Wonderful food from a simple but solid menu prepared to perfection. Pleasant and welcoming…read moreatmosphere. The owner sat us, took our orders and prepared our meals. Very welcoming and a great find in Oslo. If you are the area it is a must stop for dinner!

The owner is the server and the chef. Excellent cod and pollack dishes with sauce , potato and…read moresalad . Very fresh and prepared well !

Amazing culinary and sensual experience- not just a restaurant. The chef/owner speaks at the…read morebeginning about the long history of the place and even plays the fiddle. You also get to cook cheese and meat at your table. It's communal seating all at one large table, so be ready to meet your neighbors and chat. Everything was delicious and incredibly well done. You can also stay and/or camp there - we did in an RV. The views from the hall are fantastic as well. We also bought cheese and sausages.

This is a very beautiful and traditional Norwegian restaurant. I felt like I was dining in the past…read morewith the cultural architecture this building provides. There are two parts of this restaurant, the fancy dinner option (you must make reservations for this portion) and the cafe which is self service. My boyfriend and I did not know you needed reservations for the dine in option so we sat ourselves in the very welcoming cafe dining room. The menu for both are the same so no worries if you can't get a reservation. The self serve option can seem confusing initially but they have a lot of grab and go but you can also order hot meals by ringing a bell for the chef. Check out is right before you leave the self service area which makes it really easy. I felt the prices were really fair too. For food I got the meatballs and split pea stew. My boyfriend got reindeer with cream sauce and mashed potatoes. I absolutely loved my meatballs, they were sweet and savory, I did not really like the split pea stew though. My boyfriend loved his entire meal and cleared his plate. We also shared their most popular dessert which is the apple pie. It was really good, not too sweet which was perfect for us. Definitely come to this restaurant when visiting Oslo!

The food was very good however the service was pitiful. Little to no input on the condition of our…read morefood, servers were almost nonexistent, food took forever to arrive aswell as the deserts, and we were served later than guests that arrived after us! It should also be mentioned that there were only 4 tables being served so it's not like the restaurant was super crowded... The restaurant has a lot of promise with the food they serve, however there are some serious issues that need to be addressed

Great atmosphere, skrei fish was phenomenal. Staff was very friendly... Great introduction to food…read morein Norway. Had a great view of the water, although it was frozen...

The Local is one of the restaurants that serve the still somewhat new business park that with the…read moreTelenor Arena replaced the old Fornebu airport. As such most of their business is catered to the business clientele in the buildings. My friend and I both needed to grab a quick lunch and we both ended up getting the chicken Caesar salad and sparkling water. It's was serviceable (I also don't believe Caesar salad should include tomatoes). My friend also ordered a hot chocolate that they then forgot about. Service overall was pretty spotty. (which other than the serviceable food contributed to the 3/5 score)

Great pizza, good prices, beautiful location, and amazing hours for Norway!…read more There are few restaurants in this area, so we are glad they opened.

This is 4.5 stars rounding up to a 5. After missing our reservation at Colonialen in Bergen due to…read morean injury, my boyfriend and I decided to celebrate my birthday in Oslo instead. We tried getting a reservation at Hos Thea, but it was fully booked for the weekend, so we settled for a late dinner reservation here after finding it on TripAdvisor. Originally, I wasn't too excited, but then the day of our dinner, the head chef himself called my boyfriend's cell phone with some questions about my allergies. He wanted to confirm that I was only allergic to the white parts of allium plants and not the green parts, and that butter was okay to include despite my lactose intolerance. Upon walking into the restaurant, I saw that the staff had a printout of all the reservations for the night, along with each party's dietary restrictions. Throughout the night, never once did I have to mention my allergies. They had already crafted special versions of each dish (a garlic-free sauce, a gluten and milk-free flatbread, a dairy free chocolate...) just for me. I've never eaten at a restaurant so at peace before. The meal was nothing short of a gastronomical experience. Dishes were modern, creative, well thought out and executed, beautifully plated, locally sourced, and minimally processed: the "tree" starter contained raw vegetables that tasted like the earth, the herring and lamb brisket were simply pan fried, and I had my very first raw pork tartare. My only criticism was that everything was on the salty side, but my boyfriend thought it was fine, so perhaps it's just me. The service throughout the night was stellar, with the sommelier and chefs stopping by for little chats with the guests. It didn't feel at all pretentious or snobby, but it was very attentive and professional. They always folded my napkin when I went to the restroom and refilled my water for me. It was also much fun watching the chefs work in the open kitchen, which was of course kept painstakingly clean. It's only a matter of time before they earn a Michelin star.

Bokbacka is worth a visit!…read more Interesting and delicious new nordic cuisine, presented in fun ways. A culinary experience. Great wines! The service is low key and professional. The staff were higly attentive from start to finish. Ate at the foodbar, which still felt intimate and made for a great date. The sexy art is worth a mention... good fit with the sensual meal.

Tasty food and good vibes. I think I'll come back next time I'm in Oslo. Because there WILL be a…read morenext time. Although the bathroom can be a little hard to find.

Neat looking pub! The atmosphere was classy and rustic. The bar staff were friendly and helpful. We…read moreordered the fish and chips, spare ribs, and onion rings. The haddock was crispy and juicy and the mashed peas were great! The spare ribs were tasty and fall off the bone. Mixing them with the mashed potatoes was the move. The onion rings were light and yummy

Lunch buffet far exceeded expectations!! Such delicious options ranging from salad to sushi to hit…read morefried rice and curry. I started with sushi and salad. Several salad options had me returning for more. As I had been traveling it was a wonderful way to get greens into my day. I then enjoyed well made veg fried rice and topped it off with curry. They had a fish and chicken option. Dessert was fruit that I thoroughly enjoyed.

After many reviews and recommendations from friends, I decided to give this place a try for the…read morelunch buffét. It seems too good to be true by just looking at the pictures on their facebook ads. Although I forgot to take picture of the buffét bar, it wasn't really much to take pictures of because I remember every single dish. Some chicken red curry that looked heavenly but tasted like air (tasteless favourless characterless everything-less) the rice smelled like coconut rice, but also tasteless. Then some fried noodle that didn't look as tempting. And fried-rice and wok that didn't really catch my attention because they don't really look appealing. Some fried chicken that were also tasteless and shivreled burnt springrolls (I suspect that they just haven't changed the frying oil for ages) that had like nothing inside and the shells weren't even crispy. On the top of the bar there were the typical asian-restaurant shrimp chips and some bean sprouts salads that also tasted NOTHING. Overall their sushi totally made up for the other dishes, creative maki rolls, some with salmon, others with tuna and most of them were tempura scampi. My favourite one was definetely the salmon sashimi. Their nigiri looked beated so I didn't wanted to risk foodpoisoning. I somehow managed to make my dish look dangerously sexy for Yelp! Giving it 3 stars because I'm a nice person. The price were totally NOT worth it. I could have just gone to an ordinairy sushi restaurant instead of going to a buffet for sushi.