I know, I know .. Harald is a Viking -theme restaurant, so why on earth did you go there? And on…read moretop of that you are a local! Weeeeeellll, I had been at a Harald (it is a chain) once before with foreign guests and thought to try it again. When we were seated, I noticed that there was hardly anyone at the restaurant, although it was Saturday evening. The only other people at this large restaurant was a one small group of tourists. Since we only had an hour to eat (we were going to see a movie), we decided to skip the appetizers and just have a main course to be safe. I ordered a pork plate and decided to have a beer with it. When asked for a recommendation, the waitress told us that they have their own house tar beer. I asked that was it similar to medieval beers like the German rauchbier (smoke beer) or steinbier (stone beer) the waitress told us that it was and that it was "really good". Well, after that kind of sales pitch I thought why not, let's give it a go. When the tar beer arrived, I had one sip of it and though that wow, this is really terrible, and isn't anything like the old medieval beers. On the contrary, it tasted like really-really-really-really watered down beer with a HUGE amount of sugar added to it, making it taste almost like a syrup. I took another sip and couldn't drink any more after that, it was that bad. The food arrived quickly after that and the waitress asked us that are we good drinks wise. I tried saying it the most politely way possible, that I had two sips of the beer and unfortunately it was simply undrinkable. The waitress apologized and asked me that would I like anything else with my food and I went with a Krušovice Cerne (dark lager). When the waitress gave me the dark Krušovice, she took the watered down beer resembling sugar-syrup mix (the tar beer) away and apologized once again. The pork that I had was pretty good, although massively greasy. And when I say greasy, I mean that even in the good US of A diners would notice that this food is particularly unhealthy, and that is saying much. When it was time to pay, I noticed that the restaurant was trying to charge me for both the Krušovice and the tar beer that they took away. I asked that was this an oversight on their behalf, since the beer clearly wasn't what they advertised it as (well heck, it didn't even resemble beer). The waitress said that their policy was that they will charge for everything no matter what. I said this was completely unacceptable (I never ever say this at restaurants) and she said that she'll talk to the manager if anything could be done about the situation. After a few minutes the manager walked right past our table, didn't stop and didn't want to make eye contact and went to the back of the restaurant. This was a bit strange as we were literally the only people at the restaurant (8pm on a Saturday!!). The waitress came back and said that the manager told her that the 'beer' tastes as it does we will be charged for the full amount. What the h..... yup, this is a tourist trap alright. I guess it was my own fault for going to an theme restaurant that was completely empty. I dine out about five times a week on average and have done so for the past 18+ years. In all this time I've just had one experience that was worse than this... and that was in 2000. I know it must be terrible to run a crew of 5-6 prime time on a Saturday and not having anyone at the restaurant, but if the customer is deeply disappointed in the food and/or service, the restaurant should always try to make it right. Even by giving a discount of 30 or 50% (in this case, 3-4eur) they could have fixed the situation. But they decided to go the other way and charge us the full amount, the manager couldn't care less about the situation and they lost two paying customers for life. Looks like they had already scared away the other locals... Just like the other locals, we won't be back either.

Fantastic Viking-style food with nice surroundings and friendly service! I can strongly recommend…read morethis one!

One of the best summer-restaurants in the archipelago of Espooread more

I adore this place. Open only in the summer months, you must take a ferry to get on the island or…read moreperhaps come with your own boat. Nice risottos and love the meatballs too.

Between the beach and the small harbor of Haukilahti is the cozy Haukilahden Paviljonki. During…read moresunny summer days you can sit on their terrace with a drink in your hand and watch the boats. They also offer food. Prices are a bit higher than elsewhere though. But especially during this time this is the perfect place to enjoy Finnish summer.

I go here for the cool terrace, not so much the food or service. It's one of the places to be…read moreduring the summer months in Espoo. The terrace opens when the Spring sunshine starts to shine.

Lunch buffet what cost almost 50e high in the air. Food isnt so great as it can be. I have been…read moreeating here more than 5 times with customers. Starter buffee and view is why people wants to go there. I just dont understand why they dont keep Restaurant open till late. View would be very nice by night! View: ***** Food Starter: **** Food Main: ** Food Dessert: **** Service: ***

Haikaranpesa hearkens back to a very traditional and very Finnish eating experience. From a coat…read morecheck man at the entrance to the decor and food selection. I don't think you will get much more of a real Finland experience than here. For a lunch-only restaurant, it is extremely expensive. The buffet is mostly cold fair, with a large selection of fish and various meats including moose, deer, duck, chicken, and beef. There are a few warm items such as traditional Finnish cream potatoes. The desert selections are quite varied - we had a choice of 11 different cakes. Here's the thing: the food is decent but not 50e worth. But the view is spectacular and I really feel this is one of the best ways to really get a feel of Finland and the food. I can't help but feel that this is a 'client lunch' or 'special occasional' only type of restaurant, though.

