Excellent restaurant. A famous, old establishment that serves up only the best of Swedish classics. No compromises in quality and taste over the years.

So how does this place stack up against one its closest competitor - Pelikan Restaurang?

The prices are about the same. This place is more exclusive and you receive a warm, personalized unrushed treatment. Pelikan in comparison feels like an overcrowded noisy food hall.

FOOD: Splendid tastes, beautifully plated.

🔸️ Bread rolls ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flavourful, well-rested dough.

🔸️ VIT SPARRISSOPPA ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The essence of the white asparagus ìs infused in a cream soup. A warm soup that comes in a steel soup jug. Poured out before you on a soup plate at the table.

🔸️BIFF Á LA RYDBERG ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This dish deserves more than 5 stars. The crispy potato cubes are fried to perfection. The pan-fried onions are so delicious and the cuts of steak are perfectly browned and while the meat is kept medium rare. The combination of potatoes, onion and steak eaten together are a match made in heaven.

Ok, there is also an egg yolk and pepper root cream that I was supposed to use to with the dish but really, when the main dish is good enough on its own, there was no need.

🔸️ VÅRA HEMTRILLADE KÖTTBULLAR ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best Swedish meatballs dish hands-down.

The medium sized meatballs go beautifully with creamy brown sauce, slightly sweet / tart lingonberries jam and sliced pickled cucumbers.

The creamy mashed potatoes left me with strong fond memories.

This dish sets the bar for any other Swedish meatballs dish that one encounters afterwards. Only few will come close.

🔸️ ENTRECÔTE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superbly cooked, excellent quality beef. The golden brown fries are amazing!

The bearnaise sauce here helps me appreciate why people go crazy over this sauce. I don't normally like bearnaise but here this batch of sauce tasted freshly made. The blend egg yolk, butter and vinegar is skillful.

🔸️ CHOKLADFONDANT ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A semi bitter sweet dark chocolate ball with accompanied with cream. It's a nice small size dessert for closure.

🔸️ BRYGG KAFFE / CAPPUCCINO ⭐⭐ Ok but lacking aroma, unbalanced with too much water and taste is flat.

SERVICE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old-school with good poise, professional, attentive and efficient 👌.

AMBIANCE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old fashioned but well maintained. A high energy place with lots patrons. The place is richly decorated with painting, portraits and sketches of the restaurant.

Good to reserve in advance but they do a good job to accommodate drop-ins.