Initially great atmosphere, however being served raw pork is unacceptable and dangerous. Got to the middle of the pork steak and realised it was undercooked (see photo) which is very risky for developing trichinosis. Music was also cranked up unbearably loud halfway through dinner making conversation difficult.

Great atmosphere accept is super freezing cold inside . I’m really feel bad for writing a negative review that’s usually for miserable people but here the service is horrible and was super super slow. Been waiting for 1 hour and 40 minutes for my dinner and portion are really small . It use to be one of the best places in town unfortunately not anymore .

Very bad service. We spend 50 minutes waiting to order. 70% of the things in the menu were not available. The waiter was terrible, he had really bad attitude.

Traditional Bulgarian restaurant, considered the best in Ruse. However, our experience was disappointing: the food was just average, extremely salty, we received undercooked eggs, and part of our order was forgotten. The attention was lacking, and the waitress were not friendly at al, and they do not speak English. The prices were alright, average. What made the experience really bad was the restrooms: dirty and awfully smelling. In summary, I do not recommend this restaurant.

You cannot believe a place like this exists! Best mixture of balkan food and the best atmosphere one can hope to gen in Ruse or any other town in Balkan.

Still one of the best restaurants in Ruse, tasty food , oldies but goodies kind of food places

Authentic old bulgarian style restaurant, tasty food, friendly service, nice lunch menu, different authentic bulgarian soups, which can not be found everywhere.

Large portions of food and delivered quick, but very, very salty. The waiters are deceiveing you with the drinks saying that they do not have in stock large drinks forcing you to take small ones although i saw at a table what they said that do not have. For a restaurant with good reviews this is very DISAPPOINTING!

Large variety of traditional Balkan dishes. Vegetables and fish we have eaten were fresh and tasty. Plenty of space, convivial atmosphere, authentic traditional decorations.

Very pleasant stay. The waiter are friendly & easy to speak with. Superb dinner & got recommended bulgarian beer. A must for any to experience if you are in town!

Great design and atmosphere, good good :-) reasonable price, ice cream desert not good:-(

Really authentic food. Recommended.

The food is delicious, the staff is friendly and love the traditional design of the restaurant. I recommend it with all my heart.

We have been there for lunch. I ate chicken with rice. It was delicious and the price was fair. Other stuff on the menu was expensive. My girlfriend drunk coffee at the price of the chicken with rice which was ridiculous. The place is strange looking inside. With traditional ornaments. The service was good. Expensive restaurant, thought.

A great traditional Bulgarian restaurant. Food was delicious and reasonably priced. They have lunch menu and all grilled things on the menu are barbecued on the spot when you order them.

Best restaurant in town. The staff is welcoming, the menu is available in 3 languages, the music and dance program was super entertaining. The food is delicious and the space is generous. they can always find a table no matter how busy they are. ( U don't have to queue outside like at others in Ruse) . We came here twice during our 2 day stay.

Nice place, great lighting and decor inside, sweet staff, and pretty good food at good price points. I enjoyed the meatball soup and pork with cabbage. As well as the bread. It didn’t seem super hot when it came out but the flavour was all very delicious.

(Translated by Google) Superb! (Original) Superb!

Wonderful traditional food

We always love to come back there!We like the vintage look of the place, all the waiters are wearing all those national gorgeous clothes, and not the last, my goodness We Love The food, is delicious!!!Thank you guys!???

(Translated by Google) Super location, good prices, generous portions. Polite staff (Original) Super locație, prețuri bune, porții generoase. Personal amabil

(Translated by Google) it's no longer what it was! (Original) nu mai e ce fost!

Grea food and atmosphere

(Translated by Google) fraction (Original) Дроб

Great traditional restaurant, live entertainment the night we visited and to see the locals getting up to dance was fantastic. The food was excellent and staff very friendly and helpful

We took the most expensive meal on menu - din not worth it. The main reason being that for that price (42 bg) it is not that awesome. It is good. The thin is that a normal plate on the menu is 15 bg . I rekon that is better to choose something else than the most expensive.

Food was very nice, huge portions and a very cosy atmosphere. Price was a bit more than some restaurants nearby but still reasonable and worth it for the traditional food. One thing I would say is this place gets very busy and we had a wait of 50 minutes for our food. There were also a lot of other guests who received all their food way before us even though we were one of the first there which seemed a bit off.

Excellent traditional Bulgarian cuisine in authentic atmosphere.

