Great dining experience in Smögen!! Loved the food and service was excellent! Only small complaint…read morewas that we were squeezed in between other guests when there were plenty of open tables inside.

After walking along the charming Smögenbryggan we were quite a bit hungry. It was a hot day and we…read morewere looking for some good seafood with tables out and some shade. And this place had it all. Our dog was welcome as well. The host / manager showed us to the table. A fun guy - a bit strange humour, but a nice guy. We ordered a plate with King Crab legs and shrimp and a shrimp sandwich. Two glasses of white wine with. Food was fantastic and plenty. Fresh ingredients, good flavours. Shrimps nice and tender. Wine was the perfect match for the seafood - but a bit pricey with 10 bucks a glass. It was nice sitting here, watching the world go by and enjoying some really good seafood. All in all a great choice for lunch. Will come back one day.

Nice upscale restaurant serving local fresh seafood…read more Offers coat check upon arrival. Walking distance to most of the downtown hotels. Started with some entrees for apps - cod balls and mussels. Cod balls were meaty and tasty. The mussels were in a light white sauce. For my main, went with the buffet of seafood. The great part of this is that they bring you refills. Smoked shrimp, shrimp, crab claws and langostines (think giant crawfish or baby lobster). I didn't care for the smoked shrimp (too Smokey for me) and the regular shrimp were a little on the small side for the effort of taking off the shell. The langostine tails were full of flavor, claws were hard to get at. Highlight of the meal was the local crab claws. Reminded me of stone crab, but not a sweet. For dinner had the creams brûlée with rum and violet ice cream instead of the sorbet. The rum vanilla was tasty, the violet was too strong for me. Great restaurant, great service, will return on my next trip.

I for one didn't know what I was walking myself into when we were invited here and am so glad my…read morehost did. The atmosphere is undoubtedly with its cozy Swedish design charms: sophisticated, delicate details, modern, and old world. I don't know how else to describe it. The host graciously ordered for us and recommended the blini with löj caviar as the starter. It's a perfect bite of creaminess (from blini) and crispness of the löj caviar mixed with the sour cream, chives, shallots, and dill. Next came the seafood platter with lobsters, crawfishes, mussels, and Swedish shrimps. Everything on the plate were cooked simple and the way it is suppose to taste, fresh and sweet. For the main course turbot with fresh beets and soft poached egg over fresh wasabi roots were divine (as if I had any more stomach space)!! The turbot was surprisingly thick and meaty, fresh beets had an unforgettable crisp clean finish, and when I was expecting the running yolk of a poach egg to spread into the wasabi root, the yolk instead was creamy soft that together with the fresh wasabi roots were perfectly harmonized. Just when I thought the meal was over, came more Swedish (and European) hospitality to finish the meal with cheese plate, coffee or tea. I wish I knew more about cheese to tell you the experience. The meal was so wonderful that I have to write about it; however, before I end, I must tell you about the drinking culture too :) The evening started with a glass of Champagne and another. With the starter, we toasted to glass of schnapps with the blini and löj caviar. Move to a bottle of Bourgogne Chardonnay (oaky flavor...tres interesting) since we were eating the turbot. Later came 3 more glasses of wine to pair with cheese plate, and we finished with Berta grappa and tea but not before bottomless Champagne throughout the meal. Toast to the host , this was an unforgettable meal!!

Seafood restaurants abound in Gothenburg, so it's difficult to make a choice! However, after…read morereading reviews and speaking to the locals, I settled on this place for dinner one night- and I am so glad I did! It was a bit of a trek from my hotel, but an enjoyable walk nonetheless. Upon arriving, the place was busy, but we managed to snag a table outside. Although the inside looked very cozy, I was happy to sit out in the cool evening air. We were given menus, and our server told us the specials. We ordered beers for now, but planned on ordering wine with dinner. Asking the server for his recommendations, we decided to share the Garlic Gratinated Langoustines. For mains, I ordered the Fish au Gratin, as he said they were known for the dish, and my dining partner ordered the Catch of the Day, Cod Loin. We received our beers and then ordered a nice bottle of white to be served with dinner. They brought the langoustines, and they were absolutely incredible! Fresh and large, and tasty! We were also brought some yummy bread and butter. Our mains arrived and boy, was he right- the Fish au Gratin was absolutely delicious, the sauce creamy and not overwhelming the fish. The wine paired perfectly, and we enjoyed our dinners immensely. We ordered one dessert to share, as well as a glass of port wine. The dessert was odd; it had a cucumber taste to it, not a fan, but hey, it's nice to try new things. Overall, this was one of my favorite meals in Gothenburg, the restaurant was great as was the old town neighborhood of Haga. Highly recommended!

