Incredible food, services was awesome! I can't say enough. I felt like I was in the balkans! Love this place, just get a shared plate, you feel like you're in Croatia or Serbia. Honestly, great food and service! Just try it! You won't be disappointed! read more

The ambience is great, much better than Dunav. The service is great, very fast and servers are very friendly...but both meals we ordered - stuffed cabbage and a meat stew with vegetables are EXTREMELY salty. I have been drinking water for the last few hours. I asked the waitress and she said: "This is how the chef likes it". I am afraid to risk it again. read more

Looked promising, Russian/Czech although the name doesn't translate to either. The limited parking was a little hard to handle, they did have a valet service that was pretty good except the workers either couldn't or wouldn't speak English. (an attempt at reinforcing the strong ethnic feel of the place??) The atmosphere is heavy ethnic and all the staff looked authentic to the suspected origin without any weird outfits or costumes...that's about it! The drinks tasted watered down and one persons martini that was sent back returned tasting so heavy on the vermouth it remained unfinished. The servers were not very attentive and I had to go to the bar for my own drink (bottled beer) twice. The buffet looked promising with stuffed cabbage, pork, a vegetable medley and potato dumpling casserole. Although the desserts were unrecognizable I accepted that as regional and took the bait on the buffet. I should have ate the bait! The food was cold, EVERYTHING! After pointing it out to the sever and struggling through some of the offerings I finally shared my wife's dish, a stuffed something (advertised as cabbage) that was, thank heaven, warm but a just bland, unseasoned and pasty ground meat mixture. I never thought you could over cook cabbage. The sliced meat, which I assumed would be a seasoned ham, was dry and leathery like jerkey. Everyone in our parties opinions were that this place needs a tune up, from top to bottom, of course I'll never know because I'm not going back. All that and it came in at a slightly (we felt even IF the food would've been acceptable) higher end price, about $38 each. No value here diners! At least our car wasn't damaged. p.s. I couldn't help but notice the Sterno heating cans were still not lit on the buffet when we left. read more

Great Chicago place! Excellent ethnic/Serbian atmosphere. Decent food. Great layout with huge, old school booths. They have live music some nights... like when we were there. Again, ethnic. If you want cookie cutter... go elsewhere. If you want to be a prima donna... this is not your place. If you come in like a guest... and act like a guest... perfect place. This is about a strong a taste of Europe you can get... without flying. Chicagoans know you don't go to the European places for the service... so don't expect it. If you want your meal brought out in courses... order it one course at a time. Then it is fool proof. Don't act like a fool... and you won't be treated that way. Like in Europe... the owner is king here... so don't try to pull the race or bad service card. Food from this part of the world is served hot and cold... the same dish often times. So don't be too surprised. Relax, drink, eat and enjoy...also... don't drink "American" coffee... have the Turkish... the original way people drank coffee! Highly recommended if you want flavor in your life. read more

Disappointing to say the least. My husband's family is Serbian and after years of homemade cevaps and sarma we had been dying to try this place! Fast forward to my first Mother's Day and hubby surprised me by bringing me here. I was excited to see they had music and a buffet so I could try lots of new food. I'm *almost* as American as apple pie but I am a true foodie and enjoy trying any cuisine you can throw at me. Walking in to the restaurant it was a really pretty looking establishment. That's what the 1 star is for. First red flag was that they couldn't find our reservation. Ok, we made it in OpenTable maybe it didn't go through. She asked us several times, as if annoyed, how many people were in our party. It was just my husband, myself and our 6mo son. We sat and the waiter greeted us in Serbian. He switched to English when he realized we didn't speak it. And I'm fairly certain that was the nail in our coffin. It took 20 mins to get 2 mimosas, and HALF AN HOUR before he came back to check on us, where we had to ask if we could order the buffet. Do you know how long that is with a baby?! Not that this had anything to do with it but the guy looked like he'd been on a 3 week coke binge. I'm just asking for the bathroom, you don't need to touch me OR my son. Now, on to the buffet... Someone please tell me where these great reviews are coming from bc the 5ft buffet had a bunch of (Dry) meats, pita, veggies and fruit. I wasn't impressed, it was so small and my mother in law's food is better. Places in Joliet have better food. And they're actually friendly! Never once were we offered water, refills, or even a high chair. Do you know how hard it is to eat with one hand and hold a squirmy baby with another? The waiter hovered over my husband as he signed for the bill. Lastly, there were so many smokers in front of the door and on the patio (BOTH OF WHICH ARE NOT LEGAL AND DISGUSTING AF WHEN I'M CARRYING MY CHILD THROUGH THE CLOUD OF CAMEL SMOKE). I told my husband that IF we were ever to try them again, which is doubtful, that we'd need to bring someone who spoke Serbian so we could be treated better. That alone makes me not want to come back. read more

