Rondel - Brooklyn

This is a fantastic venue for banquets. We enjoyed delicious food, excellent service, and lovely authentic music. The restaurant was very clean, and everything was offered at an affordable price. The location is also convenient. A big thank you to our server Sergey and the rest of the staff for their great service. The owner, Andriy, is also a wonderful boss. Special thanks to the live musicians who perform here every weekend!

The stretch of Coney Island Avenue between Avenue P and Quentin Road has evolved into a vibrant dining destination for Black Sea cuisine over the years, showcasing the cultural influences of the nations that surround this continent-spanning body of water, all concentrated within just a few meters. Ukrainian cuisine can be appreciated from at least two distinct perspectives. The first is reminiscent of visiting a Ukrainian grandmother in Kiev during the holidays, savoring the delicious feasts she lovingly prepared using recipes handed down through generations. The second perspective, which is more applicable to the dishes at Rondel, reflects how some Ukrainian foods were embraced by the Soviet Union after its establishment, becoming part of the wider array of flavors that were enjoyed across the vast empire. Following World War I, dishes from Ukraine and the Caucasus, particularly from Georgia, gained popularity and affection throughout the region. As a result, you may notice some variations between the offerings at Rondel and the simpler preparations found at Streecha in the East Village. Since the late 1800s, waves of Ukrainian immigrants have settled in the East Village, creating a neighborhood rich in traditional flavors. In contrast, the Russian-influenced culinary scene of South Brooklyn, where Rondel is located, leans more toward a Soviet-style of cooking.

I had a fantastic experience with delicious food and excellent service.

This place is absolutely fantastic, we had a group of 25 for a birthday and baby shower celebration and everything was perfect. Delicious food, friendly, helpful staff, easy to communicate and organize ahead of time. Cannot recommend enough!

My family has been frequenting this establishment for years, and unfortunately, our most recent experiences have left us disappointed and determined to stop supporting this business. The restaurant space is tiny--so during weekends and Fridays, you will not get a table without reservation. Menu prices have compounded over the past months. Inflation--understandable. However, the portion size and quality of food has needlessly suffered. As if the owners stopped payingcooks or told them to cut expenses on absolutely everything, including food. Used to really like eating here, but the past four times we visited, our meals were very scant and overpriced. Banquets are a whole different story--a completerip off. The larger the group, the worse the rip off. We were celebrating a birthday (30 people) and half the guests were left hungry, because the food has been cut so drastically, that for insane prices of $150 per person, people could noteven get one serving of each dish. Banquets are a major rip off at every Russian speaking restaurant, so there is no surprise there. However, Rondel has set a new record for poor customer treatment. To add insult to injury, the staff stoleour leftover custom-made cake, which we purchased for the occasion. Only one tier of a huge, multiple layer cake was consumed by guests, so we were expecting to take the remaining cake home. Imagine our shock when we were told that therewas no more cake left! We were not drunk, to not notice how much cake was consumed! Extremely rude and unprofessional. Our guests already left the table half hungry, because the restaurant decided to save on food and still chargeastronomical banquet prices, AND the cake that we brought in was also taken! Unacceptable. Another great example: our party of 8 came for dinner on Saturday night, for a 6pm reservation. At 8pm, we were told that the cooks have left thekitchen and there is no more food! We were celebrating a birthday, so imagine how great that went! On