Via Ravintola
Restaurant: Via Ravintola - International Restaurant
Address: Ludviginkatu 8-10
Telephone: 09 6811370
Internet: www.viaravintola.com
Prices: up from 13 euro
Food: unimaginative mix of standard Asian and Italian dishes
Service: Young and fast
RESTAURANT
This lovely but large restaurant manages to disguise itself into your neighborly alley cat joint with class. One really feels very cozy to see the large tables and art Nuevo styled pillars and ornaments that light up the place in classic shade of marble white.
Via Ravintola has most clever table arrangement. They have small single tables for two or three also there is crowded area, where the tables are crammed skin-close and you get to cook up among noisy customers. Furthermore there is this fascinating looooong bar table, where you get to eat above others and finally large friends and family tables for groups. These group tables are the places for those social and happy – for people of Helsinki – who dare to embrace Southern European ways of exchanging light kisses while meeting old friends (notice their stiff backs and necks while they lean forward). Obviously this is very popular restaurant.
SERVICE
Great expedient service! We were swooped away by the waitress with lightning reflexes. We were shown to our table and given the menu. Couple of minutes of checking the selection and the order was in. Very promising indeed. At every stage the service was impeccable, except while trying to get our bill. Had to march to the cash register to get service where I received friendly service. Because of their hard work, I felt touched to leave a tip.
FOOD
Terrible food. I blame that on the two young chefs who were working in the kitchen. Beef that was offered in skewer wasn’t rinsed and tasted dull with its chili-flavour. Egg noodles were too sour, probably because of a bad choice of oyster sauce brand. And what the hell is this thing with cabbage? Why it can be found from almost every dish? Cheap filling perhaps? Tiger prawn wok was even worse. I have three words for you – green bell pepper. Just add some vinegar and that is exactly how it tasted. Word of advice – never ever order seafood in Helsinki, unless you do it in a true Asian restaurant.
Address: Ludviginkatu 8-10
Telephone: 09 6811370
Internet: www.viaravintola.com
Prices: up from 13 euro
Food: unimaginative mix of standard Asian and Italian dishes
Service: Young and fast
RESTAURANT
This lovely but large restaurant manages to disguise itself into your neighborly alley cat joint with class. One really feels very cozy to see the large tables and art Nuevo styled pillars and ornaments that light up the place in classic shade of marble white.
Via Ravintola has most clever table arrangement. They have small single tables for two or three also there is crowded area, where the tables are crammed skin-close and you get to cook up among noisy customers. Furthermore there is this fascinating looooong bar table, where you get to eat above others and finally large friends and family tables for groups. These group tables are the places for those social and happy – for people of Helsinki – who dare to embrace Southern European ways of exchanging light kisses while meeting old friends (notice their stiff backs and necks while they lean forward). Obviously this is very popular restaurant.
SERVICE
Great expedient service! We were swooped away by the waitress with lightning reflexes. We were shown to our table and given the menu. Couple of minutes of checking the selection and the order was in. Very promising indeed. At every stage the service was impeccable, except while trying to get our bill. Had to march to the cash register to get service where I received friendly service. Because of their hard work, I felt touched to leave a tip.
FOOD
Terrible food. I blame that on the two young chefs who were working in the kitchen. Beef that was offered in skewer wasn’t rinsed and tasted dull with its chili-flavour. Egg noodles were too sour, probably because of a bad choice of oyster sauce brand. And what the hell is this thing with cabbage? Why it can be found from almost every dish? Cheap filling perhaps? Tiger prawn wok was even worse. I have three words for you – green bell pepper. Just add some vinegar and that is exactly how it tasted. Word of advice – never ever order seafood in Helsinki, unless you do it in a true Asian restaurant.
posted by Jarkko @ Sunday, May 01, 2005
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