Ocean View Cafe

Comfortable, clean, friendly staff. We had the Ukrainian borscht and cold borsch, both were delicious. The Ukrainian borscht was hot and perfectly spiced. We had the smoked mackerel with potatoes. The potatoes were amazing with good garlic flavor and went well with the fish. The fish came with red onions which tasted amazing eaten together, the onions and fish flavors blended nicely. We then had the stuffed cabbage. This was the best stuffed cabbage I ever ate. I love stuffed cabbage and have eaten it many times. I have had the Jewish style, comes with raisins and has a sweet and sour taste. It is always good but it couldn’t compare to this heavenly dish of Ukrainian stuffed cabbage. Light spicing, impeccable sauce and the meat tastes like veal. It was so smooth - just fabulous. I can’t wait to go back to try many more items on the menu. This place rocks - go eat here!

- Howard Edelbaum -

My buddy had a craving for borscht while we were on the east coast and with Brighton Beach being little Odessa, thats where we went. I randomly chose this place and when I walked in and saw pictures from the movie Lord of War on the wall (it was filmed here)... I fangirled out! Anyways, the food... Probably the best Russian and Ukrainian food I've had in the States. The pelmeni was superb, the ground chicken cutlet and mashed potatoes were delicious and filling, and for dessert? A couple of shots of Russian Standard and a Ukrainian beer. I also enjoyed the atmosphere. Customers came in, ordered their meals in Russian or Ukrainian, and went about their afternoon. Everyone from mom's with their little kids in tow to babushkas gossiping and enjoying lunch. This was a meal fit for a Lord of War, no doubt.

- SpencerAK74M -

Nice cafe. I came with a group of friends awhile back and we all enjoyed our meal so when I passed by today I got a little snack of dumplings and coffee. Both tastes fresh and delicious. It’s a simple place with nice authentic food.

- Mina Marsow -

That was an excellent lunch. Now, I don’t know much about Eastern European food. But that was absolutely delicious. The sea bass and the chicken stroganoff were a delight. We had vareniki, borscht, and stuffed cabbage as apps, all of which were delicious too. And for dessert we had some blintzes with cheese and jelly that were the perfect send off. Not a bad price either, and the service was very quick and to the point (not a lot of small talk but I wouldn’t have expected it either). 100% would recommend

- Clemente Sánchez -

happy to visit this place because it reminded me of my grandma’s cooking. most of the food is fantastic and fresh, yet it comes super fast. waiter was nice and attentive. drinks were good. patio is nicely set up although loud from the train. bathroom is ok. busy spot but still room on the weekend. love that the patio is dog friendly. everything was going perfect until we left - my dog has an eye disease (pannus) so she has to wear sunglasses. the chef was smoking outside and started harassing us when he noticed my dog saying “we are blinding her and hurting the dog”. found this really annoying because he would not leave us alone. and again, my dog wears the sunglasses because she literally has an eye disease so i’m prolonging her vision before she goes blind lol

- Sasha MG -

Tight tables, not easy to maneuver. Small 6 oz or less of fruit drink is $6 about 8 Oz of soup is $12. Literally Michelin star prices for a corner Ukranian coffee shop.

- Ozzy Russosso -