As above, I am reviewing the restaurant only; didn't stay at the hotel. We celebrated my brother's birthday on a Sunday when the restaurant is not open for public. So, we had the whole place for ourselves = 18 family members. The place was clean and neat, with white tablecloths. We had to bring our own flower arrangements for the tables. It was a rich lunch buffet, with more food than we could eat. Everything was delicious; there were 3 different salads and (my favorite!) gravad lax to start with, then a tasty salmon dish, meat in gravy (Karjalanpaisti?), potatoes in different "fashions" and nice breads. Everything was very tasty, a positive surprise! And the young lady waitress, Saija Varonen, was friendly and helpful. The chocolate cake was extraordinary! I would warmly recommend this place for...
Read moreCan't say anything about the lodging facilities, but the restaurant is very popular, especially during lunch hour. This was my second time I had lunch there. The cosept is more or less the same as in most of the lunch restaurants in Finland; you pay by the counter and then you pick your food yourself from the buffet. They have a couple of warm options, different every day and then all kinds of vegetables. A dessert and coffee is included in the price. Well, the food is just fine and the place is crowded, but the concept itself turns even good food into...
Read moreI would not stay here again....had it not been for my favourite band playing in the area...I wouldn't go outta my way to stay here.....yes it was a last minute booking, but for 60 euro...this place was a dump....the description was that there was a resturant at the hotel that offers traditional Finnish meals....this is wrong as when I was there it looked like that the resturant had been ripped out!||The offer of breakfast was a wrapped sandwich and a takeaway coffee.||||If you have to go to Raisio...
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