In my top two favorite restaurants in Sweden! We truly lucked out in coming to Grinda Island-- this…read morerestaurant wasn't a hard choice as it is the only sit-down place available. The yellow manor sits on a hill and welcomes guests to sit inside or on it's beautiful deck overlooking the lush field and water. I still think about the mouth watering fish stew. The sauce was phenomenal- so good it could be eaten on its own like a lobster bisque. The fish was of wide variety and of high quality. Everything was obviously local given its freshness. The portions were quite generous. We had three plates of food between four of us and were unable to finish. My only complaint relating to the food was that flies were constantly around our plates-- we had to cover the bowls with napkins to keep them out. The service was great-- our waiter was a former professional figure skater and talked at length about his travels in the States. He offered great recommendations for both food and more to do on the island. I can see myself coming to Grinda and even staying in the hotel, just so I can visit the restaurant once again. You won't be disappointed!

I came here for a day & overnight stay without really knowing what to expect…read more The island is beautiful, loads of great places to take a walk, have a picnic, a swim etc. I came here in May and found that the only place to get food was this hotel. The menu is mostly if not entirely seafood, which may not suit everyone.I had lunch and dinner here and stayed overnight in one of there rooms and had breakfast the next day. Lunch service is pretty slow, slow to get a seat, to order and to receive food. You need to wait to be seated, we stood waiting for 10minutes, 3 waiters standing right in front of us, we asked one for a seat and they told us another waiter would take care of us an to continue to wait. This was pretty frustrating as we were really hungry and the place was pretty quiet. The menu is very pricey, the cheapest starter for lunch was 165k and consisted of tiny portions of 3 different hake an 3 tiny potatoes. We asked for a white wine that was 390kr, the cheapest option and was told it wasn't available. The next wine costing 490kr, we decided to go with a cider instead. We were told we had to book Dinner and were given 2 times, 5:30 or 8:30. I've no idea why were given only 2 options as we spent a good hour hanging out in the lobby with a drink before dinner an there were plenty of tables! Dinner service was quick and tasty. I got the seafood casserole which was very good. And the chocolate mousse was delicious. The breakfast was a continental spread where you serve yourself, good options on food, nice warm croissants. I would have liked more options with the coffee, having only one type. I'm more of a cappuccino gal an there was no option for this. The overnight stay was really good. Our room was very nice, comfortable and clean. We got a room in one of there back cabin style houses which really made us feel like we were sleeping in the woods :-) Overall Grinda is a beautiful island to visit, I would recommend coming here, but if I was coming again I would pack a picnic and bring it with me. You'll pay a huge amount for lunch here otherwise. If your not interested in staying in a hotel, there are cabins you can rent on the island also. The hotel is more suited for a couple looking for a luxury night break. I would defiantly stop here if I was sailing from island to island :) Overall I wouldn't return here to stay as found it to be too expensive. -1 for service and for expense, it really feels like they are taking advantage of being the only restaurant here.