Food: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Overall: If I could give it 6/5 I would! I'd say it currently ranks as my favorite restaurant! The extended review... Food: 6 course - 5/5 - I mean why wouldn't you. The flavors were super rich and distinctive. Not being a fan of vegetables most of the time... I was very much a fan of theirs! Every bite was an explosion of flavor in your mouth. You will not regret having this meal! Ambiance: It's a tiny and cozy little restaurant! Service: 5 star service just like everything else! read more

Awesome, great experience. Left here with a great memory to last for many years. Originally had a reservation for one, but were very accommodating on a last minute change that ended up with a reservation for two. The tasting menu was refreshing, unique to what I've seen before and the wine pairings just enhanced the experience to another level. Ambiance is dim light, and every table minding their own parties; friendly and romantic, so this can be a date place if you want it to be. read more

Very innovative food in a upscale casual environment. Every dish surprised me and made me think of the food differently. It was a reasonably priced prix fixed meal. Service was nice (though it seems to be a thing in Scandinavian one star Michelin restaurants for you to get your own silverware out of a box on the table). The cabbage and mussel starter was nice and evokes a non spicy kimchi. The hay bales and infused carrot was delicious and has a good texture. The mackerel was spectacular even if you don't like fishy fish. The sirloin was perfectly cooked and well seasoned. The elderflower with some sort of yogurt or cream was interesting if only for the full elderflower they put directly on top. The raspberry with fennel finisher was really interesting. The menu was certainty challenging and imaginative. The only part I didn't fully enjoy was the wine pairing. Many of the wines had very unusual finishes or aftertaste on their own though after eating the paired food it did open up. They basically had very strong flavored counter each other which was cool but I wish more of the wine could stand on its own. read more

Volt - Elderflower dessert - Swedish Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

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Restaurang Volt is definitely part of the wide array of restaurants in Scandinavia that serve up excellent food with a local touch. The set-up is to select either 3, 5 or 7 dishes from the menu and then combine it with wine/drinks (either from a set menu or your own choices). The food was excellent throughout the meal with the starters being really excellent (on the verge of world class) and the other dishes being great as well. Wines were excellently paired with the food, some were not great on their own but really came to life with the dish they were to go with and really made the experience so much better. The service was attentive and friendly without being intrusive. An extra credit to a restaurant that also goes all the way and has excellent quality coffee and tea as well. Can really recommend the coffee, roasted by a local Swedish micro roastery (really micro since it is one guy running it) and brewed to order. read more

If you're in town you should really give this relaxed and cozily lit one star eatery a visit. It's probably best to book in advance as we did, but the restaurant wasn't packed the Wednesday evening we were there. For a wider spectrum we chose the very reasonably priced six course menu (a four course menu is also available) with an edgy wine pairing consisting of mostly natural wines and I was not disappointed. To kick it off we got some super crisp thin breads with a wonderful chèvre crème on top followed by a generous amount of freshly baked sour dough bread and butter from a farm whose name escapes me. The first dish was a very nice broth with langoustine cannelloni and dill, paired with a 2014 Domaine de la Sénéchalière "Folle Blanche" Muscadet. The second course consisted of thin slices of Moose on a crisp-bread together with marrow, buckwheat flowers and what I believe was young pine needles. This mind blowing dish was paired with a 2013 La Lunotte "Le Flou" Touraine. How can they top that, you might wonder? Well, by serving a vegetarian umami bomb in the form of beetroots with some kind of crispy malt noodles on top of rose petals. The dish wasn't very photogenic but this was the highlight of the evening. Insanely great as the late Steve Jobs would have said. The 2012 François Dhumes "Minette" Chanonat was right on the edge with it's boat diesel and grape fruit flavors. Number four was another vegetarian dish. Salsify boiled, then dried and boiled again to get a pasta like consistency with a nice liquorice-like flavor served with parsley and quince. Good but nothing extraordinary together with a 2006 Escoda -Sanahuja "Els Bassots" Conca de Barbara. The next dish was cod with green strawberries hiding under kale which was also good. Loved the fish-strawberry combination but the first three dishes had spoiled me by now so I wasn't super impressed. Drank a 2012 Sebastien Riffault "Quarterons" Sancerre. The dessert got mixed reviews from us with one person leaving it almost untouched. Sour cream, tarragon merengue and blueberry sherbet was apparently not for everyone. It was interesting though and the non vintage Domaine Du Fontenay "Les 7" Villemontains was very nice. Don't forget to order coffee (brewed at your table) or tea because without asking for it, you will get the best "sockerkaka" (sponge cake) you have ever tasted. So good it was half gone when I took the picture. ;) I will definitely dine here again and so should you. read more

