Korchma Starovilenskaya
821 review
October 22, 2024
The location is great, the center of Minsk in every meaning. In principle, it is cozy, the interior is authentic with an old fashioned Belarusian style of house like "hata". The dishes are tasty and simple: potato pancakes, goulash, cutlets, pancakes, ... but the prices are like in top restaurants for overseas delicacies or like a for premium meat-house. I think that it is the pricing policy that mainly scares people away, at least from visiting again. We were there on Friday evening, and the place was half empty ... Perhaps the rain dispersed it, but apparently - to other places. But on such days, and with such a location - there should be a line! Special respect to the staff, the administrator is experienced, the waiters are attentive, and Kostyan is simply - Krasauchik! English speaking staff is a big value! Suggest to try!
But advice to Marketing team - wish to enhance this place promotion, probably lack of special campaigns, it's as a must. Also, try to rebrand or simplify the name - as example just "Karchma", or something short, it should be more memorable, and simple for search by foreigners... Why not.
November 26, 2023
Very testy food and good service. Strongly recommend. Tx
September 8, 2024
The food is praised and recommended, and we tried to look there. The summer veranda is small and cozy, the tables are occupied, it is better to book in advance. The waiter offered a table in the courtyard, saw him off and disappeared. We took the menu ourselves at the next table. In 10 minutes. Not a single waiter appeared in the courtyard, although three tables were occupied. The yard is not cozy: napkins are lying around, chairs are standing at random, there is nothing on the tables. I had to go to the bar, to my questions whether they would accept the order or serve only the veranda, everyone vied with each other and answered rather sharply that of course, there were just a lot of people. A young waitress appeared, coldly polite. Then they were served quickly and just as coldly. The food (golubchik from the oven, wine, ice cream) is delicious, the price tag is too high, but this is the very center, the tour. the trail is practically.
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November 12, 2024
It's a very good place. The food is VERY tasty. The service is good, the waiters are very polite. If there are few visitors, they will be served quickly, if there are many visitors, you will have to wait a little. But this is the situation in most establishments. The only disadvantage is the toilet, as in roadside cafes, in my opinion it is not serious. But even so, I will not lower the score. The kitchen is really great! Come, I recommend it!
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September 22, 2024
It's a very good place. On the riverbank in the historical center of Minsk. The view is beautiful (we were sitting on the veranda). Sponge pancakes are great! I would like to mention the waitress separately, unfortunately I do not remember her name (with black hair, thin, not tall). A cheerful, kind person, told me everything, advised and lifted my mood) and coped with boarding 12 people very easily!!! I recommend the place
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September 26, 2024
We walked around the Trinity suburb and came here to have a snack. We were sitting on the terrace outside, nice view. The food arrived pretty quickly. I liked the mushroom soup in bread, the pancakes are medium. The prices are higher than the famous Cornflowers, and the food is worse. In general, you can come in if you walk in the area.
I didn't like that the waiter was quite insistently asking for tips, right with the questions "Will you leave? Will you leave it? Leave 10%, if there is no cash, I will enter it at the terminal and pay by card." As a result, it was almost impossible not to leave, but this approach is no good. Apparently, the calculation is for tourists who once came in and need to get these tips by any means.
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July 6, 2024
Delicious, conveniently located, a cozy summer veranda with blankets for finches, near the river - it's nice to find such a successful and cozy place to meet with friends.
The portions are excellent, delicious, served in cast-iron dishes and keep warm longer, the drinks are varied and large, ranging from strong and ending with teapots of tea.
My friends and I really enjoyed it, thank you.
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September 9, 2024
Very tasty Belarusian cuisine! Machanka and the sorcerers are magnificent! Excellent service, special thanks to the waiter Maria. When we visit Minsk, we definitely have dinner only here 👍🏻
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September 13, 2024
Polite staff, wonderful atmosphere in the style of old Minsk. Very tasty food, national dishes, served with fervor, with heat. Incredibly delicious unfiltered Alivaria beer. The waiting time is 15-20 minutes.
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June 8, 2024
Excellent location in the center of Minsk, you can sit on a covered terrace with a beautiful view, or in a small courtyard in the shade. They served us very quickly, took a cheese plate and a dry white wine made in France. The wine was just great. It was a little surprising that the prices of wine from different countries were the same. Then we ordered coffee and pancakes with a top. I liked everything, the pancakes on kefir were the most delicate, the coffee was excellent. If there was time, we would love to come again. The disadvantages were not noticed at one time.
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September 1, 2024
Everything was great!!! Excellent cuisine, great selection, beautiful view. The service is beyond praise, everything is fast, high-quality and relaxed. The desire to return
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September 8, 2024
Delicious food, large portions. The menu with a national bias, in a modern form) the staff at 4, was not friendly, but the waitress was good. Prices are average by Russian standards
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December 8, 2024
A place where once you get there you want to come back again and again. We got to Karchma by accident, being in Minsk for a couple of days on business. And they didn't regret it. After the first visit, the next day my family had no doubt where we would go to eat the next day. Everything is sooo delicious. Rich thick borscht and solyanka. Toasted shingles... Friendly staff. The order was prepared very quickly. The whole family ate with great pleasure. If I suddenly find myself in Minsk again, I will definitely come with my family again.
