Years ago, Peter Liep was an amazing and fun Danish culinary institution and experience. My family would bring visitors from around the world to this restaurant to wow them with the smørrebrød (Danish open-faced sandwiches) experience. Jovial, tipsy and rude waiters dressed in black rushed around with long menus and balanced huge tiered platters of masterfully designed Danish open-faced sandwiches. The beer and akvavit flowed freely at every table and the din of laughter and jabbering was unmistakable. This was one of the most popular and busy restaurants in Denmark.

Fast forward to today. I brought 5 Ukrainians to Peter Liep and innocently thought they too would get a taste of Denmark. I peeked inside. The place was mostly empty. It was great weather, so we sat outside. Our waitress brought a tiny menu with smørrebrød. I inquired where the big menu was and she informed me that there was a new owner.

From there it just went downhill. We were served small, simple pieces of smørrebrød at outrageous prices. I ordered an open-faced egg sandwich and was served a half slice of ryebread topped with a few slices of egg and tomato, dabbled with some green mayo and topped with preserved mirabelles or gooseberries. Price 105 kr. Taste? Boring. Sight? Totally lackluster. My guests were polite. They said their food was "interesting". The service was the worst. The waitress served our food and forgot the cutlery. We were served water without glasses and had to get up from the table to get napkins, salt etc.

The best part of Peter Liep is the location in the forest. Grab a coffee in the adjacent outdoor café but don't come for the food at the restaurant, you risk being very disappointed and annoyed.