A new place in Tampere. Somehow involved with one of the most famous Finnish (TV) chefs, Hans Välimäki, so the expectations were high. Somekind of high end Asian/fusion kitchen by Finnish chefs. Probably most people know these TV chefs, who go to travel to Asia etc and then start their own Asian flavored restaurant. Not so typical here in Tampere but definitely this is one of them. Taking bits around East Asia but made by European chefs and touches.
Positive things:
- Good ingredients
- Good basic level
- Alternative for cheap Chinese restaurants
- Asian flavored
- Good location
Negative things:
- VERY slow service (we took a menu with two main courses, we had to wait the second main course 20-30mins after the first one)
- Pricey: this is not yet fine dining but the prices are high. Maybe due to use of the famous chef
- Some food not quite the general standards (ribs were very chewy for example, wasabi was very mild...)
Like my companion said afterwards: she prefers Maruseki over this at any day, which is one of the few compatible restaurants to Masu in Tampere.
ps. We felt maybe it would be better to have several food at the same time as in Asia rather than having French style course after course. read more