Rakstugan Kök och Bar — Restaurant in Strängnäs kommun

We spent a couple of days in Mariefred and were delighted that we found Rakstugan for dinner on the second night. The venue is small and charming but also well-lit and modern while never feeling cramped at all.

The expectation is that each person will order a couple of smaller dishes (Tapas style) and each dish comes out at around 120 SEK. We took 2 main dishes of food each and a side of fried potatoes and it was perfect for a good sized dinner. There were a couple of vegetarian dishes on top of the starters which meant even as a vegetarian you could have the tapas-like-experience.

Other than that, the service was friendly and polite, there was a good selection of beer to enjoy and we overall just had a great time...

This is not a normal restaurant. It is more of a tapas restaurant. My wife and I ordered two items each, which was plenty for us. I had the fried haloumi and the chicken dish. My wife had the beef dish and roast beef dish. Prices are about $10-$13 per dish, so overall fairly reasonable if you just do 2 dishes. All of our dishes were excellent. It is a small restaurant with limited seating. Rather rustic setting. Make sure you have a reservation in advance, which you can make online using Google...

This was the best meal in our Sweden journey. The plates are a little smaller than usual but that way price is smaller and it is good for a lunch. We took frien herring toast and one toast with shrimps and melted/toasted butter. The last one is absolutely amazing- I have never tried anything similar, we even thought at first that butter was with cardamom. hint of sweet and flavorful spiced shrimp...