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Ravintola Kirkuk

Restaurant Middle eastern restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Middle eastern restaurants in Helsinki


Address

Kastelholmantie 2, 00900 Helsinki

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (911 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (8) restaurant (8) nice (6) chicken (6) quality (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Mohammad H. 2 years ago on Google • 89 reviews
    One of the best halal food I tried in Helsinki. Try the shish kebab and lamb kabab. They're not like the weird taste ones if you know what I mean. The lentil soup was too good. You also have salads and drinks. The ambience is really nice. My Finnish friends loved it as well. It fills your tummy and is well priced. Definitely recommended!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 AHMAD FARIT BIN M. 4 months ago on Google • 227 reviews
    The biggest halal shop in Helsinki. u can find many halal meat and chicken here . Its a Turkish shop

  • 3/5 Its A Wonderful L. 6 months ago on Google • 188 reviews
    Contrary to some of the negative reviews, our experience here wasn't that bad. Food was alright. Shisha was good - perhaps it's because we hadn't had one for months! Loved the decor in the smoking room at the back of the restaurant. The only thing we thought wasn't up to mark was the service - it's a tad slow. Otherwise, we're ok for another visit.

  • 1/5 Lip 5 months ago on Google • 63 reviews
    I would not recommend anyone to eat here and I kind of sensed it before I order. Food was not enjoyable in taste and Luke warm. Dishes were not served together, which is kind of the idea of going to a restaurant with friends, to eat together. Usually in these kind of restaurants service is very friendly, but here it feel like a fastfood restaurant in a train station. I had lamb and chicken skewers. The whole meal was dry and without the typical taste of spices. Some of the chicken pieces were RAW on the inside, which is an absolute health hazard risking to get salmonella. I told the staff about it and their reaction was zero. No sorry, no offering of serve a new scewer or retuning part of the money. Asking 18€ for this quality of food is an absolute joke. My friends had falafel, which were not homemade, but from the freezer. No hummus or any sauces served with any dish. Coming from Germany I have been to many good Arabic and Turkish restaurants, but this was absolutely the worse I have alever been to. If you don't cook food with any interest of quality, don't bother to cook at all. And do not sell it to customers. The ambient in the restaurant is as bad as the food. It does not look inviting and the whole interior had no attention to detail. Only positive thing is there was tea on the house.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Blanca M. 1 year ago on Google • 160 reviews
    The place has nice food and good quality/price. Dishes were big and tasty, I especially liked the shish kebab. The atmosphere was authentic you could feel for a bit in the middle east :)

  • 4/5 A H. 2 years ago on Google • 27 reviews
    I have been to this restaurant a few times over the years when I visit Finland. Although a bit pricy, it’s standard restaurant prices similar to what u would find in London. The mixed grill with bread was quite nice and filling. You also get free soup as many as u like and can help urself to salad as well as yogurt drink. The fresh strawberry juice is also amazing and the Shisha is ok although they could offer more flavours. Just one thing the management needs to handle ASAP. Me and a friend spotted a big rat inside the restaurant. They need to contact pest control & deal with that as a previous review from a month ago mentioned the same thing
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Ajub A. 3 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Not a bad place to eat. The chicken shawarma was pretty good, although the chicken had an eh aftertaste. Despite that, I ate well. The only things I hate about this place is how it gets pretty hot in here. Plus, there's no cold water to cool down with. There's water, but it's lukewarm. Other than that, this place has a nice atmosphere and the music is nice. Almost like I'm in Morocco. The tea is really good. The staff behavior would need some work. They're fine, but when I was ordering bread, they didn't tell me the price. I found it out right when I was about to pay for it. Otherwise, this is a nice restaurant. I think you might like it here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jonna M. 10 months ago on Google
    Nyt oli ruokailunautinto kohdillaan! 🧆🌯🥗 Erinomainen, asiantunteva ja hyvin ystävällinen kassahenkilö. Hyvä hinta-laatusuhde, herkullinen, varmasti liekillä valmistettu ruoka. Vaihtoehtoja valtavasti. Aterioihin kuului salaattipöytä ja maistuva linssikeitto. Pöytiä siivottiin tehokkaasti usean tarjoilijan voimin ja tilassa aistikas, tavallisuudesta poikkeava sisustus 😀♥️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Shahin M. 9 months ago on Google
    Jo sisään tullessa huono vaikutelma paikasta. Pöydissä edellisen asiakkaan ruuat siivoamatta useassa pöydässä. Tilaus otettiin vastaan ja jäätiin odottaa että pöytään pääsyä kun ei ollut siivottu. Ruuat oli kylmiä ja riisi kuivaa sekä leipä vanhan oloinen. Shish kabab oli jotain ihan muuta kuin lihaisa kuten kuvassa näkyy sisältä löytyi rustoa ja raakaa prosessoitua lihaa.. en koskaan enää käy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Annika R. 7 months ago on Google • 84 reviews
    Food was good and we didn't have to wait long for it to arrive. The customer service was not the best.

  • 4/5 M K. 10 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Lamb and rice is absolutely delicious. Also, chicken shawarma is excellent. The quality/price is really good. If you want to experience Turkish food in Helsinki, this is a must. Only thing I missed was the dessert tea, it was "sold out" @21.30. They could have made some more tbh. Still one of my favorite places in Helsinki.

  • 3/5 Noor A. 5 months ago on Google
    Their quality is not consistent - and that's the biggest problem because I always order the same dish. Sometimes their food is great but sometimes you may get very dry food and/or microwawed old bread. I would not mind the old bread if they mentioned about it when taking the order. When prices rise I would expect quality to stay same or even get better for the sake of having returning customers. At least customer service stays same: quite bad and slow

  • 5/5 Ajnabi A. 10 months ago on Google
    Autenttinen ja laadukas. Jos haluaa turkkilaistyylistä runsautta, joutuu pettymään, mutta jos etsii aitoa kebabia, täältä saa. Puuhiiligrilli, laaja ruokalista ja aito tunnelma. Hyvät lisukkeet ja nopea palvelu. Maineensa veroinen. Myös miljöö on 6/5.

  • 5/5 Jukka T. 1 year ago on Google
    Kävin lounaalla - erillistä lounaslistaa ei ollut, mutta listalla on edullisia annoksia joihin kuuluu lisäksi salaatti, keitto, leipä ja tee. Sish kebab ja kana oli hyvin grillattu hiiligrillillä, oikein mehukasta ja maukasta. Keittiössä homma hanskassa. Lounasaikaankin ravintolan tunnelma vahvan itämainen.

  • 1/5 Bouchra B. 4 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Very disgusting food not to recommend at all. We ordered shish liver take away from them only to discover they didnt cook it enough. Bread and plastic bag was covered with blood and the liver was raw. After several calls and messages with them they never admitted their mistake and just said its the way irakian cook liver ( which is not true) moreso blaimed it on us and waisted our time and money. Please be cautious before you think to eat there because their food and service will disappoint you also.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Braille menu
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible lift
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Counter service
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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