We ate dinner at this restaurant's buffet tonight (169 SEK/person) - and although we don't eat beef…read moreand I don't eat chicken, there were enough choices to satisfy us - including several types of sushi, which was a treat.
The (female) owner didn't speak English, but the two men working there did - and one of them was quite fluent. He asked if we'd like anything to drink, and I said "No, just tap water". Both of the men were very friendly.
When I went to pay the bill, the fluent one told me we'd each be charged 8 SEK for the water. I said "Number one, it was just tap water. Number two, we haven't been charged for tap water ANYWHERE in Stockholm (we'd even asked for it at several coffee houses when walking huge distances and everyone gladly complied). And number three, you can't charge for something when you don't first INFORM us there will be a charge". He then said it was written on the menu - and I replied, "We were never GIVEN a menu because we had the BUFFET". He still insisted, so I said "Fine; please call the POLICE and I'll *gladly* tell them what happened". That sure got his attention, after which he said he'd have to talk to the owner. Eventually he returned and said the owner insisted we pay for the water because *she* had to pay for it. I managed to not laugh and said "The water comes from the SINK, and two glasses of water costs NOTHING. Once again, we are NOT paying for the water because you did not INFORM us there was a charge - so either call the police, or else deduct it from the bill!" Yet again, he conferred with the owner - and then he returned & said she would pay for the water (?!). (Note that I've travelled extensively throughout all of Europe - except for Bulgaria - for the past 35 years and I'm very well aware that tap water isn't "available" in certain countries. However, Sweden isn't one of them).
What a FOOLISH woman! If she hadn't done that, I would have given four stars - and if this wasn't our last night in Stockholm (which they certainly didn't know), we might have returned there. The only reason I'm giving three stars is because the food was tasty, the place was very clean and the interior is attractive.