Kasvisravintola Brindavan — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

DEC 2023 UPDATE: The best vegan buffet in Helsinki is now for a fixed price of 12,70 Euros! Insane 😍

Very recently (as of Dec 2023), this restaurant has started offering their delicious vegan buffet with a very wide variety of food for a fixed price of 12,70 Euros. Before that, we had to pay based on the weight of our food. Now we can eat to our heart's content and only pay 12,70 Euros. WOW 😍 We had lunch today and left the restaurant with happy tummies and heavy wallets.

They accept Edenred and Epassi as many other restaurants do. So, it is very convenient if your employer sponsors your lunch. Go for it and give this restaurant a try! You won't regret it.

In short, this restaurant is a heaven for vegans and others as well. It offers a plant-based buffet with a large variety of items. Though I am not a vegan, I fully enjoyed the food offered at this restaurant. I strongly recommend you to eat at this place.

Here is an in-depth review based on my time at the restaurant:

AMBIENCE: The restaurant has a very nice ambience. The colors are joyful and paintings are amazing (check my pictures). The restaurant was top-notch in cleanliness.

HOSPITALITY: The staff are warm and welcoming; respectful and hospitable. We also met the chef, and he was very cheerful and friendly.

FOOD VARIETY: The buffet has so many varieties of vegan foods: Salads, chutneys, etc (check my pictures). I have never seen such a lavish buffet. The chef seems to be an expert in many cuisines, notably the Indian cuisine.

TASTE: The taste of everything that I ate was exceptionally good. Each of the food item in the buffet has its own unique mix of flavours. For example, the "aubergine caviar" (it's vegan and has no caviar at all) had a unique smoky flavour and was really delicious. The "berries and cream" had a unique sweetness to it. In the same way, each item had a unique flavour. I never experienced so many flavours in one meal. The chef seems to be a very skilled person. He certainly knows how to make delicious food.

COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS: They offer you a complimentary drink: coffee, tea, or mint-lime drink, whatever you choose. My friend had oatmilk tea (also called Chai), and said that it is tasty. I had the mint-lime drink, and it was delicious and refreshing. I highly recommend either of these two drinks.

TIMINGS: For a place which offers such nice food, it is a pity that it is not open all day. The opening timings are only from 10:45 AM to 3:00 PM. However, if you want to have a late meal, there is a trick you can use: you can visit the restaurant before 3:00 PM (for example, at 2:55 PM) and stay until 4:00 PM even. The staff are nice and will let you have your...

I went there today afternoon. My overall experience here was okay. Food was okay, atmosphere was great. Not super interested to visit again.

It's a buffet but you can only fill the plate only once!. That's not good. I don't get the idea behind it. To me, it just results in stress and I fail to properly enjoy the food. And there are two plate sizes, small one 14.5 euros and big one 16.06 euros. Doesn't really make much sense. You can already fill good amount of food in the small plate, which actually is not so small. It's only small compared to the other plate they have. Desserts are not included in price, Gotta pay separately for desserts.

And since it's open only on Weekdays (Mon-Thu), 11am-3pm, if you go by car, be ready for a paid parking on the street. I know the restaurant can't do much here, but something to...

The food is amazing! Being a vegan, it feels great to not have to check the ingredients on everything. The service was great, we even got a little taste of a delicious drink for free! The staff were very friendly, and asked if the meal was good (it was). The bathrooms were clean and hygienic, which is an area most places are often lacking in. I have been many times before, and have never been disappointed! I would personally recommend the smaller plates, they are still quite large and leave even adults satisfied. Best restaurant I have been to in a long time! Prices do vary from 13 euros to about 17 euros, which is fairly reasonable given the size...