My grandparents brought me here basically every single week growing up, and it makes me so happy to see that over the years the food/service/quality has not diminished one bit. I feel right at home here. Not to mention the most authentic polish food you will find in the area, the prices are very affordable. I will bring my kids here and my kids' kids someday :)
Visiting Buffalo this past weekend we decided to eat at the Polish Villa. I was glad we stopped. We had the Golumbek plate (stuffed cabbage, potato pancake and 2 pierogis along with 2 pieces of kielbasa). The food was cooked fresh and it was delicious. Our waitress talked us into ordering dessert and I had the lemon pie and companion had the cherry pie (soooo good) So happy we stopped and the next time I'm in Buffalo I'll be eating here. I also have to compliment the waitresses who were very friendly and humorous. Highly recommend!
It's sad that a business with such historic roots in Buffalo treats their customers the way that they treated our group after my friends grandfather passed away. They had their post-funeral lunch at the Villa and were met with disappointment. They were told originally when they called that they could have their own private room due to their situation, and having a large group of people. Unfortunately this was not the case when they arrived. We were seated in the middle of the room, and were not served, or even given water for the first 20 minutes. On top of this, the food and service was sub-par. I understand that times are tough for the restaurant industry, but this was unacceptable. Unfortunately, I would not recommend it.
Your patience for your meal order will be rewarded, with the most authentic Polish foods and dishes in WNY! Our waitress was as attentive as she could be, as she was very busy. This place is very popular and when you taste any of their traditional dishes, you will know why.
Very relaxed atmosphere in a authentic polish setting. Food made from scratch and every bit delicious. Pierogis are large and fully stuffed. Farmer's cheese pictured, enjoyed a sauerkraut pierogi as well. Potato cake, warm sauerkraut, and a cabbage roll. All delicious and served hot. Fresh rye bread and butter accompanies the meal. Sides of applesauce and sour cream for the pierogies. Ended with a REAL banana cream pie. House made flaky crust. Staff is overtly helpful and friendly. Prices reasonable. Very nice stop!
So glad we returned here after years having passed since our prior visit! Friends were in from out of town and we knew they would appreciate the noms of a meal which tasted real.Aside from ordering way too much, everything was exactly what we wanted... good coffee w/plenty-o-refills.. great pierogies (all 3 kinds).. fried balogne.. exactly what m'friends were in the mood for!.. OOGs the beef and noodles (I forget what it is called) were mouth-watering amazeballs!.. tasty potato pancakes.. oh.. and that Ruben Soup was Perfect!.. two kinds of kielbasa (I prefered the smoked) and the cabbage was completely gone at the endGotta say.. I didn't expect to be so delighted when we went in and it was a real treat, exactly what we wanted!
I was raised Polish in a family where the grandparents came from the "old country" . The food at this restaurant brought back memories from my grandmother's cooking. Highly recommended for the authentic taste of "old country" food.
The food is incredible. The staff is first rate.
I don't normally leave detailed reviews but we came here whilst visiting the area for the first time and we're Polish, so why not, right? Ratings are high, we were hungry.We ended up waiting in the doorway for about 40 minutes with a few others ahead of us, and a few behind us questioned if they had to go put their names in on the waitlist. The hostess kiosk is the furthest thing from the door and from that vantage point you really can't see the line of people waiting to be sat. Not a really efficient way of doing things, but she came around after dropping off drinks for tables that were within eyesight of the door.We could see the four empty tables waiting to be filled, and a couple of the people behind us knew just from that fact who was working.- I will give that it was a Friday afternoon and they had an ongoing special on fish fry, but there were no overbearing fried or fishy smells even when a waitress walked by with two giant plates in hand -We got our drinks fairly quickly once we were sat and our waitress was absolutely pleasant. Ordered the appetizer pierogis [which are like the size of a fist each! wow!] because by the time we were sat we were fairly close to reaching our "check in" time at our hotel and we had plans to meet up with friends, so we didn't have time by then to enjoy a full lunch option. These were a fantastic choice and we ordered one of each - cheese, the potato, the sauerkraut [one of us had the meat option with mushroom gravy as well and that one was 'real good' as she would put it]. We'd asked for the check to be delivered at the same time because of our constraints and this was accommodated as well.One last thing I have to mention, and I can't believe this is what I will probably remember the most from this visit, is that the moment we stepped into the building, an older patron sitting at a table within eyesight of the door basically gave me the stink eye for the entire time we had been waiting for a table. I'm not sure how I offended her but even after sitting across the room at our own lunch table, she continued to swivel her head in my direction and just give this terrible look of disdain. I asked the person I had been eating with to see if she had still been staring and she'd given us the once-over a final time before exiting the building at the end of her meal. Mindblowing experience.
My food was good, my husband wasn't pleased with his food. A couple years ago, the food was very good. It seems that the food has gone down hill. Our service was very poor.