Homestyle Breakfast
Draniki and pancakes were reported fresh and tasty, with a complimentary slice of Medovik making the visit feel welcoming.
Jumeirah Lake Towers
Pushkin is a Russian restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Towers serving familiar dishes for dine-in and delivery. Reviews point to breakfast favourites such as draniki and pancakes, while lunch boxes and beef stroganoff are popular reasons to order—though consistency has become a significant concern.
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Draniki and pancakes were reported fresh and tasty, with a complimentary slice of Medovik making the visit feel welcoming.
One delivery customer found the portions generous, particularly with beef stroganoff and beef liver seekh kebab.
A customer who missed homemade food praised the fast delivery and careful packaging, especially for salads and borsch.
A beef stroganoff lunch box was described as delicious, well packed, good value and generously portioned.
After a delivery arrived short, the restaurant sent the missing amount again for free within minutes.
A breakfast visit was described as cozy and home-like, with friendly, helpful staff.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Pushkin Russian Restaurant Dubai, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
“Ordered for dilvery from here, tried their beef stroganoff and beef liver seekh kebab, it was a bit blend but ok, portions are generous.”
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“Ordered for dilvery from here, tried their beef stroganoff and beef liver seekh kebab, it was a bit blend but ok, portions are generous.”July 2024
“I ordered a lunch box with beef stroganoff through Careem for lunch. It was incredibly delicious.”December 2024
“I used to love this place but now the stroganoff & mashed potato sized have significantly decreased, so I don’t think I’ll order from here again, which is a shame as it is delicious.”
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“I used to love this place but now the stroganoff & mashed potato sized have significantly decreased, so I don’t think I’ll order from here again, which is a shame as it is delicious.”July 2026
“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”October 2024
“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”
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“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”May 2024
“Pelmeni is quite fine, Memosa is even good.”December 2019
“Incredibly tasty and fresh food. 😋😋 I missed homemade food and decided to try this place. 🥳Delivery was very fast and the food was well packaged. Anyone who misses salads and borsch, I recommend visiting this restaurant.”
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“Incredibly tasty and fresh food. 😋😋 I missed homemade food and decided to try this place. 🥳Delivery was very fast and the food was well packaged. Anyone who misses salads and borsch, I recommend visiting this restaurant.”October 2022
“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”
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“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”October 2024
“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”
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“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”May 2023
“However, not everything was bad: the compote included in the order was very tasty, likely because it wasn’t prepared by you.”
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“However, not everything was bad: the compote included in the order was very tasty, likely because it wasn’t prepared by you.”December 2024
“We came for breakfast and enjoyed the draniki and pancakes — fresh and tasty.”
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“We came for breakfast and enjoyed the draniki and pancakes — fresh and tasty.”July 2025
“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”
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“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”May 2023
“I think this restaurant does not know the meaning of "grilled". I ordered grilled fish and I got coated fried fish( the taste was good, but not what I ordered).”
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“I think this restaurant does not know the meaning of "grilled". I ordered grilled fish and I got coated fried fish( the taste was good, but not what I ordered).”August 2023
“I ordered a lunch box with beef stroganoff through Careem for lunch. It was incredibly delicious.”
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“I ordered a lunch box with beef stroganoff through Careem for lunch. It was incredibly delicious.”December 2024
“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”
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“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”May 2023
“We were also pleasantly surprised with a complimentary slice of Medovik cake — very tasty and felt homemade.”
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“We were also pleasantly surprised with a complimentary slice of Medovik cake — very tasty and felt homemade.”July 2025
“Pelmeni is quite fine, Memosa is even good.”
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“Pelmeni is quite fine, Memosa is even good.”December 2019
“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”
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“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”May 2024
“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”
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“It's really delicious! You can taste the homely flavors, healthy homemade food. chicken in creamy sauce, rice with tasty soft meat cubes, fish with veggies. Huge meatballs! If you like spicy sauce, ask for a small serving of the delicious red sauce. Just be careful because it's spicy!”May 2023
“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”
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“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”May 2024
“I used to love this place but now the stroganoff & mashed potato sized have significantly decreased, so I don’t think I’ll order from here again, which is a shame as it is delicious.”
