Skovorodka is a Brighton Beach classic. I'm pretty sure I've come here for every single one of my grandpa's birthdays in the past 15 years. While I was not very excited to go here again, I must say I was pretty impressed with the food. It is pricey (I'm not sure how much, we had a banquet style meal) but there were many options, big portions and actually mostly delicious food! Some of the most memorable aspects of the meal included pickled tomatoes, duck salad, the pasta with fish (so. good.), and of course their potatoes with onions and mushrooms. This place is not a bad spot if you are craving home-style Russian food and want to be super full and satisfied for a long time read more

The place ranges from casual to celebratory. Banquet style to a'la carte. Lovely presentation, nice staff, fresh, nice portions and decent prices. I enjoyed my ocean salad which was a great appetizer and salmon in spinach sauce, also very well prepared, accompanied with grilled veggies and some delicious sweet Georgian red wine. My company had the escargot with cheese, RECOMMENDED, and fried liver entree. The liver was amazing btw. It's a great spot, everyone speaks English pretty well and have good recommendations based on taste. They will accommodate as well, as much as the chef can based on recipe. read more

Skovorodka - Salmon in spinach sauce and grilled veggies - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Quality was exactly that. Food was delicious. My only BIG complaint has nothing to do with the quality of the food. My issue for never going back was the 10% Service charge. They also charge 3% for a credit card so 13% NOT including a tip. Yes a 10% service charge even if you pay cash as I did. Also your wording on the 3% CC is not according to the SBA SNY. Small business association of New York So it's incorrect AKA illegal. I am a business owner. read more

Ate kharcho and pork shashlyk there. Shashlyk was ok. Neither too good nor too bad, regular one, i suppose (well, probably better than mine). Kharcho, well that was a piece of art. Even though they do lamb, and not the beef kharcho, which is kinda odd. Anyway, it was one of the best kharcho's i've ever tried, and believe me, i tried very fancy ones, my Tbilisian friend's mother's homecooked. These guys really cook delicious kharcho. Ah, yeah, tried some pirozhki along with some delicious Czech beer, they were pretty good too, but i don't think they're worth mentioning anyway. Overall: love this place, vouch for this place, and i'm becoming one of their regulars. Staff is very nice, location is very convenient, just one minute walk from Brighton Beach train station. Highly recommended. read more

Very nice decor inside and that's about it everything we ordered was wrong first of all I ordered everything from lunch menu besides escargot I was waiting for my water forever soups are definitely needed more flavor just very blend anyway in the end we paid for everything full price and escargot I ordered was with garlic sauce but they decide to put cheese on it so I guess they can charge more money for it and funny part after a check was presented I asked why we was charged full price he said it's holiday and last time I checked March 8 is not a American national holiday even if in that area they make up some holidays let me know before I order so I can make that decision on my own. I lived in New York more then 25 years not in Brooklyn but to go there it took me 45 min such a waist of my time.Definitely not coming back read more

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A nice change from all the trendy Russian restaurants in Brooklyn that don't really serve Russian "comfort food" anymore. My friends and I stopped by for dinner and shared a bunch of things: Georgian-Style cheese pie (hachapuri)-bread + cheese = amazing, can't go wrong Salad Olivier Pelmeni Siberian (traditional russian dumplings)-plump and juicy Pirogies-this were a bit too bready and greasy Greek Salad Beef Stroganoff-sooo creamy, soooo good Couple kebabs-none of us liked the seasoning on these Fried potatoes with mushrooms There's a small dance floor and by the end of the night, there was a DJ/singer. Overall great option to try out some traditional Russian food. read more

Skovorodka - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Wow! What a smorgasbord! I loved my friend's potato salad, then I had the mushroom soup, and the chicken stroganoff with pan-fried vegetables. It was all extremely delicious and we had a great time. I'd go back for sure. read more

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Stopped here with friends during my first trip to Brighton Beach, and it was delish! I would recommend the pickled watermelon, pelmemi, and beef stroganoff. read more

