque restaurant and nice Georgian music and landscapes in the background. Located in Western Brooklyn, away from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan and then Russian speakers of Brighton and Sheepshead Bay, this little restaurant located directly under the 25 ave D train station didn't disappoint. The selection is smaller and more expensive than the first two restaurants I mentioned but nevertheless the food tasted absolutely amazing! I was in the neighborhood and really wanted to try this restaurant so I said what the hell let me just go through with it. And I didn't get disappointed. My favorite things about Georgian cuisine is one, the khachapuri cheese bread, and of course the delicious steamed meat dumplings known as Xinkali! That's what I came for, that's what I had and I didn't regret my decision! To anyone wanting to have a delicious home style Georgian Caucasian meal, MTSKHETA CAFÉ in Brooklyn is a great place to visit! The staff actually speaks Russian too which was a plus because I'm not Georgian and can't speak the language, but it's Brooklyn so all ex-patriots from the former USSR by default speak Russian or know a little to get by. Happy travels everyone! Happy eating! read more

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This Saturday we went there with my husband and our adult son and daughter. The waitress T. was rude, was pushing me to order what we did not want (I mentioned that I am very familiar with Georgian food and have an idea what I want). She does not have any knowledge of English language and for my husband it was very difficult to comunicate with her. She overcharged us with more then $40, menue prices are not the same as on the check (main courses). Food is great, delicious, but I never go there again because of very unpleasant treatment we received from the waitress. read more

I feel like they're not used to catering to non-Caucasian patrons even though they're right off of 86th st, which is practically one of Brooklyn's sub-Chinatowns. When I first entered, the waitress seemed confused and almost lazy to serve me. She stared at me and made no gesture when I told her table for two so I repeated it and I swear she sounded offended when she told me, "go ahead." Language barrier is one problem when ordering, but the waitress tries, I guess. My friend assured me that Georgian food is great, but we had a hard time ordering since she couldn't understand what we were saying. I can't figure out if I ordered the wrong dish or the waitress gave me the wrong one because she mentioned one fried chicken dish had walnut sauce while the other one did not. I asked for the one sans walnut sauce and she even asked me to confirm... but the chicken I received had a creamy nutty sauce on it. Very disappointed. I ended up forking the sauce onto my plate. The service is slow even with very little people eating there. I definitely want to try Georgian food again, but not here. read more

Excitement to try Georgian cuisine for the first time had reached its pinnacle when I finally booked my ticket to New York. It was finally going to happen after reading and rereading the NY Mag review of Mtskheta. After the hour long trek to get here, our party of two Russian speakers and me - a non-Russian speaker - were greeted by a very helpful waitress who guided us through the menu written all in Georgian. Although she spoke to us primarily in Russian, every once in a while she threw in tidbits of English for my appreciative ears. With a reel of Georgian pop and folk music playing on the flatscreen in the background, we ate our way through an assortment of dishes. By unanimous agreement, the eggplant with walnut sauce was our group's favorite, followed by the khatchapuri. The khatchupuri seemed to be almost equal parts toasted bread and oozing, melted cheese much to my contentment. A friend who had eaten khatchupuri in Georgia was disappointed that the restaurant used pita bread instead of baking the bread actually used in Georgia with the dish. The spinach in walnut sauce was slightly disappointing in texture and taste - congealed and with no umph. I did appreciate that both vegetable dishes were garnished with a handful of fresh pomegranate seeds. The soup dumplings are delicious if you enjoy meat. For my vegetarian inclined palette without being vegetarian, they were, well, meaty. I love the concept of soup dumplings and immensely enjoyed poking a hole in them to suck out the soup until I got to the meatball core. Vegetable soup dumplings would be a worthwhile endeavor if they don't already exist. Worth trying at least once, but I probably wouldn't go back again. read more

Was in the area so me and my friend just browsed around yelp and found Mtsheta. Thought it'd be interesting to try something new. Service was good but sad thing they can't really speak English. For appertizers, we had the eggplant, it was definitely something new but I didnt really enjoy it [not a big fan of cold dishes]. For entree, we ordered beef and chicken kebaps, pizza-like [cant remember the names] and the dumplings. the chicken kebaps was my favorite, really tender and juicy. for drinks we ordered the Natakhtar, pear and tarragon and a bottle of red. the pear was definitely more delish than the tarragon [must try the pear]. overall, it's pretty good, would definitely go back again. read more

