The Samuel — Restaurant in Gentofte Municipality

Visited in March 2025. I'll start by saying that this may just have been my favourite restaurant visit so far. Not only did the food live up to my expectations, but the service was perfect for me - with just enough attention from the staff, yet without it being overwhelming. We got the tasting menu, which was interesting, and the food was generally very good. Many new Nordic restaurants take "boring" ingredients, such as cod or root vegetables, and make them taste good. The Samuel instead used very strong ingredients and somehow managed to harmonize them into well-balanced dishes, where the tastes complemented each other instead of being overpowering. I found this quite special and very pleasant. Perhaps the most noticeable example was the dish called All good times 3. That was one of my favourite dishes from the menu, together with the scallops and cheese platter. I was the least impressed with the desserts, but that's partly because I'm not a fan of saffron. Another thing I really liked about the food was the manitoba bread served with olive oil picked based on personal taste from a wide available selection. The drinks pairing were great. I'm not a fan of wine myself, so I got a cocktail/mocktail pairing instead, which I was generally very happy with. My favourites were the ginger mojito and the mandarin & bergamot craft soda. I know that The Samuel is known for good wine, but we almost didn't pick it because we were afraid I wouldn't have anything interesting to drink. I would very much recommend to include some more information about the availability of cocktails and especially mocktails on the restaurant's webpage. As I mentioned in the beginning, service was great. All the dishes and drinks were explained nicely and the level of attention from the staff was just perfect for me. The atmosphere was also nice, with cool art and low volume background music.

Overall, I enjoyed my visit to The Samuel, and the 3.5 h we spent there just flew by. I can very much recommend the place for a...

We had a great dinner at the samuel. Our reservation was on a Thursday night and it seemed to be a quieter night with only three tables booked. We arrived early and enjoyed a cocktail at the bar before being led to our table. The service was excellent and the drinks as well. The 8 course menu was very good but had a few dishes that stood our over others. Especially the beef and the lagoustine were definitely standouts. We opted for the half wine pairing that was arguably 3/4 as only two of the 8 wines were skipped. Overall the pairing was very nicely selected and worked very well. The you somiler was very knowledgeable and overall great. As a little surprise, we had some dishes present to us by one of the chefs who spoke German. The wait staff did this without us asking for it or us telling them that we are german (my wife is american and we only spoke English). Anyway a nice little touch even if it was not necessary. Another highlight of the visit was rhe cheese room, where one of the chefs explained each cheese to us. Afterwards, the somiler gave us a tour of the wine cellar. A very unique experience but again, a nice touch.

The interior was mostly nice. However there were a few art pieces that may not he for everyone. I found them quite funny but the cartoonish waiter with a huge knife or the waiter with blood soaked hands were definitely not matching the rest of the decor. I found it entertaining my wife wasn't a fan.

Over all, we had a nice experience at the samuel and it is worth the visit. The price is appropriate for a fine dining experience in Copenhagen and the service and food deliver...

For our anniversary we decided to visit The Samuel for an evening dinner. Overall, it was one of the best food and service experience we had so far. The people were welcoming us in the best way and taking good care of us. The food and its presentation were outstanding and even more delicious. The restaurant itself has heartwarming atmosphere and interior. After the staff found out that we were visiting from Germany, they talked to us in their best German, it was such a pleasure and added a good personal touch to the experience. Thanks to the whole The Samuel-team for creating such an unforgettable dining...