Manti
Several diners singled out the manti, with one calling them the best they had tasted.
Al Barsha South
Vkusno Russian Kitchen is a Russian restaurant in Al Barsha South, with delivery and a menu that includes traditional dishes such as manti, borscht and plov. Reviews suggest its strongest bets may be the manti, cheburek, honey cake, syrniki and pancakes.
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Several diners singled out the manti, with one calling them the best they had tasted.
Cheburek and honey cake received a particularly enthusiastic mention.
The syrniki and pancakes were praised for soft cottage cheese, a non-oily finish and excellent jam.
One customer found the pelmeni perfectly cooked and paired them with rich, flavorful borscht.
A diner described the portions as amazing and said the food arrived promptly.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Vkusno Russian Kitchen, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
“I ordered from Vkusno kitchen once and was blown away by their Pelmeni and Borscht. The Pelmeni were perfectly cooked, and the Borscht was rich and flavorful. Highly recommend their dishes for a taste of authentic Russian cuisine!”
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“I ordered from Vkusno kitchen once and was blown away by their Pelmeni and Borscht. The Pelmeni were perfectly cooked, and the Borscht was rich and flavorful. Highly recommend their dishes for a taste of authentic Russian cuisine!”June 2024
“Reminds home... Tasty cuisine, my kids love Russian crepes and pelmeni... I would love them to add up more varieties of mains on the menu”March 2024
“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
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“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”July 2025
“Ordered beef soup, that was the only thing relatively close to genuine Russian genuine taste.”
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“Ordered beef soup, that was the only thing relatively close to genuine Russian genuine taste.”June 2026
“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
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“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”July 2025
“Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”
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“Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”June 2025
“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
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“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”July 2025
“Honestly the best syrniki and pancakes I tried in Dubai! Cottage cheese is very soft, pancakes and syrniki are NOT OILY, and jam is 11 out of 10!”
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“Honestly the best syrniki and pancakes I tried in Dubai! Cottage cheese is very soft, pancakes and syrniki are NOT OILY, and jam is 11 out of 10!”March 2025
“Awesome rice porridge with condensed milk”
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“Awesome rice porridge with condensed milk”June 2026
“Reminds home... Tasty cuisine, my kids love Russian crepes and pelmeni... I would love them to add up more varieties of mains on the menu”
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“Reminds home... Tasty cuisine, my kids love Russian crepes and pelmeni... I would love them to add up more varieties of mains on the menu”March 2024
“This is one of the best place to eat Russian and Uzbek food. The staff is very friendly. I love the pelmeni and the samsa. Very nice place.”
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“This is one of the best place to eat Russian and Uzbek food. The staff is very friendly. I love the pelmeni and the samsa. Very nice place.”March 2024
“Honestly the best syrniki and pancakes I tried in Dubai! Cottage cheese is very soft, pancakes and syrniki are NOT OILY, and jam is 11 out of 10!”
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“Honestly the best syrniki and pancakes I tried in Dubai! Cottage cheese is very soft, pancakes and syrniki are NOT OILY, and jam is 11 out of 10!”March 2025
“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
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“I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”July 2025
Mixed feedback
“Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”
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“Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”June 2025
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“Very delicious and great portion. I highly recommend you try the beef stroganoff & meatball soup.”
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“Very delicious and great portion. I highly recommend you try the beef stroganoff & meatball soup.”April 2025
“Beef stroganoff,( BEEF ISNT COOKED PROPERLY) souse taste very very unlike stroganoff.”
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“Beef stroganoff,( BEEF ISNT COOKED PROPERLY) souse taste very very unlike stroganoff.”July 2025
“I ordered the Beef Stroganoff and the Kiev cutlet with mashed potatoes, and once again the food is impossible to eat because it is drowned in oil.”December 2025
“beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”
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“beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”July 2025
“Terrible taste of borsh artificial tastes over oiled piece of black bread taste horrible. Meat inside the soup is like a stone. Full of black pepper impossible to eat.”
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“Terrible taste of borsh artificial tastes over oiled piece of black bread taste horrible. Meat inside the soup is like a stone. Full of black pepper impossible to eat.”November 2024
“2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”
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“2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”July 2025
“I ordered borscht, instead of proper borchsh they send only liquid and crazy meat, taste is not good at all. As I'm pregnant I really wanted cabbage, there is 0 cabbage, not good, I don't recommend at all. Bread came with full of oil, I don't know how they stupidly doing this, 000000000000”
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“I ordered borscht, instead of proper borchsh they send only liquid and crazy meat, taste is not good at all. As I'm pregnant I really wanted cabbage, there is 0 cabbage, not good, I don't recommend at all. Bread came with full of oil, I don't know how they stupidly doing this, 000000000000”June 2025
“2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”
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“2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”July 2025
“I ordered via Careem. Manti was with the sand inside or something that crunch in your mouth. Eggplants with tomato were not edible. Tomatoes were absolutely hard and green similar like a carrot.”
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“I ordered via Careem. Manti was with the sand inside or something that crunch in your mouth. Eggplants with tomato were not edible. Tomatoes were absolutely hard and green similar like a carrot.”January 2026
“herring salad is a joke😃😀😆😆😆 you can’t find herrings even with microscope 🤪 didn’t know for 40 aed I will get only mayonnaise!”
