Bastion Bistro

We came for lunch and had the set menu which was well presented, delicious and great value for money.

We ordered from the lunch menu, the food was really tasty and the salad and drinks bar had pretty good choices!! The staff was super nice and all-around this is a great place to have lunch and a coffee :)

Went here yesterday and had such an amazing meal that we had to make the journey all the way back to the island today. With the sole purpose of coming here again! Service is slow but the food is DELICIOUS. We didn’t get any alcoholic beverages because they were exorbitantly expensive. The food however was nice and cheap, €16 for a burger and fries and a nice big lasagna for €15. The strawberry lemonade was to die for!

The staff was kind and super efficient. We had a beautiful tea time

We visited at 4:00 PM and were seated by 4:10 PM. The starter, a Caesar salad and the chicken was raw and it arrived at 4:40 PM. Instead of resolving the issue, the waiter argued before fixing it. Main courses came between 5:00 and 5:20 PM but were disappointing—dry pizzas, soggy burger, and dry pasta. Service was slow, food quality poor, and the waiter unprofessional. Would not recommend.

Friendly service, but the price seems high for the quality and portion size. We had pizza (16,90 €) and veggie burger (17,90 €) and both tasted fine, but not outstanding. Tap water costs 1 € per person.

You could not ask for a more scenic location! Pizza was amazing. Burger should be avoided. The restaurant just switched over to a new system, so the servers were learning to use the new system so service took longer than expected, but still enjoyed my experience.

We have to agree with most of the reviews. We waited over 1 hour to get our food, the chicken on de Cesar salad was clearly not cooked through and the waitress started arguing with us telling us that it was cooked when it was raw and cold on the inside. They did take it back and the final product tasted ok. We also ordered pizza which was ok and the pasta dish and the salmon soup were actually good. It seemed that the kitchen was either understaffed or the chef was only able to handle one table at a time. There were only 4 tables occupied in the restaurant when we were there.

Absolutely the best food I've had in Helsinki from an Australian! Pizza, soup, burger, salads! My fussy daughter ate everything

Four of us tried to have lunch outside on Wed July 12. We were ignored most of the time. We were not served our lunch for 90 minutes. We had to ask two different times for them to check on our food. No one ever came to see how we were doing or how we enjoyed our food. They didn't bother to give us napkins. Many others groups came, ordered, were served and left before we ever got out food! The food was alright. They are not set up for people with some food allergies. It was quite a nice place to sit, as there were wires above to keep the birds away and plenty of shade.

Food was good, selection was limited, but this is a small bistro. Service was not acceptable which is why I gave it the low grade. There were four of us. We arrived and placed a food and drink order. drinks came out right away. Food took about an hour and a half to show up. Other parties arrived after us, placed orders, got their drinks and food orders and paid and left before we got our food. Because we ordered a sandwich and three salads, we did not expect this. We flagged our waiter and another waiter for updates and were told they were very busy. I could only come to the conclusion that the staff does not want to deal with foreign tourists.

Small cafe a little off the main street. Service was very friendly. The daily special lunch was veeu good. A dozen or so wines available. They also have liquor, but not a huge variety.