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August 2, 2024
Very tasty! The waiters are polite, they can tell you the composition of the dish in detail, because some names are unfamiliar. In hot weather, it is pleasant to dine on the patio.
I recommend.
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November 5, 2024
Cozy, pleasant staff. Not only beer is delicious, but also hot soft drinks. Pig ears generally made the evening.
Thank you for a pleasant hour, with which we passed the time and took a deep breath when it was raining outside, and we forgot our umbrellas
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June 21, 2024
It's a nice place, and there are wonderful views from the veranda. In summer, you can sit perfectly, enjoying delicious food and views of the river and the upper town. There are places in the courtyard - they are also very cozy. All the selected dishes were delicious. There are also no complaints about the service - everything is very sincere. I'll be happy to come back.
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January 6
It's a great place. The food is great, the prices are average, and it's delicious. If only there were more old ways, utensils and authentic music, it would be even better.
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September 8, 2024
On 08/22/2024, a birthday was celebrated. Thank you for the excellent service to Julia's waiter. The service is wonderful, the dishes are varied and very tasty. There are no disadvantages. We recommend it!!!
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September 16, 2024
Delicious, cozy, beautiful. The prices are slightly above average, but the appearance and taste of the dishes justify everything. An atmosphere of peace and relaxation.
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November 20, 2024
Polite staff, fast service, very tasty food!!!! I really liked the homemade pancakes! The whole family liked the place! I recommend it!
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October 27, 2024
Very tasty pancakes, melted in your mouth 😋
And desserts are also worth a try.
The atmosphere is authentic and the staff is courteous. The food arrived very quickly.
I advise everyone to look into
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August 17, 2024
We had dinner at this place!
It's quite delicious!
Especially cabbage rolls! It's a delight!!!
And there was a very nice waitress)))
With a good view of the water and the old town!
I recommend it!!!
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July 27, 2024
The food is ordinary, nothing special. The problem is in the service and attitude of the staff. Almost all the tables are reserved, although we sat for about two hours, no one came to these tables, and visitors who were interested in free places were refused. The waiters were waiting for quite a long time, after the previous visitors, the tables are not even wiped and used napkins are not removed, thank you, although the dishes are taken away. We cooked fairly simple dishes like pancakes and pots of meat for about an hour. I do not recommend this place.
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August 1, 2024
Everything was delicious and beautiful. In good weather, you can sit at tables outside. The cafe is located in a place where it is pleasant to walk.
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July 22, 2024
Caesar and parsley, that says it all. I wonder when restaurants will realize that classic dishes are not the dishes that are worth experimenting with. And in general, the staff's rather cool attitude towards visitors, such as "find a place yourself, we don't have time, and if we don't find it, then there is no place", and the most interesting thing is that all the guests are tourists, well, you know what it looks like.
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December 15, 2024
A wonderful place with excellent Belarusian cuisine. Good waiters and delicious dishes. Even the red fish serve is interesting. You come there and they treat you like a homely person.
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August 27, 2024
A very pleasant place right in the center of Minsk. Traditional dishes are very tasty. Polite staff. Excellent view of the embankment.
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October 21, 2024
Nice place, delicious food.
You can relax on the summer veranda with a beautiful view of the Svisloch River.
Maintenance is sometimes delayed, but within acceptable limits.
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August 11, 2024
A good place with Belarusian cuisine. The dishes are delicious, especially the pancakes. The staff is polite. If I had recommended a place to take guests, I would have brought them here.
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November 23, 2024
It's a wonderful place, we've been there several times. It's beautiful and delicious. Prices are like everywhere else . The tinctures are delicious. The borscht is great, the pancakes are great too.
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November 5, 2024
They cook very tasty, there is a large selection of national dishes, there is a tincture, in general I recommend it, the prices are of course also at the level
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July 1, 2024
I can't describe the pros and cons. When we were in Minsk, we passed by many times. There was a desire to come in - there was a beautiful view of Svisloch from the veranda, but everything was always busy. Today, in the rain on Monday, we passed by, the veranda was almost empty. We went in, asked the waiter about the service, he reluctantly answered. We waited 10 minutes for someone to come up to us, but they didn't wait and left. There was a "Reserved" sign on many tables, maybe the guys were just spoiled by their demand.
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August 1, 2023
A cozy cafe. After a long walk, it is a great place to relax with a cup of delicious tea, as well as have lunch or dinner. By the way, I have never tasted a more satisfying and delicious borscht anywhere else. It is a pleasure to sit at a table on the shore of Nemiga and admire from the window the embankment, the river and the catamarans and boats floating smoothly along it! The staff is very attentive, polite and helpful. They treat any request with understanding and a desire to help. In the evening, the backlight turns on, which makes the cafe even more cozy! A wonderful place! Be sure to visit!
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November 25, 2024
A very tasty and cozy place, excellent cuisine and excellent people, when we are in Minsk, we always visit this institution. I recommend it to everyone.
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January 5
Very tasty. We came to visit from Krasnodar. The cuisine is very tasty. Napoleon is divine. The liquors, and in particular the horseradish, are just a dump...
