Engen Steakhouse Bergen — Restaurant in Bergen

Arrived at time and got a table in the most trafficked part of the restaurant, by the kitchen. The bistro style menu was a bit confusing and way out of our comfort zone. We got a bottle of still water that we had to pour ourselves. Than the menu was explained and we ordered a scallop and a tartare for starters and halibut with asparagus and small baked potatoes as sides, for mains. Alvahrino and pinot noir for the starters and Alvahrino for the mains. The alvahrino came in a larger quantity in the glass. Both wines were acceptable in tast and flavor. No amuse from the kitchen? We waited in anticipation. The wine diminished in the glases. We didn't have to wait for long. The two causes were beautifully presented. The tartar was a bit on the salty side. Chives and crunchy crumble capers fritters made the dish work. The scallop came alone in a sea of tasty creamy sauce and tarragon oil, topped with caviar and dill. The halibut came with out any evidence of being on the grill. The asparagus and onion side dish was a bit peculiar, so was the saus. Baked potatoes? The only possible choice? I would have done better with a more traditional approach. My back kept being contacted by unknown acquaintances as we waited to order our desserts chocolate egg and cream brulee accompanied by a 3 puttonyos tokaji. We actually got quite bored waiting for the waiter to take the dessert orders. The desserts were delicious, in generous amounts and you can't go wrong with a tokaji. We will waiting some time before we visit again to give room for...

We came here for dinner on weekday and the huge main dining hall was 80% packed, to my surprise, full of locals. My wife and I chose porterhouse and tbh, it far surpassed our expectations. This probably ranked among the top 5 best steak i ever had and i considered myself a foodie who is well traveled, including multiple trips to famous steakhouse in Japan.

The service from the young waiter is not perfect but very efficient and friendly, i really think this place deserves a much higher score in google 4.5-4.7 would be fair imo. Not cheap but certainly...

Vi var tre stykker som bestilte biff, to bestilte entrecôte en bestilte indrefilet.

Maten kom egentlig veldig raskt, men vi klarte såvidt å skjære i kjøttet fordi det var så seigt.

Jeg måtte aktivt lete etter servitør fordi de aldri så seg rundt når de gikk inn og ut av kjøkkenet, etter 10 minutter fikk jeg endelig kontakt med servitør, da sa jeg at jeg ønsket ett nytt stykke kjøtt, for jeg har bestilt indrefilet, men kjøttet var ikke spisende, seigt og smakte brent. De to med entrecôte var heller ikke fornøyd, men han ene ville spise opp det han hadde fått for å være høflig, vi andre fikk nye biffer, etter 30 - 40 minutter venting.

Når vi ventet på ny biff, kom servitøren ut og spurte om vi ville ha de gamle biffene tilbake og få rabatt på måltidet eller om vi var sikker på at vi ville ha nye?

Den nye biffen var ikke så seig som den første, så den gikk an å spise men jeg har fortsatt aldri hatt en så smakløs og seig indrefilet noen gang før. Den nye entrecôte var også bedre tilberedt gang nummer to, men den var også smakløs og relativt seig.

Vi bestilte alle biffene medium, og de var steikt medium, der hadde vi ikke noe å klage på bortsett fra at kjøttet var veldig seigt og smakløst.

Tilbehøret vi valgte var salat og mais stuing, de var det beste med hele måltidet.

Pommes-frites var av typen eldorado sticks, de var tørre og kjedelige, den spesielle sausen deres var bare en veldig vannaktig bearnaise saus, den var helt ok.

Vi fikk ingen rabatt eller unnskyldning når vi spurte om å få betale.

Lokalene var nydelige, og toalettene er noe av det vakreste jeg har sett på en norsk restaurant.

Men maten har de mye å gå på, jeg forventer mye bedre mat på en så...