This place is more of a steak place vs the Yelp categorization of "Mexican and small plates". There…read moreare tacos as starters but the main courses are ribeyes, flank, and strip steak. Very nice wine and the meat was awesome. Note, this place is on the second floor.

Tried the grilled tuna alla puttanesca - delicious meat and fresh side salad - worth a try!…read more Friendly staff and service minded - however quite busy. My friend tried a pasta dish & he seemed satisfied - although he looked with jealous eyes on my tuna. Nice environment but a little noisy. Good variety of Italian dishes - probably not my last visit here.

Let's say it's pretty hard to find an open restaurant in Linköping on a Sunday (The boyfriend kept…read moresaying how different it was in Malmö where most of the places are open on Sundays) and this place being one of the few. It brags to serve good authentic Italian food and there are times when I still long for the food that I have had in Parma, so I had to try this place. The restaurant itself is located in Stora Torget (the big square) with a little bit of the fancy stuff (perfect for dinner date). The menu is quite big with the classic Italian primi, secondi, pasta menu and pizza menu. Since we weren't that hungry, we decided to share asparagus soup from the aperitif, carpaccio with truffle cheese for the primi and the house's carbonara special. Aperitif costs less than 100 SEK, primi is under 150 SEK pasta, pasta around 150-250 SEK and secondi or main course is up to 200-400 SEK. Pizza is around 150-250 SEK. It probably doesn't sound much for a big city restaurant, but maybe a little bit higher for a small town like Linköping. The asparagus soup with salmon was creamy and good and so was the carpaccio so I was already impressed with the food. We told our waitress that we wanted to share the carbonara and the dish came in two small plates with raw egg on each plate so it was perfect to share. I'm very impressed with the service (although the waiters and waitresses look like students - which they probably are since Linköping being a student town), they were very attentive, helpful and serviceminded. PS: Read on the side of the menu where they explained why the restaurant was named 1854 and why there were pictures of the three old Swedish guys on the restaurant windows :)

I got the Halloumi Skewers (139 SEK) for take out…read more The were yummy and the side salad was fresh. Great portions. Friendly staff and nice looking interior.

From the owner: Restauranger,Lunch,tapas,catering,festvåning,gin tonic,read more

I've tried this place a couple of times…read more I really want to like it. I really want a halfway decent tapas bar here in Linköping. Sadly, this isn't it. It's just,.. mediocre. I don't think they care about the quality of the food at all. They just serve it, bleh... (Or maybe they just don't know what real tapas taste like. Not sure what the problem is). By comparison, try Supper if you are in Stockholm. That place is the real deal and their tapas are off the hook. I'm drooling just thinking about it. When I think of Aioli, I am wanting to thaw out a pizza instead. That said, a lot of people seem to go there. Maybe they just don't know any better.

I am writing this review because I wanted to share my view on tapas restaurants in Linköping…read more Aioli is located perfectly downtown, there is always a lot of people seated in the great environment the restaurant offers. The tapas ain't awesome though, it's not really bad but the menu is basic and they seem to mess up some tastes. Aioli is still worth a visit with your friends since it's such a nice place to hang out. A nice alternative to Aioli is Tapas Restaurant & Bar at Sparregatan 5. This is sort of the direct opposite to Aioli, this is a typical cosy Spanish tapas bar with low ceilings and traditional Spanish music. The food at Tapas is truly amazing, the flavours are a lot stronger and they make everything so pretty. This place has outstanding Sangria as well as a great selection of wine. A tip is to ask for Sangria made on Cava instead of red wine, super good. If you like a more low key restaurant this is the perfect place.