Saksaul

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Xiangyue Zhang

Level 5 Local Expert

有英语菜单，服务员大多数都会英语，老板和员工都很热情，菜品各有特色，非常愉快的就餐体验。建议两个及以上的人一起用餐，因为份量有点大，对一个人来说吃完两三个菜有点困难，但是可以打包。 There have English menu, most waiters can speak English, the boss and staff are very enthusiastic, the dishes have their own characteristics, and the dining experience is very pleasant. Есть меню на английском языке, большинство официантов будут на английском языке, хозяева и сотрудники очень гостеприимные, блюда индивидуальны, очень приятный опыт еды.

Mila K.

Level 2 Local Expert

Staff was not very attentive, had to get up and chase them down to get cups, as they brought 2 cups for 4 people, and didn't bring more for half an hour when asked. Also waited for our dishes for a ling time and received reheated soup with soggy noodles. I wanted to like them but can't!

Brian H

Level 13 Local Expert

I enjoyed the place. Tasty food. Reasonably good service. Cozy atmosphere. I had lagman and pilaf. Also wanted samsa, but the waiter warned me that it would take an hour to cook. Didn't wait. There is no internet in the restaurant. And add 10% to menu prices for service.

Irena Choe

Level 4 Local Expert

Great cousin, accommodating and knowledgeable staff. Shashluk was great, bread and salads were fresh. If you are in Astana, make a point to have dinner here. Highly Recommend

Ghaith Abujaber

Level 4 Local Expert

Great atmosphere and food is great but service is a little slow.

Danara Ivanova

Level 3 Local Expert

Great Kazakh kitchen A nice place to dine with the whole family I personally enjoyed it

Leo

Level 4 Local Expert

It's amazing! I adore the national cuisine of Kazakhstan. Saxaul is excellent service, they speak English, food 11/10

Veljko Nikčević

Level 5 Local Expert

Great place,with best staff. The food is delicious and fresh. Best recommendations!

Марат Сабиров

Level 13 Local Expert

We visited this national restaurant in early August. It is located in the center of Nurzhol Boulevard, to the side of Keruen shopping center. Kazakh flavor and cuisine of the Kazakh people are well combined with high quality and taste of dishes, as well as reasonable prices. About 6-7 thousand rubles were spent on three adults without alcohol. Very tasty pilaf from the cauldron, the only thing you need to get under its opening, as they cook a certain amount so that it is always fresh. We also tried the cheese meat dish, stewed meat with vegetables. The portions are large. We tried the Napoleon cake made of crispy brushwood. The waiters are friendly, they helped me find a charger for my phone. I recommend visiting this restaurant.

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Vladimir Krylov

Level 6 Local Expert

It's a great place. It's worth coming to Astana alone. Excellent Kazakh cuisine at its best. Bauyrsaks with kaymak are light, airy and very flavorful; cheesy - you'll just die. Finally, Tashkent tea and koumiss ice cream - and all this is enough to move with difficulty already, yes. But how delicious..! I don't even mind the money.

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Андрей Сапьян

Level 4 Local Expert

It's a crazy place! You still have to find such delicious dishes! Very atmospheric! Excellent service! Competent staff, explained everything about all the dishes. Signature salad, Sax Saul, stewed tandoor shoulder. This is something! Baking, explosive bomb! I wholeheartedly recommend you to visit!

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Юлия Корелина

Level 9 Local Expert

Great location, lots of beautiful places nearby. The summer porch has a nice view, but it was hot and we decided to be inside. The interior is cozy. A nice waitress worked with us, who was guided by the menu and answered our questions. The dishes are national, but beshbarmak turned out to be not the most delicious (there is something to compare it with), lula and turkey kebab are decent. But that's what left a residue, the eldest daughter ordered a homemade salad, its composition was not indicated on the menu, but the waitress only asked if she needed to add cheese to the salad. They brought a beautiful salad, but as soon as her daughter tasted it, she almost started crying. There were plenty of chili peppers sliced into circles. We thought it was bell pepper, but unfortunately the waitress didn't warn us, even though she knew that the teenager was ordering the salad. Prices are slightly above average, and a family without alcohol costs 6-7 thousand rubles. In general, I recommend you to visit.

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d_medvedev1

Level 17 Local Expert

A very beautiful atmospheric place. We chose an institution of traditional Kazakh cuisine, and this is exactly what we need. Very tasty beshbarmak. A good selection of drinks and food. In terms of service, taste and assortment, I can fully recommend this place. But I was upset that during two visits there were not several items from the menu at once, such as samsa (of several types) and almost all desserts, except for one. It spoils the impression. I will come back here again and I will be glad to give 5 stars!