According to my Foursquare account it's been almost 2 years since I was last at Paven. If memory…read moreserves correctly, it was on a trip back to Helsinki, late summer and a 40 something birthday lunch for me. This time around we had planned to view the Tall Ships from the sea, unfortunately the harbour basin where they are mooring in Helsinki was closed to regular traffic so we decided to kick plan B into action. Located on the island of Pentala in the Espoo archipelago, this summer restaurant is open every year for the summer season only. The pavilion of the Espoo sailing club is 100 years old and the décor and interior has been carefully maintained to invoke that old world feeling. While it's not the sort of décor I would enjoy to live with, the seaside theme fits the restaurant to a tee! Think white painted wood and soft blue check tablecloths, exposed boards in the newer section and all sorts of pictures and pennants on the walls. The previous time the walls had been decorated with old club memorabilia. This time round there were contemporary photographs of archipelago rocks and islands, a tribute exhibition to coincide with the 100 year anniversary. It's a pity I can't rate atmosphere and location separately to food and service. The location is deserving of 4 stars at least, the veranda seating has prime view of incoming boats as well passing traffic. Looking over our shoulders back towards Helsinki we saw at least one Tall Ship on its way to Helsinki. Food and service would be three stars at a push. The menu has typical summer selections - gazpacho soup (8,00 €), shrimp salad (10,50 €), steak tartar (12,50 €) and the archipelago plate with a combination of pickled fish and vegetables (13,00 €) and new potatoes (13,00 €). Our table wasn't set properly when we were seated and proper cutlery for our starters arrived a mere second or two prior to the food. The tartar was large by starter standards. The soup looked great, although the flavour failed to deliver. Main courses ranged from a seafood soup (also available as a starter) (14,00 / 21,00 €) to herbed lamb (23,50 €), smoked salmon (19,50 €), Black Angus steak from the grill (26,00 €) and the daily catch (22,00 €). Our waitress forgot to inform us of the catch, although I doubt it would have changed our mind. Two lambs and a salmon graced our table for main course, and while the salmon was quite tasty, the salad mix had a bitter aftertaste and the carrots cooked in ginger seemed to be missing ginger. The lamb was tender and full of flavour, yet the accompanying potatoes were cold and barely cooked. Dessert is one course I usually take, even if it's not so great for my waistline! Chocolate Pecan pie (7,50 €) looked fantastic even if the fresh berry garnish was overwhelmed by the chocolate cake. Vanilla panna-cotta with stewed rhubarb (7,50 €) was my choice, the panna-cotta texture was spot on, and the rhubarb was nicely cooked. The same fresh berries were used as a garnish and were again overshadowed by the rest of the dessert. Other desserts on offer were House Sorbet (7,50 €) and 2 Cheeses (9,00 €). Regular filter coffee and tea completed our meal. The service was unfortunately very typical summer restaurant standard. It would not have surprised me to hear that the wait staff where family of club members. In one sense I do understand it; working in a restaurant on an island with limited means of escape is probably not the easiest of positions to fill. It's really not very nice though to ask a question and receive an extremely blunt NO in response. Not even the usual 'unfortunately not' was offered. We weren't offered chocolates with our final bill either unlike our neighbours who left shortly after we arrived. Maybe they got the last two... Would I go back? Definitely. The food servings were plentiful, the service will undoubtedly improve by the end of summer, plus it's a great view. There is a terrace menu, and a special fixed price menu for the 100 years celebration: 4 courses + sorbet at 56,00 €. + Archipelago menu. - Location, difficult to reach and limited connections.

From the owner: Herkulliset leivät, kakut ja muut leivonnaiset Halmeen Leipomosta Espoon Kauklahdesta. Halmeen…read moreLeipomo tarjoaa runsaan valikoiman toinen toistaan maistuvampia leivonnaisia. Voit noutaa konditoriamyymälästämme Espoon Kauklahdesta uunituoreita herkkuja aamiaispöytääsi tai nauttia lämpimäisiä paikan päällä kahvilassamme. Voit myös tilata kuljetuksen kotiovelle (Espoo, Kauniainen, Kirkkonummi) tai kysyä Halmeen leipää lähikauppiaaltasi. Tapoja on monia, maku aina yhtä herkullinen.Halmeen Leipomossa on paistettu uunituoreita herkkuja jo vuodesta 1899. Aito Halmeen leipä valmistetaan edelleen leipomossamme, jossa käsityöperinne elää virkeänä ja tiiliuuni lämpimänä. Tänä päivänäkin Halmeelta löytyvät maistuvat leivonnaiset niin arkeen kuin juhlaan: perinteisillä resepteillä valmistettua Hapanleipää, Hildeleipää, Maalaisleipää, Kavrinkia, meheviä täytekakkuja ja voileipäkakkuja, pullia ja leivonnaisia sekä muuta hyvää. Lue lisää kotisivuiltamme, ota yhteyttä tai tule käymään, lämpimästi tervetuloa.Tuotteitamme voit tilata helposti myös verkkokaupastamme.