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The food was excellent, although I did find that the boreal flavours could have been a little bit more present since its the theme of the restaurant. I thought they were a little bit downplayed.
We had the spruce & spinach fresh pasta with braised hare and hemp nuts bread crumbs. A home run! It was fantastic, the pasta was succulent and the hare was tender. I couldn't taste the spruce too much in the pasta, hence my previous comment. We also had the raw scallops, which were very good but less spectacular.
For the main course, we had the venison steak, which was served with celery root puree, cowberry compote and jerusalem artichokes. The meat was cooked perfectly, medium rare, and was extremely tender. The reindeer moss was mostly for decoration, it had no interest at all in terms of taste or texture.
We also had the whole fish du jour, which that night was artic char. which was served with cauliflower puree and braised endives. Very good choice as well!
The tried both desserts, the panna cotta and the pie with meringue, and both were a great final note.
The service was top notch. Efficient, friendly, never missed anything. No complaints there.
The decor of the restaurant is beautiful. Partly industrial, partly rustic with the beautiful wood ceiling. The lighting was perfect as well. I enjoy restaurants with an open kitchen, always a pleasure to watch the cooks prepare the food.
Despite a few minor shortcomings, I would still go back anytime!
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