Byrja — Restaurant in undefined

One of the few/ only sit down breakfast spots in Selfoss that serves breakfast late. We got here around 10:30am and ordered two Swiss mochas, which I would’ve gotten without whipped cream next time, and two classic eggs Benedict’s with hashbrowns and a breakfast burrito with potatoes to share. Unfortunately the tickets didn’t print so we ended up getting our food 35 mins after we ordered it and watched people sit down after us get served and leave while we still hadn’t gotten our food. Sadly one of our Benedict’s ended up being luke warm almost cold, but still good and the hashbrowns and potatoes were really good. The breakfast burrito was stuffed with refried beans and lots of green peppers which we didn’t know so we wouldn’t get that again. Good hospitality and they gave us a small discount for the inconvenience which was nice. Overall a good place just had a...

Byrja is located near the main roundabout in the centre of Selfoss. It also about as close to an American style dinner that we found while traveling around Iceland. They are open from 7am to 3pm (weekdays) and 8am to 4pm (weekends). They have a fair-sized seating area inside. Menu includes breakfast and lunch sections.

We had a nice breakfast here recently. Short stack pancakes with syrup and butter tasted just like those served Stateside. Avocado Toast was decent. Ingredients fresh enough but avocado not quite ripe. Home fries were very good, as were the hash browns ordered alongside the pancakes. Coffees were fine. Service friendly and fairly quick, prices reasonable for dish portions and food quality. Would be fine to eat here again...

Not sure where the high marks are coming from, other than for the service. Our server was very nice and very attentive. The food, on the other hand, oh my! Absolutely horrible. Take a look at the pancakes—bland, flat, “silly putty” like and sad. Aren’t pancakes supposed to be light and fluffy? Well here they are flat, gummy, and chewy—just awful.

The toast, which was just cheap, white bread, wasn’t even toasted and the coffee was horrible. Even the water in our glasses stunk and tasted funny. Eggs and bacon ok.

And of course, like everything else in Iceland, we paid a king’s ransom—$54.00 in US dollars!!!!

My only recommendation is to stay far away from this trap. It’s located in the first major town from Reykjavik...