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Don't let the label for this restaurant fool you, it's not Middle Eastern food. It's Georgian. First time I'd had it, and going by the recommendation of the previous yelpi and the waiter when I was there, I had the eggplant with walnut, cheesy bread and some kind of chicken in oil bath and chicken heart. The food is a little on the bland side. The best thing was the eggplant, which I ate with the Georgian bread. They also have a Georgian lemonade, that both my date and I agreed tasted peachy, but still so good. They have wine by the bottle only, but since my date doesn't drink, and while I could drink the whole thing alone, I didn't feel like being a....something. Easy to get to, buses and D line right there. Service is a bit slow, even with restaurant being half empty. But I never minded that. I tend to linger too long at places anyways. read more

The food here is divine, unlike any meal you will ever have. The Soup Khrcho will transport you to another place and time entirely. The flavors are so rich and unusual. khinkali and kupati were outstanding, we finished every morsel. Everything was cooked to perfection and flavored so beautifully. Highly recommend the Georgian salad and an order Khachapuri as well. Cannot wait to return! read more

I am not a big fan of Georgian restaurants in the US (they're never nearly as good as the ones that are actually found in Georgia) but Mtskheta Cafe really exceeded my expectations. We ordered many different dishes to sample a bit of everything. The khatchapuri was pretty good, the sulguni cheese was much better than any I've tried before, and the pork kebabs were very tasty. Not bad, Mtskheta. Not bad. read more

Khachapuri was perfect, mcgadi delicious , mtsvadi very tasty, their kupati are fantastic. Service persons are great! I would come back again. read more

my favourite Georgian restaurant. It's all good from food to excellent service. Their hachapuri is something to die for read more

Mtskheta - Georgian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

All I was after is a bowl of kharcho. Looked up a Georgian place around...and here we are. I haven't eaten this delicious lunch in a while. Very reasonable and so so tasty. Very friendly staff, especially Sophia. Will definitely add the place to my "to go" list. Absolutely recomend... read more

Good staff/service with respect. Some food taste alright and some food has insipid taste. But it's better than the drinks I have, as it taste unsatisfying strange. The layout of this restaurant is organized but have some kind of strange odor. Overall, it's okay. Stuff were slightly pricy. I don't think I'll come again, though. read more

3.5 stars This is a Georgian restaurant. When I walked in, I didn't hear a word of English. Everyone was speaking Russian and taking lots of shots. The menu is in Russian with an English translation of it in the middle. However, the English menu doesn't give a description of any of the dishes, so it would really help to have a Russian speaker dine with you. Georgian salad: Simple salad of roughly chopped cucumber, tomatoes, with a light vinaigrette and parsley. Nice way to start off the meal. Eggplant with walnuts: Fantastic. Loved the eggplant, which was smoky and charred, just the way I like it. The walnut spread was lemony and flecked with fresh parsley. Khachapuri: Georgian cheese bread. Basically a white pita with lots of cheese stuffed in it. The cheese is similar to mozzarella, very mild and melts very well. Kupati: beef and pork sausages with onions and french fries. This dish is served on a sizzling and smoking skillet as it is brought to the table. The sausages are slightly spicy, a little sweet, with a nice smoky flavor. Normal french fries, nothing special. The raw onion slices cook and brown nicely as they continue to sit on the searing hot skillet. Khinkali: beef dumplings with thick doughy skin and soup on the inside. It's customary not to eat the skin. Khinkali is like the Georgian version of Chinese xiaolongbao, except Khinkali's skin is much thicker and doughier. The beef was tasty. Lot of bang for the buck. Total was about $13 per person, very good deal considering the quantity and variety of food we got. Decor is quirky, service is fine. Recommended for the person interested/obsessed with anything Russian/Georgian or the adventurous eater who likes trying out new cuisines. read more

This is one of my favorite Georgian Restaurant! Food is absolutely amazing comparing to other similar places. Always fresh, tasty, and teriffic: Khachapuri, Fried Khinkali, Chicken Bazhe, Young Potato, and Saperavi Georgian Red Wine are absolutely my everyweek Friday's MUST HAVE dishes. Also, Homemade Napoleon Cake is sooo good!!! Staff is very helpful and friendly, they will advise you. Highly Recommended Places to visit!!! read more

I just love this place. Very cozy, friendly staff, good service. I will recommend visiting this place and try the food.

Pretty decent place. Food is really good. Service is good as well. They just don't know how to make coffee:) but it's ok.