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July 18, 2023
A wonderful place! The location is beyond praise, the veranda with a magnificent view of the river is the best option to enjoy a wonderful summer day, we were lucky that we found a place without a reservation. They took pancakes, and they were delicious: both sorcerers with homemade minced meat, and classic pancakes with chicken giblets under creamy mushroom sauce. Excellent ice-cold beer, indispensable on a hot summer day. Fast and courteous service with a touch of humor. I liked everything very much.
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September 23, 2024
Tavern... the name is like from books about the beginning of the 20th century …
The food is surprisingly much younger. Delicious.
The location is ideal for those who went for a walk in the central part of the city or went to listen to the opera.
I recommend Alivaria for food. It perfectly replenishes the water-alkaline balance in the body, replenishes it with useful minerals.
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September 9, 2024
We went to this place on purpose, but we were greeted with the words "We have nothing to offer you."Everything can be understood, workload, fatigue, the human factor, but to greet guests with such words????Given that there were no seats on the outdoor terrace, it was possible to sit down in the hall and in the courtyard.The situation was saved by the waiter Dmitry, who served us. The food is delicious, but I won't go there anymore and I won't recommend it to my friends
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January 3, 2024
We celebrated the new year, the location in the city center is practically, the kitchen is wonderful, everything is very tasty, the portions are huge, but the type of festive program was upset, there was no presenter, they periodically asked to turn on the music, there were a lot of guests (it is clear that there were more), we had to dance down to the 1st floor, there was little space
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January 6
Unfriendly staff. Discontent was evident when communicating. According to them, they are tired, but these are holidays, there are a lot of people, and at this time there is a "strength test".
The interior is weak (the table and chairs are covered with white cloth), the menu is well-worn (already shabby). At the entrance, it says the opening time is until 24:00, but in fact it turned out to be until 23:00.
As a result, they went to a more proven and high-quality Rakovsky Brovar both in terms of prices and in terms of the quality of dishes.
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June 27, 2024
A great place where you can taste draniki, everything is cooked with a soul!!! Polite staff, clean and tidy.
I love Belarus, the people, nature, cuisine.
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October 6, 2024
A place of good location and delicious cuisine. It is full of the history of the city! I recommend a gazebo on the street with a view of Minsk at night!
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October 1, 2024
An average institution, they will feed you to eat, but do not expect any refinement. The quality of the dishes is average, the price of the restaurant. The beer is delicious, as is the tincture. Maybe we were just unlucky, because we came in the night.
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May 17, 2024
A great place with professionals who work and love their job, and do not work off the day. We were on May 9, of course, they immediately said that the expectation was increased, but they gave it back faster than promised.
The menu is for lovers of local cuisines, 100% disappearing. Belarusian cuisine in all its glory, I don't know what else I've seen. There is something to drink, but there are also soft drinks. The establishment is large as much as 2 floors, the second floor of one of the wings has 2 rooms, one has ± 10 tables with a view of the city and the river, the other has a more intimate 5-6 tables with a window to the courtyard. And the views from the summer veranda are chic, the city center, the river, the historical part, and the tavern itself in colorful knowledge, of which there are many nearby. There are a couple of stoics in the courtyard.
Highly recommend it!
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July 20, 2024
We came in with the children. We sat down on the street. Only two tables were occupied.
The table was all sticky. We waited 10 minutes, asked the waitress to come over. She said it now. Another 10 minutes passed, but no one came up. At the same time, she ran back and forth. And in general, it felt like she was alone in the whole establishment and she just didn't need new customers.
So it didn't work out to evaluate the kitchen. And after such a wait, I didn't want to.
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May 15, 2024
My honest review after visiting on May 14, 24:
The cafe needs to change the waiters in hoodies and ordinary clothes, to friendly staff, I was not pleased when a person who seemed to be walking by took and brought an order.
The food was delicious, but for example there is no bread for soups and we were not offered it.The hodgepodge was delicious by the way.
Draniki-I think it tastes better on the neighboring streets, these were some kind of raw.
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October 2, 2024
A good place in the very center of the city where you can taste Belarusian cuisine. A low price tag. Delicious.
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July 20, 2024
I definitely won't go a second time. The kitchen is edible, but without enthusiasm. We walked around the Trinity suburb, decided to come in for breakfast. There are no breakfasts on the menu, no pancakes, no machanka. My daughter ordered pancakes. They brought them warmed up! The waiters are sooo unhurried. Three stars only for drinks: the lemonades and coffee were very good.
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July 2, 2024
A very nice place with a beautiful view. The food is excellent, I especially recommend the ice cream and blueberries. Pavel, a very pleasant and professional waiter, has further increased the restaurant's position in our charts)
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July 28, 2024
We walked around the city on Friday, decided to have dinner. It was 2 hours before closing time. The waiter (or the receptionist) is on the doorstephe said that they would not serve us hotter, for some reason he concluded that we were not local, and said that there were many places around where we could eat... Yeah. To say that it was unpleasant is to say nothing. Both the manner of communication and the uninvited calls left an unpleasant aftertaste. I do not recommend it.
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