Great Eastern European restaurant with influences from several different areas. We decided to have a tapas style dinner with some Georgian wine. First we had the beef tongue. It well prepared and served alongside parsley as well as horseradish. It was thinly cut and probably would have been great on a sandwich. I'd recommend it. Next, we had the harchok soup which is a spicy soup with lamb. It was another good option. It was very flavorful. It was a reasonable portion, so you won't be stuffed after it. The fried potatoes were served alongside the soup. The potatoes were delicious. They were only a few crispy pieces which are my favorite yet I'd say it was the best non crispy fried potato dish I've had. Lastly, we had the pelmeni. You can't go wrong with them served hot and smothered in butter. I added a couple sprinkles of pepper and felt right at home. The service was very quick and attentive. The restaurant charges a 10% service fee. read more

Being to the ​Brighton Beach area is like coming back to the Soviet Union 50 years ago. There I could​ not miss out on my favorite​ cuisine in the world! Accidentally​, my boyfriend and I stumbled across Skovorodka. We were greeted by a waiter who was just Russian​ style friendly. I really liked that this restaurant is decorated with some traditional Russian items, although​, I'm not really a fan of a huge loud TV right at the entrance​. The menu was huge, there was everything your Russian​ mom/grandmother would ever cook! We found it really hard to pick what to order. The food​ was absolutely fantastic!!! We couldn't eat everything​ we ordered, so, we asked for the boxes which we got 15-20 min later, I guess, our waiter just forgot about us. Maybe, it was because there was a ​wake ceremony going on in Skovorodka(at the end of the restaurant​). What a wonderful time in Skovorodka! ! read more

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This restaurant is a favorite of mine. I travel from Midtown Manhattan to Brighton Beach to eat here. The food is great and the prices are reasonable. The service is consistently good. It's casual but not tacky. read more

Smelled musty inside. Like a guy who worked outside all day and came in to rest his weary bones without changing out of work clothes first. I had a misconception about what pierogies would come out as. They were pastry puff like with ground meat in them. No sauce. 10 come in a batch for 10 bucks. I didnt love it nor hate it. Im sure its authentic and the charm was lost on me. I wanted dumpling like potato and cheese stuffed soaking in carmelized onions but thats the obnoxious american in me visualizing one thing and not realizing thats just catered to the american palate. So i would come back and try another dish here. In the back of the restaurant people ate and danced, they had a live singer singing russian songs, some 80s cover songs. It was a treat to observe. read more

I came here on a date over the weekend after walking past. Let me preface that neither me or my date speak Russian. My experience at this restaurant was so bizarre, I think this might be the worst customer service I've ever had at a restaurant in my life. We walked in at 6:20 on a Saturday night and asked for a table for 2. The server looked at us, looked around (there were empty tables) and said sorry, no tables available. We walked outside, made a reservation on open table for 6:30. Walked back in 10 minutes later, and were seated right away. There were empty seats for the rest of the night while we were there - so I don't understand why we were originally told we couldn't have a table. We were seated at a table, placed our order, and then moved to a different table. We ordered a tea with preserves and two waters. The tea came after a half hour, and the water never came. We asked our server more than once, still no water. We ordered the smoked semga and and pelmeni siberian as appetizers. The smoked semga was delicious. The Russian dumplings were good, however they were brought out with the meal instead of the appetizers. For dinner we got the grilled branzino with Israeli couscous and beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes. The fish was terribly under seasoned, as in almost no seasoning at all. It was bland., as was the couscous. Whereas the beef stroganoff was well made, but over seasoned. Over seasoned to the point that all I wanted was to chug a glass of water, except there was no water. I might have thought about coming back for the food if the service wasn't so terrible. After we finished our meal, we waited for more than 30 minutes to get the check, just sitting there looking at the dishes. The server wouldn't take the empty dishes, and we had to ask for the check multiple times. The service really ruined our meal. Maybe if any of the servers had paid a little bit of attention to our table, it would have been better. read more

Skovorodka - Grilled branzino - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We had a nice family branch at this place on Sunday. I like it . Food was good, service was good, decor is pleasant and people very nice here. Highly recommend read more

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Great food ! So so service, if you dont speak Russian . Overall, my first expierence was wonderful in terms of food . In the appetizer section , which I ordered from ; smoke Whitefish with warm potatoes covered with fresh garlic and a couple of thin slices of fresh zucchini. For a main dish, a beef Stroganoff served with Israeli couscousous complimented the sauce that was very flavourfull. read more

Skovorodka - First time! - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I died and went to heaven. Crepes w caviar, the "Ark", avocado salad. I will be back next weekend to try more. This place is delicious.