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“I used to love this place but now the stroganoff & mashed potato sized have significantly decreased, so I don’t think I’ll order from here again, which is a shame as it is delicious.”July 2026
“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”
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“My husband and I had plov, solyanka, syrniki and pelmini. Everything was delicious.”May 2024
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“Ordered some Russian food for my girlfriend, everything was perfect, from start to napoleon cake. Highly recommended! Спасибо”
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“Ordered some Russian food for my girlfriend, everything was perfect, from start to napoleon cake. Highly recommended! Спасибо”August 2022
“Last order of lunchbox with beef cutlet came with fried Cockroach in the meal.”
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“Last order of lunchbox with beef cutlet came with fried Cockroach in the meal.”November 2023
“Ordered for dilvery from here, tried their beef stroganoff and beef liver seekh kebab, it was a bit blend but ok, portions are generous.”
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“Ordered for dilvery from here, tried their beef stroganoff and beef liver seekh kebab, it was a bit blend but ok, portions are generous.”July 2024
“Beef plov is like a joke, 4 small pieces of meat, no spices, no taste!”
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“Beef plov is like a joke, 4 small pieces of meat, no spices, no taste!”April 2025
“Ordered Bitochki - and it's nothing like it, more like old burger patty that was forgotten in the freezer with a poor attempt bringing it to like by a frying pan. Save your money and your time.”
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“Ordered Bitochki - and it's nothing like it, more like old burger patty that was forgotten in the freezer with a poor attempt bringing it to like by a frying pan. Save your money and your time.”May 2025
“The worst Caesar salad I’ve ever tasted in my life It came with no sauce A whole bunch of bread And it has tomatoes and veggies”
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“The worst Caesar salad I’ve ever tasted in my life It came with no sauce A whole bunch of bread And it has tomatoes and veggies”January 2025
“Take a look at this piece of raw meat I pulled from inside the Chicken Kiev cutlet. Lovely! Your "restaurant" should NOT be allowed to sell food.”
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“Take a look at this piece of raw meat I pulled from inside the Chicken Kiev cutlet. Lovely! Your "restaurant" should NOT be allowed to sell food.”February 2021
“We ordered the chicken noodle soup and the herring under a coat salad. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. Everything was too salty. The soup was not tasty, lacking any depth of flavor.”
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“We ordered the chicken noodle soup and the herring under a coat salad. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. Everything was too salty. The soup was not tasty, lacking any depth of flavor.”September 2024
“I ordered cream cheese egg plant rolls. Nuts were not listed as an ingredient, but I asked for no nuts to be sure. I took one bite of the rolls and immediately went into anaphylactic shock.”
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“I ordered cream cheese egg plant rolls. Nuts were not listed as an ingredient, but I asked for no nuts to be sure. I took one bite of the rolls and immediately went into anaphylactic shock.”June 2024
“I ordered on 9 april easter cake with easter eggs.. and imagine what ? After taking them to church , noticed that they was expired...”
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“I ordered on 9 april easter cake with easter eggs.. and imagine what ? After taking them to church , noticed that they was expired...”April 2026
“Ordered the Easter special Kulich cake which was supposed to be with raisins, dried fruits and caramel. However, the cake was totally empty with maximum 1 raisin found otherwise it was just plain bread. Dough was tadte okay but absolutely Not worth the money or time spent waiting.”
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“Ordered the Easter special Kulich cake which was supposed to be with raisins, dried fruits and caramel. However, the cake was totally empty with maximum 1 raisin found otherwise it was just plain bread. Dough was tadte okay but absolutely Not worth the money or time spent waiting.”April 2025
“I ordered Golubci and once I opened the plate i was not feeling like eating it just by the look of the food. Taste is bad, I even suspect that its not good for eating, has weird taste like it got expired already or something , i had few bites and left it. I ordered before from them and was same thing, its just bad. Will share a picture of what i got so whoever wish to order it will understand what to expect.”
