I've eaten at expensive restaurants before, and I don't mind paying a little extra for my food.
What do I consider expensive? A 128 kr starter consisting of 8 asparagus with some sauce is what my brother and his wife got. The asparagus was properly cooked, and it was probably the best part of the entire experience.
Myself I ordered a 148 kr "spekemat' starter. It reminded me of eating cold bread spread directly out of my fridge, it did not taste any different than regular ham, salted & dried leg of lam, some capers and some salad, It left me wondering what I was actually paying for.
I also found myself eating alone for about 5 minutes. I got more food, or at least more difficult to eat food than my brother and his wife.
For the main courses, my brother ordered the swine knuckle, I ordered the swine neck, and his wife the fish and chips.
The food arrived relatively fast, but there where several issues. My issue was was the tiny portion I got. I finished my meal in less than a 1\3 the time it took both my brother and his wife to finish theirs. On top of that, I did not get full, or even close to it, I actually felt hungry afterwards. My food tasted ok, but again I didn't get a lot. Some veggies, an ok size of pork, and some small fried potato halves, and some sauce. I found myself waiting for them to finish - whilst I was feeling hungry..
I also got a taste of my brothers serving of swine knuckle, and it was both dry and bland, once he ran out of sauce, he felt it was tasteless.. He did get full however.
His wife was not that happy with the fish and described it as "Not great". She did however get a decent portion
In total I paid 430 kr for a bottle of .33cc of Pepsi max (48 kr for the soda!), the starter and the main course. I didn't get full, and left the place feeling hungry, the food felt simplified, and it didn't feel like I paid for a restaurant meal, I left convinced that I could make the same dished myself, for a lot less money. In other words, I didn't feel like the ingredients, taste and prep work justified the price at all.. The staff where friendly and the food arrived fast, but the experienced was ruined by the tiny portion. Sitting there with an empty plate watching my brother and his wife eat for 10 minutes with none of the servers\staff noticing or asking if I got enough or wanted more killed my experience.
I will not go back here again. read more