great food. If want to experience Russian food definitely recommend this place. Is not that expensive, competitive to other places. It's kind of lightly air-conditioned considering temperature outside close to 100 degrees. Inside no that big but nicely setup with wooden chairs and lots of Russian stuff on shelves; samovars, nesting fools...etc. food served with basket of bread, bread is homemade style and tastes really good and butter that comes with bread is actually soft and you able to slice a thin layer onto bread, unlike most of restaurants including fancy once where butter hard as a brick..... I ordered Ukrainian style borscht that is made in chicken base; there were only few small pieces of chicken but that's how it should be I think, chicken suppose to add only taste, well it tasted really good, and amount is great, not too big not too small, definitely for one person only, it costs $6. Then I had a plate of fish with mashed potatoes...; fish was flounder, full size fish with tail and head and bones..., actually real fish for once!!! Fish was wonderful, skin came off easily and bones didn't stick almost didn't realize there were any bones. Mashed potatoes were great also, felt like homemade!!!! Price for fish plate was $18. for whole meal and visit it was $34 read more

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We stopped by for lunch. We shared the purogies. The filling varied and all were excellent. The best we've ever had.

Gathered with friends for lunch on Sunday- and it was a fantastic experience. Waiter was beyond friendly & helpful -spoke Russian & English. Restaurant is cozy, clean, and comfortable (not cramped). Food was fresh, delivered quickly. We ordered everything: Pelmeni, Piroshky, vareniki?, grilled meats, fresh vegetable salads; picked fruits (WOW - delicious), couscous, fried potatoes, and who knows what else. EVERY SINGLE ITEM was fresh, delicious & fantastic. One of my favorite restaurants in NYC! read more

Nice atmosphere. Lunch specials. Prompt table service after entering. Borscht was good. Enjoyed watching a Russian TV variety show. Unfortunately, the food took over thirty minutes to prepare and we were the only diners there, though there were large food deliveries being made. The French fries and Cornish hen were good though the chicken was small. read more

Theres nothing to rave about, but the service was great! Very friendly staff and attentive. The prices are a but higher than other russian cafes/restaurants & not for that much food. My mom & i got a glass each of fruit punch, tongue salad, fried calamari & shish kebobs with fries. It wasnt anything crazy at all. The tongue salad tasted very bland especially since it was just tomatoes, mayo & tongue ($16!!!!) the fruit punch was good! Not sweet at all! Which is great. The calamri tastes as if they come in frozen & they cooked it, the shish kebab was very heavily peppered (but some people like that) you get 5 pieces of kebabs for $20! 3 stars for the service & 1 star for the ok food. I wont recommend this place to others especially if they are European & know Russian/Ukrainian food. read more

Came here for lunch at 3:45 and were told it's no longer available ( even though lunch menu is available until 4pm) Food is average , nothing special. Unfriendly staff. There are better restaurants with Russian food in the area. Not coming back. read more

prices are high, service is poor. taxes, fees and 10 percent tips are already in the check, so be careful guys

Great food, service is fast and accommodating. The live music is lovely- very good musician! Wonderful touch!!

Good comfort food at fair prices. I grew up with most of the things on the menu here & it's just as tasty & well prepared as my mom's was. On a cold snowy day our lunch was hearty & satisfying. We were happy we stopped in. read more

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Great food and great environment. Owner is the nicest guy, if you want a real Russian dining experience come here!! Will definitely come back. read more

This might be a cool thing to some but a standout feature here is their blaring live accordion music. My least favorite thing about bars and clubs is the futility of trying to hold a conversation over the music, so as a dinner setting this was almost stressful for me until the band's set ended. I did enjoy the fun Russian-accented accordion rendition of Despacito though. Service was quite slower than I'm used to in Manhattan. It took quite a bit of effort to get anyone to come take our order or give us water or take the check, and the food took about as long as you'd expect if you were in restaurant in the city that was short on staff for a busy night, except this place was relatively unpopulated that evening. I'm wondering, however, if that's the norm in this area. (I also noticed that I see a lot of the exact same bread (pumpernickel?) being served first with the exact same cartridge butter across many restaurants. At first they thought they all might've been sister establishments or something.) As for the food, we started off with potato vareniki which are only very lightly filled with a whisper of potato. I enjoyed my grilled trout enough and my boyfriend thought the meat in his beef stroganoff was quite tender. Overall I feel like the food and menu is quite standard here, though that comes with a disclaimer that I'm not well-versed Eastern Euro cuisine and might just not know what to look for. The live music is amusing but sort of gimmicky to me, especially since we coudln't see the band from where we were seated and it just felt like aggressively loud restaurant music. In sum, a cool place to have sort of a tourist momento but I might feel meh about it if I actually lived in the area. read more

