Strömfors Bed & Bistro is such a cute and charming place! Old country house well refurbished and maintained. Rooms are very tidy and cute. Staff was super helpful and service minded. Dinner tasted excellent! The little Strömfors Ruukki village is full of surprises for anyone who wants to enjoy good food, quality coffee with wholesome home made pastries, acitivities in nature or gift shopping. A must go place for a relaxing Summer visit!
First impression was good, when we passed this place on a sunny day. The sun and warm weather can distract you from details, but on this rainy day as today, we saw how run down the place was. A bit of rustic surface is not a problem, as any old building will certainly have its own quirks with bent floors and cracked windows. This old beauty needs clearly some love. Windows fixed with tape, dead insects on windowsills and service that seems tired and disinterested. No warm welcome or eye contact when entering. We had to find staff to ask if we can be served. Staff didn’t seem to be much interested in their work and we had to ask for each and every things twice e.g getting our drinks, which arrived after the food. Some energy was clearly missing from the place, and to note, it was not rush hour. Additionally, the food was a disappointment. And this is something, which is harder to overcome. In case the food blows you away, then you cut som slack on the surrounds. But after the meal, we only focused even more on the deficiencies. This place is a jewel and needs help. Clean the yard from all the visible rubbish, clean actively all dead insects and other dust from the surfaces, and fix the windows at some point. And last but not least, get staff excited about working here. Reenact the place history with more focus on the grandeur. We will return, as it is a wonderful place, but if the food won’t improve. Then we will stick to coffee and ice cream and be on the terrace.…
It took 1,5 hrs to get lunch. Waitress forgot to tell us they have a big queue. Finally we got our food: Fish hamburger was dry and tasteless. Hamburger contained only cheese, fish steak, and bun. My wife ordered salad, which was smaller than usual starter. After eating we told this to waiter who said ”I agree”. Didn’t help us…
We visited Strömfors at midday on Monday 12th July after a few days in Loviisa. Strömfors Bed & Bistro looked appealing so we ordered drinks. 50 minutes later, after several reminders, they finally arrived. I daren't think how long it would have taken a meal to arrive. Admittedly, they were good drinks. Chris Montgomery
After the long cycling day we arrived here, room reserved. Cosy atmosphere in this little family hotel in the very heart of Strömfors village. Dinner with starter salad, main dish and adessert was perfect. The only but big minus was the extremely long waiting. Already for drinks we had to wait about 30 minutes, and for the food much more time after the drinks arrived. I higly recommend that logistics of the restaurant to be better planned and improved.
Strömfors Bed & Bistro is a hidden gem. The historical setting, the beautiful nature, the buildings around it are a good background, and the Bed & Bistro is the star in this plot. The rooms are clean and comfy, the food locally sourced and delicious. The service mindset of the owners is exceptional, no request is left unsolved. All food allergies/tastes catered for. Had superb vegan dishes. Warm gluten free bread. And all this with warmth and smile. Strong recommendation!
We were on a bicycling tour of a couple of days and decided to visit the nice Strömfors town. There we ended up - by coincidence - having a lunch in this Bed and Bistro. Looking around in this old and beautiful building, it struck us that what a pity it was that we had not planned our trip so that we could have stayed overnight in here. Not only was the building nice, but it was mainteined and decorated with high ambition and maintained in a beautiful way. It fits so well into a superb and peaceful surroundings like Strömfors. Even though we had on our tour spent a long time time studying where to eat, this one being the only expection, we had not got anything near this quality on our trip. The food tasted excellent, used fresh local incredients, the service (by the entrepreneur) was friendly, relaxed and very attentive - I am sure that all the quests get treated in a great manner. If I ever go that to that part of Finland again, I will definately book a roome here - in fact this might even be a reson to visit the area again...…
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