Gaspars — Restaurant in Vilnius

Big disappointment. Chose this place for our yearly outing with my mom and her friends - classy ladies who just turned 80. Chose Gaspars since it was rated 1rst/30 LT restaurants - also the reason why I did not test it in advance. AMBIANCE- 2/5. Mostly for the horrible accustics - they should invest in noice cancelling stoff on their walls: we could not hear each other at all, but well the noice from a party of 9 on the other side of the room. 1 point for the cute idea of different color cuttlery for each part of the meal. SERVICE: 2/5. We arrived 2 mins earlier and were asked to step outside - in pouring rain - to wait for our table to be ready (classy ladies of 80 I remind you). At the end it turned out that our table WAS ready, they mixed us with the order of 9. Then waiter came - cool young man, very fond of himself. While taking our orders was in a rush, asked why he is rushing, answered, that we are not his only customers (and we hoped). We really felt specialed and valued. Not to mention his clearly signature joke (repeated 4 times) about German Mozel Riesling having a taste of mazout (thats why he was suggesting a portuguese one - it was a very good one, but us, fans of Mosel wines among others, felt awkward and patronised). Same goes for his reaction to our remark about one dish on the menu, which contained Morel mushrooms - when we mentioned they are considered poisonous in some countries, he laughed it off, telling us he has eaten them and is still alive. More of patronising attitude when serving a wine - when we asked to refill the glass of my mum, who was in the bathroom at the moment when our glasses were being filled - we were told that's not the way to do. (From now on classy ladies of 80 have learned something new). FOOD: everything we ate was VERY GOOD. We could choose some different starters, however for the main course the choice was so limited (if you are not into heavy meat eating) that we ended up with ordering same fish dish everyone - OK, I changed mine for the poisonous morel, just for a bit of variety. Dessert - excellent, so was the sweet Sauvignon blanc - suggestion of the waiter, for which I regrett a bit less 20 eur tip I left for the boll of 270 eur for 4 persons. VERDICT: Gadpar's for sure is not Nr1 in Lt  and not the place were you would go for a cosy evening with long-time-no-see friends, in particular if they are...

Exquisite fine dining breakfast experience.

This review is focused on breakfast only. Breakfast at Gaspars sets a very high standard and I see it as a benchmark.

Attention to details and high class service from the very moment you enter the restaurant. Professional and welcoming staff.

The space is quite compact, but the interior design and decor with lots of natural light and pastel colours make it feel spacious and cozy at the same time.

The furniture and the lighting is of top quality, comfortable and translates the spirit of this place which I would define as Modern Orient Express.

Everything and everyone one is always at the optimal place.

The menu is brief, but it captures all the depth and breadth of perfect breakfast. We were a group of four, so we had the chance to taste different dishes.

Every dish has this orient signature to it, would it be a spice, texture or ingredients. Classic continental breakfast comes deconstructed on the plate featuring all the key elements with some editions, including avocado and chanterelles. Toasted bread comes in the form of naan.

Steak breakfast was enhanced with spice and amazing smoked flavour.

I loved the Masala omelette. It was so good. Topped with crab meat, delicate oyster souce and avocado mousse dressing.

Portuguese cinnamon basil tea was a discovery for me.

All dishes are beautifully decorated. I liked a silverware a lot, so stylish.

I highly recommend this place for a special breakfast occasion, just make sure to make a reservation in advance. This place is booked out...

The restaurant was tiny, probably around 10 tables. When you came in, there is only 1 jackets coat right at the door so you have to wait in the cold for everyone else to get their coats sorted before you can enter. We had a reservation, we were there 10 minutes before our reservation and the table were still having guests so we have to wait outside for 15minutes since there is no waiting space inside before we were seated. The Nann was great, probably one of the best I’ve had, but other than that, the food was a bit overpriced since there isn’t much technique going on I must say. For example: the starter recommended was the shrimp with butter and herbs; or the main dish slow cook squid, nothing sophisticated. The chef can use more spices that’s for sure as there wasn’t much flavors in any of the dishes. Plating was ok, straightforward. The most confusing piece was the dessert with black garlic. Everything was good on its own, but when everything combined, it was fusion confusion. The servers aren’t up to par for an upscale restaurant. They are limited in the menu and the wine knowledge. When the food brought out, they didn’t introduce what it was that they just brought out. It’s hard to believe this is the no.1 restaurant in Vilnius as I’ve had better food and services elsewhere. Good to try but no good enough to come back for the price that we paid. There’re definitely other places in town that are...