I have always been interested in Russian culture, language, and food. That said, when I had a chance to visit New York, I made a little detour to "Little Russia" at Brighton Beach. I went to Skovorodka during a semi-busy time. I sat at a table near the door that led to the kitchen and between the bar and the brightly lit dining room/karaoke. If I have a chance to eat there again, I would definitely choose the main dining room because of the music and liveliness. The lady who was singing Russian love songs had an amazing voice and it increased my love of (trying to learn) Russian. My waiter definitely learned English as a second language, but did not ruin my ordering experience (rather I would say it enhanced it), he was very nice and helpful. I decided to order 4 very Russian foods: compot, borscht, beef straganoff, and cherry varenyky. Compot: basically a very fruity non-alcoholic juice made of a variety of fruits. Very delicious and recommended. 5/5 Borscht: they had them in hot and cold varieties (I thought there was only cold), but I LOVE hot soups, so I ordered the hot variety. My god, this was probably the best thing I had during my time in New York all together. The pieces of chicken and beets made it very very filling. Hell, I should've ordered 2 more bowls and called it a meal, no joke. 6/5 Beef Straganoff: the first thing I did when I got this was I burned my tongue on it. It was made extremely well and seasoned perfectly. The sauce was extremely creamy and "buttery" and was AMAZING. 5/5 Cherry varenyky: I love cherries and as an Asian, I love dumplings, and this is basically the Russian version of dumplings. I was a little disappointed by the consistency and texture of the dough (even though I haven't had varenyky before, I'm pretty sure it wasn't supposed to taste like that, I'm thinking they didn't cook it long enough). 3/5 Overall, the experience was once-in-a-lifetime, hell, we don't even have a single Russian restaurant in Houston, so I enjoyed every minute of it. (You can really tell this is a good restaurant if its main patrons are Russians.) Spasibo! (Thank you!) read more

Extremely rude stuff. The food was tasteless, only one soup was good. Everything took for ever. Definitely not worth it. read more

Skovorodka - Ukrainian Borscht - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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When I was told I was basically walking around Russia, I told my friends why don't we go get some Russian food. Thanks to Yelp, I had an awesome meal at Skovorodoka. We definitely felt out of place when coming inside, but I like going to places where I feel out of place. This place was definitely authentic. We decided to go family style on some appetizers, so our group got 2 orders of piroshki, 1 order of pelmeni, and 1 order of cheese pancakes. I was confused on piroshki and pelmeni or I would have ordered 2 pelmeni as those were definitely our favorite. The others were good too, and we were pretty full after the 4 dishes (there were 4 of us). At $8 a pop, definitely reasonably priced. This place got me really excited about the food I'm about to eat in Ukraine! read more

My partner and I came here after reading a review that said the food had made the reviewer's mother cry with joy so needless to say we had high expectations coming in. Previously I had been to a vareniki cafe around the corner but after it closed I was looking for a new spot. Upon entering the space, I was struck by the rustic styling combined with somewhat odd lighting in the back. It was harsh and inconsistent. The space felt a bit unused but the event equipment in the corner suggested that it might make a good spot to host a party. We ordered cheese vareniki and potato vareniki as well as the Russian style chicken cutlet. The vareniki were excellent. The potato ones were served with caramelized onions and sour cream. They were as delicious as any I had eatenbefore. The cheese ones were also excellent. The chicken cutlet was less cutlet and more like mini chicken meatloaf. It was tasty but not something I would seek out again. The service was fine and there was nothing to note about it. Overall, a good spot that I would return to but I would seek out somewhere a little more relaxed to try first. read more