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My daughter made a reservation after reading all the reviews. We are world travelers and live in one of the culinary centers of the world, Chicago, so naturally our expectations are high. If you like food and wine and understand it - do not go to Volt. It will leave you disappointed and frustrated that you have spent one precious dinner evening in Stockholm there. Wine - the list is ok but the wine itself is not of good quality. It seems like people in Stockholm prefer rose and white wine and rarely drink red. We however expected good quality wines from the place. Not so. The first bottle we ordered was corked and the last in the restaurant. We had to send it back even though our server thought that the wine was fine. Actually we saw them serving the wine we refused to another party. Pretty sad. The second bottle was not corked so we kept it but it was not good quality and went cloudy by the middle of the dinner and tasted sour. Bottom line - they have no idea what they are serving and what a good wine is so do not expect much. Food: Let me begin by saying that EVERY dish we had was green in color. Very strange and very bland. If not for one dish of mackerel (pictured) that was very plesant I would have given Volt one star. They are trying to be inventive (juice of charred asparagus with goat cheese and asparagus dish - borderline not tasty and very unbalaced) but the steps are timid (pan fried sweet bread? Boring....) and the results are not even ok. Bottom line - eat or explore somewhere else read more

Volt - Swedish Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

Head on down to Volt in central Sweden for a relatively affordable Michelin one star dining experience. Try to book more than a week in advance unlike me so that you will have your choice of time during the weekend. When you enter the restaurant, you will experience dim lighting and modern decor inside a relatively cozy and relaxed environment. Men need not wear a jacket to this establishment. You will have a choice of the four or six course menu. The courses are tapas-sized and spaced so that you will end up spending a good deal of time. My husband and I spent an hour and a half there dining on the 6-course menu. The menu was very simple. Each course was described with is three or four main ingredients. The flavors are local and seasonal. The courses available when I went in winter 2017 had very earthy flavors. Mushrooms, kohlrabi, deer, and Swedish berries. Now, I feel like an enormous snob for only giving 4 stars. The food was delicious, simply presented, and evoked a sense of artistry. The starters and finishers were by far the most memorable dishes for me. The highlights of the dinner were the fresh, grainy sourdough bread and smoked butter starter and the almond ice cream with smoked caramel sauce and Spanish chervil seeds dessert. But, somehow, though I enjoyed the courses, I was not wowed (except for the bread and dessert). I also have an egg and avocado allergy, and one of the courses on the menu was egg heavy. So, instead of replacing that meal for me, they simply left it out. I was extremely disappointed in that - I do believe restaurants of this grade should be able to accommodate diners who have allergies (especially if they are bothering to ask to begin with). So, I am glad I dined at Volt because I feel that I got to experience some genuine seasonal Swedish flavors, including red deer tartare. But, given the amount of other Michelin-starred restaurants in Stockholm, I would probably pass on returning here before experiencing other choices. read more

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The restaurant is easy not to notice since the sign on the door is discrete and the restaurant itself is quite small. The atmosphere inside is cosy and the service is personal and efficient. As soon as your seated at your table you will be served a appetizer then you could choose if you d like a set menu or to order from the a la carte menu. We choose the set menu and every dish was great, especially the cod and the pine tree ice cream with roasted almond paste. This restaurant is amazing value for your money and according to my opinion one of the better restaurants in Stockholm. Loved everything about it. read more

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We opted for the six course menu with matching wines and it was our first introduction to Nordic cuisine. Our discovery? Clean composition, not simple in the techniques or the way it was put together, but a small number of ingredients, each with a distinct flavour that stood out. The course of crab, sunchoke, butter and elderberries for example: a pop of sweetness from the berry, the salt of the crab, the taste of butter rather than as a condiment and some beautiful jerusalem artichoke. I loved this dish, of fennel with almond, sour cream and lard. A use of milk products that would be unusual in Australia or Asian cuisine, the fennel tasting of fennel, not roasted or buttery, gently cooked some how and on the side: shaved lard. Yes, lard! As an ingredient, not a method of cooking. This is my kind of country. We were happy to receive a menu after the meal which reminded of not only of what we ate, but a list of their partners (ranging from ceramics to herbs, bread, illustration and beekeeping), reflecting their philosophy of local products and sourcing. All in all: what an amazing meal, great matching wine, and an introduction to a fabulous philosophy and style of cooking, in a super-cool atmosphere with impeccable service. Thanks, Volt! read more

