I arrived on a Friday for lunch not knowing what to expect and was surprised by a buffet with Nordic food, very interesting and large accommodations, and a quiet beer garden in back. I'm sure your mileage may vary depending on when you come and whether this buffet is consistent or rotational, but regardless, I think the venue is well worth a visit if you have time. read more

Panimoravintola Koulu - View of building where bar and dining room are located taken from the beer garden. - Breweries Near Me - Turku, 19

First evening visiting Turku and my wife and I were looking for place to eat that also served local or regional beer. Found this brewpub and it looked like a neat place. The building has an old antique feel with lots of dark wood. Plenty of tables and booths spread across multiple rooms, it appears this place could hold a lot of people. It was mostly empty when we were here, but that was on a Monday evening. I imagine on the weekend it can get pretty busy with so much room for people. We ordered a ribs and a hamburger and they were huge portions. We could have easily ordered one meal and shared it. The burger was a pretty good standard burger with a big patty and lots of vegetable on it, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle. The ribs were a big, lots of meat, and better than the burger. Neither was the best in its respective category, but both were satisfying and good. No complaints. They both came with potatoes that were like a cross between chips and fries. They were awesome! I have never had fries like this before. They were wide and flat, thinner than fries but thicker than chips so that they still had some soft potato inside but were nice and crispy at the same time. I would come back just for the fries, some of the best I have eaten. The beer was okay, but in the world of craft beer there is definitely room for improvement. The Kakolan Kalpea pale ale was decent but not as flavorful as I prefer. The Lehtori lager had a strange, bad taste and I really did not like it all. It tasted skunky as if it had gone bad or was old. The Vehnä wheat beer was the best I beer I drank here. It tasted like a traditional German hefeweizen with the banana and clove flavors clearly noticeable and was very enjoyable to drink. I would visit again for the wheat beer and fries. read more

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Brewery with bar and restaurant. Great place for food and beer, or beer and food - whatever order you like. Also, make sure to visit the beer garden during summer. If you have children, bring them along and let them run wild - while the food is cooking or mum/dad is having a cold beer. It used to be an old school house, so it is quite big and with a lot of room. I would imagine they would be great for larger events as well. read more

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Yes! 10 points... In a nice City great Beer from the house brewery. Little playground for the kids. A lot of space and atmosphere. read more

Panimoravintola Koulu - Great summer evening - Breweries Near Me - Turku, 19

Turning a building that used to be a school into a bar works better than I expected. It reminds you of an old high school. Tall ceilings. Each room has a slightly different feel, some with maps, one with a boat hanging from the ceiling, plenty of oversized chairs and couches too. I don't know Finnish but my friends tell me the beers are named Master, Lecturer, etc. I'm surprised they don't have one called Poor Graduate Student. The fried liver dish was very good, quite heavy, and after 3 big pieces I was done. Not much vegetarian options for my colleagues, and one vegan colleague had to settle for fries. Service is great the first night when it empty, then tanked the second time I returned during a busy Friday night. read more

Brewery restaurant to go to. Had dinner with my family - not necessarely place to go with kids but still warmly welcomed (until 10pm with minors). We enjoyed all the servings, especially liver portion was exceptionally good. read more

A fantastic restaurant that brews its own excellent beers. The food menu is limited and only available before certain times (depending on the day of the week) but the beers, while definitely not cheap even by Finnish standards, are excellent. Also featured is an excellent "wine house" with a great selection of wines. read more