Lindsay Dann

Review of Stortorvets Gjæstgiveri

Went here for dinner looking to enjoy traditional ...

Went here for dinner looking to enjoy traditional Norwegian food. Was thoroughly disappointed. There was a 3 course chefs menu listed - we assumed you could pick any 3 items from the menu as it wasn t listed as a set menu. We later found out this was not the case. Despite 2 of our party having the correct starter and main they wanted a different dessert - both of which were cheaper or the exact same price as the correct dessert and were not allowed to change it and had to pay over 100NOK more to have the meal as 3 separate courses so they could have the dessert they wanted. Then there was the issue with the actual food! 2 people had the crayfish bisque - all they got from this meal was one mouthful (a small one at that) and was charged 164NOK for this! Absolutely disgusting. The mains were nothing special either - the lamb was very rare for one person. The Cheesecake dessert was tiny. The staff were not helpful when we questioned them about the set menu and just didn t seem to care after all they were making a lot of money from us! We just couldn t believe it - probably the worst meal/restaurant experience I have ever had - both in terms of food & service. Don t go here - save your money and go elsewhere! Unfortunately the lowest rating I can put is 1 star - but that s only because I have to select something - I wouldn t even give it that.