Volt is an "AWE" "MY" "GAWD" type of place. Me and my future boss came in on a cold blustery night and were treated to an amazing culinary experience. Creative? Yes, but what sets Volt apart from the rest is it's ability to keep you engaged. And trust me, I was so tired and jet lagged that I just about did a nose plant into my soup that the flavors of each course kept my tired body super excited. I am so very happy to be heading back to my adopted hometown of Stockholm and Volt was the perfect place to reintroduce me to the city that has me at my knees. Peace for the world in 2016. read more

Wonderful meal in a unique environment. Interesting tastes brought together in an innovative way. The wine pairing was absolutely delicious - very different, a lot of natural wines, but wonderful tastes matched with the food. Great experience, would absolutely recommend, and look forward to returning! read more

One of my absolute favorite restaurants in Stockholm. The staff is friendly, the food is brilliant and the environment is lovely. I recommend a set menu with wines selected by the staff. I've been here two times. The first time was with friends, one "foodie", one wine enthusiast and another who simply enjoys good food and drinks. We were all very happy with the visit. The second time I was there was on a date with my boyfriend and he was very impressed too. To enjoy VOLT you need to be interested in food, not nervous around it, because you are going to try stuff you probably never tried before. Just go there and ENJOY! read more

This was an eye-opening experience. Each dish was executed with such vision and skill that the result evoked a sense of scene -- as if you understood perfectly what was in the chef's head and could embrace it totally. I don't think I've ever had a meal with such clarity. Places like this are why I travel. We had a four course meal with wine pairing. Without the pairing, I think that some part of the brilliance of the dishes would have gone undiscovered. Very happy we went for it! Service was both casual and top notch. The environment was that perfect balance of quiet enough for easy conversation and alive enough that you don't think your neighbors can hear you. This is what the fifth star is there for. read more

We initially wanted to go to a different restaurant, but they had no seating so when we asked the hostess for a recommendation she sent us to Volt. We didn't know what we were in for nor did we have any expectations. WOW! She led us to the best meal I'd had in a long time. We almost could not find the restaurant because of its discrete sign. When we walked in, we asked if they could take us as walk-ins, since we didn't have a reservation. The front of house had to ask the chef, and we were granted access. Yes! We chose the 6-course menu with the pairings and then we held on for the ride. They started us out with homegrown tomatoes in a pesto sauce, made to eat with our fingers. Freshest tomatoes I've had in a while. The bread was perfect - crisp on the outside; light, fluffy, with the right amount of chewiness on the inside. Next came the Mackerel, cucumber and spring onion - balanced. Each flavor complimented the other and mingled nicely on the palate. The Egg, white asparagus, and whitefish was a beautiful dish. The topside, tarragon, and pine dish was like eating beef noodles - good beef noodles with great flavor and texture. After the meat, they balanced it with beetroot, currants, and butter. The beets were out of this world, done in the cubed baked fashion, but also with a string crispy topping of beets. (I know my description doesn't do it justice). Following the beets we had the duck, celeriac, and elder - the duck was sublime. It was not gamey, just pure amazing duck. Since we now knew we were on the ride, we opted for the cheese plate with the honeycomb to go with - great addition. 'Sixth' course was the yogurt, wood sorrel, buckwheat - which looked like abstract art on a plate, almost too beautiful to eat, but you already get the hint - we ate everything. The wine pairings were flawless, there were wines that not only complimented the dishes, but some extended the flavors so that they accentuated and made the flavors linger on your palate. Others cleansed the palate as necessary for the next bite. Ingenious and innovative wine pairings. Every course and pairing was explained to us without grandeur, but with humility and without excuse. This is what they were offering and we were definitely enjoying. We ordered coffee, and we were handed the 'best sponge cake you'll ever have'. He was so right! The food was spot on, the pairings splendid, the ambiance avant-garde (but approachable), and the night memorable. We were so thrilled with the experience we went back to the original restaurant that could not seat us to thank the hostess. This was a great recommendation and a great culinary experience without the pretense. read more

