Wonderful small restaurant with a friendly atmosphere. We were greeted with open arms and treated like family. I highly recommend the Salmon it is served with a beautiful whipped mashed potato's and was some of the best Salmon I've ever tasted. My husband had the open faced roast beef sandwich which was also very good. I wish we would've split the Salmon and saved room for a dessert that everyone was ordering that looked amazing! We will be back read more

Restaurant Karla - Beautifully cooked Salmon with whipped mashed potato's potatoes - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

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This was our first restaurant in Copenhagen and I was surprised how busy it was at lunchtime. Apparently, we should have made a reservation. However, although the ground floor of the restaurant was fun, there was room for us in the second room, which was down a level. The ambiance at Restaurant Karla is welcoming and cozy, in the Danish sense of the word "hygge." I was more than ready to try an open-faced sandwich and mine was the roast beef with horseradish (I omitted this since I'm not a horseradish fan), remoulade and roasted onions. The roast beef was excellent and the sauce and onions added great flavor. My wife had a brie, crackers, and grapes plate, which was nothing special and cost the same as my roast beef sandwich $14 (high for what she got). However, she enjoyed the potato-leek soup with bacon, chives and homemade bread (although again high priced) at $17. Our total bill (including soda) was $61. read more

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Conveniently located near a lot of the popular tourist attractions and museums. A great place to get lunch or dinner to experience some traditional dishes. I've received good service here and I enjoy the cozy ambience. I recommend the salmon dish. It is a HUGE portion, but so delicious. I've also tried their schnitzel, but sadly did not enjoy it as much. read more

Great food and wonderful service. The waitress was very patient and helped us in making our food choices. The restaurant had a very home like vibe which made it special read more

Delicious potato and leek soup! Warms you to your toes. The burger was messy but super flavorful. The service is very good! It is a must!

Food and service was very good, I would recommend having lunch there! Very good location and pleasant atmosphere.

I would rate this place 3.5 because of the long wait to order, get water, get the food, and get the check. I'm not sure why everything took so long and why the group that came after us was served first. I found this place as I was searching for a Danish place, and they had great reviews for the most part. I must say that when the food finally came out I did enjoy it. However, I don't understand why it came out so late, and I was starving when it was finally served. I ordered the Danish roast pork that came with red cabbage, boiled potatoes, and gravy. Everything was great, I had to admit. The dessert was delicious, too, as it consisted of homemade blueberry ice cream with fruit and white shredded almonds. I enjoyed everything except for the service part. read more

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Food is big portioned. Friendly staff. Quick service. Intimate vibe. Nice location from where we are staying. read more

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Amazing food. The potato leek soup and the salmon. I will forever be coming back here. Amazing service and vibes

You must get the meatballs!!! One of the best meals I had in Copenhagen. The service was impeccable. The staff was friendly and accommodating. read more

Restaurant Karla - You must get the meatballs!!! This is one of the best meals I had in Copenhagen. Service was friendly and great. - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

It was my first day, having arrived in Copenhagen in the morning. I was having a stroll and stopped by in this quaint little place, noting the menu to be seemingly classic Danish dishes. The place was not crowded mid-afternoon, and the staff was very warm and friendly. I got a mince beef with onion and potatoes and beetroot sort of dish (basically a hamburger patty-ish for us Americans) and it was really really good. The gravy with the potatoes was rich and the saltiness of the beef, it was an incredible dish. Because of a glitch in the matrix, the credit card machines were not working, and I did not have any cash, nor did at least one of the other groups sitting there. They were very trusting to let the other group out to go to the cash machine down the street, and let suspicious me go as well, even suggesting I could come back much later or the next day. I went to the cash machine (that worked) and then to a museum before coming back to settle my bill. They seemed perhaps a bit surprised since I could have easily gotten a free meal, but praised me for my honesty. If I had more time in Copenhagen, I would have returned. read more

Restaurant Karla - Minced beef (lunch) - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

My wife and I just had dinner here. Very nice atmosphere, friendly and helpful service, and very good food (I had the planked salmon, and my wife had the roast pork). Well priced for this kind of restaurant. read more

Great service and good! Best potato soup ever! Loved the pork and potatoes. Would definitely go again.

