Romanian Garden

43-06 43rd Ave, Queens
(718) 786-7894

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Romanian Stew with Polenta Tochitura Moldovenesca Cu Mamaliguta
Stuffed Cabbage with Polenta Sarmale Cu Mamaliga
Homemade Steak Cut Fries Cartofi Prajiti
Pickled Red Peppers Gogosari Murati
Fried Mozzarella Cascaval Pane
Cold Cuts Appetizer Platter
Cheese Fritters Papanasi
Beef & Lamb Mititei
Cold Appetizers
Romanian Food

Menu

Cold Appetizers / Aperitive Reci
Eggplant Spread / Salata de Vinete
Cold Appetizers for Two People / Aperitive Reci la Platou (Two People)
Vinete, fasole batuta, zacusca, salata boeuf, salam de sibiu si sunca, rosii, castraveti si masline.
White Caviar / Icre
Boiled Veg Salad with Chicken and Mayonnaise / Salata Boeuf
Mashed Beans with Garlic / Fasole Batuta
Homemade Roasted Peppers / Ardei Copti de Casa
Cold Appetizers for Four People / Aperitive Reci la Platou (Four People)
Vinete, fasole batuta, zacusca, salata boeuf, salam de sibiu si sunca, rosii, castraveti si masline.
Salata Dobrogeana
Greens, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, feta, olive oil, and vinegar.
White Cabbage Salad / Salata de Varza Alba
Cold Cuts
Feta, mozzarella, hard and soft salami, and olives.
Homemade Vegetable Spread / Zacusca de Casa
Chicken and Avocado Salad / Salata cu Piept de Pui si Avocado
Shrimp Cocktail

Hot Appetizers / Aperitive Calde
Meatballs / Chiftelute
Eight pieces.
Fried Mozzarella / Cascaval Pane
Two pieces.
Fried Calamari with Marinara Sauce
Polenta with Feta Cheese and Sour Cream / Mamaliga Cu Branza Si Smantana
Fried Zucchini with Marinara Sauce
Hot Appetizers / Aperitive Calde la Platou
Cascaval pane, cimaciori oltenesti, chiftelute, dovlecei prăjiți, gogosari si castraveti murati.
Fried Kabanos Sausage / Carnaciori Oltenesti

Soups / Supe
Chicken soup / Supa de pui cu galuste
Meatball Soup / Ciorba de Perisoare
Tripe Soup / Ciorba de Burta
Beef Soup / Ciorba de Vacuta
Bean Soup / Ciorba de Fasole

Main Course / Specialitati cu Garnitura la Alegere
Grilled Boneless Trout / Pastrav la Gratar
Grilled Fillet of Salmon / Salmon la Gratar
White Perch / Salau Prajit sau la Gratar
Branzini Prajit sau la Gratar
Shrimp
Grilled or breaded

Chicken / Pui
Chicken Escalope with Mushrooms / Escalop de Pui Cu Ciuperci
Pan Fried Chicken Liver / Ficatei de Pui la Tigaie
Cordon Bleu
Chicken wrapped around cheese and ham, then. breaded and pan fried.
Breaded Chicken Breast / Snitel de Pui
Grilled Chicken Breast / Piept de Pui la Gratar
Grilled Boneless and Skinless Chicken Thighs / Pulpe de Pui Dezosate

Pork / Porc
Stuffed Cabbage / Sarmale
Romanian Stew / Tochitura Moldovenesca
Stuffed peppers / Ardei umpluți cu carne
Red pepper stuffed with ground pork and rice and topped with a seasoned tomato sauce.
Pork Escalope with Mushrooms / Escalop de Porc Cu Ciuperci
Breaded Pork Tenderloin / Snitel de Porc
Pan Fried Pork Tenderloin / Pomana Porcului
Grilled Pork Tenderloin / Muschiulet de Porc la Gratar
Grilled Pork Neck / Ceafa de Porc
Grilled Sweetbreads / Momite
Grilled Homemade Sausages / Carnati de Casa la Gratar

Lamb / Oaie
Lamb Pastrami with Polenta / Pastrama de Oaie la Gratar sau Tigaie
Grilled Rack of Lamb / Cotlet de Miel la Gratar
Roasted Lamb Leg / Rasol de Miel la Cuptor

Beef and Steak / Vita
Beef and Lamb / Mititei
Three pieces.
Grilled Romanian Skirt Steak / Romanian Skirt Steak la Gratar
Steak Lover-Filet Mignon
Mixed Grill
Grilled pork, chicken, Romanian sausage, and lamb.
Steak Lover-Rib Eye Steak
16 oz.
Breaded Veal Brain / Creier Pane

Side Orders / Garnituri
Mixed Pickled Vegetables / Muraturi Asortate
Homemade Steak Cut Fries / Cartofi Prajiti
Rice / Orez Sarbesc
Homemade Potatoes / Cartofi Taranesti
Pickled Red Peppers / Gogosari Murati
Cooked Sauerkraut / Varza Calita
Mashed Potatoes / Piure de Cartofi
Vegetables / Vegetale
White Beans / Iahnie de Fasole
With onions, spices, herbs, and polenta.
Dill Pickles / Castraveti Murati
Pickled Green Tomatoes / Gogonele
Varza murata

Beverages
Coca-Cola® Can
Diet Coke®
Diet Cola
Sprite®
Lemon Lime Soda
Borsec
1.5 liter. Romanian sparkling mineral water.
Ginger Ale
Snapple
Peach or lemon.
American coffee / Cafea Americana
Turkish coffee / Cafea Turceasca
Espresso
Cappuccino
Hot tea / Ceai Cald
Juice
250 mL. Orange, apple, or cranberry.
Poland Spring
500 mL.
Seltzer Water
1 liter.
Coca Cola 20 oz bottle

Desserts
Crepes / Clatite cu Nutella sau Gem
with Nutella, strawberry, cherry, or apricot jam.
Cheese Fritters / Papanasi
Fried donuts served with sour cream icing/topping and jam.
Assorted Truffle
Manhattan, cappuccino, amaretto nut, and espresso.
Placinta cu mere sau brânză
Cheese pie or apple pie
Ice Cream with Vanilla Puffs, Whipped Cream, and Chocolate Syrup / Profiterol
Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream / Ingheatata de Vanilie sau Ciocolata

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Recent Reviews

This place felt like home away from home. There is a wide variety of traditional Romanian food, and it tastes exactly like what it would taste like in Romania. The staff were super friendly, the food was very well priced, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant. I would definitely recommend for anybody missing home or anybody looking to explore Romanian cuisine and culture!
October 2025
Good authentic Romanian cuisine. I think on hot days, cooler meals are better. We had the pork stew which definitely felt homey but maybe the wrong choice for us.

Wait time is quite long for meals too, not a bad thing as you know your food is being prepared fresh.
June 2025
Romanian Garden – Sunnyside, Queens, NY
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A hidden gem in Queens that delivers authentic Romanian comfort food with heart, warmth, and flavor.

We started with the cascaval pane (fried cheese) and deviled eggs — simple, bold, and perfectly seasoned. The sarmale (cabbage rolls) were easily the star: juicy, tender, and slow-cooked in a tomato-forward sauce with a side of mamaliga (polenta) that was rich...
June 2025

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Romanian Garden

43-06 43rd Ave, Queens, NY 11104
(718) 786-7894