Nice looking cafe on the main esplanade of Helsinki. Came in late winter for the salmon soup -…read moreunlimited with bread and coffee for 16.9 euro. They definitely don't skimp on salmon - large tender chunks. Soup was creamy but not too rich. A variety of bread along with whipped butter and pumpkin spread. Need to get the dark rye bread - Finn's love this. Nice ambience although a tad noisy. Mostly locals the evening I went.

The location of this restaurant was formerly a chapel, and today it is including a café and a…read morerestaurant. Inside, the café has a cozy, lively, and relaxing atmosphere that makes it an inviting place to spend time. The café offers a salmon soup buffet along with a wide selection of pastries, sandwiches, and salads. The restaurant, on the other hand, is well known for its reindeer dishes. I really loved the location, which is perfect to visit during a day of sightseeing or as a stop between exploring Helsinki. Personally, I enjoyed the café more than the restaurant. While it isn't fine dining, the café offers healthy, simple dishes and a great variety of local favorites. The restaurant has a good selection of menu options; however, aside from the reindeer dish, I found the other items to be quite salty. The service throughout our visit was very good.

This is real deal - best German food and beer outside of Germany. Actually, it's the best…read morerestaurant in all of Finland, IMHO

Ordered the Wienerschnitzel with Fried potatoes. Food was excellent. Also ordered the apple strudel…read morewith ice cream, but there must have been a trip up because I only received the appel strudel. It was good but I probably would have loved it much more with the ice cream. Service was slow but I've come to expect that in Finland. The staff spoke decent english The biggest problem / issue is the restaurant is tucked away quite a bit away from downtown. Probably a good 10-15 minute walk from the Central Train Station and far from other tourist locations. If this was closer to city center it would be a hot location.

Date of visit: 9/4/2024…read more What a let down! We had high hope for this restaurant as it was our last meal in Helsinki and hubby had had enough of eating salmon and shrimps and reindeers lol. Anyways, almost all orders were a mess! Hubby's orders: - Pastis escargots gratinated with Roquefort: EXTREMELY SALTY! The sauce was inedible! - Foie Gras brioche with apple and thyme chutney: it was a slice of liver, lightly cooked (pan fried) served on a piece of brioche. Def not how we usually had it in France. Not a fan! - Grilled flank steak with roasted carrot and sauce bavaroise: Not good! Meat was neither tender nor juicy. The sauce was also bad. Hubby knows his way around his meat so when he says no good, it's better to stay away from it! - Pastis truffle fries: the fries on its own was fantastic, the sauce it comes with, however, was really REALLY salty to the point it was inedible! I ordered the 4-course Menu du Chef (set menu): - Tartar ala Pastis with egg yolk and dijonnaise: shrimp tartar. it was ok. - Chantarelle soup with pickled chantarelles and pepper oil: delicious! - Poached cod with savoy cabbage and creamy tomato sauce: fish was perfectly cooked (confit). Sauce was ok, again a bit on the salty side. - Dessert was poached pear with some cream on top: not a fan. We ended up just eating the poached pear for not wanting to waste it. Service was great. When asked why some dishes were extremely salty, our server just answered that's how Finnish people like their food: with a lot of salt! We were like REALLYYYYYY?!?!?!?! Oh well!

This French restaurant has a lively ambience perfect for a date night or nice evening out! The…read moreservice is amazing and the food is fabulous!! You simply can't go wrong on any menu item. The cream of asparagus soup is to die for! Be sure to order it. It's creamy and delish! We ate here a couple times on our visit to Helsinki because the food and ambiance was so lovely. This is a must visit!!

Really trendy and popular restaurant in Helsinki. The service was not good. The people were…read morefriendly, but they were clearly overloaded with the amount of people dining there that night. The food was decent, not amazing, but still would be considered good. I would be interested in checking out the club upstairs. Overall probably wouldn't go back for dinner, but is still considered an iconic place in Helsinki.

