Finland's Freedom to Forage Yields Wild Tasting Menus and Tours
"A more casual kitchen where cooks Anton and Jon prepare six-course dinners with domestic seasonal game, wild fish, and plants, preserving surplus for winter." - Gemma Price
Wow, what a wonderful experience. We had so much fun talking to the staff about the restaurant and Helsinki and Finland. The service was attentive and generous and the food was incredible. We had the 6-course menu with wine pairings (berry wines, you’ll be converted) and the courses got better and better, despite starting in a very delicious place. Finnish ingredients were showcased in every element of each dish, with very unique and sometimes subtle flavours. I cannot talk highly enough about this restaurant! We loved it.
Léa Aeschlimann
Google
One of the most amazing culinary experiment of our life. Each dish is cleverly think and executed. Presentation is amazing, colorful and elegant. Never tested before flavors and ingredients. People are amazingly nice, good Smile, good explanations. Definitely a must try if you come to Helsinki !!
Helen Kwan
Google
Very lovely concept of using only locally sourced ingredients, including even condiments! Every dish was well thought-out and excellent execution. There were some unique ingredients that I have never had before and never thought would have such wonderful taste and texture.
The staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about each dish. We went with a young child, and the staff was more than accommodating :)
Food was amazing and it was overall a very lovely experience.
Vili-Ilari Kaisto
Google
Almost half a year has passed since we visited this restaurant but since I initially forgot to review it I need to do it now. I think it is a testament to this place that I still think about it regularly.
Everything about this place is perfect. No other rating than a perfect 5 stars can make justice to how beautiful everything about this place is. I think this is the place you should come to if you want to experience Finnish food in its most organic and natural form.
If you read the other comments you know that the place has a very unique idea. They also execute it stunningly. We visited the place in November when Finland is supposed to be a frozen land and provide no natural ingredients. On the contrary, the dinner was mouthwateringly good.
The place is small and cozy, and customer service couldn’t get any better. This is still my best or second best restaurant experience ever.
Scud Kotonog
Google
oh my it is one of the best restaurants in Helsinki. The food, the drinks, and desserts, everything was amazing, balanced, complex, local and tasty. Will def be back again for more. Also owners are friendly and welcoming
Mikey Rivera
Google
We just walked in here and glad we did. The food was great and only served Finnish ingredients and drinks. The service was top notch. We went for the 4 course meal which was really 6. Everything was good
Adnyan Nuriev
Google
It was our last day in Helsinki and leaving Skörd last to visit definitely proved to be a very good idea. I can say it with a hand on my heart that this was the best meal we had in this city. Our hosts were wonderful from the beginning until the end. Every detail in the restaurant is well thought over from the decoration to the cutlery and plates. The proposed menu came with variety of dishes full of flavour and they only use ingredients sourced in Finland. Creativity at its finest! The berry wines we tried were a real revelation. Definitely would come back!
Todd Ranta
Google
What a thoughtful and delicious meal that kept our senses at attention and ready for more Finnish tastes, over six appropriately sized courses. Ravintola Skord is a fantastic farm to table concept where every item is prepared with only Finnish ingredients that are either wild (hunted, caught or foraged) or grown outside. Salt is the only non-Finnish ingredient used in anything served including the wine pairings. Janne was our server and the perfect host. He provided informative and interesting stories about each dish including helping us understand ingredients in dishes that were not familiar to us. This is a must visit restaurant when visiting Helsinki and I look forward to coming back again.