Finnish Restaurant Savotta @ Helsinki

The log house behind the gate was Finnish restaurant, Savotta. We wondered if this was the right place to enter. But it was the right entrance to the dining room in the basement. We were greeted by super cheerful man in a costume (I suppose it was old Finnish country style clothes).

扉の奥に見える木の掘っ立て小屋みたいなのがフィンランドレストラン、Savotta。看板は出てるけどほんとにここでいいの、と思いながら中に入ってみると、ディズニーランド張りに元気で明るいお兄さんが地下にあるテーブルに案内してくれた。(お兄さんとかお姉さんとかっていう言葉をほんとの兄弟以外に使うのはあまり好まないけど、あのウェイターにはお兄さんという言葉がぴったり(笑)

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There were authentic Finnish dishes in the menu and the waiter told us their recommendation were fish soup and their new menu, bear meat ball when he brought the petite appetizer.

メニューはオーセンティックなフィンランド料理。お店のお薦めは魚のスープと新メニュー、熊肉のミートボール。席につくとミニ前菜が出される。

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Half following his recommendation, we ordered Finnish fish soup which was actually salmon soup and Vendace fish à la  floaters’ “Saihu” boat. Soup was served in an interesting way, (look at the photo below) and the fried vendace was served with a lot of mash potatoes. They were tasty though we were a bit tired of the fried fish (it wasn't small amount and keep eating fried food made us too full to feel great).

熊の肉にはあまり食指が動かなかったわれわれ。お薦めの魚のスープとシロマスのフライをオーダー。スープのプレゼンテーションはなかなか(笑 シロマスはたっぷりのマッシュポテトと一緒に登場。どちらもおいしくいただきました。でも シロマスのフライはあんなにいっぱいいらないかも。食べてるうちにしつこくなってきた。もともと揚げ物にそんなに強いほうじゃないからかもしれないけど もうたくさん・・・

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Dining experience at Savotta was nice especially for the authentic Finnish setting. This is a good restaurant to remember when you have visitors from other countries. In fact, I went there with a friend visiting here from Singapore. But I have to say we were not happy with the pricey bottle of water, 8€!

食事もおいしく雰囲気がとりわけ特別なこのレストラン、特にフィンランド国外から友達が来たときにお薦めです。(または観光で来ているみなさん!)私もシンガポールから来ていた友達を連れていきました。でも1.5ℓボトルの水が8€というのはどういうことなんでしょうか・・・?!

http://www.asrestaurants.com/EN/restaurants/savotta/presentation.html

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