Barbara Fish House — Restaurant in Tórshavn

Was my first meal in Tórshavn and Faroe Islands. There were a few famous restaurants at this area and I randomly picked this place. I did a walk in without and reservation and initially was told they might not have a place but eventually gave me a seat by the window and entrance. Hence would recommend people interested in dining here to make reservations to avoid disappointment. The staff here are all pretty young ladies who are pretty shy. Minimal contact with diners except serving the dishes. Some served and left some actually described the ingredients in the dish and some spoke halfway got stuck couldn't translate into English and walked off. I came and I tried the 6 course menu instead of the 4. Since already here and the price difference is not much why not try the former? For the dishes basically they are good and there is nothing much to fault about. The pintxos were good, loved the squid ink toast especially. The ceviche with tomatoes were quite a first for me never had tomatoes in the dish before and it could be quite refreshing I have to say. The balacao was not bad but the rest were really the highlight of the meal. The remaining dishes were seafood based and it was so delicious and the seafood was so fresh and well prepared. The mussels oh so soft and juicy, save the remaining sauce to go with the bread. The fish soup was like oh so good I was wondering if this is the authentic fish soup here where the Faroese drink everyday I would be so envious of them. Last but not the least, didn't expect a whole fried fish, the ocean perch, perfectly fried so crispy and yet the meat inside is so soft and juicy. No words to describe how enjoyable it was. Ended with the dessert which was a flan with mixed berries and honeycomb, which was also like a first to me as the usually way is just having flan as plain as it is. Truly a great meal and it has definitely set a benchmark for the rest of the meals here in Faroe Islands. Good food but the service definitely can...

A fresh and well-curated dining experience, full of charm and youthful energy. We went for the 4-course menu with wine pairing, and were guided through the evening by two very young ladies, one of whom was on her first day. That was not noticeable at all. Everything went smoothly - she was confident, well-informed, and always with a lovely smile, and the same goes for her more experienced colleague. Great team!

The meal opened with capelin and horse mussel pintxos, served on squid ink toast, with pickled Spanish chili and garlic aioli. A bold but balanced start. That was followed by a beautiful ceviche with the fish of the day, presented with tomato, cucumber, daikon and trout roe - fresh, crisp, and acidic in all the right ways.

The seafood continued with blue mussels in escabeche, and a standout cod cheek in panko, served with pilpil sauce, chickpeas and tomato salad. Hearty, with both crunch and depth. Dessert was a rich and nostalgic flan with berry compote and honey caramel.

The wine pairing was thoughtful and regionally on point:

Catalán Cava for the appetizers Albariño from Galicia for the mussels Priorat from Catalonia for the cod cheek

The room is atmospheric and informal, more “seafood tavern with flair” than fine dining, but the ingredients are fresh, the kitchen knows what they’re doing, and the experience is well-paced and...

A bit underwhelming. We needed to reserve for a table at Barbara's Fishhouse and read very good reviews. So you can imagine our expectations when we arrived for our table at 9pm. Unfortunately, our table was still not ready, so that we needed to wait in a lounge area in the basement. Some wine and bread was offered. When we finally got the food, we were not amazed. The fish soup we all were looking forward to turned out to be a broth with some chopped veggies and boiled fish that was lukewarm - for self-assembly. Not a soup with intense flavour of the ocean. The other dishes were OK, but also nothing special and not flavourful at all. For a great fish soup, we recommend to venture out to cafe Mormor in Tvoroyri on Suderoy. That was a fish soup worth remembering. Not in Barbara's fishhouse,...