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“I ordered Golubci and once I opened the plate i was not feeling like eating it just by the look of the food. Taste is bad, I even suspect that its not good for eating, has weird taste like it got expired already or something , i had few bites and left it. I ordered before from them and was same thing, its just bad. Will share a picture of what i got so whoever wish to order it will understand what to expect.”August 2023
“I did the mistake of ordering the grilled chicken breast after that and those were almost inedible and definitely not grilled either ( maybe boiled, and then some spices on top).”
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“I did the mistake of ordering the grilled chicken breast after that and those were almost inedible and definitely not grilled either ( maybe boiled, and then some spices on top).”August 2023
“I ordered several times very simple grilled chicken with vegetables and all 3 times even after my feedback the chicken is not possible to eat- full of salt! ((( you can’t feel the taste of food- only salt. Again this portion will go to the garbage.”
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“I ordered several times very simple grilled chicken with vegetables and all 3 times even after my feedback the chicken is not possible to eat- full of salt! ((( you can’t feel the taste of food- only salt. Again this portion will go to the garbage.”April 2024
“The salad was bland, and the herring was overly salty and appeared to be less than fresh.”
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“The salad was bland, and the herring was overly salty and appeared to be less than fresh.”September 2024
“Khinkali had no taste and meat was strange.”
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“Khinkali had no taste and meat was strange.”April 2025
“I ordered food today but quality not the best all , many other russian restaurants cooking really delicious food, as well i order leposhka bread , and i recive a stone, not fresh and extremely hard , you just can't eat it at all , how they can send to the client such a quality which you just can't eat i am extremely disappointed It's just dry bread 🤢”
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“I ordered food today but quality not the best all , many other russian restaurants cooking really delicious food, as well i order leposhka bread , and i recive a stone, not fresh and extremely hard , you just can't eat it at all , how they can send to the client such a quality which you just can't eat i am extremely disappointed It's just dry bread 🤢”September 2025
“I ordered lunch box beef stroganoff and some other items . In a lunch box was expired olivie salad! With a bad expired taste of a spoiled food!”
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“I ordered lunch box beef stroganoff and some other items . In a lunch box was expired olivie salad! With a bad expired taste of a spoiled food!”December 2025
“Last order of lunchbox with beef cutlet came with fried Cockroach in the meal.”
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“Last order of lunchbox with beef cutlet came with fried Cockroach in the meal.”November 2023
“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”
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“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”October 2024
“There are pieces of undissolved mustard everywhere in the okroshka, which makes the taste horrible. The quality of the mustard is very low, but that’s another issue.”
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“There are pieces of undissolved mustard everywhere in the okroshka, which makes the taste horrible. The quality of the mustard is very low, but that’s another issue.”November 2024
“Ordered pasta with basil in red sauce - received pasta + feta cheese cubes + lettuce + 2 Cheri tomatoes and no salt in it.”
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“Ordered pasta with basil in red sauce - received pasta + feta cheese cubes + lettuce + 2 Cheri tomatoes and no salt in it.”December 2018
“I was give order samsa and it was very horrible , how you are cooking and how you are serving. Where you saw samsa will be eaten with ketchup 🤢.”
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“I was give order samsa and it was very horrible , how you are cooking and how you are serving. Where you saw samsa will be eaten with ketchup 🤢.”June 2024
“Shashlyk - unchewable meat!”
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“Shashlyk - unchewable meat!”April 2025
“It’s very sad for me to say that I have just found this sharp object in the spaghetti. I always order food from this place but what is this????? It stick pinned in my tongue. ;(.”
