Brasserie Kämp

I had dinner on a Monday evening. The restaurant was full, and the surroundings were nice. But the food was nothing special, and it was rather expensive. I asked for my steak medium, but it was not. From the outside, the view of the restaurant was rather stylish, and I am sure many were sitting by the window and drinking champagne, which could be nice. But I would not go there for the food.

Service: super friendly staff and very welcoming, was able to accommodate all our requests, and provided great recommendations. Overall, the service was excellent in our case. Food was really great, Had the angus burger and chicken Caesar Salad and it all exceeded our expectations. The dessert (Crème Brûlée) tasted as you would expect maybe they could have been more generous with portion This is probably one of the best high end restaurants in Helsinki, great atmosphere and the restaurant in general looks really good from inside.The price tag is high, However, the service and food quality did compensate and deliver.

Delightful. There really is only one five star hotel in Finland, the Kämp. The restaurant, Brasserie, is definitely equal in quality. The friendly and very polite staff, service, food, atmosphere, location, surroundings... Everything is simply top class, every time and for every customer!

Had the afternoon tea experience at Kamp Bistro and unfortunately the experience was just average. First, the service was not the most pleasant and did not seem very organised. I had to wait a lot to be installed as staff was getting tables ready. During the service, though the brasserie was not overly full, staff seem busy and confused and a table asked a question to a waiter who responded he was too busy to help. The quality of the food served was passable, it seemed pre-made or from frozen.

Super fine dining in this iconic restaurant in Helsinki. The service is superb the food is well prepared with some local tastes and chef's touch. Try the salmon soup, it is ideal. Must book a table in advance.

What a mediocre experience it was! For the 45 euros asked, better go get yourself the fanciest cake form the fanciest bakery and have an afternoon tea party in the park across the road. Afternoon tea: I have never had such a distastefully arranged menu. Savory parts were quite good. But when it came down to ‘dessert’... Overwhelmingly sweet and simply boring. Are a macaron and a white-chocolate-jam-diabetes lollipop the best an expensive well-known restaurant can come up with? The menu was unbalanced, I couldn’t finish the sweets. And I have a sweet tooth! Great selection of teas! The tea was served in the veranda area, which is not heated while summer in Finland is yet to come. Opened from both sides doors anticipated a stiff breeze. Seated in the shadow, it felt like we were not welcomed to stay there long. Tables on the veranda were small, and it was hard to navigate through the tier stand, cups, plates, vases and pots, all scattered on the poor joined in despair tables. Service was friendly, although didn’t speak a word of English.

Make sure not to order the Tiramisu. Firstly it’s nothing at all like tiramisu, secondly it doesn’t taste good in any imaginable way. 3 of us ordered it and none of us liked it. We didn’t even finish it. But it did look good though 😉

Beautiful location with iconic interior design. Good quality food but not exceptional. In the meanwhile the service was superb. A bit more on the pricier side but you are paying for the location.

A great place for dinner. The food was awesome. Services was great and everyone seems to speak English too.

Fabulous stylish restaurant where we enjoyed a great lunch in Helsinki. It's located on the famous Esplanade boulevard near designer shops such as Louis Vuitton. The interiors were incredible, especially the crystal sprinkled chandeliers. Words cannot really describe the innovative beautiful way they were put together. It must be magical at night!

The most legendary hotel in Finland, Hotel Kämp, has had many restaurants over the years. The hotel that was originally opened in 1887 reopened its doors in 1999. Before Brasserie Kämp was at this location, the restaurant was called Est 1887 which was an upscale restaurant. Before Est 1887 the restaurant was called Kämp Restaurant which was super upscale and even held a Michelin star in the early 2000s, when at the time the stars were very rare. The original, but very expensive Kämp Restaurant was one of my favourites, but I disliked Est 1887. Times have changed and at least to me the changes done by the management haven't been good. The atmosphere at Brasserie Kämp is more casual then it was years ago, but it is still way more tense than it should be. The service is a-ok, but nowhere close that you get in Michelin rated restaurants. The restaurant looks very nice and a couple of years ago was expanded. Now there is an all-year glass enclosed terrace that surrounds the building with about two dozen more seats. No problem there. Now the big question. Since the restaurant looks good and the service is ok, why are you only giving this place 3 stars? Simply, because of the food. There is nothing wrong with the food, but when you are paying way over 100eur for lunch for two people, the food should blow your mind. Unfortunately, at Brasserie Kämp it doesn't. The layout of the dishes are spot on, but there is something in the taste that doesn't take it to the next level. Don't get me wrong, the food is good, but it should be way better. If you are in Helsinki and thinking of going here, I would walk 50 meters to Restaurant Strindberg (there is a restaurant on the 2nd floor, the 1st floor is a cafe). Over there the food is way better, you get a better view, better service and even the prices are a bit less expensive.