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Александр

Level 17 Local Expert

Excellent restaurant of national cuisine in Astana. The portions are large, the food is delicious, you can try almost all national Kazakh dishes and not only. The interior is atmospheric, the service is excellent.

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Константин Ильин

Level 10 Local Expert

Excellent service, wonderful summer terrace, all the dishes are delicious, Tashkent tea is fragrant. Slicing horse meat is especially recommended, the meat is tender and odorless.

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Talgat Beisenbai

Level 4 Local Expert

The atmosphere and the price tag have a premium feel, but they actually fall short. The design is restrained and was once beautiful, but many details are much worn out by time, which is why the overall look is clearly tired :(the appliances and dishes are exactly like in shawarma food and similar places, which, in my opinion, greatly lowers the level of the institution. In the kitchen: hummus is 0/5, I'm not afraid to say that it's the worst I've tasted in the last few years, and I'm ashamed to call the stale flatbread pita bread the day before yesterday. Italian salad - 5/5, I can't say anything, tomato and cucumber salad is difficult to spoil, I asked to make it without cheese because I have allergies. Filet mignon - 3/5, tough meat, but medium roast was normal. The service is good. The waiter is polite, helpful, sometimes even unnecessarily, I don't like it when I'm sitting alone with headphones on and in business, they bother me once again. Also, taking the food away without specifying whether I finished it was probably wrong, but it was that disgusting hummus, so even thanks. My bill for the listed dishes, mushroom sauce and borjomi came out to 19k, I think it's too high for such a level of cuisine and mine

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Владимир

Level 30 Local Expert

I definitely recommend it! Oriental flavor of the interior, excellent service, excellent cuisine. In general, everything came together in this restaurant. It is quite rare that I can give such an unequivocally high rating to a restaurant. A dish called syrne is just a 5 plus. Almost pure, tender meat.

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Сергей Ледовский

Level 15 Local Expert

It's a very cool place with the national cuisine of Kazakhstan. The waiters are very friendly, they suggested everything and told us what was worth a try. There is a photo area with local clothes at the entrance. I advise you to definitely visit this institution.

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Анастасия А.

Level 4 Local Expert

I liked everything. The service, the interior, the clean toilets, the way the waiters serve the dishes. The food and alcohol are fresh and very tasty. The prices are adequate

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Ирина Ф.

Level 6 Local Expert

It's a great restaurant. Beautiful interior with national motifs. Delicious manti, lula kebab, horse meat soup, bread plate. All the dishes were delicious. Excellent service. Acceptable prices. I recommend it! In Astana, be sure to visit this restaurant to enjoy the taste of national dishes.

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Анастасия В.

Level 5 Local Expert

Very tasty menu!!! Fast and unobtrusive service. The waiters will help with the selection of dishes. Cheesy meat melts in your mouth, beshbarmak fillet and horse meat sausage, great taste! Trout with greens and baked potatoes is also very tasty. The restaurant itself is atmospheric, national, clean, and cozy.

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Марина П.

Level 3 Local Expert

We arrived at the restaurant at 13:30, one waiter, very long service, there was practically nothing on the menu (lagman, lamb entrecote, samsa). We ordered a shurpa and a barbecue meat, brought the meat, and after the soup, respectively, the meat cooled down and became tasteless, they put just a piece of fresh pepper in the shurpa. The aftertaste from the restaurant is not very good and there is no glue orientation. In fact, the beer, samsa and flatbread were delicious!

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Кирилл Мироненко

Level 15 Local Expert

I was with my family on 08/22/25. We ordered 8 dishes in total. The salads are great, the fire is delicious, and after this dish we realized why we should eat horse meat. Also samsa, lamb with tandoor potatoes. We really liked everything. The staff did a great job, there was a full boarding and they found us a place and the service was excellent.desserts are ordinary, salads, snacks and meat are much better.

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Ольга Колесова

Level 5 Local Expert

We visited this restaurant on the recommendation and were very satisfied! They even came back the next day.. The service is very unobtrusive, the dishes are delicious! Our waiter was a virtuoso of service), I recommend it to everyone!

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Виктор

Level 7 Local Expert

It was very good. I was on a business trip, and of course, it was interesting to get acquainted with the local cuisine after the walk. The interior, menu, service and cuisine all left only positive impressions. I recommend. For those who are particularly sophisticated, there is a conditional photo zone with the opportunity to dress up in national clothes, which also adds immersion in a new environment. Thank you for the warm welcome!

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Алина Чепайкина

Level 6 Local Expert

There is a very tasty cuisine, friendly admins and good service. There are few delays, but you wait a little longer for an order because they cook from under the knife, as I was told. I definitely recommend it

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Екатерина Акулова

Level 5 Local Expert

It's a very warm place with attentive staff, incredibly delicious food, interesting dishes and original dishes in the national style. The interior is worth a separate commendation

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Алексей Толстяков

Level 8 Local Expert

It's a very soulful restaurant. The kitchen is excellent. I highly recommend the lamb square, lula and samsa. Be sure to try it. All kinds. Very tasty. The service is also excellent. Be sure to take a picture in the yurt in national costumes, it's free.

