Matryoshka

I had a very unpleasant experience at their restaurant. The waitress and other staff were rude, never smiled, and didn’t even make eye contact. The atmosphere was dark and unwelcoming, with an odd smell that made it uncomfortable to stay!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

The food was delicious, but the staff were very unfriendly and cold. Even though I said I enjoyed the food and thanked them, they looked at me with a sour expression. I don’t understand why.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

This spot has become my reliable favorite. Food here strikes the perfect balance, with excellent mouthfeel and inventive preparation. The people working here are quick and careful. The restaurant rarely looks empty. My time there was satisfying.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matroska is located inside a Russian / Ukrainian bathhouse in the financial district. It is a little hard to find, but worth the required concentration and Google Maps assistance. Go in, wind your way around through doorways and up and down staircases to reach the dining room. Um, ask the receptionist for directions.

The Eastern European food is s excellent. Dumplings and soup are recommended. Though, maybe avoid the salads. Prices are a little high, but lower (along with smaller portions) at lunch. Service is fast, knowledgeable and friendly. The dining arra is in a bathhouse, so atmosphere is what you expect. But it is quiet.

Bring a colleague, enjoy the food, and have a good conversation while savoring your meal.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

I regularly order take out from Matryoshka. I’ve never dined-in and I’ve never used the bath house, although I’ve heard great things.

Matryoshka offers amazingly reliable Eastern European comfort food.

My favorite are the blintzes with caviar. They serve you a generous portion of salmon caviar and blintzes with a soft texture and well-balanced flavor - just a touch of sweetness. Sour cream and caviar folded within their warm blintze is perfection to have at home. It is what I eat when I’m sad and when I’m celebrating.

The pickled vegetable plate is a crowd pleaser. It comes with more than one type of pickled cucumber, green tomato, cabbage, mushroom, and carrots. It is a generous portion and I eat it throughout the week.

The Vareniki is exactly as it should be. As a vegetarian-forward household, we get a serving of the potato and one of cherry for dessert. These are steamed dumplings with a clean and very simple flavor. They hold their shape and stay together even after traveling. They come with the traditional apple sauce and sour cream. If you have spicy mustard at home, enjoy! Top the potato ones with a little salt to your liking. Both of these are also great the next day.

Their Borscht is also good and keeps well.

Note: this is a non-meat/vegetarian review, they have many meat options I have not tried.

Food: 4

The food is a tasty version of home made Russian food. I wouldn’t really go here as the restaurant because is more like a bath house place. But once you’re in the bath house if you’re curious about Russian/Ukrainian food this place is worth the try. Also love the spa!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Really authentic Russian food

Food: 5

I do not recommend, waited 30 minutes for a waiter, no service, the menu does not indicate the final prices, then waited another 30 minutes for the bill, the food was 3/10, I do not recommend, wasted time and no pleasure

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Worst food and service!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Russian propaganda, food wasn’t authentic.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

10/30/24
I tried to have lunch in a "matryoshka"
Until today, I visited this establishment once a week only because of the borsch.
Anyone who is smart knows that it takes almost 10 hours to prepare authentic borsch!
Borsch in a “matryoshka” has always been delicious.
But today, there was simply a DISASTER!
ALL THE FOOD WAS YESTERDAY'S!
THE SALAD HAS STAYED IN THE FRIDGE,
THE BORSCH AND FISH WERE MICROWAVED AND BARELY WARM!
DISGUSTING VILE SMALLS!
AND THIS ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT IS A COMPLETE cesspool!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This was a perfect lunch of Russian cuisine, about which I was woefully uninformed & inexperienced until now. Black tea w/ honey, Oliver salad, salmon soup, traditional chicken patties w/ buckwheat, & black bread. The chicken cutlets were delightfully tart, such that they paired nicely w/ a touch of ketchup. Plenty to take home afterward.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Olivier Salad, Fish Soup

I will say not very much because it was dirty and stuffy for a very long time; we only ordered 2 borscht and it took almost 1 hour to make it. Everything was delicious, I recommend the borscht and cherry compote, but another minus was that we looked for a restaurant for about 5 minutes because there were saunas and swimming pools, we paid a lot for 2 borschts, about $30 plus taxes and tips

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Fantastic food! Borsch and lamb kebabs are outstanding!!! Best Russian food in the city is right here. Ukrainian borsch anywhere else is ok, go for Russian here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This was excellent! I love the food here. I highly recommend it! One of my favourite places. ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Avocado Salad, Pickled Vegetables, Shrimp Kebab, Potato Pancakes With