Definitely as good as it gets. We've had only amazing experiences at Volt. The food, ingredients, flavors, presentation, service, wine selection, atmosphere, everything is just perfect. Many of the ingredients are foraged, and all ingredients are sourced locally. You'll see familiar things, but you'll also try things you never imagined you'd eat, and you'll love every bite! You'll also leave Volt feeling more connected to the world you live, to the things that grow and inhabit the places just outside of the door. Whenever someone asks me for a restaurant recommendation in Stockholm, I mention Volt first. The smart ones take my advice, and usually contact me right after to let me know how wonderful it was. read more

One of the best food experiences I have had, if you are not afraid lf trying new and bold food

The guy and I went here for dinner a few months ago. This was one of the most disappointing meals we've had, together or separate. We will not return here. For context, we like to eat anywhere that has quality food, whether it's a hole in the wall or has Michelin stars. The location, decor, and service were all good. The staff were very attentive. We each had a glass of wine and those were good. Unfortunately the food was very disappointing, and even more so given 1) all the good reviews, 2) that it actually has a Michelin star and 3) Stockholm prices. Several dishes were bland. Those that weren't bland we actually disliked. We were two people and didn't finish several of the dishes, which I think is quite telling at a place with such small plates. The dishes included bread to start, "root vegetable spaghetti" of some sort in a broth sauce, a whole shallot with a tiny bit of goat cheese (the guy said thinking about this sends shivers down his spine), a smoked reindeer taco with ramslök and mushroom, carrots (with egg yolk), a really small piece of cod, and a dessert. The bread and the dessert were both ok. My recommendation in Stockholm - go somewhere (anywhere) else. There are too many good options to pay so much for bad food. read more

High ambition/cost ratio. The art of culinary concealment; food is hidden on the plate.

100% worth it. I read reviews before we went that were critical of the wine pairings, and to me the wines were the best part. Anyone can pair some boring, run of the mill nice Pinot with a course, but these were wines like I have never tasted before. These were wines that challenge your assumptions about what wine can be, and that was an incredibly positive and illuminating gastronomical experience. The wait staff were beyond friendly and accomodating, and the food was excellent. They even wrote down what certain cheeses were for me so I could try to find them in California. I also read reviews about the music being too loud. I thought it was fine, and I am a complete weirdo about thinking ambient music in restaurants is too loud. Please go, please enjoy the wine, and please, please enjoy yourself some reindeer and fermented mushroom taco. Also, if you order coffee, they serve it with these delicous cookies. I was so full from dinner, but they were so good I had to keep eating. So please get those for me and enjoy!! read more

Legitimately purely amazing. That's all that needs to be said. The service is great each food comes with a story. Friendly servers and it just feels like your at home. read more

Exquisite! Sophisticated, creative flavors with quality seasonal ingredients; warm, lovely service,--the best meal we had in Stockholm by far and at any price. Go. read more

Have been to Volt twice and loved it both times.....with a lot of surprise to the cooking. Great place and will be back.

Did me and the other people leaving reviews here go to the same restaurant? I've been to most of the Michelin star rated restaurants in Stockholm. Never been disappointed, but also not always impressed. This place though - what a joke. Visited about a year or so ago, and figured I wouldn't review it but simply forget about the whole experience. It won't go away though, so here we go. Possibly the most tasteless, uninspired and overpriced restaurant I've set foot in. Me and my wife started off dinner suprised at the quality of food, and at the end of the night just laughed as they brought in yet another minimal, tasteless dish. Worst dish was a giant shallot, cut in half and baked in the oven for a bit, then put on a plate with some goat cheese. That thing still gives me the chills. If you have never had a halfraw, luke warm whole baked shallot, try it and you will see what I'm talking about. Another dish basically consisted of carrots with a thing or two to it. Now, I'm not opposed to vegetarian food, but these dishes were simply uninspired, tasteless and cooked with mid-level produce. Would never go back, and strongly recommend that you seek out one of Stockholm's many other great restaurants. Oh, the bread was the best part of the whole tasting meny. That should tell you something... read more