Moldova Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the menu at Moldova Restaurant, a gem of authentic Moldovan cuisine in Brooklyn. From Cold Appetizers like the Assorted Meat and Cheese Platter to Hot Appetizers including the Fried stuffed Moldavian polenta house special, the menu offers a wide range of traditional dishes bursting with flavor. Indulge in salads like the Veal tongue salad or the Salmon and Red Caviar Avocado Salad for a fresh and delightful experience. Customer reviews rave about the generous portions and high-quality ingredients, with favorites like the Chicken soup and sour cherry Crepe cake receiving high praise. The versatile menu caters to all tastes, with options for seafood lovers and meat enthusiasts alike. Whether you're craving comfort food or a culinary adventure, Moldova Restaurant promises a warm and inviting dining experience with impeccable service and a cozy, authentic atmosphere. Book a reservation today and savor the taste of Moldova in the heart of Brooklyn.

Cold Appetizers

Assorted Meat and Cheese Platter Moldova

Assorted plate with salami, homemade meats and kielbasa, bujenina ,spicy cheese and other cheese cuts and cut vegetables.

$22.00

Roasted Eggplant Salad Spread

Roasted eggplant, garlic dressed with olive oil.

$9.00

Fasolita - Bean Spread

White beans paste with roasted onion, olive oil and spices.

$8.00

Bujenina - Boiled Pork Appetizer

Bujenina. Cold boiled pork.

$10.00

Assorted Pickles Platter

Assorted pickles plate with pickled cucumbers, green tomatoes,red tomatoes,cabbage, watermelon.

$9.00

Herring with potatoes

Herring with boiled potatoes, onions and vinegar

$11.00

Salo with Garlic and Rye bread

Lard with garlic and toasted rye bread

$14.00

Assorted smoked fish platter

Assorted smoked fish platter

$25.00

Caprese

Mozzarella cheese with tomatoes, basil leaves, touch of balsamico.

$12.00

Roasted Vegetables Platter with Garlic Sauce

Assorted roasted vegetables with garlic sauce, served cold

$10.00

Veal Tongue with Horseradish Sauce

Veal tongue with horseradish sauce

$15.00

Fried stuffed Moldavian polenta house special

House special. Homemade Fried mamaliga balls stuffed with feta cheese, bacon and sour cream.

$12.00

Assorted traditional dumplings

Traditional dumplings served with sour cream and butter, the filling is a choice of: farmer cheese or meat or potatoes (topping of fried onion).

$11.00

Homemade Baked Pastry Pie "Placinte"

Homemade baked pastries with a choice of filling: farmer cheese with herbs or potatoes with onions or cabbage.

$10.00

Sarmale Stuffed cabbage or grape rolls

6 pieces. Traditional stuffed rolls with rice and meat. Cabbage or grape leaves.

$12.00

Mititei Grilled traditional sausages

4 pieces. Grilled traditional sausages served with peas and onions.

$14.00

Carnaciori Grilled traditional kielbasa

2 pieces. Grilled traditional Moldavian kielbasa served with peas and onions.

$12.00

Cascaval Pane Fried Cheese

3 pieces. Transylvanian fried cheese.

$12.00

Jumari - Deep Fried Pork Belly

$7.00

Calamari

$14.00

Chicken Wings Small - 6 pcs

$10.00

Chicken Wings Large - 12 pcs

$19.00

Hot Appetizers

Salads

Taranesc - Fresh cucumber & Tomato salad

Tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, peppers, feta cheese with olive oil dressing.

$12.00

Chicken breast Delicios salad

Chicken breast, Swiss cheese, corn, tomatoes, peppers and aioli dressing.

$13.00

Primavara Salad

Red radish with lettuce, egg, cucumber, scallion, dill and sour cream.

$11.00

Veal tongue salad

Veal tongue, tomatoes, cucumbers and aioli dressing.

$17.00

Fresh Salad with shrimps and avocado

Daicon, cucumbers,avocado, roasted shrimps and masago.

$16.00

Salmon, Read Caviar, Avocado Salad Special "Fantasy"

Avocado, lox, tomatoes, onions, crepes with cream cheese and red caviar.

$17.00

Tuna Tartar Salad

Tuna, avocado, teriyaki sauce, sesame oil and wasabi.

$18.00

Rustica Cabbage and carrot salad

Shredded white cabbage with carrot.

$8.00

Chicken Caesar Salad

With lettuce, grilled chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, parmesan cheese, croutons, Caesar dressing

$12.00

Burrata Cheese Salad

Burrata, mesclun greens, berries and figs

$14.00

Duck, Peaches and Arugula Paradise (Chef's Special)

Glazed duck, arugula, goat cheese, pecan nuts, peaches, balsamic dressing

$19.00

Zeama - Homemade chicken noodle soup

Chicken meat soup with homemade noodles.

$8.00

Ciorba de Perisoare - Meatball soup

Meatball soup.

$8.00

Ciorba de Burta - Beef tripe soup

Beef tripe sour cream soup

$9.00

Vegan Borscht Soup

Red beets traditional vegetable soup.

$8.00

Soleanca Soup

Solianca.

$9.00

Meat Borscht Soup

Traditional red beet soup with meat.

$8.00

Soups

Main Entrees

Mamaliga Trapeza - House special with pork stew

House special. Special prepared corn meal with assorted sides of pork stew, cheese, sour cream, scrambled eggs.

$17.00

Traditional grilled pork chop

Traditional grilled pork chop.with mamaliga

$15.00

Traditional pork neck

pork neck.