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Василий Попов

Level 11 Local Expert

A great restaurant, it was recommended to us by friends as an institution where you can eat local dishes. The waiters are friendly, they serve glasses and plates to everyone individually and juggling) The price for a family of 3 people was 30 and 50 thousand tenge. There were two pairs of us. I remember a bottle of dry red wine costs 19900, I don't remember the dishes. All that they ate)

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Юлия Павлова

Level 5 Local Expert

Perfect samsa, very tasty, not excessively fatty pilaf with beef, polite waiters and an interesting, cozy interior. It was delicious, cozy and beautiful. But I only took photos of what impressed me the most - Samsa.

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Евгения ВС

Level 5 Local Expert

It's beautiful, delicious, and welcoming! Beautiful presentation, excellent service, interesting interior in the national style. After an excursion in cold, windy weather, a hot beshbarmak was exactly what you needed. I definitely recommend you to visit! Thank you so much for a delicious and hearty lunch!

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Radio Tatocka

Level 13 Local Expert

After the New Year holidays, we reached the Saksaul restaurant of national cuisine in Astana. Very pleasant atmosphere, cozy at home. The staff was very friendly, and when the room was fully seated, the dishes were served quickly and everything was at the right temperature. One small disadvantage, well, to be honest, we missed it ourselves. First we ordered one dish, then we changed our minds and ordered another, and when the waiter reread our order, we somehow flew away in anticipation of delicious food ;)) They didn't notice the catch. Well, to be honest, we didn't regret it, since such meat belongs in the stomach. Very tasty. We ordered the soup "Horse meat Nyryn" 3880t, "Cheese" Lamb in cream 5990t, Shish kebab from young lamb" 4280t. The price is as of 02.01.2025. We advise you to take a look and not skimp and taste the dishes of National Kazakh cuisine.

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Юлия Никифорова

Level 11 Local Expert

Favorite restaurant in Astana! Conveniently located in the residential complex "Northern Lights" in the very center. Love from the first meeting in 2022 to the present day. The recipe has not changed for years, you get delicious local cuisine from the chef. We especially like meat dishes - bishbarmak, kebab, manti, but the fish menu is also excellent. Foreigners often dine in the restaurant in the evening, negotiations take place. The atmosphere of comfort and at the same time a stylish interior, greenery. The waiters are wonderful, they will always tell you and joke🤗 Saying goodbye to Astana, we ate breakfast, we also really liked the breakfast from the chef. We recommend all Russian friends to 🤗 Saxaul

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Жанна Баженова

Level 9 Local Expert

Friends!I recommend trying their manta rays, it's just a dump of a head.we ordered them three times before, and the children and adults ate.and lyulya is very tasty and juicy.We were a big company, we had a delicious meal, everyone was happy, and the atmosphere there was cool.national color, my American friends were photographed in national costume

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Yulia

Level 13 Local Expert

Very tasty, served quickly, kids friendly - bring the order to the child as a priority. Polite and helpful staff, the manager comes out personally to make sure that the guest liked the order. In general, it is beyond praise. The restaurant itself is in the city center. Despite the surrounding construction site, the territory is fenced and creates the effect of a separate cozy oasis. Both the outdoor tables are beautifully decorated, and the interior is atmospheric. There is a corner in the hall for photo shoots in national clothes. Come here and you won't regret it.

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Лучший Дом

Level 3 Local Expert

I really liked the place! We just arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan, and for a long time we searched the Internet for where to go to the kzhin with our family. We chose this place and were very satisfied. Delicious, relatively inexpensive, excellent staff, friendly, friendly! Special thanks to the waiter Dayana (if I made a mistake in the name, I apologize).

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Marat S.

Level 7 Local Expert

It's a great place. The kitchen, the service, everything is great. At lunch on any given day, 90% of the minimum is occupied. Also in the evening. The waiters are flying and very helpful. Well done. The price is above average, but the quality and location are responsible. I recommend it, we often took our work partners to lunch.

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Сейылхан Шонов

Level 7 Local Expert

The atmosphere is very pleasant, the service was very pleasant, the staff is kind, the cuisine is ours, the food is very tasty, I advise you all not to wish, the location is convenient, good luck to all

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Ирина Д.

Level 4 Local Expert

This is a very cool cafe by all accounts. Delicious, beautiful, good service. The interior has recently been changed, which indicates the attentiveness of the owners of the establishment. Such updates in establishments that are already enjoying success are a sign of respect for regular visitors. Every time I visit Astana, I come here, and this is already a tradition, and it is about three years old.

