Ravintola Ephesus — Restaurant in Jyväskylä sub-region

Visited 25.1.2025 at 22:30. General: Place looks inviting and based on previous reviews decided to visit here.

Food: They sound inviting based on ingredients and names. The prices are the same as buffet lunches, then again it's a la carte time. I ordered a kebab with rice. It came with a bit of greens on the side. Like Eerikin Pippuri, Myyrmäki on my first visit - it's not good at all. 1+/5. My friend ordered a dish WITHOUT tomato but there was tomato, 1/5.

Service: incredible, how can this place function when you are interrogated about taking pictures! Plus as my friend speaks better English i was automatically in English mode. But rudely they got a temper and demanded Finnish. Really angry and rude towards us. I can immediately tell you to avoid this place! 0/5 for The second time in my life. A zero, 0/5.

Atmosphere: it is quite nice visually but The angry temper creates a bad atmosphere, 1/5.

Overall: Avoid this place, choose anything else! Sadly, the attitude was opposite of customer service, a dish had ingredients that were asked to be left out, the other like a frozen meal with minimal taste and considering price to quality ratio 1/5.. it's...

You should go to this restaurant. Sensible food, not fancy posturing. Some might say that the food is lowly and homely, but I'd say that's the point. Mums and dads make the best foods. A Mediterranean menu leaning towards Turkey, Greece, Iran, Kurdish and Afghanistan is perfect for my palette. The shish-kebabs are really good, I think they have vegan stuff too, and bulgur and rice and sides are great. Pros: nice environment, good service, inexpensive food, great flavors and layers of them, easy-going, no rush. I even met the owner who knows a lot about his foods. Cons: the street where Ephesus is is under reconstruction or refurbishment and the restaurant might be easy to miss. It looks a little old from the inside, but don't let looks fool you, it's really the food...

Very good food with a diverse set of tastes on a single plate. A shared starter plate(Meze lajitelma) and an assortment of grilled meats with vegetables, rice, hummus, etc.(Karisik izgara) topped with a turkish beer left me full and smiling. The service was friendly, enthusiastic, gregarious and helpful. All this goodness was topped of with enjoyable ethnic music. An all around great experience. I will definitely visit Ephesus on my future trips...