$15.00

Pork shish kebab

Pork shish kebab served with homemade fried potatoes

$14.00

Chicken shish kebab

Chicken shish kebab served with homemade fried potatoes

$14.00

Chicken Snitzel

Chicken breast in eggs and our. Add creamy mushrooms for an additional charge.

$14.00

Pirjoale ca la Tiraspol - Stuffed chicken breast

2 pieces. Stuffed Chicken breast with cheese and sour pickles fried in bread crumbs.

$18.00

Chicken liver - Ficatei de Pui la Tigaie

Chicken liver on pan frying with mamaliga.

$14.00

Grilled cornish hen - Pui La Gratar

Grilled or pan fry cornish hen served with home made pasta.

$19.00

Friptura de Pui cu Ciuperci - Chicken stew

Chicken stew served with mushrooms.

$15.00

Beef and Veggie Stew Gulas

Stew of beef and vegetables.

$18.00

Veal shish kebab

Veal shish kebab.

$15.00

Lamb shish kebab

Lamb shish kebab.

$16.00

Prime bone-in rib eye steak

Prime rib eye steak bone-in.

$30.00

Grilled lamb chops

4 pieces. Grilled lamb chops.

$28.00

Lamb shank in mushroom sauce

Lamb shank with mushrooms sauce.

$23.00

Rabbit in white sauce

Rabbit in white sauce.

$22.00

Fried Tilapia

Fried Tilapia fish

$13.00

Grilled Salmon

Grilled salmon with garlic lemon sauce, served with grilled vegetables.

$19.00

Pan Fried Bronzini

Pan fried Bronzini - whole fish, served with garlic lemon sauce and grilled vegetables.

$24.00

Grilled Bronzini

Grilled Bronzini - whole fish, served with lemon sauce and grilled vegetables.

$24.00

Burger Moldova

Pickles, tomato, lettuce, onion, lerd, feta cheese.

$13.00

Shrimps with Pasta in White Sauce

$17.00

Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff served with mashed potatoes

$18.00

Grilled Trout

Grilled trout fish served with grilled vegetables, lemon and garlic sauce

$21.00

Skirt Steak

Delicious meat Romanian style served with any side

$23.00

Beef Tongue Stew

beef tongue stew with creamy mushroom sauce served with buckwheat

$23.00

Oxtail Stew

slowly braised oxtail stew with onions and herbs

$23.00

Mamaliga - Traditional polenta

Traditional corn meal served with feta cheese and sour cream and deep fried pork belly.

$8.00

Home fried potatoes with mushrooms

Home fried potatoes with mushrooms, garlic and onions.

$14.00

Pilaf - Rice with veggies

Rice with veggies.

$7.00

Mashed potatoes

Mashed potatoes.

$7.00

French fries

French fries.

$6.00

Grilled Vegetables

$7.00

Homemade Pasta

$7.00

Buckwheat

$7.00

Side Dishes

Lunch Special

Mamaliga Trapeza (Pork Stew) Lunch Special

House special. Special prepared corn meal with assorted sides of meat, cheese, sour cream, scrambled eggs.

$20.00

Chicken Snitzel Lunch Special

Chicken breast in eggs and flour.

$20.00

Chicken Breast Tiraspol Cutlet

Stuffed chicken breast with cheese topping.

$20.00

Fried Tilapia Lunch Special

Tilapia,fried in corn meal.

$20.00

Grilled Salmon Lunch Special

Grilled salmon with lemon sauce and veggies.

$20.00

Pan Fried Chicken liver with Mamaliga Lunch Special

$20.00

Pork Shish Kebab Lunch Special

$20.00

Chicken Shish Kebab Lunch Special

$20.00

Grilled Sausages Mititei with Mamaliga Lunch Special

Grilled traditional sausage served with peas and onions and side dish.

$20.00

Keilbasa Carnaciori with Mamaliga Lunch Special

Grilled traditional kielbasa served with peas and onions and side dish.

$20.00

Pork Neck Lunch Special

Tender pork neck with a side

$20.00

Pork Chop with Mamaliga Lunch Special

$20.00

Beef Shish Kebab Lunch Special

$20.00

Lamb Shish Kebab Lunch Special

$20.00

Prune - Stuffed plums

8 pieces. Dried plums stuffed with nuts braised in wine sauce

$8.00

Tort Cusma lui Gugua - Moldavian cream cake with sour cherries

Moldavian style puff pastry cake with sour cherries and sweet sour cream.

$10.00

Pumpkin baked pastry

Homemade baked pastries with pumpkin.

$10.00

Fruit Platter

Fruit platter with assorted fruits

$9.00

Napoleon

A cake made up of several layers of puff pastry alternating layers of whipped cream.

$10.00

Sour cherry baked pastry

Traditional baked pastries with sour cherry.

$10.00

Sour cherry dumplings

15 pieces. Traditional dumplings with sour cherry.

$10.00

Moldavian chocolate cake

Traditional Moldavian chocolate cake

$9.00

Crepes with Bananas and Nutella

Crepes with banana and Nutella.

$9.00

Apple Strudel

$9.00

Traditional Romanian Donuts

$14.00

Dessert

Drinks

Sparkling Water Bottle

1 liter. Sparkling water.

$6.00

Coffee

Coffee.

$3.00

Espresso

$5.00

Tea

Tea.

$3.00

Poland Spring still water

small still water bottle

$2.00

Compot - Homemade fruit punch

Glass of homemade fruit punch

$3.00

Soda

$3.00