Delicatessen Aker Brygge — Restaurant in Oslo

Were exploring the area near our Airbnb and decided to have dinner here. The decor is simple and slightly industrial with exposed brick walls and floor to ceiling windows, but the wooden furnishings and candles on the tables add warmth. We shared some great tapas, including a fried goat cheese and beetroot salad, empanadas, 'bikini' toast, perfectly cooked cod, patatas bravas and the intriguingly named 'roots', which turned out to be some yummy, roasted root vegetables. For dessert we had the sorbet of the day (mango) and the Catalan cheesecake. Not only was everything presented beautifully, but it was delicious too. I was really impressed with the professional and genuine service from our waiter, particularly when it came to paying the bill. I didn't get his name, but he is definitely a credit to the restaurant. Firstly, his explanation of how card payments work in Norway when I got confused was very helpful and polite. I wasn't aware it is the customer, not the server, who enters the amount. And secondly, when we asked if service charge was included (it wasn't) and were trying to work out the conversion to include a tip, he very kindly said we didn't have to because of the already high price of the meal compared to the UK. This simple gesture set him apart in our eyes. Anyway the bill, including tip, came to just over £100. This was our first meal on our first night in Oslo, and it set the bar high....

I was one of the regular customer until today (20.08.23), and have been here many times with friends and family. Apparently the food quality has gone down. Patatas bravas was like a mash potato, abondigas and the chicken wings was over cooked, I guess they heat them up piping hot, so it was totally tasteless. And the calamari was a bit raw, especially squid. We got the drinks when we received the food, although they received the drinks order as well by QR code when i placed the order. It would be nice to get the drinks in advance, so I would order another one. Accordingly I couldn’t have a chance to order another drink. No one came to table to check the food quality. The girl who served us didn’t even say “bye” while we were leaving even though it was only two tables and she was keeping an eye contact with us. It was totally disappointing, we...

I was here with an organization. Not sure how it would be if I went personally.

The food came haphazardly. I believe we had about 9 different plates of food during the meal. These were for a peculiar taste. Some dishes were really salty and those 3 came all together, there were no balance to the meal at all.

We got a plank at the time with 3 dishes on it. If it did not contain anything you liked you were sat there waiting for a long while before something else arrived.

The location was loud and it was really hard to keep a conversation going.

The service was haphazard aswell. No water to the wine before late in the meal. No question wether a person would like wine at all. No one asked if anyone wanted some soft drinks.

All in all not very impressed. I make better...