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“herring salad is a joke😃😀😆😆😆 you can’t find herrings even with microscope 🤪 didn’t know for 40 aed I will get only mayonnaise!”January 2026
“We ordered homemade-style potatoes – not tasty at all.”
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“We ordered homemade-style potatoes – not tasty at all.”August 2025
“I ordered the Beef Stroganoff and the Kiev cutlet with mashed potatoes, and once again the food is impossible to eat because it is drowned in oil.”
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“I ordered the Beef Stroganoff and the Kiev cutlet with mashed potatoes, and once again the food is impossible to eat because it is drowned in oil.”December 2025
“Lamb chops was horrible. Very old dry meat. I throw it to the garbage was not eatable”
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“Lamb chops was horrible. Very old dry meat. I throw it to the garbage was not eatable”May 2025
“Honestly just look at the picture what kind of food serving is it ? The lamb meat pieces I just discarded looks notable and I re ordered from different restaurant”
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“Honestly just look at the picture what kind of food serving is it ? The lamb meat pieces I just discarded looks notable and I re ordered from different restaurant”March 2025
“beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”
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“beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”July 2025
“I ordered by Talabat Plov for my college But it’s not Plov at all. It’s look like has Uzbek another dishes called (Shula) Rice is overcooked and meet is to dry.”
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“I ordered by Talabat Plov for my college But it’s not Plov at all. It’s look like has Uzbek another dishes called (Shula) Rice is overcooked and meet is to dry.”June 2024
“There was a piece of wire in the potato dumplings! Could have cost me my life if I hadn't discovered it! I strongly advise against it. Because the next person who swallows a wire could be you.”
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“There was a piece of wire in the potato dumplings! Could have cost me my life if I hadn't discovered it! I strongly advise against it. Because the next person who swallows a wire could be you.”July 2024
“The sausages in dough were also not tasty.”
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“The sausages in dough were also not tasty.”August 2025
“I ordered shashlyk beef it’s absolutely not shahlyk beef. It’s boiled beef, I’m very disappointed.”
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“I ordered shashlyk beef it’s absolutely not shahlyk beef. It’s boiled beef, I’m very disappointed.”January 2026
“Spoiled meat , seems like not fresh cooked and just warmed up”
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“Spoiled meat , seems like not fresh cooked and just warmed up”May 2026
“And borscht is not good as well.”
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“And borscht is not good as well.”October 2025
“We ordered borscht – the meat was dry and flavorless.”August 2025
“The mashed potatoes were sour, almost like they had gone bad, and the patties had the same strange taste.”
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“The mashed potatoes were sour, almost like they had gone bad, and the patties had the same strange taste.”November 2025
“I ordered the Beef Stroganoff and the Kiev cutlet with mashed potatoes, and once again the food is impossible to eat because it is drowned in oil.”December 2025
Try Manti. If ordering for the first time, manti is one of the clearest review-backed choices; several diners praised it, though one reported grit.
Try Sweets. Cheburek and honey cake were specifically praised, making them useful alternatives to the more disputed main dishes.
Check Delivery. For delivery, confirm the order is actually being prepared; one Careem customer only discovered the problem after contacting support.
Clarify Shashlik. Ask how the shashlik is cooked if charcoal grilling matters to you: one customer received pan-fried chicken cubes instead.
Check Packaging. If ordering items with sour cream, check the packaging on arrival because one delivery spilled it throughout the bag.
Watch Plov. Plov reviews are sharply inconsistent, so consider checking the current preparation before ordering; one diner said it was watery and unlike plov.
Plan the visit
| Mon | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Tue | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Wed | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Thu | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Fri | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Sat | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
| Sun | 7:00 AM – 10:45 PM |
Multiple delivery reviews reported sour, spoiled-smelling or apparently old food, including meat and mashed potatoes.
Reviews describe undercooked beef and cabbage, dry meat and dishes that were difficult or impossible to eat.
Some diners felt dishes did not match their names, including pan-fried chicken presented as shashlik.
A Careem order was repeatedly delayed, and support said the restaurant was not preparing it because of unspecified issues.
One customer found a piece of wire in potato dumplings, while another reported sand-like crunch in the manti.
The Bottom Line
Vkusno Russian Kitchen in Al Barsha South serves Russian and Uzbek-influenced dishes for dine-in or delivery. The clearest reasons to consider it are the manti, cheburek and honey cake, plus syrniki and pancakes. Several customers praised the manti as exceptionally tasty, while another highlighted soft cottage cheese, non-oily pancakes and standout jam.
The experience is uneven. Pelmeni and borscht impressed one diner, and another praised the beef stroganoff and meatball soup for flavour and generous portions. At the same time, borscht, plov and stroganoff attract repeated criticism for sourness, excessive oil, dry or undercooked meat, and preparation that does not match the dish name.
One review said a chicken shashlik skewer arrived as salted pan-fried chicken cubes rather than charcoal-grilled meat. Delivery needs caution. Customers reported long Careem delays, poor communication and spilled sour cream, while several orders were described as cold, stale-smelling or difficult to eat.
There is also a serious food-safety complaint about wire in potato dumplings and another about grit in manti. For a first order, the better-supported picks are manti, cheburek, honey cake or syrniki. Check the order promptly on arrival, especially if choosing plov, borscht or meat dishes, and contact the restaurant or platform quickly if anything seems off.