Urten — Restaurant in Copenhagen Municipality

I booked a reservation here a week before arriving in Copenhagen, because I really liked their concept, and finding decent vegetarian food in Copenhagen is a bit of a mission!

Half an hour before I was due to arrive I received a phone call from Urten, asking if I could come in an hour later as they’d double booked and couldn’t fit me in. Initially I really was not impressed, as they’d had a week to contact me, but I decided not to cancel and came in an hour later as requested.

I had a bit of trouble finding the restaurant, as there was a sign for the restaurant (next to Atlas) but it’s upstairs in what looks like a residential building. And the doorway to the restaurant (once inside the building) is a sliding door - like a bathroom door!

The decor inside the restaurant is quite understated, and I was seated in a little alcove by myself, away from the main dining room. I didn’t mind too much, as I was on my own, but I was somewhat surprised that the other table in the alcove remained empty - considering the reason for my booking being bumped.

Despite all of my initial misgivings, I actually had a fabulous dining experience at Urten.

I opted for three courses, and two wine pairings. All of the food was beautifully presented and delicately flavoured. The wines served with both the starter and main, perfectly complimented each dish.

Service was excellent, and I appreciated that I was allowed to enjoy my food at a leisurely pace, rather than having to wolf down each course and vacate the table as quickly as possible. With or without company, I’m naturally quite a slow eater, so this was a massive plus for me.

Thoroughly enjoyed dining here, and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for an excellent vegan...

A very middling expedience for the price point. My friend and I went here for her birthday last weekend. We were seated promptly. It’s quite a small, cosy space. I had two courses: the main and dessert and she had the starter and the main, along with lemonade and a suggested glass of red.

The service was stereotypically bad European unfortunately. Whilst we appreciated the waitress explaining each dish served and the ingredients, it took a while for her to even come by our table after handing us menus (and it’s a SMALL space and wasn’t that busy at the start). During the courses, she never asked how our food was, if we would like a water or drink too-up (the water flask ran empty midway through the meal), and left dirty dishes on our table far too long. Felt like amateur hour.

My friend hated her starter and I can see why: it was cold and somewhat slimy/gelatinous in texture. We both liked the cabbage and lentil parcel for the main and especially the sauce but the potato block served alongside is SO boring: roasted on the outside a little but then bland, boring… potato inside. I’ve had much better roasted potato at pubs!

I enjoyed my raw vegan dessert and the portion size was excellent. Great carrot cake flavour, dense and chewy texture.

My friend said her red wine wasn’t the best and I thought her lemonade bland as well.

Overall a mediocre experience. My friend said she had a MUCH better experience at Ark the night before.

And for her birthday, they couldn’t throw in a free drink or something?! I’ve had birthdays in other restaurants around the world and there’s always a little something added. So cheapskates here and again emblematic of poor...

Once again Google Maps came through and led me to a wonderful vegan restaurant. Urten exceeded my expectations, the warm, welcoming, hipster cafe atmosphere with cool jazz and friendly staff welcomes guests. The menu is refreshingly simple; 2 or 3 course meals with 2 choices for the starters, mains and desserts. It's not cheap, but it is reasonable considering the quality of the food, the professionalism of the staff, and the marvellous atmosphere. I went with the mushroom soup, a delicious veg medley main and the rice pudding dessert (the traditional Danish Christmas classic Risalamande med kirsebærsauce for the curious). Did I mention the bread basket with the non-dairy garlic butter? OMG - what a fantastic surprise!! The selection of wine, beer, coffee, teas and other drinks is ample. My glass of Italian red was pleasing. Would I go back? OH YEAH!!! A treasure in Copenhagen that should not be missed. THANK YOU URTEN!...