Try to get at least some sunshine during your lunch break. If you are one of the many people…read moreworking at Keilaniemi or Otaniemi you might want to try out Ravintola Keilalahden Ranta. You get an amazing lunch buffet with a wide slection of salads, bread, meat and vegetarian dishes. Each day they have another fresh smoothie included in the buffet. All together for 10 €. Which might be much compared to other lunch places. But for what you get there, especially qualitywise it is a really good deal. The best part about Keilalahden Ranta is the big sun terrace with seats in the sun or the shade. From there you have a great view over the Keilaniemi bay. Check it out!

Terrific Turkish food frequented by many Turks. Casual. Inexpensive. They have a fantastic mezze…read morebar with all kinds of fresh vegetarian appetizers/salads that would be of a meal in itself, included with entree. A number of grilled meats. I had felafel, rice, hummus and the mezze bar. Children welcome. Owner very friendly. There's a buffet at lunch. No alcohol.

No, I don't go around looking for just the buffets when I'm in a new place. I might happen to…read moreinclude some if they look appetizing and seem to enjoy a good reputation. That said, I did go to this restaurant, Istanbul Grilli, while in this city on a stopover. (I ate at a restaurant of another ethnicity using a menu the other night I was here.) They did have a buffet going when I visited. This part of the globe has really short days during the colder months and really long days during the warmer months. Thus, it was dusk when I arrived here to eat, so I don't recall if it was the end of the lunch buffet or the beginning of a dinner buffet, if such a thing even exists. There is also a menu to order from. At Istanbul Grilli, there seem to be two major serving stations: the one toward the left and further back seems to have the meats, chicken, and main dishes and the one to the right and closer to the front seems to have the salads, fruits and vegetables, and some desserts. There is also an area where things like coffee and tea get put together. Some food selections were 3 star items and some things were 4 star offerings. It was good, but it didn't rock my world. (That's probably because I keep trying to like Turkish food as much as I like Greek food.) I don't believe they had kunefe, which I really like, but they had something like baklava. The interior is clean. It's on a major street close to the center, so there are big windows all around and the lighting is good. The service leaned amicable. The price is a good value and fair for this slightly more expensive country. It's also easy to get here, being close to Helsinki's center. The Metro seems to weave across the city and surroundings in an east-west manner, so it won't get you close enough. However, one can easily hop on just one tram or bus and/or walk to reach this restaurant. These latter observations kick up Istanbul Grilli to a solid 4 stars. In addition to that, the restaurant is popular and one will see customers who are locals, probable expats, tourists, and people of Turkish and Middle Eastern extraction. If such a diverse clientele frequents this eatery, that is also indicative that it's a worthwhile stop.

After reading on-line reviews touting Fusion Square as one of the best real Chinese restaurants in…read morethe Helsinki metropolitan area, I had high expectations. On the first occasion to eat out, I took my family to sample some good, Chinese food. Regretfully, we came back truly disappointed. The menu itself is very tempting, offering a very respectable sample of Chinese cuisine, with an expected overrepresentation of Cantonese fare (no dumplings or steamed buns though!). The problem is with execution. The food has neither flavour nor taste. I ordered "Twice cooked pork", while my wife got a "Lion's head". Both dishes we had before, both in Europe and in Beijing. The Lion's head, that my wife ordered, looked roughly as it was supposed to (two largish meatballs braised in soy-based sauce), but tasted like baby food, lacking virtually any flavour. The actual dish is supposed to provide some variation in texture by including napa cabbage and shredded water chestnuts (or other firm vegetable). Neither of these were detectable in the dish, with the meat balls being rather mushy. Not the greatest experience overall. The Twice cooked pork turned out to be rather tasty, if rather diminutive dish (altogether not more than 150 grams of food on the plate). The problem is that, while labeled with three peppers in the menu and originating from Sichuan province cuisine, the dish failed to have even a hint of detectable heat. After an inquiry, we learned that the restaurant does not add spices to the dishes in order to "make them better for non-Chinese people". With reluctance, my dish was taken back and refried with extra dried chillies (I got the same portion back, judging from half-bitten piece of pork). Then it was spicy enough (even a tiny bit over the top) - though in most realisations of this dish the head came from the spice paste, not dried chillies. The wonton soup we ordered was a bit peppery and had three small, sad wontons floating in it - but we expected this number, so it was not as disappointing. We had also a bread roll, which was very fatty and uninspiring (though satiating) and potato pancakes, which were a highlight of the meal, as they were actually good. The staff is apathetic and rather sluggish - but they tried to be polite and helpful, although a bit condescending. Their Finnish leaves (as far as we can tell) a bit to be desired. One person of the waiting staff admitted to speaking English, but all the people we interacted with seemed to understand it. Overall, objectively speaking this place is not a good value for money, nor is it a place to go to eat tasty, Chinese food. On the other hand, in comparison with the neighbouring options, it is not all that bad. The food was edible, did not give us food poisoning and some of it was even tasty. We will not come back, though. Whatever you do, stay away from the men's restroom, as it has a vile stench that can put even the most resilient people off eating there.

Very nice lunch place. You need to take elevator to 5th floor to get excellent salad bar or lunch…read morebuffet. Took reindeer soup, salads and warm ones. Tasty and fresh, continuous flow from kitchen.

This is an awesome lunch place - Finnish buffet for all the salary folks in town. The salad bar is…read more10.5 euros while the buffet is 9 euros. Go for the buffet, it's quick and fast and there is something for everyone's palate. The main entrees is as expected, reliable. but the dessert (crepe with ice cream and strawberry sauce) is out of this world delicious!

Reminder to a future self: do not go here. Quality of the…read moreplace has gone down heavily. About half of the sushi were made with canned tuna. Limited warm food. Really low quality ice cream, tasted old. So sad. The other Haru on Annankatu has been much much better. Hopefully they still are.

Honestly? The price and quality are fantastic. Nice selection of everything including fried food…read moreand some other options.

So worth it. Just to get by it was around 12€ for buffet. Each day they have a different theme of…read morefood. You can sit anywhere available and there's pitchers of water. The space is spacious and big and there's plenty of drinks as it has a drinking station against the wall. Don't forget to return the used plates. The gentleman charging me was kind and explained the concept.

Think about going underground. Think about gold fish in a…read morepond. Think about a buffet with Sushi Meat Pizza Noodles Salad Desserts Ice cream . Think about vegetarian food and vegan dishes only upon pre request. Think about mixed cruise food , mixed ambiance and hasty service . Think about Caverna.

too expensive for this type of buffet, imagine 55 euro per head, the soup choices are only one, the…read morefood is not that good , nothing special for u to come back again

Had to get my indian fix and found this place. Had a lamb vindaloo which was good, but could have…read morebeen a bit more spicy. The buttered Naan was awesome, and the beer cold. I'll be coming back I think.

Good lunch buffet served until 4pm, in central location. At Forum, close to Simonkatu door, stairs…read morefrom second floor to third floor. Booths overlooking atrium quiet enough for business conversations, interior dining room is darker and warmer. Buffet is refreshed regularly, naan is fresh and flavourful. Wednesday selections include lamb, ground beef patties and chicken. Service is relaxed. No pressure on lingering. Free WiFi.

I've never been to this place previously to the last night's party. The food was tasty! The waiters…read morewere reserved, but polite, so I have to say that I liked it. Ah, it's also in an accessible location behind Sello.

Used to be my fave Indian in Espoo but then the quality of the food dropped. Or my taste buds went…read moreonto a new level... Too bad as the location is great, right opposite Sello.