Amazing discovery of phenomenal Texas BBQ in Norway with a wide variety of vegetarian options…read moreincluding delicious sides. I selected several sides instead of trying the vegetarian sausage. My favorite side was the Cowboy Caviar which had a fantastic flavor and mix of veggies with beans. The corn bread is perfect with a side of black and pinto beans too! Mini superfood salad is a great blend of greens, dried cranberries and their secret sauce. Service was great and decor was highly entertaining with tons of fun authentic Texas memorabilia.

Delicious BBQ with good value for money and great location! Try the combo for two choices…read more Plus points for serving water with ice cubes

Good food, good service. Had the mix of ribs and brisket, with mashed potatoes and mac n' cheese as…read moresides. Great place for some comfort food. The tables are a bit close, and the place is pretty quiet - so we got to participate in the awkward "first date, and it's not going very well" on the table next to us. I wished they'd had more hoppy beer, as I enjoy something crisp with heavy food. The beer selection seems a bit random, a lot of dark beer. Happy to get a Founders Breakfast stout, but sad they didn't have any hoppy beer that I like. As so often in Oslo, the beer was a bit old - but stouts can handle this better, so the taste was still ok.

Not what I hoped for…read more I was visiting Oslo from the USA and thought it might be cool to check out an "American" BBQ joint on the 4th of July. WDS makes a big deal on their website about making reservations and what it serves large groups as the try to have enough cooked meat on hand. I was traveling solo so I emailed the week before to make sure I could get a table- no problem they said. When I got there the had to check if seating was available though the restaurant was half full at best. Service - The guys handling the seating sounded American but were not particularly friendly or welcoming. I'm pretty sure by my voice and appearance they knew I was from the States, but made no comment. My actual waiter was fine - friendly and attentive. Food- Shame on me for ordering a burger at a BBQ place- should have had the brisket. Still this smoked burger was undercooked for my liking and not particularly flavorful. Maybe their other barbecued meats are phenomenal-don't know. They promote themselves as a southern bbq experience-one wall is covered with a mural of the USA south, highlighting the regional bbq's. I have had better food and hospitality at dozens of bbq joints throughout the South. I accept part of the blame as maybe my expectations were too high. Just feels like an opportunity missed. All the local diners seemed to be enjoying themselves so they must be doing something right?

Went here for the Fourth of July to be festive and it was very good! Meat was all very flavorful…read moreand tender. Truffle Mac and cheese was verrryyyy truffle-ey. The ice cream and brownie was exceptional. So rich and warm it was like a molten lava cake. Ice cream was brown cheese flavored and it definitely did taste like it a bit.

You should come here for THE best breakfast buffet in town!…read more I've had the breakfast here at Grilleriet during my last three stays at the Hotel Folketeateret next door (it's included in the room rate) and in fact the breakfast is the reason why I'm not bothering to try out any other hotels in Oslo - it's the most convincing argument...ever! What's so great about it? - Well, for one it is the sheer amount of variety that makes this breakfast buffet so good. - You could seriously walk up an appetite by simply strolling along it from one end to the other: there's many different kinds of breads - flat breads, rye breads, crunchy breads; then there's a plenty of different cheeses (I love the cumin-flavoured one) and also a nice assortment of cold cuts (such as hams & salamis). Then there's different kinds of smoked or marinated fish, coming with all sorts of condiments. The warm dishes should be mentioned as well: fried or scrambled eggs and a station where you can self-assemble your omelet . The obligatory bacon is there too, but also sausage, some sort of warm liver paté and...very randomly...a warm aubergine salad. The space itself is also fantastic: it's a vast room, but it feels so comfortable and cozy in there that I could hang out there forever. They have a nice mix of small, larger and huge communal tables. (I actually tend to spend my mornings here and set up my computer on one of the communal tables - the hustle and bustle makes my creative juices flow so nicely ;-) As for lunch and dinner, I cannot say much, but I was here with my Norwegian colleague the other day and she said that she had a terrific dinner here as well. Apparently they put chairs around the open kitchen bar and folks can thus watch the chefs preparing the food while eating and chatting. Go, Grilleriet, go!

