Grillhúsið Borgarnesi — Restaurant in undefined

There aren’t many options in this town; however, if you can find another place, you might use this as your last resort.

The food tasted like it all came from the frozen section of your nearest market. Fries. Burgers. Buns. Appetizers. Burritos. Etc. The flavors were missing - seemingly, so was the management.

The service was nonexistent; albeit, it was seemingly understaffed, but there was a severe lack of organization. It was being ran by 3 teenagers (not their fault) but we had each of them as a different waiter/waitress and they weren’t sure where within our order and meal we were at.

Everyone around us exchanged glances, confused and helpless. After waiting 45mins for someone to come by, I went up to pay for our bill. I was told to sit down and that they would be there to help me shortly. After 15mins, I was told to come back up to the register and pay.

This was definitely a mood killer. Everything was touristly expensive for what seemed like the cheapest expense for the restaurant. Salsa being served with mozzarella sticks was a bit of a red flag & being out of the chicken wings as well.

Hopefully this place will be able to get properly staffed so the teenagers aren’t so stressed and can get some help for future...

Don't go there.

The staff is overstrained. The meat was not good quality.

We had a burger and spare ribs: the burger was cold and the ordered fried egg was forgotten and only delivered on request. In general, the burger was below average and loveless for a "grill house". The spare ribs were average. The fries, however, were cold. A cleaning cloth for the hands for after the meal was then also delivered on request. The side salad was unseasoned.

The best part was the starter: Cauliflower with celery sticks and cheese dip.

Again, for the a grill house, this is hardly acceptable!

On the other day, we went to the "Route 66" diner at the gas station across the street. The burger here was better than the one at the grill house and we are talking about a gas...

It's hard to say if Grillhúsið is a rare gem worth a thousand stars or minus a million. It's a throwback to romantic gray concrete, dimly lit dark wood furniture and orange plastic. It's a time capsule. The TV shows music videos from the eighties. The food is uncomplicated and geared towards the exclusive and shrinking populace of viking truckers. They probably have their secret yearly get-together here when the nights are dark and the days are grey. There's concrete seating in the cold outside wind to remind you that aren't one and you that just aren't hard enough to handle it.

While you're there, you NEED to visit the gents' toilet, which is in charming carmine and orange plastic and lit with vision-impairing...