Restaurant Varma — Restaurant in Hveragerðisbær

Quality food worth every penny. It’s made the stay at the hotel just that more special. This is my new top restaurant. Even got the chef’s signature for my elite collection of top restaurants (from the US and Europe and Asia). If you’re a foodie like me you must give this restaurant a visit. Been to many restaurants and this one I say brings amazing technique with flavor anyone can enjoy. Truly brings a smile to my face when I ate the food. I had the arctic char and my boyfriend had the beef tenderloin. My boyfriend hates fish but he tasted my fish and thought it tasted really good. The beef was cooked to perfection very tender and the flavors exploded on the tongue. Both our plates were clean and wish I had more. Anytime I come to Iceland I am making this a mandatory spot. Honeymoon must do for sure because it’s such a romantic...

Although we were only passing through the area, our dining experience at Varma Restaurant turned out to be truly memorable. While the prices are on the higher side, they felt entirely justified within the Icelandic context, considering the remarkable quality of the main courses.

I chose the signature lamb, which was cooked to absolute perfection—tender, rich, and bursting with flavor. Without exaggeration, it was one of the finest lamb dishes I’ve ever had. My companion ordered the beef tenderloin, and it was equally impressive: beautifully prepared, aromatic, and deeply satisfying.

For starters, we tried the reindeer and tuna tartare. Both were decent at best.

That said, the main courses alone made the visit unforgettable. The lamb in particular stands out as one of the best dishes I’ve...

My wife and I ate here on our first night as everything else that was local was closed. It is busy, so we were only thing able to get a reservation for 8:30 (when calling at 6:30). Not a big deal, just be warned to book ahead because it took about 1:30 to eat there so it can get late.

My wife had the lamb and I had the duck. Both were fantastic and quite filling. We also each had beers - hers a light lager and mine a pale ale, and both were smooth tasting as well.

The service was fairly good, a little slow clearing our desert and giving us the bill but otherwise everything was good.

The only thing, which is a common theme with Iceland, was the price. We ended up paying around $150 CAD for our dinner (two of the cheaper mains, two beers and...