GASTRO - A little piece of heaven in Helsingborg!
We had the pleasure of having dinner at Gastro in Helsingborg, Sweden, 3rd of November 2018 on a Saturday evening.
We had heard a lot of good things about the place, but we could not have foreseen the outstanding experience we had in wait for us there that evening.
The restaurant is beautifully situated near the harbour of Helsingborg. The building - which is a former bank - have high ceilings, a cool décor, nice pleasant lighting and some very good acoustic properties to it. In the background played some dampened music at just the right volume. All these things combined made the perfect surroundings for what was about to be revealed.
We were seated at our table - which we have made a reservation for - by a very nice staff member, who would be our waiter for the evening, and was so with an outstanding capacity!
We started off with some cocktails - made with excellence.
Then followed some lovely appetizers on two different plates with some seafood and some formula one cattle, garnished and made to look like little works of art. They tasted absolutely wonderful!
Next up was some Fröya salmon, söl, Danish crab, brioche, pickled greens, smoked quails egg,
apple, trout roe. You just got a smile on your face by this one!
Third plate in in front of us revealed a combination of bleak roe, chestnuts, Jerusalem artichokes, Brussels sprouts. Made to perfection!
After that fantastic treat came the next in the form of Langoustine from Mölle, "cannelloni, preserved tomatoes from Viken, parmesan cheese, Swedish squid, basil. By now we were in seventh heaven!
To all of the courses above we drank a lovely 2015 Forge Cellar Riesling, NEW YORK, USA.
After a great stroll down seafood lane, it was now time to shift gear, and we did indeed! In came hot plates with the most exquisite Lamb from Sinnarpsdalen, variation of cabbage, almond potatoes, goat cheese, beetroots boiled in blackberries, seasonal mushrooms. It all just melted in our mouths - we were just blown away by this!
To this we decided on a very fine 2015 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, GRANDES SERRES, RHÔNE, FRANCE.
It was now time for some dessert! And we were treated with a Variation of blackberries, blueberries, vanilla and lemon verbena. A perfectly made finale to this heavenly treat our taste buds had been through!
To accompany this work of art we went for another in the form of a glass of some nice sweet 2016 Petit Guiraud, SAUTERNS, BORDEAUX, FRANCE.
At the end the only thing to say was; WOW! WHAT A RIDE! We can honestly state that we found a little piece of heaven that November night in Helsingborg - and we can wholeheartedly recommend restaurant GASTRO to anyone looking for a food experience which is nothing less than extraordinary! Thank you staff of GASTRO! - we will be back! read more