Birthes Smørrebrød v/Erol Akkaya — Restaurant in Copenhagen Municipality

Unfortunately, I do not understand this high rating at all.

I came for lunch and had one smørrebrød with fish and another with a frikadelle. Maybe they’ve changed the way they prepare them, but they looked nothing like the pictures in the reviews.

The fish smørrebrød was quite plain: the fish was a little soggy, there was very little remoulade, a sad brown salad leaf, a soggy piece of tomato, and a sparingly buttered, dry slice of rugbrød.

The frikadelle smørrebrød was similar: hard and dried out on the outside, crumbly and dry on the inside, with old salad, a limp pickle slice, and a few thick-cut beet slices.

On top of that, the can of Pepsi I took from the fridge was covered in mold.

The food just didn’t seem fresh or of good quality. Maybe I just came on a bad day, but I’ll never know because I definitely won’t be...

It is hard to think that there exists a better place in Copenhagen to eat danish food. Away from the tourist places, this restaurant offers a good variety of delicious Smørrebrød at a very affordable price. In addition, you can get other typical danish dishes made out of meat and potato. Also, don't forget to get a few slices of the Dreamcake, which is out of this world (and cheap). The owners of the restaurant are very friendly and helpful, which makes the experience even better. They even gave us some recommendations about...

Spent a week in Copenhagen staying very near Birthes. We ate there several times and were always very satisfied. Honest food for a good price. Freshly made and a good variety. They always made sure there were vegetarian options for my wife. Very pleasant owners that greeted us as friends after our first visit. More likely to share a table with a construction worker on lunch break than a tourist and that is a very good thing. Can’t go wrong...