Furu Gastropub — Restaurant in Narvik

This was unfortunately not a very enjoyable meal. TLDR: The food was lacking in taste, poor combination of flavors and the protein was not prepared well. For this cost I expect a lot more.

The restaurant was open for the holiday and we were happy to get a table. The atmosphere was decent and the menu looked promising. Unfortunately the positives ended there. The service was lacking, not all of us where able to order drinks before the waitress left the table. She gave us two starters even though we only ordered one. This would've been ok if the food was nice.

Starters: We ordered the mixed seafood starter with two small pieces of octopus , one fried scollop and one green clam. This was under seasoned and the octopus was rubbery and tasteless. The clam was over cooked and tasteless. All was served on a pink cauliflower purée which would benefit from more salt and acid. The acidity came from pickled ginger bought from a general store. Over all not a pleasant experience for 200 NOK a plate.

The main course: We ordered halibut and the char. The halibut was a bit over cooked, but ok. Unfortunately it laid on top of a green purée of unknown source (not specified in the menu). This purée was horrible and had a corse mouth feel. The sauce was also green (based on parsley) and gave no impression due to this horrible green slush of a purée. The pickled fennel was ok. It tasted mostly of white vinegar but was a welcome addition to break through the rest of the flavors. The char was under-seasoned and had a weird texture. The fried potatoes and carrot purée was ok but needed some salt and acid. The broccoli was burnt.

In total this was an expensive but disappointing meal. Either change the ambition/pricing to a less "complex" and expensive level or this restaurant need to increase their over all quality.

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