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#292 of 1,242 Restaurants in Oslo
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€14 - €19
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Seafood, European, Grill, Scandinavian, Norwegian
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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0.5 miles from Viking Ship Museum
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

I wanted to like this place more-its got a great setting on a little island surrounded by views of the water and it takes a bit of effort to get there. You either can take a bus ($4) or what we did is take the...museum ferry ($6) to stop 2-then walk about 15 minutes (but Google is messed up at the last part). Walk down a gravel road that has a barrier arm across, get on the little boat ($5) that takes you across to the tiny island (takes maybe 30 seconds), walk 5 minutes to the restaurant and put in you name (they don’t take reservations and by definition you are only going there to eat outside of a beautiful day so lots of people have the same thoughts). I’d definitely go there to sit on the bar section of the patio and enjoy a glass of wine or two. We arrived pretty early -before 6 on a Sunday-so only waited like 20 minutes. The menu is really limited and as this is a seasonal restaurant-totally untrained staff. There were about 10 young servers and we probably interacted with 7 different ones-2 tried to take our order, different ones brought food, 1 didn’t bring wine we ordered, another never brought the dessert we ordered after 20+ minute wait, and we eventually flagged down the only non-teenager and got our bill. Now I’m not trying to complain and everyone needs to start out somewhere but what was apparent is that there is absolutely no system whatsoever about who does what or who handles what-and it clearly wasn’t a team service concept-just disorganized chaos. My wife’s crab salad was decent as was my fish and chips but something we ate totally disagreed with us the next day. Can’t recommendMore

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed June 25, 2023
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Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 13, 2023

Terrible service. We did not get our table until 3 hours. They first said 1 hour. Then after 1 hour we asked how long. They said 1 more hours. Then we asked one more time. They said 1 hour again. How can they not say...the right time? Just say ut will take 3 hours and we would have gone another place. Very unprofessional. Very expensive for just okay foodMore

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 12, 2023
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Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed August 26, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed August 22, 2022

I was hoping to have a great 8th anniversary with my girlfriend, but instead, I received the worst possible table. Our table was located right next to the open window with a view of the kitchen, on the other side, we had a huge party...(around 20 people screaming and yelling at 7 p.m.). This table looked more like a 'waiting table' than an actual normal table. We were fifth in line, literally, after a while (3-4 minutes) another table became available (in a way better spot) and I asked before they call the next people waiting in line if we could change the table since we haven't even ordered anything yet. The answer was "no because it's not possible and they can't do that.". I kinda understand that politics, but still was upset about it. Because of the noise, I asked if we can just go inside the restaurant (because they booked a table over there anyway after I contacted them through email), and the waiter had to ask another colleague about it, then their colleague asked another one, and another one. It seemed rather strange that it takes so long to get such a simple answer (only one table inside was taken). But the final answer was YES. We were able to change tables. The waiter led us in but didn't think to carry our glasses and water inside, so we had to do it ourselves. The food (fish&chips) was great. But the atmosphere over there, and organization - I don't know. I'm just happy that the weather was phenomenal. And trust me, there is no need to wait for a table outside. You might have a great view from the inside as well, and if there is a party outside, you won't hear them, even if the doors are open. Also, a good thing to add is that the toilet is outside the restaurant. 1-2 minutes of walk.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 19, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 16, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 13, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 8, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed June 19, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed May 20, 2022 via mobile
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Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed September 8, 2021 via mobile

I actually joined TripAdvisor solely to write their review. I have visited this place several times, and although the food is mediocre at best, the ambience is womderful: situated on a small island, accessible by a rustic ferry that travels a mere 50 meters (there’s...a small charge).. there is no table reservation, so you put your name down and wait. So far so good. However the service is beyond appaling. The Maitre D is usually rushed to the point of rudeness, but on this occasion overstepped this point by some margin. Her tone was indifferent and patronizing, and when we tried to ask if we could order drinks in the bar, she left mid-question. As we had small children we had arrived early to make sure we had a table before bedtime. This did not happen. she indicated that we would wait a maximum of one hour, which turned into two and a half hours without a hint of explanation or apology. The drinks we ordered arrived Kate, and warm. When we were seated, we were told that most items were off the meny, amd that all that remained was hamburgers and that all the seafood on the meg had run out “a long time ago”( I should mention that it is a seafood restaurant. I asked, why they didn’t think to warm us, when we were waiting for a table, that they had run out of food? The waiter demonstrated complete indifference. When I asked to speak with the manager, they told us there isn’t one. This I find hard to believe, although it would explain a lot. I would comment on the food, but after service like this, who really cares?More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed July 28, 2021 via mobile
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Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed July 24, 2021
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Date of visit: July 2021
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  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 3.5
  • Value: 3.5
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