Skovorodka - Main dining area in the back - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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We were in the mood to try something new, so we took the Q-train to Brighton Beach and chose Skovorodka for a Russian lunch. I know almost nothing about Russian food, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Skovorodka hit it out of the park. The atmosphere was pretty nice considering the proximity to the elevated subway tracks. I would definitely not recommend coming here in beach gear after a day at Coney Island. Our waiter was warm and meal timing was appropriate. So on to the food! I knew we had to try the Peimeini Siberian, which were plump little pockets of boiled dumpling dough stuffed with meat, and brushed with butter. Served with sour cream, they were delicious. In addition, I tried the kavkaz salad, while my husband ordered the borscht. The borscht was chunky, not a thin brothy variation. I loved the kavkaz salad, full of pickles, salty feta, and strips of cured meat. I ate around the thin slices of red onion. We didn't want to overdo it, and I had a feeling the main course portion size would be large (I was right), so we split the beef stroganoff with buckwheat. This was a fantastic dish, complete with sauteed mushrooms and onions, and a creamy sauce on top. With a large menu and really really good Russian cuisine, Skovorodka has plenty to offer, and so I would recommend it to anyone. read more

Skovorodka - Kavkaz Salad - Russian Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Solid Russian spot for Russians and non-Russians alike. For the most part, everything we ordered was delicious: borsch (hot beetroot soup), salmon tartar (not Russian, but deliciously done with a sprinkle of sesame oil and side of seaweed salad). stuffed cabbage (YUM), a cold mashed, smokey eggplant app (reminiscent of babaganoush) and a lamb sama meat pie. The sama was the only thing that was disappointing- the lamb was far too dry and tasteless. But otherwise, the food was awesome. Service was prompt and uncharacteristically on the border of friendly (perhaps because I was with my Russian friend). Prices were super reasonable. Decor was very Russian rustic ornate- something one would imagine in a nice Russian family's home or a Russian OG's bar/den-- definitely has more character than some of the other Russian spots in the area. read more

I rarely leave two star reviews, but this place squarely fits in that category. What is supposed to be a gem in the rough, ends up being just rough. When you enter you'll be greeted with preferential treatment. There were five open tables in the back, and we were told it's all taken and were seated near entrance. Tables remained unused all through the hour we were there. We ordered a couple of soups (harcho and fish soup) and tea. Tea never came, but they charged us for it all the same. Bread was cheap. Soups were OK (3 star). Service was horrible (1 star). YMMV, but I wouldn't recommend this place and never going back. There are so many great places in the area - why settle for mediocrity? Feel free to check out my other reviews - I've been to plenty of must visit places if you are a foodie. read more

This is one of the best Russian restaurants in New York. I really liked the atmosphere. The foods are amazing!! read more

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Great food, great decor, great restaurant! Very noticeable now since they put large Russian bear statue out! read more

It was our first time here and we liked it!! Live russian music (you don't have to pay additionally for it) it just taking you back to 90-s, service is very good, food is tasty. The only thing is that meat in pirozhki and vareniki was processed too finely, not chopped which my husband didn't like and I didn't find okroshka and manty in menu. read more

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, . , . ! ! . We're Russian (obviously) and decided to pop in, while on a lengthy layover. The food was amazing, very homemade style and fresh. Cherry pierogies are a must. Shish kabob (lamb) is also great. We spent $100 simply because we couldn't stop ourselves (we had two full portions for leftovers that fed 3 people)! I'd say very moderately priced. Great atmosphere, friendly service. Our new "go to" spot on trips to the city. read more

Solid Russian Restaurant I've been here a few times for lunch / early dinner. They have a full menu and a separate lunch menu with smaller portions but lower prices. I tried a few appetizers and main dishes. My favorites were the Russian Potato Salad (Salad Olivie), Russian dumplings (Pelmenie), hot and cold Borscht soup, and Katleti (Turkey and Pork Patties). Bottom line, the food is tasty and prices are good. read more

We weren't that hungry after the beach so we came with the intention of ordering a few things to share. After entering the restaurant the aroma was amazing and we were instantly hungry. Between 6 of us we ordered 2 appetizers to share and 5 entrees. - mushroom julienne with baked cheese (must get!) - traditional russian dumplings - beef stew - roasted hen - chicken stroganoff (fav!) - pork with mushroom sauce (fav!) - some sort of beef/steak dish Skovorodka, thank you for allowing us to eat in your wonderful establishment with our wet/sandy beach attire! I will definitely come back here on my next trip to Brighton Beach. read more

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