Dipped out of the National Museum to grab a bite, managed to grab a table at this fine establishment. Traditional Danish cuisine and great hygge! Delish! read more

Restaurant Karla - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

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Outstanding! Food was very good as well as the service. My daughter has Celiac (Gluten Allergy). She had salmon with GF bread, and I had herin. This was our first meal in Copenhagen, and it was wonderful. read more

After passing by Restaurant Karla on our way to eat at a nearby restaurant on our first night in Copenhagen we decided the next night we'd give it a try. We were quite impressed as we walked in because it was a large place but yet cozy at the same time. We were seated in the basement area. It was a little closed in & slightly cramped feel to it but nice nonetheless. We ordered the Plank Salmon & the Veal. Both were served quickly & were excellent with generous portion sizes. We really enjoyed everything about Restaurant Karla and to top it off the prices were extremely fair ( 536.00 DKK = $ 70.06 USD ) For 2 entrees & 2 cocktails. read more

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We were wandering around generally, looking for somewhere for lunch - and we saw this place with tables outside in the square...why not? We took 2 menus, half of the Merlot, espressos = 539dk total pretip Plenty of choice. The service was good, the waiter friendly, helpful and fun; quite a few people; and tables free were soon snapped up by other passers-by. A mix of locals and tourists...no-one in a hurry Yup, we would go here again for lunch...there is an indoors, but we didn't take a look Nice; sorry no photos yet read more

I came across this restaurant when I was looking for a place to have lunch. They said they had lunch specials so I decided to sit down. When I got the menu and compared the prices from lunch to dinner it was the same thing. I ordered pan fried fillet with fries. It was pretty good. Just this was $28 which for a "lunch special" I thought it was pricey but Copenhagen in general is expensive. read more

Restaurant Karla - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

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Highly recommend this classic danish spot. Solid meat and potatoes joint, worth a visit if you're looking for some local fare. Recommend making a reservation unless you go pretty early. read more

Restaurant Karla - Steak and mashed potatoes - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

Food was ok. Service was abrupt, bordering on rude. Worst experience in my week visiting Copenhagen.

We were looking for traditional Danish food, and the traditional Danish food Karla served!! Very lovely and cosy atmosphere, and very nice welcoming waiters. More importantly, the food was just delicious!! All prepared to perfection with very generous portion sizes. If you are looking for traditional food- look no further. Just make sure you book, as they can get quite busy! read more

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Such an amazing meal at Karla's. I enjoyed every bite of this delectable Danish cuisine. I had the best waitress who was so attentive while serving 12 tables. I recommend to anyone visiting Copenhagen who wishes to enjoy a warm, welcoming meal. Tak for mad! read more

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Great Food and nice atmosphere. 1st time in Copenhagen and it was recently by our hotel for danish food. Very cozy nice service and good food. read more

This place was one of the food highlights of my week in Europe. I can't speak to the steak, but my family loved it. My falafel burger was so great. The patty was seasoned, flavorful, and moist. The service was funny and kind. And the restaurant was classy, cute, and cozy. Can't recommend enough! read more

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Great service. Didn't have any reservations but they were able to accommodate us outside.

This place was amazing! We got a chance to taste a bunch of different foods. All was great! There was 6 of us and they made the dinner very special. They even entertained our kids who were a bit roudy. We liked the deserts, drinks. The location is convenient. I would definetly come back here. Great service from our waiter. He even came and found us after we left something at the restaurant. read more

Great food, and great service but a bit on the medium high price side of things. Good please if you have a small group of four for lunch. Ambiance is busy and lively but still within comfort. read more

