About Us

If you are looking for one of a kind cuisine, exceptional service, in a warm and elegant atmosphere, please join us at Russia House Restaurant. The Russia House is a family owned business; owners Ali and Homeyra are always there to personally take care of their guests. Set in historic Herndon, Virginia the Russia House Restaurant offers Russian hospitality and culinary excellence in all its details.

The Russia House opened in July of 1992 by the friendly owners Ali and Homerya Darugar, together they created and atmosphere of aristocratic dining with classic cuisine, with the warm feeling that you are dining at your aristocratic grandmother's table. Mrs. Darugar moved from Russia with her grandparents to Switzerland, where she learned to cook in her grandmother’s kitchen. She brought her great culinary talents here to the United States and created the exquisite menu and served as the head chef in the first few years the restaurant was opened. The restaurant features Russian, Continental and Georgian cuisine with a French flair.

The amount of effort that the owners put into the culinary details is apparent from their ability to create a seemingly endless variety of tangy cream sauces, to the influence of French cuisine.

During the reign of the czars, the Russians brought in many French chefs, hence the French culinary influence. Many of the menu selections are actually prepared at your table.