Cafe Dacha

Cafe Dacha reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Irina VIP

   Chicago / Illinois33 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   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!
   

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   Henryk

   Chicago / Illinois2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Grat food and service. Staff was attentive,?but not overbearing. Comfortable locating with Kent of free parking.
   

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   Roman

   Chicago / Illinois72 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Ukrainian/Russian food. Always tasty and fresh. Service is excellent for this cozy place in Highland Park. We're regulars here and definitely recommend the place. Must try the salmon, pan fried potatoes, borscht, vareniki.
   

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   Tom VIP

   London15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Gracious attentive service. Menu consistently delicious. Value priced, I thihk. Have dined here at least 6 times, and guests say always, "We're coming back here."
   

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   inna VIP

   Chicago / Illinois18 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 17 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We have been coming to Dacha for few years now for authentic food and great service. Their fried potatoes are the best. Great selection of entrees, portions are large enough to share, desserts are great too. Our favorite is honey cake.
   

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   Ai VIP

   Chicago / Illinois5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cafe Dacha is one of our favorite restaurants in the area! The food is consistently delicious and we love the Chicken Tanaka! It’s a juicy and tender chicken with crispy skin on top! We also always order the the soups and the beef stroganoff is delicious too!
   

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   Christian

   Philadelphia1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 20 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely amazing. Highly authentic— beautiful Eastern European comfort food
   

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   susan

   Chicago / Illinois10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful food and very friendly atmosphere Highly recommend
   

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   Scott

   Chicago / Illinois11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 28 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great staff, great food, great overall dinning experience as always, one of our favorite restaurants.
   

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    Howard VIP

    Chicago / Illinois17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 15 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    This was our first time visiting Cafe Dacha, but we will be back. The service was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious with generous portions. If you are familiar with and enjoy Eastern European foods, you will enjoy the many treats on their menu. If you are not familiar but like experiencing new cuisines from around the world, you will enjoy their tasty and hearty dishes. We tried the vareniki (perogi) appetizer, which came in an assortment of cabbage, potato, and cheese fillings served with sour cream. Fantastic. We also tried their house cured herring, which we had on bread with capers and onions. Very good. For our entrees my wife had the Golubtsi (stuffed cabbage) which was fantastic (I tried it too) and it was an enormous portion. I went with the Goulash which I greatly enjoyed. We finished by splitting the Napoleon cake for dessert and we rolled out of there stuffed and with leftovers. Highly recommend.
    

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