Lovely little restaurant at a good location. Service and food were excellent. We had the beef dumplings, pork loin both full of flavour and delicious without being too heavy. Waitresses were very attentive without being overbearing.
Must try:
Herring fillets with boiled potatoes
Egg salad
Ham hock split pea soup
Dumplings
Pork loin with braised red cabbage
Cabbage beef roll
My partner discovered this first and he brought me take away from Nevsky I was immediately in love! 2 Saturdays from then we would venture out to Elsternwick for an early dinner. The host , she’s so great and welcoming and funny as well! She brought the whole atmosphere together, comforting food, buzzing atmosphere, large groups with birthdays, kid you not Saturday night is extremely busy at Nevsky but they somehow always managed to get us a table. Will be returning again and again. Thanks for the awesome food!
This was my first time trying Russian cuisine and I must say I'm impressed! Service was friendly and they go the extra mile to make you feel at home. The food is unique, hearty and nourishing, perfect for a cold winters night. I recommend the sour cherry crepes with cream, they were so good I devoured them up despite having a heavy meal before. Definitely will return!
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Yearning to try Russian cuisine, we finally made it happen after hearing good things about Nevsky.
Quite few can come close to.producing flavors that are synonymous to their country of origin and it's safe to claim that @nevskyrestaurant is one of those rare gems
Thanks to our 9 months stay in Russia, our taste-buds were able to relish and register flavors from the cuisine that has culminated from fusing Bit of European and Asian Cuisine into what's locally grown and bred with subtle flavors.
Ordered Russian Mule, Russian Vodka and an Apple and Cinnamon based Vodka drinktogether with Strogonoff, Fricassee (obviously,have been missing Russian version of Julianne), Potato and Caramelised Varenikee (Dumplings), Sosiski and Chicken Kutlety
It's hard to not love anything that's quite close what we have relished in Russia (I'm sure you are tired of reading this 😆😆) but Sosiski (perfectly cooked yummy sausages served with caramelised onions) and Stroganoff (Veal cooked in cream and served with Buckwheat) were easily the Dish of the day
Simply binged on Julienne aka Fricassee and it was quite close to second best.
Hospitality, very friendly and charming. Pricing, just perfect for the portions and taste.
Vegetarians / Vegans have just one or two options so don't expect much
Cocktails were Superb!!
Definitely visiting.
My friend recommended we try this place out, and I’m very glad she did! I’m all for trying different food when I can, so decided to go to Russia! Loved the very rustic interior, the fireplace going and the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. It’s a quaint interior, but the food is full of Russian spirits. First vodka, favourite thing is the vodka comes before the food in the menu. They make 12 different flavours of vodka, but also have the standard and expensive vodka brands! The lady who served us was fantastic! She was energetic, happy for a chat as well as serving everyone. The food is hearty, and it’s full of flavour. The flavours are very different to your standard Aussie food, so don’t come in and complain as this is Russian food! Would highly recommend going, plus book!
Absolutely love this place! Always delicious, authentic food, fantastic atmosphere and exceptional, friendly and efficient service! The dumplings and the house flavoured vodka are an absolute must!
We had the $55 banquet and it was delicious! They keep on bringing our food and you won’t go home hungry. Never had Russian cuisine before. Service was excellent and friendly. You even get a complimentary shot of vodka. I would go back again.
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4.5
Nevsky has provided me with an introduction to Russian cuisine that has me wanting to come back for more. The food was excellent, and the hospitality even more so, in particularly from the waitresses serving us and the fellow who played the theme to Shanghai Bund while waiting to see if we would notice. Further, it was great value for money. $55 for a set banquet meal that had us already almost full before the mains even arrived!
We started off with a variety of cold entrees, each one as delicious as the next. The cured salmon and herrings both possessed great depth of flavours, and the duck pate was incredibly rich and creamy. I personally did not like the cured pork fat, but the rest of the cold meats were right up my alley.
Two hot entrees arrived thereafter, and I thoroughly enjoyed the crepes with the minced beef. The thin crepe held within it juicy and flavourful meat. The baked pasty was fairly thick, but the fillings inside were on the generous side.
Mains were crumbed chicken patties and chips, stroganoff, salmon and meat pelmeni. The crumbed chicken parties would have benefit from a bit more seasoning, but I couldn't fault the rest. The stroganoff was especially delicious paired with the hot chips - pour the stroganoff sauce on the chips, eat, repeat.
