This is a nice European jem! If you're a local or visitor this place is worth checking out. I would recommend the deserts with some tea to warm the soul.
Alyona Onyshchuk
We came from New York to Miami and were advised to go to a Russian restaurant, we chose Old Samovar according to reviews and were terrified. In a restaurant, prices for dishes are two or even 3 times more expensive and not delicious food. We ordered kebabs and tuna tartars, waited more than an hour for the order and brought us tartar with bread and the fish was not fresh, kebabs 3-4 pieces for $22 and we paid for three dishes $100, frozen fries are sold in markets and smell like butter. There are drunk people sitting at the tables who almost put their feet on the table and undress their women there. We've been to different restaurants and we know what kind of service there should be, who was in New York and tried Russian food knows what I'm writing about, it's not even about the price, and the quality doesn't match that. I don't recommend visiting this restaurant, much less ever going back there.
Roman Weisman
Apparently, the place was renamed and now owned by new owner.I don't know how it used to be so I can't compare to how was it, but I can compare to how it can be.Despite to a confusion and even a conflict with the host/waitress at the entrance:The borscht was ok, not great.Pelmeni were undercooked, I think they lacked 1.5-2 minutes in boiling water.The Sauerkraut was bad, along with the marinated pickles, tomatoes and other items there were served on one plate.Also, One of the dining plates was shattered at the edge.From a Russian, such food can taste way better, and in its current state, can't recommend it.
Departure799330
The service is out of hands, the food is mediocre. The kitchen is small and dirty. They only have one toilet for both male and female, it’s small and filthy, just like their kitchen. If you prefer to be ignored at all times at your table to the point where you have to beg for water, if you are ok with half of the menu items to be out of stock, if you love tiny plate of regular fried potatoes (was not cooked through) for a whooping $20 - that’s your place.
Yan K
Nice place, good food, good service....but where did you find a singer without music hearing.Two stars for f...g terrible singer.Please, guys you have find someone who knows how to sing
Christian W
I regularly arrive buying some food in here. I enjoy the rapid service and well prepared food. They never disappoint.
ольга Морозова
This is not old samovar. Now here is a new restaurant. It calls ATMOSFERA. Very nice place
Alisa A.
Very fun place and actually good service (despite all the negative comments!). Food was nice and and fun atmosphere. Nobody was wearing masks though (bizarre but I guess it's Florida).
Mikhail E.
Sat for 35 minutes without even being acknowledged. Terrible service. Ended up having to leave because we were never were served.
Lela D.
That place it's a scammer! I had lunch in there and beside ordering food, which is soup, salad and main dish. I've ordered a bottle of Evian water. Waitresses mentioned that they don't have a bottled water and I said ok, bring me a regular flat one. She brought a caraf of regular water with lemon. What was my surprise when in my bill I've found 7$ charge for BIG bottle of water! When I asked what going on, she told "oh, I put Evian water in there!". Like, seriously?? Water which I request and you told that restaurant doesn't have it??? Never go there, guys, cause waitresses trying to scam you, if you don't put attention on your bill. Oh, and btw it's a COVID -19 pandemic and employees DO NOT WEARING a MASKS!!!
The food was okay. Not sure why Kompot ( Russian berry drink ) is listed $12 on the menu , which is ridiculous, but they charged $5.Also they were really pushing on getting a salad, which I think was funny , cuz one of the negative reviews was exactly about them pushing you to get a salad.Apparently it’s also supposed to be 18% service fee, but their system didn’t work and they asked us to make sure to leave 18% , which is pitiful and kind of funny since we pretty much always leave 20%..
