Grímsborgir - Restaurant and Bar — Restaurant in undefined

For a high end luxury hotel the restaurant and food was surprisingly poor. Bar was nice with fireplace. Dining room felt cafeteria-like. Dinner menu was typical for most of Iceland. Mushroom soup was reasonably tasty. Calamari appt was chewy and mostly corn breading. Had arctic char which would have been a 3 if they hadn't covered it with a huge dollop of mayo on one side and then tomato sauce on the other. Same tomato sauce that my husband's gnocchi was swimming in. Gnocchi was not good at all. Tasted like it came from a can...think chef boyardee. Breakfast was OK. No local Icelandic foods other than Skyr. Compared to similar hotels we ate at during our holiday Grimsborgir was far far...

I was skeptical at first, since this was our initial hotel restaurant stop on the trip, but boy was I wrong as it turned out to be a delightful surprise. The place has a super elegant vibe with plenty of great menu options to choose from. I went for the reindeer burger and the smoked trout roe, both of which were absolutely amazing in flavor and presentation. My wife opted for the mushroom soup, and she raved about it too. Even the breakfast the next morning was delicious, rounding out a fantastic experience. The service was super friendly and attentive, making us feel right at...

Overall a pretty negative experience, the food was lukewarm and felt like it had been prepared hours before. The Scallops were overcooked and the Artic char was mushy and flavorless. The beef Wellington was soggy and the beef tasted oxidized like it had been sitting out and reheated. After the server cleared our entrees we waited a long time for dessert. I understand that it is probably not great to work on Christmas Eve but it everything about this dinning experience was lackluster. For the price, I would...