Vkusno Russian Kitchen

Vkusno Russian Kitchen

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.

Reputation Score
3.0
★★★☆☆
133 ratings
5★
45%
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5%
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45%

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The Good Stuff

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Manti

Several diners singled out the manti, with one calling them the best they had tasted.

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Sweet Dishes

Cheburek and honey cake received a particularly enthusiastic mention.

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What to Eat at Vkusno Russian Kitchen

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.

Food 1

  1. Pelmeni Net +2
    “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!”
Honorable mentions (13)
  1. Beef skewer Net +1
    “I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
  2. Beef soup Net +1
    “Ordered beef soup, that was the only thing relatively close to genuine Russian genuine taste.”
  3. Draniki Net +1
    “I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
  4. Honey cake Net +1
    “Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”
  5. Manti with meat Net +1
    “I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
  6. Pancakes Net +1
    “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!”
  7. Rice porridge with condensed milk Net +1
    “Awesome rice porridge with condensed milk”
  8. Russian crepes Net +1
    “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”
  9. Samsa Net +1
    “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.”
  10. Syrniki Net +1
    “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!”
  11. Vateniky Net +1
    “I’ve ordered beef skewer several times, also draniki, vateniky, manti with meat and it’s always delicious.”
  12. Cheburek Net 0

    Mixed feedback

    “Cheburek and honey cake is truly amazing”
  13. Meatballs soup Net 0

    Mixed feedback

    “Very delicious and great portion. I highly recommend you try the beef stroganoff & meatball soup.”
What to Avoid (20)

Food 20

  1. Beef stroganoff Net −1
    “Beef stroganoff,( BEEF ISNT COOKED PROPERLY) souse taste very very unlike stroganoff.”
  2. Beef samsa Net −1
    “beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”
  3. Black bread Net −1
    “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.”
  4. Borsht Net −1
    “2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”
  5. Bread Net −1
    “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”
  6. Cabbage pirojki Net −1
    “2 portions of Borsht,(HARD, uncooked beef) cabbage pirojki (UNCOOKED CABBAGE) I’m literally eating raw.”
  7. Eggplants with tomato Net −1
    “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.”
  8. Herring salad Net −1
    “herring salad is a joke😃😀😆😆😆 you can’t find herrings even with microscope 🤪 didn’t know for 40 aed I will get only mayonnaise!”
  9. Homemade-style potatoes Net −1
    “We ordered homemade-style potatoes – not tasty at all.”
  10. Kiev cutlet Net −1
    “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.”
  11. Lamb chops Net −1
    “Lamb chops was horrible. Very old dry meat. I throw it to the garbage was not eatable”
  12. Lamb meat pieces Net −1
    “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”
  13. Olivie salad Net −1
    “beef samsa (couldn’t complete a 1 piece), Olivie salad (dry, taste of old overcooked vegetables), bread ( a little cookie size)”
  14. Plov Net −1
    “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.”
  15. Potato dumplings Net −1
    “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.”
  16. Sausages in dough Net −1
    “The sausages in dough were also not tasty.”
  17. Shashlyk beef Net −1
    “I ordered shashlyk beef it’s absolutely not shahlyk beef. It’s boiled beef, I’m very disappointed.”
  18. Spoiled meat Net −1
    “Spoiled meat , seems like not fresh cooked and just warmed up”
  19. Borscht Net −3
    “And borscht is not good as well.”
  20. Mashed potatoes Net −3
    “The mashed potatoes were sour, almost like they had gone bad, and the patties had the same strange taste.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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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.

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Try Sweets. Cheburek and honey cake were specifically praised, making them useful alternatives to the more disputed main dishes.

Plan the visit

Practical details

Rose Palace Residences, Arjan, Shop 19
Al Barsha South Third - Al Barsha, Dubai
Mon7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Tue7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Wed7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Thu7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Fri7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Sat7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
Sun7:00 AM – 10:45 PM
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Common Concerns

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Freshness

Multiple delivery reviews reported sour, spoiled-smelling or apparently old food, including meat and mashed potatoes.

Food Quality

Reviews describe undercooked beef and cabbage, dry meat and dishes that were difficult or impossible to eat.

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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.

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