Susan M
You know there's a problem when the young waitress does not wear a mask. When we asked her to put one on, as she was up in our faces at the table, she said she didn't ' to.We asked for the manager, who also had a rotten attitude, and she said no one was required to wear one. We nevertheless less ordered 2 entrees, one of which came first and cold, a beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes, not noodle, and no beef. The second entree came a full half hour later, very tough and tasteless lamb kebobs.When asked for the check, after waiting forever for waitress, there was an 18% service charge on the bill. We asked for it to be taken off and they said they couldn't. After almost calling the police the matter was resolved when the other person in our party spoke her native Russian to the management and told them off. Apparently the only thing they understood. Don't go.
Marina Mrrrrrr
Delicious food, live music, good service and nice atmosphere. Our kebabs were soft and juicy with grilled veggies on the side, borscht hot and very traditional, crepes for desert with dolce de Leche absolutely stunning. I recommend this place, 5 star!
K. Rios
What a great place! I came here once to try Russian food for the first time and I was impressed, and wanted to try it again. A few weeks later, my family was in town and we thought of Old Samovar since the restaurant is pretty big, and we could accommodate everyone well. They really made our evening the best possible. I’m not exaggerating, they really took care of us like family and we really enjoyed our time there. From the food, to the music, and service, everything was excellent.To everyone at Old Samovar, I truly thank you for your outstanding dedication, my family could not stop talking about “the Russian restaurant” for weeks!We’ll be back.
Kira B.
Went there to celebrate our son’s birthday and honestly were very dissatisfied with the experience. The music was extremely loud with no breaks and in 2 hours we couldn’t exchange a word even with people next to us. The server couldn’t hear us either and considering no one was wearing a mask we had to come into very close contact with all the staff members, which was pretty uncomfortable. So the server was so busy she didn’t ask us if we wanted drinks, so we only had a chance to order drinks (Sprite - that’s all they had) before we were leaving. The orders were coming one by one, so when some of us finished our meals others still haven’t received their food. Well, some of us haven’t received the food even after 2 hours of waiting - we guess the server just didn’t catch the order, as it was impossible to catch anything in that noise. So some of us left hungry. Many items on menu were not present. But what killed us the most after all this experience, they overcharged us and it didn’t look like mistake, as they overcharged us at multiple positions for a total of around $50-60. Isn’t it crazy? All we got in return was apologies.
This is a nice European jem! If you're a local or visitor this place is worth checking out. I would recommend the deserts with some tea to warm the soul.
We came from New York to Miami and were advised to go to a Russian restaurant, we chose Old Samovar according to reviews and were terrified. In a restaurant, prices for dishes are two or even 3 times more expensive and not delicious food. We ordered kebabs and tuna tartars, waited more than an hour for the order and brought us tartar with bread and the fish was not fresh, kebabs 3-4 pieces for $22 and we paid for three dishes $100, frozen fries are sold in markets and smell like butter. There are drunk people sitting at the tables who almost put their feet on the table and undress their women there. We've been to different restaurants and we know what kind of service there should be, who was in New York and tried Russian food knows what I'm writing about, it's not even about the price, and the quality doesn't match that. I don't recommend visiting this restaurant, much less ever going back there.
Apparently, the place was renamed and now owned by new owner.I don't know how it used to be so I can't compare to how was it, but I can compare to how it can be.Despite to a confusion and even a conflict with the host/waitress at the entrance:The borscht was ok, not great.Pelmeni were undercooked, I think they lacked 1.5-2 minutes in boiling water.The Sauerkraut was bad, along with the marinated pickles, tomatoes and other items there were served on one plate.Also, One of the dining plates was shattered at the edge.From a Russian, such food can taste way better, and in its current state, can't recommend it.
The service is out of hands, the food is mediocre. The kitchen is small and dirty. They only have one toilet for both male and female, it’s small and filthy, just like their kitchen. If you prefer to be ignored at all times at your table to the point where you have to beg for water, if you are ok with half of the menu items to be out of stock, if you love tiny plate of regular fried potatoes (was not cooked through) for a whooping $20 - that’s your place.