I have come here many times for food and drink over the years when I visit my family in Helsinki and it's just seems to be getting worse and worse Last night, in particular, we had an awful experience!! There was still dirt on the lettuce leaves of my salad, it had not been properly washed!! Are you kidding me! And the tomatoes and romaine was soggy. It seemed to be old. Did not consume. We then asked them to take it back. They did, and said they would remove it from the bill.... but it in the end it was still there : charged for two side salads. The waitress told me it was removed from our check. She lied right to my face! My Pike Perch was by no means fresh, the flesh did not seem firm, in fact, it was quite soggy, the white color was already turning grey and black. The truffle butter just drowns everything, including the overcooked cauliflower. My Grandmother did enjoy her duck however. That was the only positive part of our experience. But she had never tried duck before. So had nothing to compare it to! She just happens to like the prestigious reputation of that place. Which it definitely has fallen short of my expectations. EVERY SINGLE TIME! The menu has been the same. For years. Summer. Winter. Whenever... There's no variation. And there are much better options for upscale dining in the Helsinki center area.

Why should going out always be just about lunch and dinner? How about having a really good tea time instead? And how about having at the best hotel in the city? Hotel Kämp offers the Afternoon Tea every day in their Brasserie. And it is not just about tea. Here you can lay back and truely endulge. Choose from the selection of outstanding teas and enjoy their fine sweet and salty snacks. The Afternoon Tea includes everything you could hope for for a terrific afternoon after a hecktic work day. And all in the classy athmosphere of the Kämp Hotel. The Afternoon Tea is served served Monday to Saturday 14.00-18.00 and Sunday 15.00-18.00. The price is 37 € per person. Make sure to reserve in advance.

We recently went to Kamp for Sunday Brunch. The space itself is underwhelming and overall seems very tired and dated. The restrooms were a mess and didn't inspire confidence. The buffet selection was adequate, but nothing was surprising or unexpected. Like the decor, the salads and spreads were just sort of sad looking and unimaginative. The mains - I had chicken, he had salmon - were very tasty and beautifully plated. But the most memorable thing about the meal was the chaotic service. Staff were crashing into each other, running back and forth, forgetting things. In fact, my husband was originally brought the wrong meal and we had to wait for his proper meal to be cooked. The staff just seems harried and unpolished and it ruined the relaxing vibe of brunch. Overall I wouldn't go back as the food wasn't worth the price or dealing with the poor service.

I arrived at my hotel in Helsinki around 8am and as my room wasn't ready killed a couple of hours riding the Hop On Hop Off bus. It still wasn't ready when I got back around midday so I walked up to the end of the street and had lunch at a very swanky place called Kamp. They were doing a brunch buffet for 39 euros; 45 with a glass of cava which is the option I went for. The restaurant is located in a gorgeous old building across the road from lovely Esplanadi park. Lots of wood paneling, arched windows, mirrored ceilings and chandeliers flanked by strings of crystal or glass. There were three types of buffet; hot, cold and dessert. I started with a cold plate which included a little shot glass of apple and Ginger puree (reminiscent of gazpacho), cerrano ham, pickled herring with cauliflower, smoked salmon, and a number of other varieties of smoked or cured fish. Absolutely beautiful. So good in fact that I was going to skip the hot choices and have an encore of my original selections. Luckily I didn't, as although not as extensive as the cold courses these we're just as delicious. They were serving a lovely dish of lamb neck in vadouvan butter with a variety of vegetable sides including julienned carrots, green beans and potato omelette with cheese. I don't recall having had this cut of meat before but it was really tender and tasty, and the sauce rich and flavoursome. Yum. They also had a terrine of creamy soup with chunks of artichokes in it called arkisokkakietta (which I presume is Finnish for artichoke) which was also quite interesting. Of course there was cheese - a gorgeous Brie de Meaux, a tasty hard cheese and a Danish style blue which was a little too salty for me. And did I mention desserts? There were too many choices for me to try them all, so I limited myself to a little tub of marinated strawberries, coconut and passionfruit pudding and some type of luscious chocolate slice. Kamp was a really good find; a lovely meal eaten in beautiful surroundings with excellent service. Great start to what I'm hoping will be a great food-filled holiday!

We stopped by for a quick snack and were pleasantly surprised. We ordered the crab starter and tomato salad and both were delicious, although expensive. The food was very colorful and fresh and had beautiful presentation. Service was also great!

Had booked a table for two, we were celebrating our wedding. A very special day for us and so expected a little extra special treatment to help make the occasion memorable....Brasserie Kamp did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to make this a memorable and beautiful experience. The service was extremely unprofessional, no attention was paid to us, we weren't asked if food or wine were satisfactory, the waiter could not recommend any beers on offer nor could he recommend any champagnes other than the house prosecco, it was a good job that I knew my champagnes and was able to select a decent year. In short would not be returning for anniversary celebrations in the future. Would not recommend to anyone looking to celebrate any special occasions as Brasserie Kamp doesn't seem to be interested in returning custom.

Good breakfast place. Friendly staff. A good assortment of warm and cold foods. Nice to sit out on the terrace