What a delightful restaurant. I wanted to have a last opportunity to eat reindeer and I had a flight at 4pm. This is the ONLY restaurant in Helsinki that opens as early as midday on a Sunday, the serves reindeer. I booked a table the...night before and left a comment on the booking that I would only have an hour due to having to leave for my flight. When I arrived, he host knew who I was, and told me they has already started working on my reindeer plate before I arrived because it takes a while. What amazing, personalised service! My reindeer was served at 12:05!
As for the food itself, absolutely exquisite. The wine they paired with it was delicious, too. An interesting change was that they served the reindeer with cranberries rather than lingonberries which I'd had before - but it brought a new and interesting tangy twist to this really traditionally stodgy meal. The mashed potato was creamy and the reindeer was cooked to perfection.
The restaurant used to be a sailor restaurant for many years and the decor is very nice to look at. Some nice views of the docks too.
I really recommend this restaurant to everyone who visits Helsinki, for good food, good service and a traditional Finnish experience.More