Ravintola Kreeta - Joensuu

One of the best restaurants in joensuu. the price would be approx. 40€ per head. Friday and weekend would be overcrowded.

Nice restaurant, seems a little formal. Quite small. Good food, kind of pricey for families (about 20e/ meal). Looks nice. A little distant and hidden location. Friendly service. Will definitely go again.

The place is nice and small. The music in the background is greek and I loved it. The meal was very good. Even though I would never pay for a chicken salad 19,50€ in Italy... but in Finland I think it’s a normal price.

The Kreeta restaurant is one of its kind in joensuu. Set in a iconic building by the river, the restaurant can attract many people. A family run restaurant, Kreeta makes use of its position and hosts nationality flags giving it the appearance of internationalism. However once in, there is chaos and disarray among the staff and the environment. Another feature of this restaurant with has open urinals. I bought the top item on the menu, which, if bought in Greece would be at most, even in main tourist areas of Athens, 8e. But here, they charged 12e for lunch. The food was OK too, but nothing amazing. They also sold some Greek olive oil. It was OK oil, but nothing to rave about, and certainly not worth paying 10e for. For olive oil lovers, the taste was mild, but it did eventually have the bitterness and bite that didn't make the oil that enjoyable. The place could do with training on some people skills, and offering more than what they charge. Otherwise, the place has potential for a better rating.

We kindly asked if our dog was welcome to the terrace, and we were welcomed with a smile. Even offered water and a bowl for the dog. Seemed nice. All of a sudden we were told (nicely) that our dog had to be outside the fence and on a hot summer day the dog needed shade and for this we had to change the restaurant. We even got a minute to take a look at the menu and drinks, which all looked good. Shame would've loved to dine here.