Chez Dominique

After a disappointing visit to this institution of haute cuisine in Finland, I decided to give them some feedback and a new try.. and I have to say that second time proved to be the charm! (or at least better than the first... )

Don't get me wrong now, Chez Dominique never failed on standards of cooking and there is no question about who's the king of the kitchen in Finland. In CD it was always more a question of service, which I guess is typical for our cold and isolated country.

The lunch menu consisted of King Crab, spring cabbage and yuzu followed by Zander, asparagus and artichoke and finished with "fresh almond".  

The main course was the high note of the lunch. The crispy Serrano ham complimented  the perfectly cooked fish. First course didn't really leave any memories and the dessert was not really in my taste. The almonds per se were good, but the foam next to them tasted like soap. You will know the feeling if you ever walked past a Lush store.

This time the service was however proficient, all thanks to the maitre'd. You could actually sense that the poor results in the previous weeks 50 Best Restaurants had got them to sharpen their knives.

Chez Dominique
Rikhardinkatu 4
00130 Helsinki, Finland