I think this restaurant has potential. I read some positive reviews, but my dish was off balance. I…read morethink it's an inconsistency issue because another table ordered my same dish and it looked different. Mine had an overdressed mustard vinaigrette which overpowered the fish. Also, the English menu was not correct in stating it was going to be a Bernaise sauce. There was something like it on the side. Fairly priced portions

I dream about this restaurant's perfect plate of meatballs swimming in a pool of brown gravy and…read morepaired with delicious mashed potatoes. Thank you to Yelpers for getting me here! This was our last meal in Gothenberg on our trip this spring and it was perfect. We started our meal with a shrimp salad with toast which was well seasoned and wasn't too creamy. My boyfriend ordered the seafood au gratin which had mussels, shrimp and fish. There was a good amount of veggie on it as well. My meatballs were luscious. The lingonberry sauce was the perfect tart addition to the creamy dish. This is what they're talking about when they're talking about Swedish meatballs! Overall great dining experience for a reasonable price!

Visited the restaurant with the group for dinner. As anywhere in Gothenburg, good selection of…read morebeer, and it is the easiest to share in the company unless you have a group of oenophiles, so beer it was - something local. The Cream of Mushroom soup was good, even though it didn't have a very strong mushroom flavor. My main dish was cod, which was described as lightly salted. I understand that "lightly salted" has no definition, and everyone's perception of saltiness differs - but for me, while the cod was perfectly cooked, it was also very, very salted, as well as most of the elements of the dish, with the exception of few pieces of potatoes. I guess someone simple went heavy-handed finishing the dish. Good, prompt and friendly service.

The best fast food ever. It's really unfair to categorize Lilla Laxen as fast food. This was…read moreactually one of the best Salmon dinners that I have ever had, period. I ordered a combination plate that had a few varieties of Salmon. Smoked, lightly smoked, poached. Served with as side of boiled potatoes, dill sauce, salad and rolls. Coffee was included as well. Everything was outstanding. It was an excellent value as well. I wish that there was an option like this in the States. Sadly nothing even comes close. I will return for sure the next time I'm in this neck of the woods.

Love, love, love! As a traveling American it is is nice to be able to get something quick to eat…read morethat is healthy, well prepared, and authentically Swedish! Good prices and super yummy! We need these in the U.S.! Franchise options? Please comment!

I headed down here one evening as I was craving seafood. It's located on a canal, and you can…read moreeither sit inside or outside on a barge. I chose to sit inside, as I was by myself. I walked around first to check the place out, a very cool interior, and several places to eat. I didn't realize it at first, but there is more than one restaurant. I went to the front host stand and told the host that it was one for dinner. He greeted me, gave me a menu, and then we walked to one of the seafood bars and I sat down. The name was Ekmans Almost immediately, the man behind the bar came to me and asked me for my drink order. We discussed the different beers available, I settled on a local draft and then perused the menu. As I walked in, I spied another diner having a seafood platter, which looked great. I asked my server about it, and he highly recommended it, so I ordered it. He brought me a tasty cold beer, and shortly thereafter, my seafood platter arrived, and it was perfect- a bunch of tasty small shrimp, mussels, salad, crackers, aged cheese, and 3 huge Langoustines! It was delicious, I had a second beer and enjoed my meal and conversation with the barman very much. There are several restaurants here, as well as a seafood market during the day. I would definitely come back here on my next visit- highly recommended!

Slow slow slow. Hard to get server help. Overpriced. 10 usd for a can of beer. The barge menu is…read morelimited. Indoors is more extensive, but only limited hours. Bit of a disappointment. I would say roll a dice coming here. Ordered peeled shrimp. Good but nothing special and $$$.

Most likely one of the top 3 best restaurant in the Liseberg park. The service was very good for…read morewhat we've seen across Swedish restaurants which turned away our big party of 8 at times or provided mediocre service. The food consisted from a children buffet which was an amazing deal (spaghetti, fish and chips and ice cream for $10~) and we got a dish with fish, mashed potatoes and green peas which was delicious. We also had the cheese platter which was delicious. Hint: make sure to ask for the complimentary bread basket!!! Ambiance was cute with an amazing view to the entire park and its rides.

It's about seafood when you visit those Scandinavia countries. This restaurant offers good value…read morefood, especially seafood. The special dish that day was Halibut, which I didn't order but I saw it from the table next to me, looks fancy. I tried the fish soup, very creamy and tasty. Also, I tried the signature dish cod fish with potato purée, which is a bit salty in a generous amount. Seems there are at least two restaurants with the same name which are sister restaurants, make sure you and your friend goes to the same one unless you prefer a solo enjoyment.

Very nice local restaurant. Efficient staff and good food. Seafood of course. Sjö means sea and…read morebaren means bar! Simple as that.