Speilbaren Bergen — Restaurant in Bergen

Food was top notch. The wagyu beef and the tuna nigiri dish were divine.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was good, except for the waiting area (we were sitting there for 10mins) which looked boring and bland. I was originally worried that I was dining in the waiting area.

Unfortunately the owner's behavior tainted the overall experience. Whilst all the staff were attentive and approachable (esp. a team member from Lithuania), the owner who sat right next did not seem to care for other guests. The delivery of food was prioritized for him instead of my table. At one point the owner was served multiple dishes whilst I waited for 45mins for my next dish.

The owner did not realize nor care that we were waiting, and continued to be focused on the dish, and listening to how his staff delivered the "story" behind the dish.

Towards the end, a card with the day's menu, signed by the owner, was delivered to us by a staff member whilst the owner was sitting right next to us. The owner did not even greet, let alone look at us. If I were the owner, I would have deliver the card to the guest myself. I find this behavior a bit...

Best restaurant experience in Bergen, highly deserving of it's star.

We ordered the full tasting menu which began in the bar area where we had some interesting and creative cocktails including. While sat in the bar area we were served a fair amount of 'snacks' but calling them snacks is selling them short. They were one-bite plates of amazingly prepared food to really set the mood for the evening.

After the snacks we were moved to the dining area for the rest of the service. We decided not to go for the wine tasting so we ordered from the impressive wine menu which covers all price ranges you would expect from a Norwegian restaurant which is really nice to see from a restaurant of this calibre.

All dishes served were of excellent quality and presentation. Serving sizes were of course small but there were 12 courses served in total and we all left feeling full and happy.

Service was very good, attentive but not overbearing and the waiters all had a good sense of humour.

An expensive evening but I believe what we paid was reflected in the quality of the experience. Can't wait...

NOT BARE BY PAK, JUST BARE! We went there on our honeymoon in August 2024, having booked under the guise of it being a sushi restaurant with a tasting menu by an award winning chef. We hade made our reservation at some point in July. However, upon arrival the restaurant was quite empty. We had been told the restaurant had gone in a "different direction" with the menu and asked if we were still OK to eat there. The menu we then subsequently received had no sushi on it...bit of a surprise when you book a sushi restaurant. The staff were initially very coy with details, however eventually informed us that Pak had moved to a different restaurant in June (i.e before we made our booking). This appeared to have caught out other people in the restaurant as well. The food we had was OK, nothing particularly special and very expensive for what it was. To top it all off, they attempted to overcharge us around 800k (around £55-60). Overall, it left us quite disappointed with our dining experience and quite upset by the complete lack of regard for...