I found this place easily on Yelp as one of the more prominent restaurants in Tampere. I arrived…read moreto line going out the door and waited for about 30 minutes to be seated. Once we were seated we were greeted soon after and were able to place orders in a timely manner. I was impressed that the menu was large. There were plenty of offerings for both pizza and pasta. The pizza appeared to be Naples-inspired pizza; however, the pizza was thin but did not taste near as good as Napule in Helsinki. I liked that although it was Italian-style pizza, there were diverse offerings of toppings more preferred with American pizza. I ordered a BBQ cheeseburger pizza with BBQ sauce topping, ground beef, bacon and cheddar cheese. I also ordered a pasta with pesto sauce, fettuccini noodles, Kalamata olives, buffalo mozzarella and parmesan cheese. The pasta was very good and the pizza was OK. A small salad bar was included. Overall 3.5 star experience with good service and reasonable prices.

If you are in Tampere for a few days or more you should not leave before checking out Napoli. It's…read morea popular pizza spot (there might be a line but it moves fast) and they serve 100 different kinds of pizzas made with fresh ingredients. there's also the salad bar, which comes with your meal. This is not the best pizza I have ever had (I'm from NYC) but it's still very impressive and I love the dough that they use. You can get pizzas like #100, the Finlandia, which has venison and Finlandia vodka, but if you want to start simply, try #1 - the Margherita. (And I'm not afraid to eat mine NY style, which means pick it up and fold it in half, and then tell everybody how awesome you are for eating it the "right" way). On my last visit I ordered #6 - the Calzone, which listed ingredients simply "cheese, ham". I misinterpreted this to mean I was going to get served a pie with extra cheese and ham toppings, since I thought the title was simply a name that they gave it, like Quattro Stagione or Frutti di Mare. But no - it's an actual calzone (and good too). If you don't speak Finnish and get the Finnish menu, just ask for the English one. Get a house red wine. When finished, pay for your meal up front and drop some money into the tip jar.

On weekdays nice place, clean. On weekends there can be lots of families with children so can be…read morelittle bit noisy. Pizza's were very good, nice selection. Big plus that all pizza's are available gluten-free.

Great food . The area is really spacious. Since it's close to the rapid they have sitting beside…read morethe big windows. The staff is very friendly. Even the WC is also very clean. Drinks are good too. A great place for a romantic evening or even as a semi formal friendly hangout.

The lunch buffet is fabulous with really tasty soups and a salad table that varies everyday. Me and…read moremy colleagues used to come here multiple times to lunch every week. During the summer the outside terrace comes in handy too for sum bathing before returning to the office. During the evening the restaurant's food has not been that spectacular - been twice and been disappointed twice.

Amarillo is a Tex-Mex chain restaurant with restaurants all over Finland. They have a good menu…read morewith classic items that have people coming back. I've been to Amarillo dozens of times over the years because I like tex-mex a lot and you find that a lot on their menu. It's not authentic mexican but still one of the best in Tampere. It is also big enough to fit even a fairly large group and maybe that's why we've often come here with visiting relatives etc. One thing that lowers my rating for this restaurant is the super slow service and overall the S-chain restaurant attitude. The staff doesn't really put any effort into serving you because they know they'll pack a full house regardless (because people with S loyalty cards get S-bonus for all the money spent there). One thing about S-chain restaurants is also that the personnel never seem like they're selected for that particular restaurant's theme or style - they're just generic workers that are probably not very loyal and also work in a dozen other chain restaurants. The most absurd thing that happened once was that my friend found a piece of glass from his mouth as it had been in the glass he drank from. Good thing he didn't swallow! He complained to the waitress about this and asked for something to refund this and the waitress simply got pissed off and didn't offer any refund, discount or free dessert or something similar. This was just one time. I'd say on all other times the slowness of service or pure neglect is what suprprises me. Although the food is generally good and their lunch buffet isn't bad either, I protest the place because of the service.

Good food and good service. I've once found a piece of a mayonaise jar lid in my burger and…read morereceived a free meal and dessert. A good way to make up for the small mistake! Finger food to share with friends is also really good.

A cozy restaurant in a Tampere landmark - Finlayson old factory. May use an update in decorations…read morethough. After being there a number of times, the conclusion is as follows. A place to consider if you feel like a steak. Also pastas are ok. But do not go there for pizza (what because of the Italian name people seem to do a lot). Pizzas are bad. Being relatively expensive (12-14 euros), may completely unacceptably include canned paprika, canned champignons, or other cheap ingredients.

This place is one the natives hold dear. One that legends are truly made of…read more Most love their pizzas, although some pizza lovers don't think very highly of them. It suffices to say the pizzas generally aren't really your strictly traditional Italian variant. There's that personal touch with years of experience thrown in. The pizzas are box-filling large with plenty of fillings. There's sometimes a hurried feel to them that you see but likely won't taste. It's a busy restaurant at times with the phone constantly ringing. The place itself has a worn out feel to it, but it's comfortable. The salad bar (included) is mediocre on the best of days. Skip it, unless you are terribly hungry. There's decent roadside parking. Note that you need a parking disc.

I've visited Sitko twice; once when it had just opened in 2014 and once in May 2015. I've got to…read moresay there was a huge difference between these two experiences. And with the latter, the experience definitely improved. In 2014 they started with a very limited menu, a restaurant space that was too loud and with pizzas that heavily divided opinions. My pizza in 2014 was such that I honestly thought it was the worst pizza I'd had in a real restaurant. It was burned, toppings were so scarce that the crust bubbled and also the taste was just foul (have to admit I'd never eaten anjovis pizza before). After hearing much more positive reviews from colleagues, I decided to give Sitko another go and it was a good choice. The menu has expanded a bit and now had multiple pizzas I could have chosen from. Also the decor had improved so that the space didn't feel as loud anymore. They even had a DJ playing music now. On a Saturday evening the place was just as busy as it was after opening so they've maintained a good buzz and apparently improved the quality, winning long term fans. I went with the Vege pizza with eggplant, goat cheese, pistachio pesto, balsamico and pine nuts. The crust was thicker than on our previous visit and there were in general "a lot more to eat". I liked the tastes otherwise but balsamico combined with goat cheese on a pizza tasted a bit too sweet for me. I still definitely enjoyed the experience and I'm planning to come back to try the Quattro Formaggio and maybe the salmon pizza as well. The pizzas here are very different from pizzas anywhere else in town so I'm sure some like them, some don't. But I recommend trying the restaurant now and enjoying the "different kind of pizza"-experience as they've really tried to built unique tastes into the pizza.

If you're true pizza lover thise place its not for you. Tomato sauce was on pizza too salty and…read moredough was kinda sour. I think they put too much leaven on pizza. It was vege pizzaa btw. That was my 1st time there and for the last time