I love the location of this place, being right on a boardwalk overlooking the ocean. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is great! We came here with a group of people and had a memorable experience. And the best part, it's BYOB!!!

I have wanted to go to Brighton Beach for a long time and so my friend and I walked up the Coney Island Boardwalk until we hit the Cafe Volna! We went in for a little taste and ended up eating a meal with the...More

It was like walking into a small neighbor hood cafe in the "old country".Yet ... the menu was on iPads! And quite an extensive menu for food. The decor looks like a vineyard in Italy! It was quite the place! I loved watching all the...More

Great atmosphere by the boardwalk! Russian being spoken everywhere adds to the kitsch factor! Great Food! Had the best beef stroganoff I've ever had. Borscht was way decent as well. Service was very good

If you don't enjoy people chain smoking around you while you eat in the restaurant, then stay away. The owner is so rude. She tells customers to be quiet. Servers smoke and then serve food without washing their hands. Tables are cleaned with filthy rags....More

Found this gem while walking the Boardwalk in Brighton. We enjoyed a three-course meal on the patio overlooking the beach. Our meal started with salads, (mine was a crab salad garnished with caviar, hubby's a Caesar) followed by a large bowl of flavorful vegetable soup,...More

A very few dishes that are homemade are decent, but the majority of the food is frozen, store bought prepared meals, just warmed up and dressed with an unsuitable sauce. Mashed potatoes are from powder and reheated many times. Salad dressing oil is cheap vegetable...More

Cafe Volna had a lot of atmosphere, the smells were wonderful, food delightful. I brought home cookes and European treats for the family to enjoy.

The restaurant has an ideal location with a view of the boardwalk, and there is a parking nearby. However the food was mediocre. I ordered lamb and asked what would come on the side, and the waitress replied, "Vegetables:" Guess what - my lamb came...More

Located on the board walk just off Brighton beach, this restaurant serves primarily Russian food (Menu is first in Russian then English). We ordered a chicken caesar salad which was made with a kale type vegetable and not lettuce, tasted great... The eatery is in...More