RESTAURANT
RUKAN KUKSA
OPEN DAILY 14-21
Rukan Kuksa is High Class Restaurant, serving wild food in Ruka Tourist center
Our Meals are representation of traditional as well as modern dishes prepared from the local and wild ingredients.
Chef’s recommended menu
MENU KUKSA
Whitefish tartare
Reindeer sirloin
Birch leaf posset
67€
Wine package 33,50€
We have collected our favourites from the season’s dishes as our recommendations for you. We are inspired by the gorgeous nature of Kuusamo and are very proud to use these pure ingredients in our kitchen.
Enjoy the flavours!
Chefs de cuisine
Laura ja Sonja Määttä
Ala Carte Menu
Starters
HOUSE’S BREAD
6€Homemade wild herb bread and spread
FLUFFY TWO CHEESE SOUP
12€ / 16€Lingonberry muesli, house’s malt bread
FALSE MOREL HOT POT
14€False morels gratinated with Kuusamo cheeses, wild herb bread
WHITEFISH TARTARE
14,50€Smoked beetroot, dill mayonnaise, lemon caviar, malt chips, crispy birch leaf
Main courses
fried local vendace
19€Mashed potatoes, melted butter and onions with lemon
GRILLED LOCAL RAINBOW TROUT
26€Dill potatoes, smoked carrot purée, brown butter hollandaise sauce
Traditional lappish sautéed reindeer
28€Mashed potatoes, lingonberries, pickles
RIBS
23,50€Pork ribs glazed with smoked beer and juniper twig, roasted potatoes, grilled latin salad, smoky blue cheese mayonnaise
REINDEER SIRLOIN
40€Garlic and potato cake, dark game sauce, spruce sprout and lingonberry
KUKSA’S REINDEER BURGER
24€Reindeer burger steak 160g, Kuusamo’s XO cheese, pine sprout mayonnaise, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, fries
Vegetarian burger
21€Homemade beetroot and lentil steak seasoned with nettle, smoky blue cheese mayonnaise, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, fries
CABBAGE AND QUINOA
22€Smoked carrot purée, roasted potatoes, brown butter hollandaise sauce
Children’s Menu
Fried vendace
9,50€Mashed potatoes, melted butter and onions with lemon
GRILLED RAINBOW TROUT
13€Mashed potatoes, vegetables
Sautéed roast reindeer
14€Mashed potatoes, lingonberries, pickles
RIBS
12€Fries, mayonnaise
Reindeer burger
12,50€Burger of reindeer meat, ketchup, lettuce, tomato, french fries
EXTRAS
Mayonnaise 1€
Cheese 1€
DESSERTS
BIRCH
13€Birch leaf posset, almond crumble
BLUEBERRY AND CHOCOLATE
14€Blueberry and chocolate brownie, blueberry ice cream, willowherb flower
FINNISH SQUEAKY CHEESE
13€Squeaky cheese poached in cinnamon cream with cloudberry jam
Kuksa’s house-made ice creams and sorbets
4,70€ / scoopNearly all servings can be prepared lactose free and gluten free. Please inform the waiter any dietary restrictions when ordering.
We are part of the Määttä family business