Cafe Vesterå V4 — Restaurant in Aalborg Municipality

Slightly cheaper than other places in the area but much lower quality. I got the Unami burger, which came COLD 😳 Honestly I was so surprised this has never happened to me before. But beyond that it was very bland and boring. When I open it I didn't see a single mushroom, and I couldn't taste the raclette cheese or truffle oil mayo. It was good, but I was expecting something very flavorful and bold, this was not it at all. I have higher expectations for a 145DKK burger (Grillen Burgers are much better for 2/3 of the price) My boyfriend ordered the brunch, which looked great when it came out (3 plates, toast bacon eggs avocado pancakes and fruits) but turned out to be very disappointing. Again, very bland, tasteless and boring. It just felt like they forgot to add spice or something. Very weird. My step daughter was super happy with her pancakes, and I enjoyed the caramelized strawberries and pomegranate on top she wouldn't eat 😅 We ate outside, nice and cosy location in the city center, very calm and relaxed but the terrasse felt a bit cramped. Service was excellent, and fast. My friend ordered the American burger and...

EXCELLENT COCKTAILS I dropped by here an evening after dinner along with three friends. It was a busy place and no doubt people was having a good time - hygge. We did get a table immediately - and you find the menu via a QR code. They have a great selection of cocktails - and quite a few on the menu”Happy hour”-list. And here happy hour is 9PM-2AM !! And happy hour is 2 for 1 price. Really nice. Across the four of us we tasted 6 different cocktails - Alm tasty and well balanced. The acoustics of the place is great also - even though crowded we could talk without yelling. The service staff is great - attentive, busy and professional. Great place to drop by for cocktails - we dropped by a Thursday evening...

På visit hjemme i det nordjyske agerede jeg tourguide og viste min københavnske bedre halvdel rundt i Aalborg, hvor vi bl.a endte en torsdag aften med ønske om et afslappet måltid mad på Cafe Vesterå, som i min ungdom for snart 20 år siden, var et superhyggeligt sted, hvor maden var middelmådig, men drinksene var gode;-).

Det overraskede bestemt, at menukortet havde ændret sig positivt i årenes løb. Vi fik en super skøn skaldyrspasta med linguini, blåmuslinger, tigerrejer, grøntsager og hummersauce. Fint krydret, sprøde grøntsager og al dente pasta med veltillavet skaldyr:-). Hvis det havde været maden alene, så havde min anmeldelse været på 3-4 stjerner. Men den øredøvende larm fra den alt for høje musik allerede omkring kl.20 om aftenen, akustikken, dårligt interiør hvor stolene var skæve og vippede, og bordet var beskidt og klistret efter spildte drinks trak desværre ned på de 2 stjerner.

Det er helt forståeligt, at man spiller høj musik på Cafe Vesterå, når drinksene bliver solgt i massevis, og byen pulserer osv. Men hvis man vil have spisende gæster omkring kl.19-20 til fx skaldyrs pasta, tapas, steaks osv, som menukortet lægger op til, så bør musikken altså ikke være så høj, at det er ganske umuligt at føre en samtale med ens medspiser. Det var diskoteks-højt!:-( Ellers burde menukortet blot være nachos og popcorn - og henvendt udelukkende til fattige studerende. Og priserne er ikke for de fattige studerende. Skaldyrspasta x 2 samt 1 fadøl, 1 mineralvand og 1 glas isvand. Pris ca. 380 kroner. I mine øjne er det ok prisvenligt - men ikke med den ufattelige høje musik.

Vi ville gerne have været blevet, men flygtede istedet ned på Restaurant Fellini, hvor vi så indså, at vi kunne have spist selvsamme skaldyrspasta fra det italienske køkken endda til en billigere pris - uden at have fået blæst ørerne af;-). Her spiste vi så hhv. både en osteanretning, desserter, fik kaffe/the og drinks.

Mit tip - I kunne lave meget mere mersalg og sælge både desserter, snacks osv til spisende gæster, hvis I skruede lidt ned for party-mode...