Epicurus — Restaurant in Copenhagen Municipality

I had been looking forward to this dinner as I had been seeing the adds about the opening for months. I love good food and I’m more than happy to invest in the experience but I have to say this has been a disappointment.

We chose the 5 course menu (700+DKK) but it really consists of two “mains” and 2 small sides to be shared between me and my partner + dessert. When I say small sides, I mean one was half a scallop with 5 cherry tomatoes on top and the other consisted of 3 salad leafs with yogurt…and they were to share. The portion sizes were ridiculously small, so much so that my boyfriend had to get food after. The location is very nice but, service is just ok - staff was actually very nice BUT not to the level of professionalism you would expect by what they are branding the place to be, for example, most of the waiters could not even explain the dishes in English even if the menu is in English… Total cost of the food shown in the pictures below + a very bad dessert+ 2 glasses of wine = 2000DKk (almost 300euros) Really not worth your money.

We wanted to attend the jazz concert after but we quickly realised that a) it wasn’t there in the restaurant but at the bar, in a separate area and b) we had to pay an additional 600dkk each to attend!

Needless to say, we declined the offer and went home after the dinner. I doubt we will go back, especially if they keep the offer at a level that simply does not...

We had been curious to try this place after seeing all the TikTok and Insta videoes with jazz and fine dining, but the reality was very different. First of all, the jazz and the restaurant are two separate locations, which isn’t made clear when booking a table.

As for the food: the grilled monkfish was fine, but the “grilled beef” was just 3 tiny slices for over 300 dkk. All of the appetizers were half bite sizes. We were 6 people dining, and every single one of us left hungry, even though we ordered drinks with the meal. Portion sizes are simply far far far too small for the price point, and the whole experience feels more like flashy marketing than substance.

The only real plus was the service. The staff were honest and explained the situation openly, which we really appreciated because without that, the evening would have felt like a complete waste.

In the end, we paid premium prices for what felt like half portions, misleading branding, and left without the jazz experience we came for. Definitely not...

We'd read the previous negative reviews and were a little worried about what the expect. It seems however that the restaurant has been actively working on improving serving sizes. We thought that all the courses were good portion sizes, and actually enjoyed the food served. The staff continuously checked in on us and made sure everything was alright.

There was a seasonal item on our set menu of Jerusalem artichokes that was by far the star of the show for us!

One thing to note was that we'd missed the suggested dress code element, and were slightly underdressed - but no one else seemed to notice...