Lovely family- owned restaurant- you can tell there is a lot of care with the interior design/decor and how it has meaningful pictures and fun pieces of art. It also feels like an introvert's dream restaurant. It's not so big that it feels overwhelming and not too loud. I was there on a road trip and stopped in for a solo dinner, but it seems like a good space for a romantic date night or family dinner- there was a mix of different groups inside and it was nice to see! The food was incredible and the passion fruit mojito hit the spot- minty and strong with a nice hint of passion fruit. Very summery! And they also brought a little basket of fresh bread and butter before my entree which was so lovely. Service was great too! read more

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The food and services are always good. The only problem is they have very limited vegetarian options. I would like to see vegetarian entree option available as opposed to just several appetizers. read more

Cozy intimate little Eastern European place in highland park. So cute and so cozy that I thought I was in some neighborhood bistro in the city! Lol Food was amazing. The best cured herrings I had. The curing brought out the sweetness and texture of the herrings! Simply amazing! I couldn't believe eat this all day! The beet salad was really well executed. The dressing was light and refreshing. Chicken kabobs was really moist unlike most places with dried hard chicken cubes. Def on the rotation list :) read more

Cafe Dacha - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

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Such a great place . Love the Cherry Vodka, pirogies and pretty much everything I've ever tried . Excellent service as well !

Absolutely delicious Eastern European Ukrainian cuisine Everything is so delicious This is a family-owned cafe and the owner Alexandr is very attentive to the customers My favorites are homemade potatoes, herring not too salty which is a big plus, homemade juice- kompot, and of course, must try their deserts, especially Napoleon! Hopefully, they will open another location in the northwest suburbs Love the cozy atmosphere and the service is a top-notch read more

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Eastern European focus and what I have had has been excellent. Recently I had the Cabbage Rolls (excellent) and my wife had the beef stroganoff (excellent too). We will be back. The service was attentive and fast. Actually the entrees came fast after the mixed beet salad. Ice tea was one of the best brews tasted yet (and I drink a lot of it). Toasted bread was a great idea especially to dip into the cabbage roll excess sauce. See you back soon ! read more

A True Taste of Home at Cafe Dacha Cafe Dacha is a wonderful haven for Eastern Europeans craving the taste of home. Every dish we ordered was clearly prepared with love and care. We started with unique drinks--my husband tried a new Ukrainian beer and was not disappointed, while I enjoyed a vodka soda with a delightful cherry twist. The borsch was full of rich, authentic flavor. We also had a long-standing craving for fried potatoes, which weren't on the menu, but the staff happily prepared them for us--an unexpected and much-appreciated gesture. The lamb kebab was incredibly tender, melting in the mouth with each bite. For dessert, I had planned to save part of my Napoleon cake for later, but we couldn't resist and ended up finishing it on the spot. It was perfectly crusty rather than moist--exactly how I love it and rarely find it prepared. The service was both quick and exceptionally friendly. Even though the restaurant was full, it remained peaceful and gave us the perfect setting to talk and celebrate our wedding anniversary. Definitely recommended--we'll be back for more! read more

We had a great experience here yesterday, while checking out the art fest! Vareniki, pelmeni, salad olivye, chicken shashlik, beef tongue, and of course borscht...everything was perfect and was like me eating at my mom's from years past. Great service too! We sat outside, listening to the band from the fest playing while we're eating, I'm there enjoying my beer, it was all just very right with great ambience. read more

The service was amazing. The food was delicious and they had a horseradish infused vodka.!

Eastern European cuisine has never been much better than from here. It includes plenty of Ukrainian specialties. Cafe Dacha is one of the best places in Highland Park for ethnic food. Good choices that are priced not too bad for the quality. The menu is kind of small but has a good variety of things. A charming atmosphere is inside but the patio is also cool. It specializes in Eastern European cuisine. The menu proudly has many Ukrainian options, including beer and food. It's only open for dinner. We came in and there was plenty of room. Beer list has lots of imports. It's about $8 for a bottle, but these are big ones. An Ukrainian beer they have is Lvivske 1715, in a bottle. This has notes of apricot, cereal, citrus, ginger, and rye grain. As for the food, we were limited in choices. We got the Vinegret. It's $13 for a big bowl. This basically is a salad made with beets, carrots, green onions, peas, pickles, and potatoes. Good stuff and the starches made it filling. The rest of the menu has meaty options. Good place for exploring some not so familiar cuisines. It has pretty okay prices for being a small place with good quality food. There's not many of the food items that aren't meat, but there's a few salads for vegetarians. read more

Cafe Dacha - Lvivske 1715 And The Vinegret - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

My favorite restaurant, everything is great ! Service, food and ambience is just perfect. Food is one of the best! read more

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We were delighted with the authentic dishes offered at Cafe Dacha. Appetizers, entrees and desserts were all delicious and nicely presented. Service was friendly and efficient. We will definitely return. read more

