The atmosphere of the restaurant was great as well as the customer service. We were dining as a…read moregroup of 3 and we received our food fast. The food itself was delicious and the menu still has me interested enough to come back for more. The fine folks at 'The Alley' make good food and a great attitude. I will be back and I'm bringing my friends with me again.

Sadly not very authentic Vietnamese food. The seasoning of their mapo tofu (which is not a…read moreVietanamese dish) is very bland. As somebody with a Vietnamese background I was very disappointed. Ingredients were fresh though, the staff is great and I heard the buffet is fine as well. Not the worst food but not really satisfying.

The restaurant is located in a close proximity to the market square in Kuopio, just within one…read moreblock. The restaurant typically closes at 9 pm, so we came over at around 8:10 pm, but this was not a problem on Monday night - note that the restaurant is very small. While the chef/owner spoke very little English, the menu of about 60+ different dishes had all the dishes written in English, so it was possible to navigate. My colleagues are mostly vegan, so they had no problems finding appropriate dishes (there is a selection of about 10 different dishes without any animal products, including some soups). I had shrimp soup which was delicious with lots of lemongrass, one of my favorite ingredients of Thai cuisine. My entree was called "fried noodle with shrimp" - based on the look and the taste, I would guess that it will be called Pad Thai here in the USA. It was absolutely delicious, I anything but leaked the plate. The experience was so good that we even came back two days later for another dinner. We shared with fried veggies spring roll - was superb, served with tasty sweet chili sauce. I had shrimp and squid entree with noodles, covered in the sauce, a bit like a stew, again absolutely delicious. Excellent service all around. Most highly recommended.

What a nice surprise this hidden restaurant is! Very enthousiastic staff, humor in everything they…read moredo with fresh mexican food and not too spicy. They also have a small terras outside. Although the surrounding buildings wouldn't suspect a nice place it is defenately.

Great atmosphere, even better food. Really thoughtful menu and wait staff is very rento. I can't…read morecome here too often.

Great experience. Fairly small menue but excellent dishes inspired by local ingredients. Are you in…read morethe neigbourhood then visit this place.

Excellent selection of the ingredients and design of dishes. Good atmosphere and professional…read morestaff. If you need to take clients or retinue out for dinner in Kuopio this place is a excellent choice. Why not five stars... well as a vegetarian I tend to have this problem of leaving a bit hungry from fine dining restaurants. Still a solid 4 from me and based on the comments from my colleagues with "normal diets" I believe they would definitely have gone for the top score.

Italian pizza made with quality ingredients in a real pizza oven. Gluten-free pizza dough…read moreavailable, and there are also vegan options and vegan cheese. If you want to take a culinary trip to Napoli, I would definitely start from Blocco as the pizza is as good as it would be in Italy!

Arrived in with 7 friends to eat which worked great for them. Dishes are in a medium to high price…read morepoint which is ok for the quality you're getting. The dishes look small but actually fed me really well. Will be coming back.

One of the best places in Kuopio to get your kebab game going. Pizzas are good too and taste better…read morethe next day. The place itself is pretty nice too to accommodate a group of 4 nicely. Food gets done fairly quickly.

Tasty food in city centre. Cozy feeling. On upstairs restaurant therr is Spanish/Italian style…read moremeny. Limited meny, especially vege-list. Lenghty waiting time but worth it. Daytime with kids ok. Brewery bar and terrace on street level. Speciality brewery bar on basement also.