Pampushka in City of London, Westminster

I visited with my partner before Christmas 2019. We were a bit confused as to how we entered their restaurant but just went through the loud and crowded pub (We didn't mind) but we laughed about it with the owners and settled on a table. We ordered Borscht, Starter Varenyky, Dessert Varenyky and another I can't remember. All food came rather quickly (though it was just us and another couple) and was absolutely delicious! My partner is Ukrainian and has been to Ukraine before, and I had never tasted Ukrainian food before so was really pleased and impressed as was my partner. Lovely couple that run the place, though I would advise perhaps implementing something for when the noise from the pub gets too loud as it was something that I didn't find great. Otherwise the food, seating and service was excellent and I would highly recommend for anyone looking for Ukrainian food with an English Twist.

So I was greeted and served by Elle, and she was very friendly and was able to patiently explain what the dishes were. I tried the potato and cheese dumplings - they were really lovely, well-cooked and fresh. I then tried the soup that contained meat-dumplings with rich hot broth. The baked-cheese cake was served hot, with its jam. First time trying such dessert, did not disappoint. Elle also offered me a complimentary shot of vodka, that contained chocolate and chilli; it was strong and sweet. Overall, the restaurant looked and smelled clean, and the service was pleasant. It be yummy to try the rest of the dishes before the pop-up-restaurant relocates in March 2020!

It was our first time visiting Pampushka and we were really in for a treat. Between a group of us we tried about 70% of the menu and everything was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend the borscht, the duck leg and all the sides (but honestly everything is incredibly good). It's a pop up situated in a separate space in the Sun and 13 Cantons, personally I found it very newly and nicely decorated and cosy and it did not bother me that it shares premises with the pub. Service was great too, and the bill was very good value for money. We will be back.

Yo y un amigo realmente disfrutamos de nuestro almuerzo en Pampushka el sábado pasado. Había leído acerca de las personas que pasaban hacia y desde los baños del bar / pub desde el cual opera el restaurante, pero esto no fue un problema cuando estuvimos allí. Estaba tranquilo, y las pocas personas que pasaban no nos molestaron en absoluto. ¡Me sorprendió gratamente el diseño de la mesa, ya que pensé que serían mesas de pub! Las mesas están bien distribuidas para cenar, y la decoración es agradable. Teníamos borscht y una pequeña porción de la papa y el queso varenyky para comenzar, ambos sabrosos y abundantes. Ambos tuvimos holubtsi para main (repollo relleno de arroz y champiñones). Estoy acostumbrado a tener estos con un relleno carnoso, pero el relleno de arroz y champiñones era muy sabroso, con un ligero toque picante. Teníamos tres rollos grandes cada uno. El postre era cereza varenyky y tarta de queso. Los varenky estaban rellenos con grandes trozos de cereza, lo cual estaba bien, y la tarta de queso era excelente. Los precios del vino parecían razonables. La factura total fue justa para dos y la señora que nos sirvió fue muy servicial, conocedora de la comida y muy atenta. Las mejores calificaciones para una gran experiencia en general. Voy a tratar de visitar de nuevo pronto.

Es un lugar pequeño y encantador, un ambiente agradable, aparte del pub ruidoso y ruidoso con el que comparten una entrada.  Nivel de servicio: ¡fantástico! Las damas fueron muy atentas y amables, conocedores del menú y serviciales. Sin embargo, la comida era normal, un poco caro y en porciones absolutamente pequeñas. El menú tampoco es muy rico.  Teníamos las albóndigas, repollo relleno con arroz y champiñones y el pollo cremoso. Tampoco fue genial. . . Me gustó el pan aunque. . .

We had a dinner here and we will definitely come back. The food is very tasty (proper varenyky!) and service is exceptional!

Just returned from the dinner for 5 people (4 Ukrainians and 1 American) and I had to share this experience because of controversial comments here: - Place: yes, at the moment of this review resturant shared a place with a quite busy pub, you need to know that.. 4 stars because of that. - Food: I was disappointed to hear that we will be served not a traditional food (because I didn't bother to read what they stated on their website!) but a mix of UKR/UK interpretation.. but eventually even our Ukrainian gang couldn't agree on what was tasty and what was not - it is individual thing. We have tried almost everything and it is 5 stars - Stuff: I'm not sure if it is even legal to be that nice and lovely as they were. 10 out of 5. Fast, friendly, hospitable and patient. The owner (stupid me didn't even ask her name..) treated us as if we were guests at her home.. almost a quote of how my friend expressed her impression about the service - Price: I really don't understand how someone can say that it is overpriced.. are those people dinning in this area? I was not surprised by the bill and I would leave 5 for the value. Conclusion: very nice place to visit which I would strongly recommend - interesting decisions on how they tried to experiment with Ukrainian trad food to make it more suitable for British people.. I didn't like only 1 dish out of almost everything (will tell in P.S.). The passion of the owner for what she and her husband (Maks.. my nameling) are doing is literally visible in this place since it is expressed through one of the most loveliest service I've ever experienced so far. I wish them to find a nice long term place and don't give up on what they are doing. PS. Blood sausage vareniki tasted like medicine to me (my friend ate them all.. so it is just my taste). I would suggest to think about fried or oven baked blood sausage because boiling the blood (unlike frying) doesn't give a proper fermentation for this dish.. blood itself becomes tasteless and apple doesn't do much to cover that.. just an Imho PPS. I genuinely can't understand what is wrong with 1 star reviewers here..

We have tried all starters (not so expensive) and didn’t have much more space for the mains, the food was absolutely superb! I never write the reviews, but this was such a good surprise, can’t wait to come back!!