I only tried the potstickers. They're fine. I asked for all 3 flavors and then I couldn't tell which was which. It's served like 8 pieces of boiled, filled dough smushed together into a bowl. My sad girl solo dinners are nicer than this (which probably says more about me than this place) read more

Excellent place. All the food tasted homemade, the infused vodka was great & the honey cake was the best I have ever had. A very quaint atmosphere and quick service too. I am already looking forward to going back. read more

We are so happy Dacha is now open for lunch!! The food was fantastic, large portion sizes prefix menu is $24 which comes with a soup, salad, entrée, and drink. Which is an amazing deal! The service is excellent and patio ambience is delightful read more

Cafe Dacha - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

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We went to celebrate. Family members birthday on a Sunday evening. We were a party of 6. Room was lovely and the service was great. We enjoyed all the foods from the two salads we ordered, the perogis, the goulash, beef stroganoff and especially the fried potatoes with garlic. We brought our own bottle of wine. A great evening. Nice to support a local highland park business as well as a Ukrainian owned business. It was a great evening. We will return. Great cold weather meal. read more

This was our first time visiting, and we will most definitely return. Everything is so delicious and fresh! read more

Cafe Dacha - Check out the cabbage rolls...they are as good as they look! - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

We love this place! From the location, friendly staff, nice ambiance and obviously carefully prepared and flavorful typical food. Give it a try! read more

Wow. I'm really impressed. Have been here twice now and I think the food is some of the best on the North Shore and the service is excellent. Favorites include: Beef Stroganoff - 5/5 - Love this over noodles Vareniki - 4/5 - these little potato dumplings are really good! Blintzes - 3/5 - these were okay, but my least favorite thing we tried. Honey cake - 5/5 - SO GOOD Napoleon - 5/5 - for me, this is my favorite dessert here, but more people at the table seemed to prefer the honey cake Cherry Vareniki - 4/5 - I also liked this a lot more than others did, and especially liked eating the leftovers for breakfast the next morning. (INSERT SHEEPISH GRIN HERE) They have a nice big outdoor patio and they do have two heat lamps and blankets if you choose to eat outside. read more

Cafe Dacha - Beef Stroganoff - delicious - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

Really great and delicious Ukrainian cousins - holubtsi, varenyky, borscht and other. Also they have Ukrainian beer and cocktails. The personnel is very helpful and friendly. There's a great patio for a summer party, we have enjoyed celebrating Independence Day of Ukraine there! Also, they speak Ukrainian. Definitely recommended! read more

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Excellent food, ambiance and service. Borscht, goulash, chebureki, compote, napoleon were all flavorful and delicious. Will be back.

The service here is superb. Attentive and yet so discreet. I was blown away. The grilled salmon was quite good, and I substituted the beet salad with cabbage salad. Delicious! The honey cake was divine. Oh, and the hot bread! So good! read more

Cafe Dacha - Horseradish Ouchie. So fun! - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

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Instead of a restaurant, I feel that Café Dacha is a banquet hall. Unfortunately, every time I visit, there is at least one super large and super loud party. So much so that you feel like you are intruding and you can barely hear your own friends, sitting a few inches from you. Since I do like the food, I have decided that the best course of action for me is to pick up the food to go - and that has been a great experience. They answer the phone promptly, the food is ready in a very short time, piping hot and packaged very well. Location and parking: In a corner spot in downtown HP, there is ample street parking. If you find all the spots taken, you can use the garage at the other side of the Renaissance Place building. read more

Wow! Really amazing place in the heart of Highland Park. The service was really nice, and the atmosphere was lovely. They even had a tv playing that fireplace loop video which was really nice and cozy. The food was really delicious, and I was very satisfied. I had never had the variety of pickled vegetables that they had, and it was pleasantly surprising! The pickled tomato was strong but good, and the pickled red cabbage was the best. The beef Stroganoff was amazing, and there are no words good enough to describe the lamb meatballs! I will definitely be back for more! read more

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The food was delicious! We had the fish cakes, herring, and the mushroom barley soup. Great service!

Cafe Dacha is truly one of the best Russian/Eastern European restaurants I have ever visited. The restaurant is small, cozy and beautifully decorated. Everything we ordered was delicious -- the calamari was perfect, chicken tapaka was crispy, the goulash melted in your mouth. My Ukrainian mother in law gave the official stamp of approval to the Napoleon,too! Best of all, the menus are also in Russian and the staff spoke Russian. My husband's father and grandmother do not speak English, and it was such a treat for them to be able to feel totally comfortable at a restaurant. The staff was wonderful as well. Our waiter was very attentive and polite (in every language ). We will definitely be coming back again and again! read more

Really enjoyed every dish we had tonight! Can't wait to come back! Service was great and the food delectable! I eat cabbage rolls all over everywhere I go and eat with some of the best I've had! You must have the cherry pierogies for dessert! Dobra! read more

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We totally loved dining at cafe Dacha. Not only we were impressed, we were delighted, as the entire experience by far exceeded our expectations! It was perfect on all parameters: the food was amazing (each menu item ordered!), the service implacable, the ambiance was ideal! Definitely visit Cafe Dacha- you will be impressed! read more

