Lebowski Bar — Restaurant in Reykjavik

Like everywhere in Iceland compared to the UK, its expensive but thats just how you have to roll in Iceland.

We had been sourcing a place for lunch and came across this american themed diner/bar with good reviews and a seemingly decent burger, fries and soda meal deal for 2750 Kr. Thats just over £16 and with the option for an upgrade to a beer for 1000 kr (Icelandic Gull , which to be fair is pretty decent) and also a kids similar deal, minus the beer upgrade option of course.

There are a good selection of burgers to choose from and a veggie option is available too. We went for meat options and were not offered the option of how we wanted it cooked, which should in my opinion have been an option. It came in a basket, a wrapped burger with fries on the side, American style.

On unwrapping the burger, the buns were soggy as the burger was very moist. A bite into the burger explained why, it may as well have been still mooing. It was rare and as such juicy.

Coming from the UK where they tell us to thoroughly cook burgers I can see this being an issue for many and it was for some of my party. Even for me it was a bit on the underdone side and I am firmly in the rare stake camp (bit different with ground meats however). I did ask the waitress if it should be that pink and was reassured that is how they cook them and not to worry.

The offering of how a person would like their burger cooked would be good here. As not everyone wants it mooing. It was however, rare and soggy bun aside, a tasty burger and a decent size. The fries were good, although there could have been more of them for the price.

Contrary to many reviews the service was OK. Nothing special but it did the job. Certainly nothing to criticise.

The venue itself is cute and quirky. We sat in the back where there is a big screen to watch what ever film they have one, for hs it was Braveheart, I did do a skip down the road after shouting Freedom!, I have to say though in late October when they open the back door its bloody freezing, even for a Yorkshireman. That is something they need to address.

Theres a couple of other zones as well that help you feel like you are in an experience. I certainly didnt feel lebowski but it was welcoming.

All in all it was an OK experience but nothing to write home about. We certainly wouldnt return for a second time. Over priced for what it is, but that is not their fault and being honest a Macci D's would have been better. That said it was one of the cheaper options for lunch and was cheaper than the local subway, offering much more for the price.

Over all rating...

I came here a couple or years ago on my first visit to Iceland. I remembered it being fun and good value, with tasty food. This time around, I was travelling with my partner, and spent a long time hyping this place up. We rocked up, excited for a burger, only to find them closed for refurbishment. Not to worry, we found somewhere else and returned the next day once they had reopened. We were greeted at the door and offered the bar to sit at. I like how they're happy for you to eat at the bar, instead of just drink. I ordered 'The Other Lebowski' burger, and my partner ordered 'The Donny'. Both as meals with chips and a drink. The burger was moist, dirty, messy to eat and packed full of sauce. So in other words, everything you want from a damn good burger. It hit all the right spots and we definitely left feeling full. Happy hour is between 1600-1900 every day, so after our meal we treated ourselves to some wine/rose. Now I'm not a pretensious wine snob, so my verdict probably accounts to very little, but I thought the wine was pretty good. Didn't taste cheap at all. The service behind the bar was quick and efficient, which just made for a much nicer experience. I'm glad I got a chance to come back, and to share this place with my girlfriend. I'd also go as far as saying that this was probably the most affordable place to eat out as well if you're looking for a proper burger meal. I needed a dirty burger and that's...

0/10 terrible experience at this bar. It has the rudest manager I’ve ever encountered in my life. Farah the “manager” made me a different drink than I asked for and instead of making me a new drink she told me she would make me new one for 25% off.

I asked for a whiskey sour and instead of making me a whiskey “the dude” sour that was on their menu she made me what was listed as a Boston sour which had completely different ingredients. She argued the importance of saying “the dude” in the middle which was written in small letters in between the “whiskey” and the “sour” in the middle of a dark bar and argued that by not saying “the dude” I had ordered a completely different drink with a completely different name. If I wanted a Boston sour I would have asked for one. She then agreed to make me the drink I ordered if I showed her the recipe online and when I did she said “she never agreed to that and that it was nonnegotiable”. She then proceeded to tell me that I need to “learn more about European culture”. For her to assume I wasn’t European most likely had to do with the color of my skin which is both discriminatory and racist. Clearly, if you’re not from Europe you are clearly not welcomed or a respected customer. The arrogance and unwillingness to fix her mistake shows the mean spirit and terrible customer service she posses. Farah was absolutely rude and unprofessional. I will never...