Was the food good? Yes. Delicious. Was the service good? Yes and No: I sat outdoors at 9pm. There were other diners out there. Eventually they all asked and got a seat inside. The hostess (tall, long blonde ponytail) outside was very nice, very friendly, said she tried to find a table inside but they were all full. I was fine seated outdoors with a provided blanket and seated under the heatlamp. And I didn't ask for a seat indoors. The other server, (short, short blonde ponytail, medium build), however, was rude. Practically tossed my plate of food down with a loud clunk and walked away. Ok maybe it's cultural, i don't know. However, I was still eating and literally still chewing my food when she came back and reached for my plate. My hand went up. Half the plate was still full. She pulled back and bluntly asked if i was done. Had to finish chewing and swallowed before I answered NO, I WAS STILL EATING. Just rude. I was the only person seated outside by then. Hoping that was the reason and not because i was the only nonwhite person dining there. The restaurant was still full of people dining indoors. I read people have dinner earlier there, but if you're working, you're getting paid and dealing with tourists eating at later hours. If you don't want to be there late, don't work those hours. She was also the same waitress I asked if I could get a table outside and was told to sit anywhere outside. Also, particularly for fellow Americans, keep in mind, they ask for tip on the cc machine they bring to you when it comes to paying the bill. I was told I could choose no tip when I hesitated as i was trying to calculate tip amount in my head. But after I tipped and paid, was when i got the printout, and it showed Karla's charges service fees of 20% and another lower percentage fee for something else. I'll need to look for the receipt, but total added fees are around 25% on top of the price of your meals. Keep that in mind. Don't bother tipping. It's included in the bill. read more

Long story short - Restaurant Karla has a great location, and the food we ate here was quite good; unfortunately they left us waiting more than an hour for dinner the only time we visited here :-( Slightly longer story - We were seated promptly and they took our order with a few minutes. Then our order was somehow forgotten and they didn't even start preparing our meal until (30 minutes after ordering) we asked how much longer it would be. When our food finally arrived, we were very hungry; our server profusurely appologized, and the manager even discounted a portion of our bill. Based on this, we decided to give no less than three stars for this review. To be fair, the sausages, pork loins, and soup we ate that night were all good, and the restaurant's location is perfect for visiting either the National Museum or Slotholnen. read more

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For our last night in Copenhagen, we decided on this spot for dinner. I called late in the afternoon for a reservation and was offered a table the following night or a slot that evening at 8:30pm. Thinking it might be faster, I asked the man on the phone if walk-ins were possible and he responded, "Yes. At 8:30." Well, so 8:30 it would be! We arrived on time and were promptly seated. A little wary because of the negative experience of other Yelpers of color posted here, we watched as every single group to arrive was asked if they had a reservation and then we tried to make some sense out of who was actually seated. It really wasn't clear, though the server would look at his watch if folks responded that they didn't have a reservation, presumably to calculate whether or not he could fit them in? Not to worry, service was a bit gruff but friendly and definitely not rude. Our Copenhagen visit was brief and "Karla's Evening Platter" seemed an easy and fun way to try lots of Danish dishes at once. For about 200 Kroner each, you're served a large basket of sliced rye and dense white breads, medium-sized portions of five dishes, and a small dessert of brie, crackers, and grapes. It's a good amount of food, particularly if you don't exercise any self-control with all of that bread. After we ordered, in preparation for our feast, the waiter brought each of us two plates, forks, and knives and set down the kind of metal stand that you might get at a pizza joint. As he explained, the meal would be served on a platter in two rounds and our dishes and utensils would be cleared half way through. A nice touch. We enjoyed the first round the most. Chunks of herring in a dill and caper sour cream sauce were decent despite my usually despising this fish. Flounder was crisp and warm, battered in breadcrumbs and sprinkled with sea salt and served with tartar sauce. And the house cured salmon served with a sweet mustard sauce on the side was our favorite bite of the evening with its fresh, clean taste and terrific texture. Round two included two thin, dryish slices of roast pork with crisp, salty skin, sweet red cabbage, and delicious sweet, sliced cucumber pickles. The warm pate with crisp bacon and slightly pickled beets made us question whether or not we still hated liver. This version was definitely better than sent other liver we'd had before. Finally, the cracker, brie cheese, and (sad, wilted) grape plate barely got touched as we were so full from all the other stuff we were served. With each round, the waiter explained each dish and suggested how it might be eaten. He pointed out which sauces and accompaniments were for which dish, which was quite helpful. All in all, the Evening Platter was a fun and novel way to close out an enjoyable visit to CPH. The price might seem high but you do get to try out a lot of things in one sitting and the platter requires absolutely no thinking...a bonus when on vacation! read more

