A friend of mine suggested this place as I personally had never even heard of it. The entrance is…read morewith no understatement slightly obscure. A large black & white sign with "Cozy kitchen bistro & catering" above large open windows and a door, but looking in it just seems like a small and brightly lit white and red-colored hallway. Opened, walked in, and a dark staircase into the basement appears. It's just a few steps, but walking down there's a quite small dining room that appear in front of my eyes. A few dark wooden tables (approximately seven or so) of different sizes lined on both sides of the long milled room with the bar in the far end and the closed-off kitchen behind the bar. I was immediately struck by how quirky and utterly charming the place appeared! Me and my dad were seated at a table and given the menu. And no, holding the menu in our hands wasn't quite an option. Instead, a large black board of at least 1.5 meters in height was put next to our table that featured the menu. I love stuff like that! The number of choices are quite few, approximately three each of starters, mains, and desserts, and I also prefer that than an insane amount of dishes. Make a few and make them perfect is a recipe for success in my book.
For starter I opted for a plate of charcuteries and I was served olives, aioli, smoked ham, chili sausages, salami, baby spinach, parma and more. Delicious. My main was a serving of tenderloin steak, roasted Idaho-potatoes, bearnaise, sauteed root vegetables and red wine jus. Simple straight-up pub-food that satisfies pretty much everyone set for a good piece of meat. My dad had the red wine braised beef cheeks with cheddar mash and ragu of mushrooms. My beef was cooked to perfection, but my dad was absolutely floored by how good his beef cheeks were. I had a taste and I'm inclined to agree (though they're never able to beat Rolfs Kök beef cheek staple in this regard). I definitely didn't "need" a dessert as the servings are on the quite generous side, but I couldn't stay away from a trio of raspberry with a warm cup of cappuccino to round of a quite satisfying meal.
In all, the food is excellent and the attention to detail is more than adequate along with a quirky and modern dining-room. Maybe not the best serving staff, but my guess is that she was fairly new on the job and I won't let that influence my rating. I'd be more than happy to come back, as the experience was both pleasant, rewarding and well-tasting. Three strong(!) stars.
