Jailbird

Okay let me be clear: the food here is not 4 star.
Or at least, not the burger, chips and root vegetables my girlfriend and I dined on whilst here which closer to 3 star quality. Rather, I’m awarding Jailbird 4 stars for its excellent service and good prices.
Jailbird’s display of excellent service came on an icey Saturday evening in Helsinki. Having left our dinner a little late, we found ourselves being turned away from restaurant after restaurant, each of which had closed their kitchens. Given the sub zero temperatures and chill wind, this was not a situation we were particularly comfortable with. So we decided to head back to our hotel, reasoning we could order room service if all else failed.
Enter Jailbird. Or rather, we entered Jailbird, at 11pm. Were they still serving food? Yes, if we ordered immediately. And were we hungry? Because they’d recommend the burger, which was big and wouldn’t take long to cook. I asked simply if the bar was open, and then headed to the gents. When I returned, I found 0.5 litres of beer on our table, chosen specifically for it being local beer as they thought I might like that. Awww.
The prices were surprisingly good too, at least for Helsinki. The burger, for example, cost around 20 euros. The interior is pleasant too: plenty of dark wood, low lighting and even wifi.
The burger itself was hardly gourmet, but very welcome in the circumstances. It did seem a bit salty but that didn’t stop me eating my fill. I’d have tried the reindeer steak if they hadn’t run out of it.
In all though, we’re indebted to Jailbird for the warm, friendly and accommodating service. Certainly worth knowing about if you find yourself in southern Helsinki in need of a late supper.

Mieses Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis, sehr teure, kleine Portionen. Qualität & Service waren ok. Ich habe das Restaurant hungrig verlassen. Nicht empfehlenswert.