Skiffer Viiskulma — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

The ambience is relatively alright and the food was good. It’s not the typical Italian pizza, but it holds its own. We tried the Tel Aviv and Pan Con Tomate pizzas, along with the house crisps and 2 glasses of wine. We were greeted with a smile by the lady at the counter, who then told us that we could proceed to any table of our choice. We chose a table by the window, which had probably been vacated recently as the table was a little dirty. Our server appeared with two glasses and a water jug, and hurriedly went on to place them on the table. He turned to leave, however I requested him to clean the table, which he did. He was sweet, but a little distracted. He then handed over the food menus, but not the drink menus, which we had to request later on. Whilst ordering the drinks, my friend asked the server whether any of the wines were organic, which he did not know, but went on to check. He returned saying that “he does not know whether they were organic, but knew that one of them was from Spain”...whilst illogical and unrelated, it certainly was funny! Next, we enquired about the grape variety of two of the wines, since only their names and countries were given. Again, there was a lack of awareness (the wine menu was limited, so was really not a hard ask), as the server had to go back to the bar to check them from the bottles. My friend ordered a glass of the white and I ordered the red; the order was repeated as well. When we got the drinks, both were white. I politely mentioned the same to the server, he acknowledged the error and changed the glass. He also mentioned that he had been working in another Skiffer and this was his first day at this location; I completely empathise since I’m from the same industry, however the guest should not be feeling like it’s your first day. I doubt the menu is different between the two locations, so the errors seemed more due to lack of attention. Furthermore, cleaning the table and providing the drinks menu are things for which the guest should not need to prompt, regardless of the restaurant.

Overall, a relatively decent outing, but only because of the food really. Also, the lady at the counter was pleasant. The server, too, was smiling through the errors, which made it bearable.

Not sure if I’d...

Old Skiffer has a great maritime vibe. Good place for an easy hang out night or pizza. Their story and brand is worth checking out, interior decorated well. Liuskat (the pizzas) are taste and offer explorative options with for example strawberries and pear. Good combinations although a bit overpriced to my taste (pizzas more than 15 euros) . Other locations like Liuskaluoto and Erottaja are worth...

This place used to be great. It used to be my favourite Pizza place in Helsinki.

At some point they started putting small portions in their Pizza which made me stop ordering from them because I am always still hungry afterwards.

Also, Please bring back your old menu with the Salads. The new one is not so good.

The customer service has been always...