Àla Carte

Delicious meals from local ingredients

Mon – Fri from 2 to 9pm
Sat from 12 noon to 9pm
Kitchen closes half an hour earlier

Lunch Mon – Fri from 10:30 am to 3 pm

During this time, we serve our customers on a take away basis. Pick up or we will deliver lunch, ala carte and confectionery to your cottage or home in the Ruka and Kuusamo area

Book Table

Starters

Forest mushroom soup (L,G)
8.90/12.90
House barley flatbread (contains gluten).
Vegan version also available
Smoked reindeer soup with forest mushrooms (L,G)
9.90/13.90
House barley flatbread (contains gluten).
Caesar salad à la Kuusamo (L)
10.50
Romaine lettuce, house Caesar sauce flavoured with smoked vendace, Kuusamo XO cheese, tomato, house croutons
Kuusamo rainbow trout soup (L,G)
10.90/14.90
House barley flatbread (contains gluten).
Non-dairy version also available

Philosopher’s vendace plate (L)
9.90
Fried vendace from Kuusamo, caper mayonnaise
Escargots in a pan (L,G)
10.90
Garlic butter, toasted rustic baguette (contains gluten)
Choose your filling: smoked reindeer or blue cheese
Whitefish tartar with Kuusamo cheese (L)
13.90
House country-style bread, whitefish tartar, Kuusamo XO cheese, red onion compote
Reindeer herder’s fishing trip (local small delicacies) (L)
19.90
Blinis, smoked vendace paste, fish roe, reindeer salami, tar-flavoured pike, juniper-salted rainbow trout, red onion compote.
For two 34.90

Main Courses

Caesar salad with chicken à la Kuusamo (L)
16.90
Grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, house Caesar sauce flavoured with smoked vendace, Kuusamo XO cheese, tomato, house croutons
Fried vendace plate (L)
18.90
Mashed potatoes, fried vendace from Kuusamo, lemony caper mayonnaise
Bossy man’s pasta (L)
19.90
Grilled chicken breast, house gourmet sauce, Kuusamo XO cheese, penne pasta, vegetables
Merry man’s veggie sandwich (L)
19.90
Toasted pulled oats in BBQ sauce, vegetables, multigrain bread, vegan cheese, vegan mayonnaise, crisp lettuce, tomato, coleslaw, country-style French fries

Fish catch of the day (L,G)
24.90
Freshly caught local fish (please ask the server), potatoes flavoured with herbs and lemon, vegetables of the day, house gourmet sauce
Traditional sautéed reindeer (L,G)
25.90
Mashed potatoes, sautéed reindeer à la Kuusamo, lingonberry compote, pickled gherkin
Talonpöytä club sandwich (L)
26.50
Pulled reindeer in BBQ sauce, roasted bacon, multigrain bread, lingonberry mayonnaise, crispy lettuce, tomato, coleslaw, country-style French fries.
Beefy portion of beef (L,G)
33.90
Beef tenderloin steak 200g, seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes Choose your sauce: pepper sauce or house dark sauce
“Two twilights back to back = midwinter” Butcher’s platter for two (L,G)
39.90
Chicken breast, roast lamb, reindeer sausage, smoked parsnip puree, seasonal vegetables, roast potato, house dark sauce

L = lactose free, G = gluten free
Change of product for an à la carte portion + €2.50

Burgers

Talonpöytä reindeer burger (L)
18.90
Reindeer steak, Kuusamo smoked cheese, pickled gherkin, tomato, red onion, crispy lettuce, house mayonnaise, country-style French fries, coleslaw, lingonberry mayonnaise, ketchup.

Talonpöytä beef burger (L)
18.90
Beef steak, Kuusamo smoked cheese, pickled gherkin, tomato, red onion, crispy lettuce, house mayonnaise, country-style French fries, coleslaw, lingonberry mayonnaise, ketchup.

Extra steak 5.50
Extra fillings: bacon or blue cheese 2.50
Burgers also available with sweet potato fries and gluten free + €2.00

Please ask the staff for more information

Desserts

Cake of the day with coffee (L,G)
7.00
Confectioner’s cake of the day (choose from showcase)
Cake of the day with old fashioned ice cream (G)
8.00
Confectioner’s cake of the day (choose from showcase
(Vanilla ice cream also available lactose free)

Talonpöytä crème brûlée (L,G)
9.90
Vanilla crème brûlée with seasonal berries (please ask the server)
Baked Lappish cheese (G)
10.90
Lappish cheese, cinnamon-flavoured vanilla and cloudberry ice cream
Festive ice cream sundae
6.90
Old fashioned vanilla ice cream, toasted white chocolate
Choose your sauce: chocolate, strawberry or caramel

Children’s Menu

”Puhhuu ku Liikasen Lassin ajokas” Chicken basket (L)
9.90
Country-style French fries, corn breaded chicken fillet, house mayonnaise, ketchup
Fried vendace plate (L)
9.90
Mashed potatoes, fried vendace from Kuusamo, lemony caper mayonnaise

Traditional sautéed reindeer (L,G)
14.90
Mashed potatoes, sautéed reindeer à la Kuusamo, lingonberry compote, pickled gherkin
Pulled reindeer à la Kuusamo (L,G)
14.90
Mashed potatoes, locally produced pulled reindeer in BBQ sauce, lingonberry compote, pickled gherkin
Talonpöytä burger (L)
12.90
Beef steak, Kuusamo smoked cheese, tomato, crispy lettuce, house mayonnaise, country-style French fries, ketchup

Extra steak €5.50
Extra fillings (bacon, pineapple, blue cheese) €2
Dip sauces (house mayonnaise, garlic, chilli) €2.50
Burgers are also available with sweet potato fries and gluten free (+€1).

Please ask the staff for more information.

Children’s menu

LL = low lactose
L = lactose free
G = gluten free
VE = vegan
ND = non-dairy