I spent a week in Helsinki and this was one of the better restaurants I ate in. I had the local…read morefavorite fish- salmon. Usually the restaurants I've been to in the U.S. overcook their salmon but this was cooked correctly and was delicious. They had a saxophone player playing jazz and the ambiance was quite nice. We met up with some friends and enjoyed good service and a good meal. I would recommend it. We tried it a few days later because many of the restaurants were closed for one of their holidays but we couldn't get in until 9 pm so we had to pass on it. So you might want to consider making a reservation.

The experience was very disappointing overall. The food was mediocre at best, nothing I couldn't…read morehave made at home with little extra effort. The service was slow and there was a wait of over 30 minutes between menu items. We ended being there for three hours and left feeling hungry. We were compensated for some of the inconvenience but the bill still was too high for what we got. Won't be going back.

I stopped in Helsinki, Finland, for a few days and stumbled upon Brenda. I must say, the food was…read morequite delicious. I ordered a fish dish and enjoyed some amazing cocktails. The seating was plentiful, and the service was nice.

It was fine. Nothing special but no real complaints except hat the menu is very limited (lunch menu…read morehad 2 starters, 3 mains, and 1 dessert).

I have to say that this little cafe/restaurant was quite the find. It's €10.50 for the buffet that…read moreincludes soups, salad, tea, coffee bread. Choice of 3 tasty soups and different types of salad. We tasted everything and it was all yummy. I'd strongly recommend.

GREAT LOUNAS SPECIAL! 10.50 for Lounas and all you can eat soup and potato bar! They had a bacon…read moreminestrone and a chicken soup that were just delightful. I wish I was more hungry so I could eat more. The salad bar had seeds, and crunchy onions, and other accoutrements you might want. Potatoes were a little boring but the soup more than makes up for this. Definetly returning soon!

Pricy restaurant in a very nice settlement, often crowded by big groups of both Finns or tourists…read more One of those restaurants where food is well-prepared, well-presented, good wine list, but the service side is completely forgotten; slow, unorganized I felt completely forgotten, I needed to almost shout to get the attention of a waitress, since all the waiters in the room seem to avoid checking and make eye-contact with customers. First several delicious starters(listed below in my personal preference order, being the first three must-try): -Beer marinated beef with garlic mayonnaise (Pure perfection!) -Finnish goats milk Gruyere with currant wine gelé ( the most innovative, great combination and very balance taste) -Vichyssoise with asparagus (very well done, but) -Cured lamb tartar with malt bread -Peppered and lightly salted salmon with pickled cucumber -Herring caviar seasoned with sherry, new potatoes Main dish: -Grilled whitefish with lemon risotto and crayfish sauce (Although the whitefish and the crafish sauce were finely done and they worked wonderfully together, the lemon risotto spoiled the dish.Risotto was undercooked and hard) Dessert: - Lemon Cremè Brûlée (really unbalanced on the taste it seems the dishes with ölemon do not work well in this restaurant) However I tried a little bit of my friend's choice: -Vanilla soup with poached rhubarb and organic strawberry sorbet (This one was a delicious combination) Time between starters and main dishes waiting over 30 minutes!!! One importan point in restaurant business is to end the serving of a table. Once you have started the table, you should be very concentrated on the demands of the table till the full meal ends. You cannot have more than 5 minutes between one dish and next one, apart from desserts, since they are ordered afterwards. However, many of the desserts are already made and just need to be plated it up, so it should not take that long either. If problems in the kitchen, customer should be informed to decide if they want to keep on waiting or notlack of communication is the worse feauture of any customer oriented business. Summing up: Pricy: dinner for two + bottle of wine over 120 euros. Food deserves 4 stars, but service was a complete failure, so only two stars.

Decent food and friendly service but not well organized which detracted from the experience. Good…read morelocation is likely a crutch and there's little evidence that management is ensuring that customers are being taken care of

Nice good quality food. Good atmosphere…read more Tasty. Slightly pricey. Good service. Look for the lunch menu for daily discounts!

Usually very good but yesterday it took about 25 minutes for them to deliver a veggie burger, even…read morethough they were not at all crowed. And it was not hot. I would have sent it back to heat it up but it took so long to begin with, I did not have time to wait longer. And the burger was barely cooked--not nearly enough. Like the cook wanted it to be rare. Not good! Very disappointed in the service and quality of the food. All for 30 plus Euros (one small beer), about $39 USD.