Nice place, good food, good service....but where did you find a singer without music hearing.Two stars for f...g terrible singer.Please, guys you have find someone who knows how to sing
I regularly arrive buying some food in here. I enjoy the rapid service and well prepared food. They never disappoint.
This is not old samovar. Now here is a new restaurant. It calls ATMOSFERA. Very nice place
Very fun place and actually good service (despite all the negative comments!). Food was nice and and fun atmosphere. Nobody was wearing masks though (bizarre but I guess it's Florida).
Sat for 35 minutes without even being acknowledged. Terrible service. Ended up having to leave because we were never were served.
That place it's a scammer! I had lunch in there and beside ordering food, which is soup, salad and main dish. I've ordered a bottle of Evian water. Waitresses mentioned that they don't have a bottled water and I said ok, bring me a regular flat one. She brought a caraf of regular water with lemon. What was my surprise when in my bill I've found 7$ charge for BIG bottle of water! When I asked what going on, she told "oh, I put Evian water in there!". Like, seriously?? Water which I request and you told that restaurant doesn't have it??? Never go there, guys, cause waitresses trying to scam you, if you don't put attention on your bill. Oh, and btw it's a COVID -19 pandemic and employees DO NOT WEARING a MASKS!!!
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The food was okay. Not sure why Kompot ( Russian berry drink ) is listed $12 on the menu , which is ridiculous, but they charged $5.Also they were really pushing on getting a salad, which I think was funny , cuz one of the negative reviews was exactly about them pushing you to get a salad.Apparently it’s also supposed to be 18% service fee, but their system didn’t work and they asked us to make sure to leave 18% , which is pitiful and kind of funny since we pretty much always leave 20%..
You know there's a problem when the young waitress does not wear a mask. When we asked her to put one on, as she was up in our faces at the table, she said she didn't ' to.We asked for the manager, who also had a rotten attitude, and she said no one was required to wear one. We nevertheless less ordered 2 entrees, one of which came first and cold, a beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes, not noodle, and no beef. The second entree came a full half hour later, very tough and tasteless lamb kebobs.When asked for the check, after waiting forever for waitress, there was an 18% service charge on the bill. We asked for it to be taken off and they said they couldn't. After almost calling the police the matter was resolved when the other person in our party spoke her native Russian to the management and told them off. Apparently the only thing they understood. Don't go.
Delicious food, live music, good service and nice atmosphere. Our kebabs were soft and juicy with grilled veggies on the side, borscht hot and very traditional, crepes for desert with dolce de Leche absolutely stunning. I recommend this place, 5 star!
What a great place! I came here once to try Russian food for the first time and I was impressed, and wanted to try it again. A few weeks later, my family was in town and we thought of Old Samovar since the restaurant is pretty big, and we could accommodate everyone well. They really made our evening the best possible. I’m not exaggerating, they really took care of us like family and we really enjoyed our time there. From the food, to the music, and service, everything was excellent.To everyone at Old Samovar, I truly thank you for your outstanding dedication, my family could not stop talking about “the Russian restaurant” for weeks!We’ll be back.
Went there to celebrate our son’s birthday and honestly were very dissatisfied with the experience. The music was extremely loud with no breaks and in 2 hours we couldn’t exchange a word even with people next to us. The server couldn’t hear us either and considering no one was wearing a mask we had to come into very close contact with all the staff members, which was pretty uncomfortable. So the server was so busy she didn’t ask us if we wanted drinks, so we only had a chance to order drinks (Sprite - that’s all they had) before we were leaving. The orders were coming one by one, so when some of us finished our meals others still haven’t received their food. Well, some of us haven’t received the food even after 2 hours of waiting - we guess the server just didn’t catch the order, as it was impossible to catch anything in that noise. So some of us left hungry. Many items on menu were not present. But what killed us the most after all this experience, they overcharged us and it didn’t look like mistake, as they overcharged us at multiple positions for a total of around $50-60. Isn’t it crazy? All we got in return was apologies.