As I entered this establishment, I expected strength, discipline, and at the very least, real…read morepotatoes. Instead, I was met with instant mashed potatoes--soft, weak, entirely without character. This is not the cuisine of a proud people; this is the cuisine of surrender. The beet salad with vinaigrette, which should have been chilled like the Siberian winter, arrived warm--lukewarm, indecisive, unsure of its place in the world. Unacceptable. The dishes looked impressive, yes--like a military parade photographed from far away--but when it came to flavor, they had less impact than sanctions from Luxembourg. No power. No strategy. No soul. As I sat waiting for the staff, they took their own dinner break, demonstrating the type of "strategic pause" I do not endorse. I was ignored with the precision of a carefully designed protocol. The borscht, the pride of Slavic cuisine, arrived without vinegar, without sugar--without identity. A borscht without conviction. A red soup without purpose. The vereniki were filled with instant potatoes--again!--and the sour cream was rationed like a state secret, one micro dollop adrift in a silver gravy boat. For 24 years they claim to be the best Russian food in CDMX. Maybe because it was at times the only Russian food? I assure you, comrades, this is misinformation of the highest order. No true Russian would recognize this food, except perhaps as a warning. The staff was polite--good. But even a pleasant smile cannot cover the fact that a school cafeteria steam table could outmatch this place in both flavor and spirit. If you desire these so-called "culinary delights," then by all means, march forward. But for the rest of you: save your rubles. Nyet.

De tanto caminar y buscar en línea y querer probar algo diferente de comida mexicana nos…read moreencontramos un restaurante Ruso de nombre Kolobok el cual está ubicado en la colonia Santa María la Ribera número 87 llegamos y nos recibieron de lo mejor y nos sugirieron este platillo Befstroganov : Puntas de res bañadas en en una salsa de demiglase, acompañado con ensalada, también puedes acompañado con puré de papa, espagueti o arroz, un platillo emblema de Kolobok, un restaurante de lo mejor en la ciudad de México,y solo pague 500 pesos y comí mi novio y yo, incluyendo bebidas, entradas platos fuertes postre y cafe un servicio fenomenal por parte de los meseros, la verdad se antoja todo de la carta

I like their empanadas, beef stroganoff, pollo stroganoff and sopa de albondigas. They are so…read moredelicious!

I was visiting Mexico City and went to have my birthday lunch at Kolobok. As a Ukrainian, I found…read moretheir food delicious and quite authentic. Borsch, pelmeni, vinegret and kompot were yummy. A free slice of honey cake just made my day!