Vltava, this time with food
Vltava - the new (and large) czech-style restaurant smack in the middle of downtown Helsinki has been receiving lukewarm reviews recently (eg. nyt).
Decided to cap a “winding the workweek down”-session with a chunk of some serious meat. The visit does not start well, a five-person table takes “like some 40 minutes” to get, according to a waiter. The forty minutes quickly turn into almost seventy before we’re ushered to the table on the third floor. The menu looks good, hearty food all around. The appetizers don’t take very long to arrive, but beer does. And that’s inexcusable, piping hot onion rings pretty much scream for a chilling liquid on the side, even the appearance of water was very much delayed. Food itself is good, and the portions (had pork with
potato pancake and sausage) pretty optimally sized, definitely could have eaten another chunk of Vltava’s own sausage, but that’s a minor niggle. The check was given on a by-person basis without any extra hassle, which is always a plus.
Not a bad place, but I’m not holding my breath waiting for a second visit. And they really, really ought to stock some plum-brandy.
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