Restaurant Fat Lizard Töölö

The place's gluten-free pizza base was praised and not without reason; the gluten-free pizza is both fluffy and crispy, the best I've eaten in Finland. The service was very friendly and professional and the restaurant's location is also great.

Well, this was a bust. From the moment we arrived things were off. Our first waiter had the enthusiasm of a houseplant: dry, uninterested, and clearly not thrilled to be there. Not exactly the warm welcome you'd hope for when you're about to spend money on a meal. We ordered three pizzas. Only one came out right. One was supposed to come without two toppings but instead arrived with one of the toppings we didn’t want. I don’t understand what happened here since i thought our communication was clear. The second pizza was a completely different one from what we ordered. It was also the cheaper one, and since we’d already paid, there was no refund. When asked about this mistake the waiter apologized and said we could have some sweets from the ’candy bar’, which was also not great. It had stale and old chocolates (only dark chocolate). Yum.. As for the food itself: thoroughly mediocre. The gluten-free crust was bitter and tasted burnt, like someone forgot it in the oven and decided “eh, close enough.” The cheese had this stiff, rubbery texture and managed to harden almost immediately after arriving. The toppings? Nothing wrong with them, unless you're expecting taste. To be fair, the food came out relatively fast, and our second waiter was very friendly. Definitely the highlight of the meal. The location was also quite nice, so if you're just looking for somewhere to sit and not eat, this place could work. Overall, I can't recommend this spot. The quality-to-price ratio is wildly off. Definitely not worth the money, and I won’t be returning.