This place is amazing! Every meal that we ordered was a solid 10/10. The atmosphere is in typical bulgarian style and is spot on! Great place to show off our beautiful culture. The food was really so tasty, we were genuinely shocked how thoughtful every meal was prepared. Solid 10/10 !! Strongly recommend!!!!!❤️❤️

Excellent air conditioning during the summer. Good food and polite, competent serving in a traditional Bulgarian ambiance. I went multiple times and had excellent experiences, whether the place was crowded or not.

An authentic Bulgarian dining experience. Huge portions expertly prepared. Live music weekend evenings. Always busy and with good reason. If you’re in the right location within the restaurant, you may get to see giant piles of meat set aflame!

Nice place. We had the Adana kebab, Caprese salad, and creme caramel (flan) and it was good, the flan was great! Service was friendly and professional. Two thumbs up!

Traditional experience in this atypical restaurant. Service is fast and the waiters translated the menu in English for us.

Very good food and ambiance

On saturday night thet have a show with a singer and traditional dancers. Food is good. Very divers. You can smoke inside in some areas. Waiters are dresed traditional. Every detail in the restaurant is made to look traditional.

Well, well...our first visit to Chifika restaurant...friendly wellcome...there is no problem with menu in English language, but a very nice waitress Aleksa, was our food guide...so we get all the explanations about food..and at the end of dinner, we were totally satisfied with ordered... Conclusion: very nice evening with excellent food and drink in traditional Bulgarian restaurant, thanks to chef, staff and most of all, to Aleksa. I highly racommend. I'll be back...🤣

Really good food, especially the lamb dishes.

Best place for Bulgarian traditional food in the city of Ruse! I recommend it with my two hands! I have been there many times, especially on lunch. Good lunch menu, which is made due to different seasons and celebrations in Bulgaria!

(Translated by Google) Serving and eating! (Original) Servirea si mâncarea!

Traditional Food cooked perfectly. Sadly the attention and the waitress are not very friendly. The staff doesn’t speak English and the menu is confusing. Furthermore they still have east Europe style toilets with a hole in the floor. Why? It is a expensive, touristic place, build normal toilets. The food was great 👍

By myself just before dinner time. Stuff was terrible, extremely noisy and unprofessional. Food? I had an edible meatball portion with overly salted with the traditional "шарена сол" chips.Spent my time tapping my chips onto my napkin. Avoid!

(Translated by Google) Great place to eat with friends, staff - extremely friendly. (Original) Страхотно място за хапване с приятели, персоналът - изключително любезен.

probably the best place to eat with your mates. Kitchen was great, the place has his own bulgarian spirit and if you are a foreigner , this is the place that you must visit.

(Translated by Google) Delicious food (Original) Вкусна храна

(Translated by Google) Very good cuisine, good service, good live music (Original) Много добра кухня, добро обслужване, добра музика на живо

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful and good restaurant, the setting is magnificent, the only downside there is little choice for vegetarians. (Original) Très beau et bon restaurant le cadre est magnifique, le seul bémol peu de choix pour les végétariens .

(Translated by Google) Excellent 6 (Original) Отличен 6

(Translated by Google) Perfect location (Original) Перфектно место

(Translated by Google) Excellent restaurant very friendly people. (Original) Excellent restaurant les gens très amiable.

(Translated by Google) Great establishment, very colorful place. Live music, national dishes and Russian-speaking staff. (Original) Отличное заведение, очень колоритное место. Живая музыка, национальные блюда и присутствует русскоязычный персонал.

(Translated by Google) Very tasty traditional Bulgarian food and served impeccably (Original) Mâncare tradițională bulgărească foarte gustoasa și servite ireproșabila

(Translated by Google) I chose the restaurant after a few read reviews and did not regret it. I asked, of course, for "shkembe" and some kind of pork ribs. After two minutes, the lady who served us and spoke Romanian, told me that, unfortunately, they no longer have skembe, but she recommended me a lamb soup. Accustomed to restaurants in Romania, I immediately thought that they want to give me what is harder to sell, or more expensive, but I accepted. The surprise was on the bill, when he told me the soup was from the house. I recommend. (Original) Am ales restaurantul după câteva review -uri citite si nu am regretat. Am cerut, bineînțeles "șkembe" și niște coaste de porc felul doi. După două minute, doamna care ne servea și care vorbea românește, mi-a spus că, din păcate șkembe nu mai au , dar mi-arecomandat o ciorbă de miel. Obișnuit cu restaurantele din România, m-am gândit imediat că vor să-mi dea ce se vinde mai greu, sau e mai scump, dar am acceptat. Surpriza a fost la nota de plată, când mi-a spus că ciorba e din partea casei. Recomand.