Dessert was a cherry blini and while it wasn't something extraordinary, it was simple and tasty.
A shot of vodka each also came with the set menu, and it is always good fun to start off the meal with some alcohol.
Another great recommendation by Timinmelbourne and what a great night it was with Tim, his partner and One Piece Left.
This restaurant is great. Nice environment with a little fire place. I ordered the $55 banquet and it’s so much food and you won’t sleep hungry. The food is amazing, and comes with a shot of absolut vodka.
Overall really really good experience and very reasonable price for what you are getting.
Should go there for celebration, group dinner!
Had a wonderful time. We were seated right next to the cozy fireplace which was lovely. The food was delicious, especially the dumplings! Service was great, can’t wait to come back here!
This was a fantastic restaurant find. The food was delicious. The beer and wine were great. Service was efficient & pleasant.
The pate was the highlight of the meal. Absolutely perfect!
Would highly recommend a visit. Pricing was $60 a head including drinks for 3.
I can't speak for the authenticity of the food, but it was really good.
Wonderful. There were no disappointing parts of the experience.
We were a party of 3 and all had the ‘A Russian Tale’ banquet.
Amazing value for money. I think if you ordered single dishes it could be quiet experience so I can’t recommend the banquet options highly enough.
The photo attached is the cold entree course.
The food was all amazing, we did have dishes that weren’t to our taste but they were still great quality and well presented.
The service was fast, super informative and friendly. The team are amazing and couldn’t do more to improve the experience.
Everything down to the toilets were clean and looked after.
If you are after a great dining experience that’s a little different but amazing food, this is it.
Fantastic experience at Nevsky. We went on a Tuesday night so were lucky to get attentive and informative service along with fantastic food. Pate was one of the best I've had. Great home made flavoured vodkas on offer. Highly recommended, we will be back.
Dining alone, I was unable to order the chef's degustations, so I created my own based on the most popular dishes and the degustation menu. I was very impressed with the high standard of each dish – fine dining level. For me, the highlight was the Seliodka (herring fillets). If I had to nitpick, I would say the borsch needed a bit more beef.
The staff were warm, welcoming, and knowledgeable, and I enjoyed the Russian music. This experience has made me a Russian cuisine convert! I will definitely be back.
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Bestie has been wanting to try this place for ages so we finally booked it in. After studying the three different banquets available we decided to get the Hermitage banquet at $68 per person - it includes more seafood entrees, which is more worthwhile. With this option you have to inform them at least 24 hours prior so they can prepare fresh seafood.
Our seating was at 8pm because we were worried that if we ate too early we wouldn’t be hungry enough. By the time we were seated and the cold entrees were served, we were quite ready to dig in. Boy were they amazing! The smoked salmon, cooked prawns and herring were super fresh and matched well with the condiments on the side. The cold meats were also delicious. “Caviar” was more like the fish roe you see in Japanese sushi, but went incredibly well with crepe and butter.
A shot of normal vodka was included in the banquet, which was meant to be consumed along with the seafood. After that, we ordered a tasting flight each which came with three of their specialty vodkas (made in-house), in both sweet and savoury flavours. Unfortunately we didn’t really enjoy these - perhaps our palates were not used to them or they didn’t match the food so well.
Hot entrees were okay but not too special. By the time we finished those, we were already nearly full. Thankfully mains only consisted of creamy prawns, confit duck and leg of lamb. Prawns were tasty and quite rich so that filled us up even more. Confit Duck was a little undercooked in our opinion so we did not eat much of it. Lamb was alright but not extraordinary. Dessert was a strawberry romanoff panna cotta and came with coffee.
Overall, it was a worthwhile experience and we are still glad we did it, but next time we’ll probably just order a variety of entrees. Service was very warm and attentive so definitely thumbs up to that. Recommend coming here at least once for an authentic Russian experience in Melbourne.
This is the best Russian restaurant in Melbourne hands down. If you are authentic Russian dishes cooked by actual Russian chefs, you cannot beat Nevskys. Good Atmosphere, friendly staff, food is perfect. 10/10
My first time eating Russian food ever! The beef was soft and the potato dumpling (sorry I forgot the name!) First time trying borsch too (not pictured), and it was tasty. I liked the atmosphere for the fact that it's not loud. Good place to eat, definitely coming back
Great traditional Russian food served by amazing friendly staff. Very satisfying experience!! 😌 👌
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