Charming ambiance and staff, quick, gracious, and attentive service! We enjoyed dinner on the patio Friday evening Sept 27, 2024. All drinks & food were excellent , but especially enjoyed the Chebureki, Pelmeni, & Golubtsi. Happy to have found this gem! read more

Dined at Dacha with my Ukrainian friend Vlad. He knew the ropes so I followed his lead. Overall great place with a huge patio for nice weather nights. Being sub zero we dined inside and fortunately were only people there. We started with liver pâté appetizer. Delicious with a generous serving accompanied by homemade bread and garlic butter. I could have eaten just this for dinner. The Russians and Ukrainians love their liver pâté and I can see why. Second we shared some pretty Devine meat crepes which I hear are hard to come by but legit here. Fir the main course Vlad had the Beef Stroganoff which he said was the best he had ever had outside his hometown in Ukraine. I decided in the Chicken Tapaka, a half toasted poussin in a garlic butter. It sounds plain but it was anything but. I'm a huge chicken fan and it was simply divine. Roasted just right and seasoned only enough to release all the flavors of the roasted chicken. The skin was crispy while the meat was very moist. We finished it off with a few sweet cheese blintzes and a pretty healthy slice of sweet, sweet, sweet, Honey Cake. It was sweet while not overly sugary, there is a difference. All in all a great meal in a really inviting spot. A must do in patio summer. read more

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Was on the list to check out this place for while . Finally stopped in for lunch . Traditional Ukrainian food borsch and pierogi . Was very good and tasty, especially home made style pierogi . I believe the package for dine in available also . Will be coming back for sure read more

Cafe Dacha - Beet soup ( ) $ 6 good - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois

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First visit after wondering about this place was not a disappointment. I was reminded to give it a try after driving by and seeing the beautiful decor outside supporting Ukraine. Made reservations for a Sunday evening on the patio, and it was a perfect experience -- lovely ambience, friendly and attentive service, and food that was obviously from-scratch and delicious! Loved the fish cakes and fried potatoes, and the honey cake was a masterpiece -- rich and moist but not heavy. Will be back for sure! read more

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Rolled into town to visit family on Sunday night. Dacha was able to seat our group of 7. The waiter was very patient explaining dishes for those of us new to Ukrainian food and politely repeated pronunciation for us to attempt to say (but totally butcher, sorry!). Everything we got was delicious. My picky teenager devoured the stuffed cabbage rolls. Husband said the lamb was very good. I loved the pickles, which our hosts recommended, and everyone at the table enjoyed the garlic potatoes. My husband got a cappuccino and the foam art was well done. On another note, the staff was able to fulfill a small special request and wouldn't even accept our offer of payment (we would have been more than happy to pay). Also, when my kid forgot his hat, they were able to find it for us to pick up. Overall, I'd definitely go to Dacha's again should we be in the area again and we understand why it's one of our hosts' favorite spots. read more

I liked the cozy atmosphere of this restaurant and found the foods were nice. They have interesting cocktails too, which added some fun to the dinner. read more

Checked out this place for the first time today. Can't believe how incredible the food is and the quality of service as well. The drinks are incredible, especially the cherry infused vodka martini, And the patio is super hip and very comfortable. Free parking all around the area. We ordered the calamari, potatoes, salad, beef stroganoff, and the coleslaw. Everything was incredibly fresh and tasted delicious! read more

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My wife and I ordered takeout from here last weekend. Got a couple orders of pierogi, chebureki and some grilled veggies. After a couple weeks of some really mediocre takeout (from other places), I was so happy with our food from Dacha! Everything was still piping hot when I got home and the food was clearly made to order. Pierogi were excellent, and each order came with a generous amount. Veggies had a perfect grilled taste. And the chebureki is kind of like a Ukrainian empanada. We liked it all! Thanks, Cafe Dacha, for a good hot meal on a cold night! read more

Exceptional food and great service. Amazing soups and salads, and the cabbage rolls are incredible. The staff is authentic and very friendly. What a treat. read more

Back again to one of our favorite local restaurants and it's as wonderful as ever. Every dish is delicious and beautifully presented, the space is attractive and the service is friendly and attentive, read more

First time visit. Gracious service. Very glad we ordered the tender house cured herring appetizer and wild fish cake entree.

Thoroughly enjoyed our first dinner at Cafe Dacha. Had potato pierogi and the cod. Cod was tasty and accompanied by a small fresh salad. The potato pierogi were some of the best we've ever had. The dough was light and absolutely delicious. The potato filling, perfectly seasoned. Capped off our meal with cheese blintzes (yum) and cherry pierogi (waiting for the next time we return!). Extremely pleasant, relaxing atmosphere. Super friendly server. Will absolutely return. read more

Cafe Dacha - Potato Pierogi - Ukrainian Near Me - Highland Park, Illinois