Lovely atmosphere, authentic food, and welcoming people!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Varnyky Pierogi
Igor Dziuban
Friends, honestly, shame and disgrace. Ukrainian cuisine is so tasty and diverse, and what I managed to try in your restaurant (banosh, dumplings) is just a shame!!! The only thing that was tasty was the sliced lard. Send your chefs to Ukraine for training, let them teach them how to cook Ukrainian cuisine!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Inna Hemeryckx
Everything was excellent from service, food, interior! Our waitress Julia was excellent, very professional and friendly ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carla Scott
Loved it - sat outside. The manager is from Ukraine. Lovely young woman who has been in the US for a year.
Wonderful staff, beautiful design inside and outside of this restaurant. The food & drinks were on point. Just line in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anatoli Murha
10 out of 10, will keep coming back. I have had Ukrainian food in my diet my entire life so I know legit homemade recipes. With Ruta, I appreciate the authenticity combined with creativity. The team is incredibly nice and attentive with their service. Go for dinner and enjoy the desserts. If you can't do dinner, at least come in for the "Salo" platter and a couple drinks. Any time I am in Washington, Ruta is a "go to" for me! Thank you, Ruta!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elena Gonzalez
I went to the FIRST UKRAINIAN Restaurant in Washington.With mother, 83 years old. Which means I'm 60... I was very dissatisfied. “A million” girls around, but no service. Between the first (borscht) and the second (beef stroganoff) we waited 34 minutes. The vegetable borscht was delicious (or we were hungry), but by the time we waited for the second one, the hunger passed... The beef stroganoff was OBVIOUSLY G. There were a lot of mushrooms, meat as thick as a hair, they caught it. It was inconvenient that they did not serve “in Russian,” or in English, or in Ukrainian. Of course, I understand the inadequate situation, but since I, a Russian, showed up in Washington to support a Ukrainian restaurant, business, in the United States, in Washington, is it normal to serve me (in Russian) in a language that they understood?Hate Russia. But I don't think it was right. This is the situation!
Marina K
The best borscht in Washington!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
sofia veres
Visited this restaurant for the first time, very nice design and convenient location. We ordered: borscht, deruni and Kyiv cake. The borscht was very tasty, but there was only one donut with it, but it was really tasty. The deruny are not bad, but maybe because we were late, they weren't as crispy as they should have been. Kyiv cake 10/10, but $15 for a small piece is really a lot. The girl who served us from Chernihiv (not sure) is very friendly and happy to help. Thank you, I hope to try other dishes next time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deruny, Pampushka, Kyiv Cake
Pete Boggins
The atmosphere of the restaurant was promising at first, but it took them ~30 minutes to bring an appetiser and a main course. Lo and behold! There was a tiny hair in my little pelmeni. I told my server about this situation and she just said “Oh” and took the dish back, then returned with the plate a couple of minutes later. I have no idea whatever it was the same one that was served to me or they fixed a new one.Needless to say, I decided to leave no tip since there was no apology or an attempt to fix the situation somehow. After seeing that there was no tip, neither the server nor the other workers uttered a word and had a sour look on their faces. Absolutely unprofessional service. Avoid this establishment and save yourself some money
Recommended dishes: Varnyky Pierogi, Meat Holubtsi, Pampushka, Chicken Kiev, Chicken Kyiv with Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Sauce
Karen VanHooser
Omg everything is so good! I loved that the varnykys were freshly cooked!Everything was so good. The Ukrainian Burrata is a must to have !Vegetarian options: Good optionsWheelchair accessibility: Flat areas
Delicious food and drinks, super nice servers!! Would definitely come back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kyiv Cake
Alex54025
So far the best Ukrainian food i tried outside of Ukraine. Even famous Veselka restaurant in NYC is not even close to this awesome place.All food is delicious, the staff is amazing! This will be my place to go in DC.