We had reservations for 5pm. We were not greeted by anyone until 5:05 and were not seated until…read more5:20. It irks me because I make reservations specifically so I do not have to wait for a table. This place has no good waiting area either, so you just stand around like a fool trying not to get in anyone's way. Also, when we walked in, it was hard to breathe. I am not sure if the place always smells of oversmoked meats or if they had an issue the evening we were there, but wow, the smell was intense. I had gotten used to the smell by the time we were finally seated. Our server was a little slow, both with service and in the head, but he seemed to try his best with what he was given. All of the above is why I deducted a star, which should tell you how fricken awesome the food was since I typically rate a place quite low if the service wasn't up to par. Now onto the good part: The words that came out of my mouth after the first bite of my steak were something like "now I know why people spend so much money on good food." I am pretty sure I repeated this several times. It was the best steak I had ever had. It was cooked to perfection and so tender I cut through it like it was warm butter (cold butter is not easy to cut through). It is so good it forces you to eat slow because you dread the second that taste is not in your mouth. There were other things on my plate too. There was some type of glazed onion and some potato thing (yes, I am that fancy) and both were quite good, but seriously, don't waste your time with these extras if you get full fast like I do. There are not many places that have service that irks me that can make up for with their food, but Grilleriet definitely did. I would let them verbally abuse me if it meant I got to eat that steak again.

Holy shit. The smoked ribs, pluss mac & cheese. Just to die for. Soooooo good!!!!!!! Good and…read morefriendly service. Easy to find from the tram.

More like 3.5. Came in with my two friends this afternoon around 2pm and we were the only ones in…read morethe restaurant for a while before more tables started filling up. They were serving the breakfast menu until 3pm so we all got the pancakes. Pretty good except that my friends had a couple which were almost burnt at the bottom of the stack. And when our server offered us extra syrup (since there was barely any on the plate), she returned back with a bottle of honey, which is not really the same. Still overall cool space and I would probably try it again.

Only ended there because Fjord had already closed the kitchen. Suffice to say that we did not…read moreregret. The ambiance was hip, the staff cool. We chose as appetizers the Takoyaki and the Prawns with chili oil and Bao Buns, followed by the Grilled turbot on the bone and the Kebab. Truth be told that we were slightly unhappy that we were not served the ordered Vegi-Kebab, but the real one in the end was delicious too. No room for dessert ...

Born out of the legacy of Pjoltergeist Chef Atli Mar Yngvasson opened Katla, a space named after an…read moreIcelandic volcano that serves a nightly tasting and bar bites focused on flavors from Korea, Thailand and Mexico. Migrated from a small basement to soaring ceilings and 45 seats, the open kitchen with lots of fire stretched in front of a larger one in back, Katla utilizes mostly local ingredients but bold flavors and family-style service to impart a vibe matched to 80s rock playing a bit too loudly overhead. Quite the opposite of "New Nordic," Atli's cooking more focused on Meat and Salt than Flowers or fermentation, it is with Frozen Margaritas in hand that most guests get started on small bites including August's Pork Rinds matched to Bacon Aioli and Crab Tostadas complimented by creamy Avocado. Lighted by lamps and expansive windows, service not particularly friendly but efficient, course three finds Turnips softened by Milk amidst Mussels and Roe while its follow-up of spicy Prawns are good are their own but better atop fluffy freshly steamed Bao. Loading everything with Umami, quite unlike his Scandinavian contemporaries, Turbot arrives next in a sizable portion flecked with char, each bite picked or sucked from the bone nicely cooked and ready to be eaten on its own or augmented by condiments including Salsa, Peppers or Rice. Open late at the bar, Pepper Crab a favorite amongst walk-ins choosing to eat a la carte, Katla's Duck Mole eats every bit as earthy and aromatic as many in Mexico while Dessert of housemade Chips, Coconut Sorbet and piquant Chocolate is as tasty as it is simple.