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We came here twice because Karla is one of the few actually affordable and traditional Danish restaurants in downtown Copenhagen. We ordered the pickled herring, roast pork, and veal liver. I appreciated that there were side dishes of pickled cabbage and pickles to cut through the rich entrees. read more

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We stumbled across this nice little quaint restaurant after visiting Christiansborg Palace. We didn't have a reservation but they still sat us. The food was Danish, and it was exactly what we were looking for to eat. We ordered soup and Smørrebrød. They came reasonably fast, and were absolutely delicious! Fresh, well prepared, and with great presentation. The service was also excellent, and the bill affordable. We absolutely recommend this place, and we will go back for a second time before leaving Copenhagen! read more

I did not have a reservation but I managed to arrive just as a table opened up and so they seated me immediately and handed me an English menu. Awesome sauce! Of course, what's another dinner in Denmark without another herring appetizer. This one served with a good portion of rugbrød and butter. Delicious and plenty of it, underneath the red onions and the spring of dill. For main course, I simply had to have the Karla Burger. There's no picking up this monster unless you want to wear it. A nicely cooked (medium rare) patty with blue cheese and a barbecue sauce and a lot of grilled onions. Very tasty and I did manage to successfully eat it with knife and fork. A lot of very crispy fries on the side. Service was great. Not a cheap meal, but a very good one that I enjoyed much. read more

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My wife and I had a wonderful meal at Karla. We walked in with no reservation and although they were completely booked, the staff was able to squeeze us in, seating us right away with a 70 minute limit. The staff was very attentive and our meals came out quickly and was very delicious. I will definitely return on our next trip to Copenhagen. read more

Great service, great vegetables for the vegetarian in our party, and a lovely setting. We sat outside in a quaint square overlooking the national museum. The food was fresh and delicious. read more

Don't come to this place by yourself as the menu is designed for two or more people. The meal I really wanted was only available for groups. They cater to tourists looking for an "authentic Danish" meal. The service here was the worst in Europe I experienced. Two servers had about 35 guests. I waited 25 minutes for the bill after my meal. The food was decent. I ordered a fish dish. The fish was executed a bit too far and the flavors were weak. I can't recommend this place. The fries were obnoxiously thick and starchy. Karla was a mediocre experience. read more

Restaurant Karla - Fish dish - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

So great! Wonderful food, friendly service. Extremely accommodating of us as English speakers, but also a place where locals obviously come. We enjoyed everything. But do get a reservation... we saw them turn many away. read more

Restaurant Karla - Scandinavian Near Me - Copenhagen, 84

I Had A Wonderful Summer Time Dinner Tonight . Morton Was The Gentleman Serving Me Tonight , Friendly & Professional. The Veal Was Delicious, As Was The Blueberry Ice Cream read more

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Vary good authentic danish meal. A bit on the pricy side, we enjoyed their food and would return! read more

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Everything here was good except the food! We tried the plank salmon, the Karla Burger, and the minced beef. Location: Good location, near the Glyptoteket and Tivoli Gardens. (9/10) Ambiance: Large outdoor seating available under a canopy. Indoor seating in a nice, authentic, old building (8/10) Bathrooms: Clean (7/10) Servers: Friendly and helpful (8/10) Presentation: Beautiful plating and embellishments (9/10) Food: Tasted bad or bland. No flavor! One dish had rotten tomatoes (we saw another patron spit his out as well). (1/10) I've never seen a restaurant like this... it's an oddity. Would not go back. read more