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Restaurant Reykjavik Ice Bar


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #40 of 68 attractions in Reykjavik
Traveler Description: Restaurant Reykjavik Ice Bar adjoins the popular seafood restaurant in the heart of Reykjavik.  The bar consists of a single room with ice walls, ice... more »
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Attraction type: Bar/club
Address: Vesturgate 2 Reykjavik 101
Iceland
Tel: 354 552 3030

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3 of 5 stars
redeco   1,475 contributions
Warren, Massachusetts
Jun 10, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Restaurant Reykjavik's Ice Bar makes for a nice photo-op for a large group. Everybody gets suited up in special quilted clothing and marches into what is basically a room-sized freezer with ice walls and bar. The excitement is over in a few minutes. If you are traveling in a party of two, the excercise is pointless. I've done this several... more

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3 of 5 stars
subtarget   196 contributions
Hong Kong, China
Feb 28, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I have heard of seafood buffet, but not a fish buffet, that was just the simple reason why I gave it a try. Besides, we're in iceland, how can we miss out on the fish? It costed 4300Kr per head. We were lead upstairs. The place was clean and tidy. The waiter and waitress were very polite. They explained to... more

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1 of 5 stars
BooglaJ   10 contributions
Manchester
Nov 11, 2008

The review is in the tilte! dont bother more

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1 of 5 stars
Philch1   41 contributions
London
Oct 28, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

This is basically a large walk-in freezer, which has some large blocks of ice for you to sit on. Once the member of staff who came in with us had served our drinks, he disappeared and we didn’t see him again. The free drink (which wasn’t really free because we paid the equivalent of £10 to get in), was 1... more

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4 of 5 stars
carlag   73 contributions
Phoenix, Arizona
Jun 23, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

Upon planning our trip to Iceland, I was hoping to find that a ice hotel existed somewhere on a glacier, but no such luck (closest one is in Norway, I believe). I read about the Ice Bar, and knew we had a to make a stop in. The bar is right next to a nice restaurant which serves a great... more

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1 of 5 stars
badtrip13   1 contribution
iceland
Nov 14, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

Its name is correct......... inside is a horizontal object covered in ice ! How the guy who runs this scam can sleep at night I don,t know.To call a store room,with a few slabs of ice in it and a couple of frozen lumps as chairs,an ice bar, is beyond me.The local council and tourist information bureau should check it... more

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3 of 5 stars
CaribbeanJacki   21 contributions
Maryland
Nov 1, 2007
6
people found this review helpful

Last year my husband and visited Iceland for our 7th time and one of the things we missed was the Icebar on our last vacation. The last night in Reykajavik we went to the Backroom Freezer and we were extremely disappointed. It was great for picture taking and to say been there done that, but save your Kronas and have... more

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2 of 5 stars
Susky   52 contributions
Harrisburg, PA
Oct 1, 2007
1
person found this review helpful

Like other reviews have stated, the "Ice Bar" is basically a walk-in freezer in the back of a restaurant. For the price of admission (1200 kr), you get a quilted overcoat, a few minutes, and a rather poor lemonade-type drink. I don't think I would have minded it so much if the room was a little nicer. The ice blocks... more

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2 of 5 stars
Hotguymike   22 contributions
Tampa, Fl.
Sep 13, 2007

We have wanted to go to the Ice Hotel in Sweden for a long time, but we were in Reykjavik and thought that this sounded fun. Maybe it was because we were there slightly off season, but the ice blocks along the walls did not go to the ceiling (about a meter short) and the "bar" portion was about a... more

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2 of 5 stars
NYCityTraveler   32 contributions
NY City
Jul 5, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

It was a fun experience... I think people who expect it to be a "bar" will be disappointed, but if you embrace the gimick, you'll have fun. They give you big poncho type "coats" and gloves, and you can step out if it gets too nippy, but it's a fun place to go for a drink and a real taste... more

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Restaurant Reykjavik Ice Bar Address

Vesturgate 2, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
Tel: 354 552 3030