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Павел П.

Level 4 Local Expert

Of the 4 restaurants that we visited during our four days in Astana, I would especially like to highlight the Saksaul restaurant! The rating is 10 out of 10! I recommend it! The food is delicious! The service is fast, efficient, individual, sincere and pleasant! Thanks to the owner! I really liked it!!! Waiter Zhostik is a godsend!

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Владимир П.

Level 2 Local Expert

I read the reviews on all the maps for a long time. In the end, I chose this restaurant. It's a very good place. There is a flight attendant. The price is more than the average check of 2 courses with alcoholic beverages. 2000rubles for 1 person, the service is fast, the atmosphere is cozy. Thank you very much. The waiter works out at 1000/100

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Nailya

Level 29 Local Expert

Update for April 2025. We were at work in the evening, for some reason there was a crowd of people, and despite booking a table in the back of the room, we were eventually seated right at the doors, which were open all the time, it was scary. The staff coped with such an influx of guests on average, they forgot something or had to wait a long time. At eight o'clock in the evening, there was no samsa with normal-sized meat, and that's exactly what we wanted, but we liked the set of mini samsa with potatoes and pumpkin, it was tasteless with cheese. This time we went through the salads, the most delicious was the cucumber and radish salad. The horse meat dolma is very dry, I don't recommend it at all, as well as the root vegetable salad, which didn't have any dressing at all. In general, I will most likely not come here anymore, I will look for other places with national cuisine, there is definitely a guideline for the guests of Astana. We visited the restaurant twice a year apart. Everything is still at a high level. The cuisine is very tasty, with national dishes to choose from. The interior is modern with national elements, you can even try on a Kazakh national robe and hat;)) there are dishes on the grill, pilaf. We really liked everything. The price tag is closer to the Moscow average.

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Дмитрий Л.

Level 20 Local Expert

We were with friends in the summer of 2025. 2 of us already visited it a few years ago, were delighted and wanted to repeat the visit. And this time, too, everything was at a high level. My friends ordered a lot of dishes, tried everything, they really liked it. They took it with them because they couldn't fit it in. I ordered only vegetable salads, they were also delicious from real tomatoes and cucumbers.👍🏼

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Виталий С

Level 5 Local Expert

This is the first time in Astana and we immediately got to such a nice, colorful place. Beshbarmak, pike perch, salads, tea 10 out of 10. The staff is friendly and attentive. Our waiter, Beybarys, was beyond praise, fed us, told us about national dishes, and yes, took pictures of us in national clothes. In general, the best impression of the restaurant.

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Владимир Пацала

Level 6 Local Expert

It's a great restaurant. The portions are large, everything is very tasty. I recommend veal cheeks, the meat falls apart right. We tried different dishes with a group of 6 people - everything is delicious The atmosphere is pleasant, the staff is polite I definitely recommend it!🔥👍

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Евгения Платонова

Level 9 Local Expert

This place has always been praised and loved, but today there was a fiasco! Yesterday we called to book, as always there were no places, we decided to try our luck today and we were lucky)We ordered our favorite dishes, including cheese dishes, as well as festive pilaf. After eating half a portion of pilaf, a cockroach was found in the dish. Yes, they apologized to us, presented us with dessert, but the impression was greatly spoiled and there is no desire to visit this institution now at all.

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аделя з.

Level 10 Local Expert

Delicious food and a gorgeous interior!!! Amazing waiters who know absolutely everything about the dishes! The horse meat was just great.😍 Besides that, the waiter also advised me which sights to visit in Astana.😍 amazing place, as I will be in Astana, I will come to you right away.

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Тамара Животова

Level 5 Local Expert

Excellent restaurant, always smiling, attentive and friendly staff, delicious national dishes, teas and desserts! They cook very quickly🚀 Suitable for meetings with friends, business meetings, family holidays. Very cozy atmosphere, Interior with national flavor I especially recommend it for foreign guests, as one of the top places to explore the cuisine of Kazakhstan, within the framework of restaurants.

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Дарья К

Level 14 Local Expert

We went here twice. I liked it very much the first time, so we decided to go again. Everything was very tasty, we ordered shurpa, dumplings, eggplant salad and tomato salad, tea. The check came out for about 20 thousand tenge. We recommend this place to everyone.

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Julia Fedosova

Level 6 Local Expert

This is one of the best places I've been, and there's a lot to compare it to! The staff, the service, they have time to talk to everyone, tell them about the restaurant and cuisine, and pay attention. They cook fast and, oh my God! It is divinely delicious! I've never tried such lamb tongues with fat, but I eat this dish wherever there is. And the prices, the prices are very reasonable! And the portions are big! Anyway, come in and eat! You won't regret it!

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