Words cannot describe the meaty goodness that lies within the wall of the warm and welcoming establishment! Our waitress Lily, phenomenal! Helpful, sweet, pretty. Love this place. If you love meat, good Serbian beer and wine, come and dine here. This is a must experience. read more

loved it ! even though I do not understand serbian I loved the music and the atmosphere ! lots of people were singing along with the band, the food and service were very good as well, a very good over all experience for me ! the only think I was not happy in the beginning was the valet only parking , but by the end of the evening I did understand why, they were probably close to 200 people attending the evening. read more

Come hungry because there are some immense portions here. I'm Eastern European so I'm sort of familiar with the food here. It reminds me of home-cooked meals but saves me all of the work to cook it. The wait staff was attentive and helpful with the menu. I've eaten here three times and each time has been a good experience. I like the grilled menu because I try to eat healthier. I just get vegetables instead of the bread or fries. Most of the dishes seem to be served with fries or some sort of potato. For under $15 you can eat and probably still have leftovers. The goulash is great and so are the soups. If it's your first time eating Serbian food then you might want to order a couple different plates with your friends and try a little of everything. The burger (which is a big bunless patty the size of a plate) is very flavorful but too greasy for me. There are two other Serbian restaurants in the area (Zupa in Lyons, and Dunav) and each one has it's own positives and negatives. I think Skadarliya is a great addition. read more

This place requires you to valet park, NO THANK YOU. I parked in the street, nobody but me drives my car. The food was meh and they were out of a lot of things listed on their menu. Also, a few weeks back I was in the Home Depot Parking lot in Countryside and this restaurant's vehicle was flying thru parking lot not paying attention to anyone or anything and almost hit me and a few others in the parking lot crosswalk. That driver should be fired! read more

Menu states chicken thighs actually Is s small chicken steak on that dish ,it was good but you expect one thing and get something different also their menu shows items that are not the same as their menu in their web site I went there last week to taste the cooked sauerkraut with meat which was not available called today to inquire about the dish and ,not available it was the reason I went there the first time read more

Skadarliya - Meat mix for 1 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brookfield, Illinois

I really enjoyed my visit to Skadarliya.Its such a nice place!!! They did a really good job on the decor.Service was really good as well.My waitress was an EXPERT at reading my body language.She like picked up right away on when I needed anything from start to finish.Food was really good as well.I went with the Filet Mignon with the mushroom sauce and had a glass of cabernet with my meal.Everything was delightful and I cant wait to repeat!!!! read more

Great Serbian food, reasonably priced. Nicely decorated. Friendly staff. Highly recommend it if you enjoin trying new foods. The dessert was excellent. read more

This place is super far from me and I was a bit hesitant to drive out but I'm glad I did! The place is very spacious and clean. The food is pretty good, while I wasn't impressed with all of it, for the most part it's great! The menu is stupid long, I panicked when I saw it because that many options could make me super indecisive. We ended up having the sarma because we both love it so much and I saw that there's a dish on the menu that I looooved having as a child- ustipci! What I didn't know was that leskovacki ustipci and the ones my grandma makes are two VERY different things. Both are delicious but I don't think I'll be ordering that dish again simply for the fact that there's a lot more on that menu that's worth checking out. I like the service as well! The server was super sweet and attentive. She got me water and when she saw I downed it in a second and asked for another one she brought out a larger glass, haha. She was also very good at explaining dishes when we had questions. Overall this was a nice experience and I'm glad I got to try this place out! read more

The food here is is absolutely delicious!! They don't have everything on the menu available everyday, but everything I have tried has been good. My favorite is the bean soup with smoked meat (pasulj). Their Paprikash is great too. Salads are very large. The limoncello flutes are refreshing. I wish they delivered!!! read more

Where do I start. Never in my entire existence have I encountered such condescending and impertinent staff at Skadarliya. Just the other day, my two daughters went out to Skadarliya for dinner and coffee at around 8 pm. After just 30 minutes of them leaving, they came back home to tell me that the staff denied them service, for no apparent reason. The staff's excuse was that they were "underage" and couldn't sit there, when they had only ordered food and coffee. The manager sent the waiter to tell them that they had to get up and leave in the middle of eating their food. The staff of Skadarliya selectively picks and chooses who they wish to serve, based on their appearance, age, and ethnicity. The restaurant is extremely discriminatory and focuses solely on making themselves look good. Staff is lazy, cunning, and rude unless you are an important factor to their overall restaurant image. Good luck feeling welcome if you're not a middle-aged Serbian man. read more

