A true gem on the London culinary scene. We haven't found better Nordic dining in London, and have occasionally struggled to better it in Norway, Sweden either.
Fantastic quality food, cooked to perfection, with paired flavours that linger on the palate long after the plate is whipped clear ahead of the next. We fully recommend the venison meatballs, steak and chocolate/mint dessert.
Service, drinks, ambience all excellent. We also really enjoyed our conversation with the chef-owner who is absolutely on top of his game.
Really lovely dinner- clean, tasty and perfectly cooked dishes. The meatball dish and the lemon sole dish stood out for me. The lemon sole was possibly one of the best fish dish I’ve ever had in a restaurant. Just so tender, felt like melting butter in the mouth. The starters were great and so were the desserts.
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We were looking for Scandinavian restaurants in central London as of 2023 and narrowed it down to 3 options:
-Scandi Kitchen in Oxford Circus, small cafe, more for breakfast, cheap
-Skal in Islington, fine dining but not too expensive
-Ekte in The City, super expensive fine dining
So we went to this cosy little restaurant on Upper Street which you may have passed by hundreds of times and never noticed.
The food was delicious, very authentic as far as I could tell, extremely nicely presented and fairly priced. Portions are relatively small so you will need a starter, main and side to be filled. I must say I had to look at some pictures before ordering as the menu had words I was unfamiliar with.
Highly recommend the sole for main, it was light and delicious. I would not recommend the broccoli as a side, felt they were a bit bland and overcooked. The Salmon for starter was a winner!
Paid 88£ for two with no drinks; including a 12.51% service charge. Yep you read that right, they probably felt the need to increase but wanted to make it discreet haha!
NB: only open for dinner, closed on certain days and you should really book in advance as the restaurant was full on a Wednesday evening with reservations only.
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