Helgi's

Name: Helgi's
Address: 14 Harbour St, Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom, KW15 1LE
Telephone: 01856 879293
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 3.7

3.7

48 Reviews

£26 to £40

Gastro Pub

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2 people

6 Oct 2024

19:00

Booked 5 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Great for craft beers
Lively

OVER 18'S ONLY. Helgi’s design takes inspiration from Orkney’s Viking past - a traditional pub with a slate floor and wooden panelled walls - it’s small but perfectly formed.
Helgi's provides the perfect setting for adults to wind down and relax, whether it’s a lunch time catch up with friends, a teatime pint with colleagues or a celebration with family. At the weekends, Helgi's is also a bustling bar with drinkers and is a great stop off on a night out. Our upstairs seating area is an attractive room with great harbour views and the room can also be booked privately for functions. We boast a friendly, experienced and hard working bar team who are always willing to help.
Our menu has evolved greatly since we first opened in 2009, but we still stick to our original ethos of producing quality comfort food which is homemade using as much locally sourced produce as possible. Our menu caters for more tastes and more dietary requirements than ever before.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, Cocktail Bar, Dining Bar
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 11:45–01:00 Sun 12:30–23:00 Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00–14:00 Sun 12:30–14:30 Dinner Daily 17:00–20:30
Phone number
01856 879293
Website
http://www.helgis-orkney.co.uk/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
14 Harbour St, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LE
Area
Orkney
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Takeaway, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 48 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.7

3.7 based on recent ratings

3.8Food
3.7Service
3.6Ambience
3.7Value

Noise • Energetic

48 Reviews

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Joseph
Los Angeles
22 reviews
3.0
22 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food was good but sketchy service. After sitting for quite awhile with 3 servers available, had to go to the bar to order drinks.
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Holly
Orkney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
This review is specifically for the vegan food we ordered at Helgi’s and how we were treated afterwards. The only saving grace of this place is the cosy atmosphere and the fantastic serving staff - the woman and her son who served our drinks and took our order were lovely and personable and clearly excel at their jobs. Unfortunately, that is where the excellence ends. “Creamy mushroom & spinach pasta” turned out to be flavourless, nearly ice cold, soggy penne pasta with barely seasoned macerated mushrooms and spinach slopped on top. The portion size was adequate, though slightly underwhelming for the price of £12.95, and the small bowl did nothing to add to the presentation. The “chipotle tofu salad” sounded tasty and original but turned out to be lightly fried, completely flavourless cubes of tofu (white in the middle, so no marination occurred, and that’s all it takes to make tofu taste good!) tossed on top of a handful of salad leaves. The katsu mayo was nice though. The starter of “risotto balls” was actually really tasty, but with just three balls presented over a spoonful of salad, you would expect quality (as opposed to quantity!). Generally speaking, when you see small portion sizes you would expect qualify and superior flavour, to make up for the lack of quantity! Neither quality or quantity were present in this meal. I want to reiterate that the serving staff are amazing, and the young lad handled our complaint like a pro (politely and with grace), but apparently “cold and flavourless” didn’t warrant a free meal or even a discount, because we had touched our food - this was the excuse of the kitchen staff anyway. I’m not sure how a customer is supposed to know they’re disappointed in the flavour, temperature, and consistency of their food without trying it!? Eventually the server came back to say we could have a free dessert or our drinks comped. We chose the latter. Don’t go here if you eat a vegan diet. You will be disappointed.
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Amy
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 20 September 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Wait staff were polite but the food was only passable. We were seated upstairs in an odd quiet room with other tourists. Had to ask a couple times for water. No check to see if the food was okay or if we wanted anything else (additional dish or dessert). Another couple had a drinks menu but we hadn’t realized you had to ask for one. Probably should have just gone in for a drink at the bar earlier where there were lots of people enjoying themselves
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Stewart
Orkney
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 20 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Chicken fajitas loaded fries have become our got to meal when visiting town. Good beer too!
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Patti
Orkney
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 18 September 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
Been several times before - usually good food and lively atmosphere This time very poor quality, bland and overpriced food and no atmosphere at all We had the beef stroganoff - could have got tastier ready meal from supermarket What a contrast - very sad!
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Kenny
Orkney
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 8 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This was a great place to eat. The staff were very friendly, quick and helpful. We know understand why it is essential to book in plenty of time. It is that popular. Thank you
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Keith
Glasgow
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Helgi's is a great place to eat and have a drink, the food is very good, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere suits the place. Its nota big place to booking is essential due to the popularity. There is always a great selection of local beers as well s a cocktail menu. Highly recommend Helgi's.
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beal
New York City
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 August 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
1/3 des plats non disponibles à la carte, obligé de prendre des burgers, seule chose dispo, et que l’on ne voulait pas. 1 sans oignon et les deux burgers commandés avec des papates douces. On nous apporte deux burgers avec frites. On les renvoie. Ils reviennent les papates douces et avec oignons. Aucune excuses et service vraiment pas top. Et je ne parle pas du vin. Bref, à éviter de toute urgence
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DuaneW
Calgary
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 13 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We had a reservation, thankfully as everyone without a reservation was turned away. Turning away walk ins seemed to occupy most of the staffs attention. After being seated we were ignored for a long period of time. Our level of the restaurant remained largely empty. There were three wait staff on, one of whom was really working. Gaging the nature of the evening we keep our order simple, burgers. They were the nature of food you would anticipate from a gas station, not a recommended restaurant. We left early calling a night.
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Neil
Glasgow
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 10 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
We had booked for 7:30 and arrived at 7:15. We told them there was a booking and they cleared a table for us. As we were about to sit down two other diners took the table. They then had to move a table of guys to the bar to make room. The food was not cooked right and the noise was very loud and the bar rammed. We were given our drinks free which we appreciated but not a great experience overall.
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Helgi's offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 01856 879293.

Helgi's is rated 3.7 stars by 48 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

6 Oct 2024

19:00

Booked 5 times today

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14 Harbour St, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1LE

Additional information

Area
Orkney
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 11:45–01:00 Sun 12:30–23:00 Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00–14:00 Sun 12:30–14:30 Dinner Daily 17:00–20:30
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Gastro Pub, Cocktail Bar, Dining Bar
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Takeaway, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.helgis-orkney.co.uk/
Phone number
01856 879293

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