My best friend and I tried Skadarliya on Ogden ave . European (Serbian) food. The food was good, cocktails were nicely balanced flavors. I had cabbage rolls and lamb soup, my friend had mixed salad, salmon with cream sauce. Our B52 shots were the bomb. Lol. The atmosphere is modern, classy and fun. The place was quiet at 7:30 and livened up with music and a hip, beautiful crowd by 10:00. Our server, Sashka, was excellent. She told us about Sunday brunch from noon to 4:00 and when we asked about her accent and where she was from Sashka gave us a quick 5 min run down about how Yugoslavia was broken up into Masadonia, where she is from, and Serbia, where the other servers are from and Slovene. Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene. We had an excellent experience at Skadarliya. Looking forward to going back. read more

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Great food, lovely restaurant and wonderful service! It was a Tuesday night and worked out great for our out of town guests! read more

I always drive past here, but never stopped in until today. Great Serbian food in the suburbs. The restaurant is beautifully decorated. Very clean. The bar lights up with different colors, that was really cool and different. The menu is in both Serbian and English. We had the sopska salata (chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onion with feta cheese on top). Stuffed pljeskavica (Serbian burger stuffed with cheese on the inside) with fries. Karadjordjeva snicla (cheese stuffed pork loin that is breaded and fried). And the cheese burek. Everything was really delicious. They give big portions and it's not expensive. Save room for dessert: The hazelnut truffle was amazing. The server was very sweet and courteous. The owner came by to every table and checked if everything was okay. That was really nice, it shows they care about their customers. I definitely would recommend and will take more friends here for dinner. read more

It was great. I had veal (a little fatty but delicious). We had the cold appetizer plate which was good and the Bomba for dessert. The waitress was awesome and helpful. read more

Mediterranean food at it's best, if you like meat this is the place to visit. It is a friendly atmosphere with friendly owners. First and foremost, the service. It's fantastic! The folks that work here are on top of things and do a really good job of helping us understand the menu items. I know I can't possibly be the only dude who stares up at the menu with question marks dancing in my head. When I have questions, I feel embarrassed asking, but I also feel the adventure taking place on my taste buds Great food at a very reasonable price. read more

I love this place! It's a little European oasis in Brookfield. The food is great and the Nutella crepe is to die for

Great (and plentiful) food. Well prepared. Excellent service.

I've been here twice and the food is very delicious, my wife and I had the Cevapi, my son had the stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon. The service is always good, the employees are very nice and friendly. The second time i came here was on a Friday night when they had live Serbian musicians playing and they were very good. If your looking for good food, service and live music, then i suggest you go to Skadarliya. read more

Read this - it will be worth your time, trust me. But where do I begin...discrimination, reservations, valet, status...? Let's start with arriving at Skadarliya; The first time I went there, I drove my Toyota. I arrived at a time when no one was really there - around 6pm. There were multiple empty spots open in the front, so as any normal person would do, I pull up and park. I was approached by the valet guy asking for my keys. I said, 'why do you need my keys? I just parked my own car in a spot that is not in anyone's way'. He said that that was their policy, I thought that was pointless but didn't want to argue and gave him the keys. When I came outside around 11:30, my car was nowhere to be seen. I asked the guy working that my car was in front when I arrived, and now it is no longer there - he said he will bring it, it was out back. Oh. In the back. At that moment I realized that the entire first row of cars consisted of Mercedes, BMW's, Bentley's, and God forbid they put a VW there - not high enough ranked - let's not even mention my Toyota. They care so much about how people perceive them that they want people driving by to say, "wow, what's this restaurant with all these Benzes, Mercedes', etc.?" They think people will think of them as high class. I am Serbian so I have the right to say this, this is a very typical Serbian mentality - materialistic - in other words, they're SELJACI. They invested money in that place, and it looks beautiful on the inside, but if only their mentality was on the same level. I wanted to confirm my beliefs of them discriminating people who are not wealthy, and in about a few weeks I called up my friend and we drove his BMW. To my confirmation, they took his keys, moved this random Chrysler out of the way and parked our BMW right in front. Our car did not move an inch the entire night - they are using cars to represent the kind of people they want in their restaurant and to make their restaurant look better; Wealthy people who will spend hundreds of dollars at their mediocre establishment. Picture a homeless person getting dipped in liquid gold. It's amusing how they want to be perceived 'high class' in a very poorly rated neighborhood (compared to the surrounding LaGrange, Hinsdale, Oak Brook). They wish they were downtown Chicago among the very highly rated restaurants - sorry to break it to you, you're in Brookfield, don't act like you're Tavern on Rush in the Gold Coast. They also discriminate on who will sit and where they will sit. This did not happen when they first opened, they would let anyone sit anywhere because they needed the business. Now that their egos have risen, they save the best tables for the wealthier friends and guests who will drop a lot of $ (remember, the ones with the Beemers). They treat this place like it's a high class club, with their bouncers being selective on who will sit where, even asking some teens to leave the place. This is not a club nor a lounge - last time I checked this is a RESTAURANT and I have seen INFANTS at their place at midnight. The food: Who makes pleskavice and cevapi without the lepina? Advice to management: Do the opposite of everything I just wrote. read more