The restaurant looks like is frozen in time. It is a rustic place but it is too rustic for my taste. The food is not bad.The bread with cheese, home made is a must and the salad with bell peppers ,tomato and garlic is also yummy. The prices are quite high and tourist oriented.For one time experience is OK but I will not be willing to come back.

Very good food, very nice people

There is a large choice of meals and what we took was delicious. Very friendly and comfortable atmosphere. We recommend it.

Good food, good service and correct bill

What can i say .... Chiflika is good ,but i think it got some romanian nerv ... The waiters are sometimes a little bit tired.

My favourite spot in Ruse. Try the royal sword, you will not be disappointed. Soups and starters are nice too. Order the house bread, totally worth it !

Super tasty food and services, I hightly recomand, personal it's amazing and the price it's very good . Food its various and you have the menu in three different languges ( Bulgarian , English and Romanian), time for waiting the food it's reasonable, various drinks with fare price. After you can enjoy some nice wiew during the walking on the old city street.

Traditional bulgarian restaurant, it offers many choices; boneless lamb head is good; mehana deccor; kind service; good prices; smoking allowed upstairs; free wi-fi & street parking; no outdoor seating;

Very good restaurant. Placed OK in Rousse near Danube. Unbelievable taste of the food - unique recipe of bread, the service it is outstanding. Tips works fine in all currencies EUR, RON, USD, etc.

(Translated by Google) The kitchen and service are slightly slow (Original) Кухнята и обслужването са леко бавни

But most of all I was struck by the attitude of the waiter, who was not left with a tip She defiantly stopped talking. I'll never go there again.

(Translated by Google) Very cool (Original) Foarte tare

(Translated by Google) Exceptional cuisine and very pleasant atmosphere. (Original) Изключителна кухня и много приятна обстановка.

(Translated by Google) Very typical. I recommend (Original) Muy típico. Recomiendo

(Translated by Google) The atmosphere and the kitchen at the level but the disgusting attitude of the staff! (Original) Обстановка и кухня на ниво но отвратително отношение на персонала!

(Translated by Google) Good (Original) Bun

(Translated by Google) Live music and a singer and great service (Original) Жива музика и певица и чудесно обслужване

(Translated by Google) The best tavern in Ruse !!! (Original) Най-добрата механа в Русе!!!

(Translated by Google) At 5pm at an empty restaurant we were told everything was reserved. Ten minutes later, a friend in front of me booked two tables for four people. I am disappointed in this attitude. (Original) В 17ч на празно заведение ни казаха, че всичко е резервирано. Десет минути по-късно приятел пред мен резервира две маси по четири човека. Разочарован съм от това отношение.

(Translated by Google) Services ok! ..... food ok! ..... a place where I would return with pleasure! (Original) Servicii ok!.....mâncare ok! ..... un local in care as reveni cu plăcere!

(Translated by Google) Great Bulgarian tavern! Very tasty, fast and aesthetically pleasingly served food (especially homemade cakes). The interior and music are folk and authentic, while the waiters are dressed in costumes and carry huge-oomo boards up and down the 2 floors. I highly recommend! (Original) Страхотна българска механа! Много вкусна, бързо и естетически красиво поднесена храна (особено домашната питка). Интериорът и музиката са народни и автентични, а сервитьорите са облечени с носии и разнасят огрооомни табли нагоре-надолу по 2-та етажа. Силно препоръчвам!

(Translated by Google) Super (Original) Super

Wide variety of traditional food with traditional ambiance. Large and tastety portions. Waitors are very helpful and speak foreign languages. There is even a space for smoking.

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Отлично

Very nice place with great food and wonderful waiters.

(Translated by Google) Pleasant atmosphere and good service. (Original) Приятна атмосфера и добро обслужване.

(Translated by Google) Very good food (Original) Mâncare foarte buna

(Translated by Google) Traditional Bulgarian cuisine and atmosphere. (Original) Традиционна българска кухня и обстановка.

(Translated by Google) The nicest nice restaurant in Ruse! (Original) Най-хубавите хубавия ресторант в Русе!