Compared to another Georgian restaurant I've been to in Brooklyn (Tbilisi restaurant) this one has a smaller selection and higher prices. I enjoyed the grilled eggplant and my brother liked his meat, but the fried potatoes we ordered were overcooked. Also they weren't willing to substitute french fries for rice in one of the dishes. According to the waitress (who rarely came to our table to see how we were doing) they were out of several dishes SINCE YESTERDAY (what does this say about the food's freshness?!) On a 1-10 scale, my mom rated the food a 5, my bro a 6, and I give it a 4. read more

The spinach appetizer is delicious, as is the eggplant. One dish, I forgot the name, had tripe in it and it was incredibly tasty. Great price too! read more

Decent Georgian food. Had bean and spinach salads both pretty good. Chicken shish kebab was good as well and the well done per our request french fries were great. read more

Awesome food. Everything is great the fried chicken with garlic and milk is amazing. All the salads and appetizers are delicious. Very good restaurant with fantastic food. read more

Yes, the food is good here; however, being a restaurant of a different culture (Georgian - Eastern European), I was let down that the wait staff never checked on me to see if I was OK or wanted to order anything else. I later learned that in Georgian restaurants, it is incumbent upon the customer to call the wait staff over to you if you need anything. Otherwise, they'd think they are bothering you while you are eating, and that's what they want to avoid. I will return with this understanding. read more

Very nice place so cute stuffs so delicious food .xachapuri, xinkhali, jurjani so tasty . Thank you all of them stuffs

Mtskheta is called a cafe, but it feels like a dukani, a tavern that is often tucked below street level, with its stone fireplace and cosy atmosphere. Pretty solid menu of Georgian regional fare: hot, soupy khinkali dumplings, sizzling juicy kupati sausages, khachapuri imeruli oozing cheese (the type of khachapuri that Mtskheta serves is not the Adjarian type with raw egg cracked into the center), wildly flavorful eggplant rolls filled with walnut-garlic-fenugreek paste (badrijani nigvzit). The homey stews are also delicious, ranging from the surprisingly light chakapuli scented with green herbs, to the robustly beefy, spicy ostri. On a cold day, mellow bean stew (lobiani kotanshi) with cornbread (mchadi) and a side of pickles will stick to your ribs. Georgian food is interesting in that its flavor notes are different from the more widely available Russian-East European-Middle Eastern ones. Some may find the stews runny, but that's because they're not thickened, true to home-style cooking. And they are most certainly not thin on flavor. This is also a good place to try Georgian wine and food pairings as Mtskheta offers a selection of Georgian wines with several popular grape types represented (there are reportedly circa 500 wine grape varieties in Georgia!) And do try the bright green tarragon soda for fun! Service is warm and attentive. I've gone there with a large group, and we were very well taken care of. read more

We went there on a Friday night , I waited 30 minutes for the waiter . Order a boursh , harcho , lamb kaban and chicken kabab ,bread and kavkazki salad . After 20 minute came the bread and we eat the bread for another 20 minute . The harcho and the borsh was ... Okay not what I was expecting .... The lamb and the chicken were okay ... I was expecting much much more from the food and the service . read more

We came in late in the afternoon but a bit early for dinner. Three or four tables were full - everyone was speaking Russian or Ukrainian. The waitress was very nice and attentive although she didn't speak very much English. We had the eggplant and walnut appetizer (great), khatchapuri (great), pickles (so so), khinkali (great) and georgian salad (good). My wife is a vegetarian so we didn't try any of the very, very good-looking meat dishes beyond the khinkali which I ate. Overall, the place was great. In the future I would go back with a larger group as Georgian food is kind of like Turkish food in that it's perfect for sharing. The kurpati and mushrooms with potatoes looked excellent. The lavash also looked great. The two guys next to us had a bottle of vodka that they mixed with the Georgian soda - I would totally do this in the future! Looks like we'll have to come back soon... Only low point was the Turkish coffee - it was terrible. I've spent lots of time in Turkey and my wife is Turkish, so I know my Turk kahvesi. Whatever they served was not prepared well at all. read more

Pros: Very quiet- neighborhood secret Diverse menu Food was fresh and didn't take too long Kind waitress Cons: People outside the restaurant seemed out of place/sketchy Ordered: Table bread- so good! Borscht - tasty but bowl was on the small side Greek salad- had canned black olives French fries- terrific Chicken shish-leak- sizable and good Cheese pie- very good and big portion read more