Lovely atmosphere, authentic food, and welcoming people!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Varnyky Pierogi
Friends, honestly, shame and disgrace. Ukrainian cuisine is so tasty and diverse, and what I managed to try in your restaurant (banosh, dumplings) is just a shame!!! The only thing that was tasty was the sliced lard. Send your chefs to Ukraine for training, let them teach them how to cook Ukrainian cuisine!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Everything was excellent from service, food, interior! Our waitress Julia was excellent, very professional and friendly ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved it - sat outside. The manager is from Ukraine. Lovely young woman who has been in the US for a year.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ukrainian Honey Cake, Cabbage Rolls
Wonderful staff, beautiful design inside and outside of this restaurant. The food & drinks were on point. Just line in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
10 out of 10, will keep coming back. I have had Ukrainian food in my diet my entire life so I know legit homemade recipes. With Ruta, I appreciate the authenticity combined with creativity. The team is incredibly nice and attentive with their service. Go for dinner and enjoy the desserts. If you can't do dinner, at least come in for the "Salo" platter and a couple drinks. Any time I am in Washington, Ruta is a "go to" for me! Thank you, Ruta!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went to the FIRST UKRAINIAN Restaurant in Washington.With mother, 83 years old. Which means I'm 60... I was very dissatisfied. “A million” girls around, but no service. Between the first (borscht) and the second (beef stroganoff) we waited 34 minutes. The vegetable borscht was delicious (or we were hungry), but by the time we waited for the second one, the hunger passed... The beef stroganoff was OBVIOUSLY G. There were a lot of mushrooms, meat as thick as a hair, they caught it. It was inconvenient that they did not serve “in Russian,” or in English, or in Ukrainian. Of course, I understand the inadequate situation, but since I, a Russian, showed up in Washington to support a Ukrainian restaurant, business, in the United States, in Washington, is it normal to serve me (in Russian) in a language that they understood?Hate Russia. But I don't think it was right. This is the situation!
The best borscht in Washington!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visited this restaurant for the first time, very nice design and convenient location. We ordered: borscht, deruni and Kyiv cake. The borscht was very tasty, but there was only one donut with it, but it was really tasty. The deruny are not bad, but maybe because we were late, they weren't as crispy as they should have been. Kyiv cake 10/10, but $15 for a small piece is really a lot. The girl who served us from Chernihiv (not sure) is very friendly and happy to help. Thank you, I hope to try other dishes next time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deruny, Pampushka, Kyiv Cake
The atmosphere of the restaurant was promising at first, but it took them ~30 minutes to bring an appetiser and a main course. Lo and behold! There was a tiny hair in my little pelmeni. I told my server about this situation and she just said “Oh” and took the dish back, then returned with the plate a couple of minutes later. I have no idea whatever it was the same one that was served to me or they fixed a new one.Needless to say, I decided to leave no tip since there was no apology or an attempt to fix the situation somehow. After seeing that there was no tip, neither the server nor the other workers uttered a word and had a sour look on their faces. Absolutely unprofessional service. Avoid this establishment and save yourself some money
Restaurantji Recommends
Great staff. Great food!Will come again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Varnyky Pierogi, Meat Holubtsi, Pampushka, Chicken Kiev, Chicken Kyiv with Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Sauce
Omg everything is so good! I loved that the varnykys were freshly cooked!Everything was so good. The Ukrainian Burrata is a must to have !Vegetarian options: Good optionsWheelchair accessibility: Flat areas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Varnyky Pierogi, Ukrainian Burrata Salad, Cabbage Rolls
Delicious food and drinks, super nice servers!! Would definitely come back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kyiv Cake
So far the best Ukrainian food i tried outside of Ukraine. Even famous Veselka restaurant in NYC is not even close to this awesome place.All food is delicious, the staff is amazing! This will be my place to go in DC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deruny, Varnyky Pierogi, Pampushka
Ruta is a lovely Ukrainian restaurant with authentic food, excellent service, and a great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deruny, Varnyky Pierogi, Chicken Kiev, Ukrainian Honey Cake