Wonderful experience while visiting Naantali from San Diego. The steaks were phenomenal cuts and…read morecooked perfectly. We enjoyed the complimentary salad bar, and the service was top-notch. Views of the water can't be beat! Highly recommend!

I arrived on a Friday for lunch not knowing what to expect and was surprised by a buffet with…read moreNordic 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.

First evening visiting Turku and my wife and I were looking for place to eat that also served local…read moreor 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.

Four-course menu was really delicious. The seafood was really fresh and all cooked perfectly, as…read morewere accompanying vegetables. Ice cream had the clearest fresh milk taste I've ever encountered. In the four-course menu, things can taste a bit repetitive. A lot of the dishes, we realized, are highly reminiscent of traditional Finnish salmon soup. That is, they're based on big pieces of seafood placed under a big white broth. To be fair, this definitely means it's a spin on classic Finnish cuisine, with perfectly cooked seafood and the like. But for a cohesive four-course menu, it might have been nice to have something else. There's more to Finnish food than salmon soup. Another thing: bread was a bit weird. The portions were small and they seemed to compensate with the biggest pieces of bread I've ever seen, which looked more like American white bread than like anything Finnish. That was rather bizarre and confusing. But, still delicious food, prepared at a very consistent high level, and it really takes a Finnish spin on New Nordic.

Fantastic food. I took their 6 course dinner, two starters, two main courses and two desserts, and…read moreeach course was an amazing taste experience. Amazing food, good wine and good service!

Special menu for group reservation - unbelievably good vegetarian dish. Extra star for great…read moreenviroment and expert service.

A popular restaurant for the Saturday evening. A popular place for locals to rink alcohol and…read moregatherings. Service was ok, they were very busy. Restaurants is located next to the Aura River, can have a good view just step out the restaurant. Salad was good, fresh ingredients and tasty lamb. However, the short rib was okay, a bit too sweet for my taste.

Their cuisine has convinced me completely: salad with strawberries, fried feta and limoncello…read moredressing as starter ... yummy ... ... papardelle with chicken, peanut pesto and nuts as main course ... super yummy ... ... the interior is a kind of 60s-style furnished cave and took me some time getting used to, but the food triggered off some sort of never-ending love in me ... ... a love that makes you return and return, forgive and forget ... everything exept the food delights ;o) ...

Small plates were good. Favorite was the octopus. Cocktails were also delicious. Would go back.read more

This tapas & wine bar-restaurant is the perfect spot to chill and relax and have delicious food all…read morein one go. I loved the Italian touch subtly placed by the name di Trevi and a bunch of black and white pics of Italian iconic sights and dolce vita on the wall. Had to choose pasta! What else? Even the word tapas cannot dissuade me from that! The tagliatelle with beef and a bit spicy tomatoe sauce was almost perfect: roasted pine seeds, aromatic tomatoes and pasta al dente! Tagliatelle usually turns cooking pasta into an awful challenge. Just the two types of cheese were hiding their flavours successfully from me. A bit saddening for a cheese lover like me. But since I could finish each and every piece of beef - very unusual for me ... always find a chunk of fat to put aside - would make me return anytime.

Always busy, very popular ... the blueberry cheesecake showed me why that popularity is…read morewell-deserved. Blueberries and cake usually do not go well together like horse and carriage for me, but at CaféArt both did and, what is more, they brought my taste buds to tears the moment my piece of cake was eaten. But sitting by the river and bathing in sunshine helped me keeping my countenance ;oD. The Finns just know what excellent cake is ... born geniuses :o)! Even sitting inside would have been fun because CaféArt is a mix between a kind of Vienna coffeehouse and trendy café with some cheeky pictures on the walls. I loved it and took a small amount of its relaxed atmosphere with me to put into my suitcase ...

This cafe served up great coffee.  We ordered Cappuccino doppio soy option, which was great - like…read moreNZ style flat white - good temperature and soy milk done well (I saw an oat milk carton on the side so if that is your preference you can probably ask for it too).  We also had a sweet pastry with a long finnish name that I cant remember- which was good but nothing special.  I would come back for the coffee tho!