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“It’s very sad for me to say that I have just found this sharp object in the spaghetti. I always order food from this place but what is this????? It stick pinned in my tongue. ;(.”February 2026
“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”
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“The manti taste wasn't good to us, the meat didn't taste well (was chunky and pretty hard + too strong spices) and we literally couldn't eat it so threw it away, the vareniki were pretty much flat and barely filled, the cheburek was ok, mashed potatoes were good.”October 2024
“We received also the new dish - vinegret cake. Olivye, vinegret and merged potato are sour.”
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“We received also the new dish - vinegret cake. Olivye, vinegret and merged potato are sour.”September 2024
“We received also the new dish - vinegret cake. Olivye, vinegret and merged potato are sour.”
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“We received also the new dish - vinegret cake. Olivye, vinegret and merged potato are sour.”September 2024
“Herring under coat was disgusting, by the way, no herring was detected there.”
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“Herring under coat was disgusting, by the way, no herring was detected there.”December 2019
“The herring under a coat tasted stale, especially the fish, which was almost inedible.”September 2024
“I have ordered 1 lunch box from Pushkin restaurant for myself ( to my office) and one for my daughter (to home) in both of them salad Olivie was spoiled.”
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“I have ordered 1 lunch box from Pushkin restaurant for myself ( to my office) and one for my daughter (to home) in both of them salad Olivie was spoiled.”September 2024
“I ordered lunch box beef stroganoff and some other items . In a lunch box was expired olivie salad! With a bad expired taste of a spoiled food!”December 2025
“• The tea with lemon rounded off our meal but made the heartburn worse. It felt like the tea had been brewed directly in lemon juice.”
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“• The tea with lemon rounded off our meal but made the heartburn worse. It felt like the tea had been brewed directly in lemon juice.”December 2024
Check Dates. Inspect mayonnaise-based salads and other chilled items on delivery; one customer found Olivier salad spoiled in two lunch boxes.
Confirm Orders. Check the delivered dish against your order before eating, as one customer received a fried egg instead of meat Faransuzkiy.
Try Breakfast. Breakfast may be the safer first visit: a customer specifically enjoyed the fresh draniki and pancakes.
Report Shortages. If delivery arrives short, contact the restaurant immediately; one customer received a free replacement within minutes.
Check Delivery. Before ordering, confirm that delivery works for your building, since one customer reported repeated machine problems.
Plan the visit
| Mon | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Tue | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Wed | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Thu | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Fri | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sat | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun | 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Several customers reported spoiled or expired food, including expired Olivier salad in a lunch box.
One customer found a sharp object in spaghetti and said it injured their tongue.
Reviews range from delicious homemade-style meals to stale bread, salty chicken, dry cutlets and inedible meat.
Orders have arrived with substitutions, including fried egg instead of the requested meat Faransuzkiy.
Customers have reported late deliveries, cancelled orders and recurring delivery-machine problems in some buildings.
The Bottom Line
Pushkin is a Russian restaurant in Jumeirah Lake Towers with both dine-in and delivery. You can order familiar dishes such as beef stroganoff, borsch, pelmeni and lunch boxes, or come for breakfast; one visitor specifically enjoyed the draniki and pancakes and received a complimentary slice of Medovik. The setting was described as cozy and reminiscent of home.
The experience is uneven. Some customers praise homemade flavours, fast delivery, careful packaging, generous portions and good-value lunch boxes. A beef stroganoff lunch box was called delicious, while another long-term delivery customer said the food remained good and fresh across more than 60 orders.
There is also an example of the restaurant replacing a short delivery for free within minutes. However, the recent negative feedback is serious rather than merely about taste. Customers describe expired Olivier salad, stale or overly salty food, incorrect substitutions and delayed or cancelled deliveries.
One review reports finding a sharp object in spaghetti, and another describes a fried cockroach in a lunch box. Delivery-machine problems have also affected some buildings. If you order, check the items and dates on arrival, confirm building delivery beforehand and consider starting with breakfast or a familiar dish rather than placing a large order.