We went for Sunday brunch with friends. We were hoping for a nice, relaxed get-together with delicious food. We got a major disappointment instead. The place was very overcrowded which caused huge lines to get food that was constantly running out from the buffet table....The tables were so close to each other that it was hard to even get to our seats. It was noisy and the atmosphere was busy and tense. The overall experience was stressful. Some people even gave up and left without eating - that would have been a better idea than staying. When you finally got food it tasted fairly good but that did not save the experience. The waiters were also trying their best. The critique goes to management and owners. They shouldn’t try to maximize profits by cramming in too many tables and too many reservations at the same time. That was the root cause of the problem. According to the waiters, one of the chefs couldn’t come to work which probably made the problem worse but it was not the sole cause. You shouldn’t book a table here or go here unless you know it won’t be crowded that time.More

Just across the road from Hotel Indigo.We had breakfast and a dinner here. Beautiful food at a reasonable price for Finland.Staff very helpful, lovely, and efficient and accommodated us without a booking.

Classic table service. Delicious pastries. Old fashioned interior. Slow service. Nice window views. Often crowded and overrated.More

It may be historic But it is....Very claustrophobic, disorganised, not a nice atmosphere, no friendly welcome, tiny buffet, we booked, stayed for 5 minutes and left...there are much better out there...try Cafe Scallion much better...More

Nice restaurand with great food and friendly staff. Not very expensive. We had a salmon soup and a shrimp sandwich, as well as a Budapest cake. It vas very tasty, and the service was great.More

Sunday morning at 11:15 the place was totally crowded and very noisy. This was emphasized by the fact that the setting is very greedy: there’s way too many customer tables, which makes moving around very difficult, and there’s a constant queue at the small buffet...table. What was on offer at the buffet was mediocre and did not match the reputation. There were some excellent elements, especially on the dessert side, but overall the menu is very limited and mundane. Friendly service, special diet needs were looked after.More

Ekberg is a very traditional cafe, and obviously something of a local icon going by the stream of people waiting for a table for the (very reasonably-priced) brunch on a Friday morning - how the staff manage to keep track of orders given the continual...game of Tetris they're engaged in to rearrange tables to accommodate different sized parties I have no idea! TBH the food and drink are OK but nothing exceptional, while the service is excellent. It does feel a little like they're trading on their long-standing reputation; amongst their pastries I'd pick out the Alexander, which is dense, sweet and doesn't taste of anything much at all, as being well past it's retirement date. Overall it makes for a bit of a "tea at the Ritz" visit - an enjoyable experience from a previous era.More