Suvi — Restaurant in Tromsø

We were a party of four. Place had some larger groups already there but service was rather quick. Staff was a bit hit and miss I felt, some seemed more engaged than others. Modern Scandinavian style in the restaurant, yet cozy enough. We ordered 4 different dishes, unfortunately none of us were really satisfied. The food didn't at all live up to the hype this place has had going for it. Crispy duck with pancakes was okay, the meat had a nice flavour but was a bit dry (considering it was well done, which is perfectly fine). I'm 99% sure the pancakes were just store-bought dumpling dough, so they just weren't very impressive. The vegetables seemed a bit stale, if they work like any other kitchen some ingredients will be cut/prepared in the morning for the entire day, also perfectly acceptable, but they could have been kept fresh better. All in all taste was good, but the price was quite steep for around 1/4 duck breast per person. We also got just one steamer with pancakes for 2 people who ordered and assumed that was to keep the pancakes warm and staff would make sure to bring out the second steamer with fresh pancakes. When we asked for the second steamer the waiter had no clue what we asked about ("pancakes? You mean the rice chips?"). We got them no further questions asked, but it seemed a bit unprofessional there and then. Chicken katsu: this was a letdown. The chicken was battered in what I'm sure was Panko, but that was it. The taste was just deep-fried chicken with bread crumbs. I can't really describe it any other way. Certainly nothing specifically Japanese or even Asian about it. The curry sauce tasted primarily five spice. As the menu pointed out the "Japanese style", I expected some twist of a Japanese curry, but it was just completely forgettable. Plating wasn't too attractive on this one, too much sauce with the chicken on top and the rest on the side. Accompanied by an out of place (albeit fresh and with nice dressing) speck of green salad and rice that had been plated too soon (dry ok top and luke warm), I was really disappointed by this one. The rest of the food was alright (soup, stir fry meat), just absolutely nothing out of the ordinary (meh rice here too). Nothing that would set it apart from any other westernized Asian restaurant in town. We were really excited to finally check out the place, but it just didn't leave any of us impressed. We're considering to give the sushi a try somewhen, but apart from that there wasn't anything that made us...

Recently ate the restaurant with my husband for a late Sunday lunch. Booked a table via their website for kl 15. Come to the restaurant to find out that they opened at 16, but because we had reserved they let us in the restaurant anyways.

Ordered three starts of a Spring Roll, Summer Roll and some Dim Sum to share- chefs were nice enough to slice them in half for each of us to make sharing easier.

Ordered the Maki Mix Kombi, and changed out the 4 pieces of red almonds for King Crab - worth it! The entire plate was delicious to say the least. I must also say that our waitress who brought the food was an ‘opplæring’ and was very informed as to what was on our huge slate- so kudos to her. :)

Ended the meal with some fried bananas and the hot & cold sorbet which were delicious and a nice way to end the meal.

We had heard about the restaurant from some friends who had also traveled from Oslo, and I’d definitely recommend the same to those who want some fresh sushi and great atmosphere!

That being said, the only negative thing I have to say is that the Menu is HUGE and gets overwhelming at times- but the food...

Excellent dinner, small place with about 15 tables, warm ambiance and excellent staffing. I was greeted by Yolanda and her beautiful smile, I had made a reservation in the morning but for some reason never received a confirmation and probably why I didn't go through but luckily there were a few sits at the bar and I was very happy to get in, Yolanda was actually able to move things around and got me a table after 5 min. I was lucky but a lot of people came in after me with no reservations were turned away. The menu is a mix of Vietnamese food and sushi... can't go wrong there...I ordered the summer roll with a peanut sauce worthy of being eaten with a spoon! For the main I ordered the medium platter of sushi, perfect for one, with a good selection of nigri and maki, for dessert I had the delicious banana wrap a perfect ending to my wonderful dinner. What made the evening even better was the staff, Yolanda of course that waited on me but also Nicolas and Keanu who although very busy also took the time to say hello and made sure everything was at it should. 5 stars for food and the very friendly and...