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Olimpos

Kauppurienkatu, Oulu, Finland
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Ranked #36 of 67 restaurants in Oulu
Most recent review
- 4 May 2013
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Oulu, Finland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

Clean and spacious mediterranean restaurant in the city center. Good service and the restaurant is usually hosted by the owner. There's a wide variety of dishes from Greece and Turkey. Lamb cooked in various ways is available. Food is good and spicy, for instance proper tzatziki with flavour of fresh garlic. This time around we had family dinner and chose... More

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London, England, United Kingdom
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29 reviews 29 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

This is a 'Mediterranean' restaurant, which manages to combine dishes from various sunny countries in such a way that nobody would recognise them any more. I had 'tapas' as a starter, which was calamari on a bed of onions and lettuce, with a few random Greek olives rolling around in the middle. No sauce and a rather miserly slice of... More

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Oulu, Finland
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25 reviews 25 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2012

Ah, the Olimpos. It's been several years since I was here last time and how have things changed... Location has changed from a very small restaurant to a much bigger premises across the road from the old one, while the old one was much cosier the increased quality was clearly visible in the broad isles and mediterranian decorations. Last time... More

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57 reviews 57 reviews
39 restaurant reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2012

Nothing fancy, but good average. The portions were big enough even for hungry people. This is a big restaurant, so no intimacy, but good service. If you are not looking for real authentic Greece, Turkish or Italian food, you should be OK here. If you are, you may try another restaurants in Oulu.

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Oulu
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3 restaurant reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2012

Never really understood why people visit this restaurant. Food tastes like industrial and not self made. Especially wine leaf rolls and other mezes. Never again....

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Quebec City, Canada
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14 reviews 14 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2012

Meals that we took were good but not fantastic, were just OK. I like the fact that the cooks did not put any salt on French fries which is good because you can control the salt on these, which we did not have that choice in previous restaurant in Oulu. There were some little flying flies near our place, not... More

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Salo, Finland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 August 2012

I'm allergic to tomatoes, bell peppers and raw onion. In addition I don't like feta cheese or garlic. Not the best idea to go to a Greek restaurant, but my housband wanted to, so I went along. I told my allergies to the waiter, and ordered some pork and chicken on a stick. I told her that I liked many... More

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Oulu, Finland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2012

Classy without being ostentatious, excellent food at a reasonable price. Worth a visit if you are in Oulu.

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Espoo, Finland
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49 reviews 49 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012

Quite good. The restaurant is quite big so the athmosphere is not that nice, but the food makes it better!

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Finland
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30 reviews 30 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

They over 50 items on the menu (inc. starters) which way too much for a restaurant. Each dish served has a typical mediterranean name and ingredient used (Greek -> feta etc.). Large portions. Best at the lunch time during the week, when choices are limited to the lunch menu.

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