Spisestedet Feinschmecker — Restaurant in Oslo

An extraordinary find. We were just in the Frogner neighborhood and stopped in and were lucky to get a table. Had no idea that we were in store for the best dinner of the year! (On Winter's Solstice!)

Ordered the Jul (Christmas) menu, of course, and it was a wonderful progression: First a little taste of onion soup; an extraordinarily fresh scallop tartare with a sprinkle of caviar; and a delicious little cod loin with green pea puree, tiny bits of bacon, and hollandaise (a flat sauce spoon, thoughtfully provided to scoop up every drop. The feast culminated in a grand, glazed duck breast with an anise and celery puree, all on an amazing sherry sauce.

For dessert a "simple" chocolate terrine with candied orange zest, pickled qumquat, and a scoop of orange sorbet.

Michelin should hand out several stars to the chef, Lars Erik Underthun. World class.

The service was perfect, the room elegant and comfortable, the other tables surround by happy, well-dressed diners. Feinschmecker is not just worth a detour. It's...

Excellent! Eating here is definitely a unique experience and so much attention is put into every detail of it! Food is excellent, nothing more to say. Except, after such an exceptional meal and culinary experience I was a bit surprised to see that the coffee was just like your average grocery store or Nespresso coffee. A bit weird after so much though is put into everything else, and considering the coffee is the final thing you receive as well, so minus 1 star for that. My suggestion would be to consult with Tim Wendelboe, one of the best coffee roasters in the world that happens to also be in Oslo, and have them supply beans and set you up with a few of the nice Wilfa coffee makers and how to brew it properly. It would be a much better final touch to the experience, you could even present the details of the coffee to the customer as well like you did with each dish! :) Will be back for sure, but hope you level up the coffee...

Meget skuffet! Vi stod mellom to meget gode valg for restauranter og valgte et bord på klassiske og elegante Feinschmecker på Valentines dag. Feinschmecker er en restaurant samboeren min så frem til å spise blant gode restauranter i Oslo by etter å ha fulgt med på matprogrammet "Kokkenes kamp". Vi er over gjennomsnittet interessert i mat begge to, og ønsket å kose oss ekstra og feire kjærligheten. Vi gikk for "smak av Feinschmecker" menyen med alle klassikere for å smake oss gjennom de beste av de beste rettene.

Forretten var kamskjelltatar. Kamskjell er en av mine favoritt ingredienser, men dessverre var retten tam på smak. Jeg følte at jeg tygde på rå kamskjell uten smak. Andelever terrine leverte som forventet for en restaurant i denne prisklassen. Deretter fulgte kremet sjøkrepssuppe. Her sparte kjøkkenet på sjøkreps. Jeg måtte løfte skjeen i bildet for å finne to usle sjøkrepsbiter. Smaken på suppen var derimot god, men presentasjonen var under middels for det var kun suppe. Mest skuffet ble vi av stekt piggvar som er min favoritt fisk. Begge våre piggvar ble for hardt stekt og dessverre for tørre for å kunne bli servert på en restaurant med kaliber som Feinschmecker. Jeg må rose kelnerne for god service under middagen og vinservering. Han kom raskt bort og tilbudte meg ny piggvar. Den nye piggvaren var fremdeles for tørr for min smak, men jeg vil ikke ødelegge stemningen så jeg spiste den opp. En god fisk skal ha fin kjernetemperatur og kun flake seg når fisken serveres gjestene. Kveldens beste rett var overraskende nok perlehøne. De resterende rettene modne oster og Rørosrømme-mousse var som forventet. Feinschmecker leverte ikke opp til forventningene og vi dro hjemover meget skuffet og nesten 10...