Me and my friend dropped in for a social lunch since we hadn´t seen each other since long time ago. Kafe Sjakk Matt is located near to my office, so it was convenient for a drop-in. The place was quite crowded, but we managed to get a table. The design and interior is quite pleasing, though very much in line... More

The waiters were deeply involved in a personal conversation and took no notice of us during the first 10 minutes or so. The food was uninspiring. I had a salad which apparently came straight from the refrigerator. Mind you, it does take some skill to get a simple salad wrong. I won't be coming back.

Sjakk Matt has two restaurants on by Konserthuset (the adress above) and one newer branch by Tinghuset at C J Hambro pl. Went to this place last friday at 14 00. Sat down outside in the sun. After 15 minutes with no service at all (ther were staff, some tables seemed maybe to get some attention, not more than 10-15... More

We were just searching for a small snack on our short trip through Oslo. This Café had nice places to sit outside in the sun so we decided to try it. We had a salad and an omelette, both looked fresh and tasted very good. The waitress was very friendly and helped us to plan our short visit and find... More

I cannot believe I actually went back to Sjakk Matt, but my friends really wanted to meet there. It is quite popular, for seemingly no reason. The food tasted of microwave, and the dishes did not arrive together. We had to ask twice for water, and we had to pour it ourselves. The service was unattentive, rude and unprofessionally inefficient.... More

Great place to visit if you want to relax, and play some chess or other board games.

Good place for a drink or beer with friends before or after cinema.

Ok to stay a while talking with friends with a coffee or beer, play chess, read the newspaper.

A friend and me went here yesterday. Nice interior, dim and woody, with some tables reserved for diners. Low key chess motife. Guests were mainly professionals 20-40 yrs, some couples and some friends. There´s now a "no prams allowed" sign so there were no sign of the breast feeding mum´s club that used to dominate one of the larger sections.... More