Djurgårdsbrunns Wärdshus

Had a 3-​course dinner here with friends.
The place’s got great ambiance but the food was so so. Soup and main course weren’t rock stars but the desserts were nice. We had a great time catching up here while enjoying wine and cheeses over our witty waiter’s jokes here and there ;)

A perfect spot for the sunny day, starting with a brunch and ending it with a stroll around the Island.
It isnt the biggest variation i have seen, but the quality is great and quantity is good enough to be stuffed for a day. You start off outside with the «real» food and then grab the sweets inside along with coffee. Expect meat, chicken and sausage from the grill accompanied with different sauces and salads. And dont forget to finish it off with the Swedish strawberry cake.
Our waiter was relaxed and fun, and the service was good, but not flawless. The restaurant was pretty packed when we arrived, so we had to wait a while to get our drinks. But once we were up and running, it went smooth all along.
This is definitely a place to try when the sun is smiling at you. And the area around is very soothing for your soul, so once you get here, you probably dont wanna leave… ever!

Had the worst experience I’ve ever had in a restaurant, anywhere in the world. It felt like my very common allergies were not taken seriously at all. This took its toll on me and I cannot recommend anyone with an allergy visit this restaurant.

This place has a great terasse for sunny spring coffee/​champagne or more. Snacks is good but only thing I have eaten here is ‘julbord’ swedish Xmas table. It was ok, but not sparkling.
But location is fantastic.

Why is this restaurant so highly rated? And, why was it was in Sweden’s White Guide?
I don’t get it.
I’ll admit, I was only going to give it one star but the appetizers and apple desert were really pretty good! Despite liking all that, I do think this restaurant failed miserably on several levels. Everything was a bit worn down and the walk up looked like a deserted outdoor summer bar with everything closed up for winter. It was all very unattractive. We entered inside and there was no one there to greet us for some time. We stood there awkwardly staring at seated guests and waiters walking by and ignoring us. There were dirty electric chords all over the floor that also looked very hazardous and careless.
My sambo and I sat down to eat and I noticed my champagne glass was chipped. Then I went to take a sip of another drink and I sliced a little into my lip because the other one was also chipped right at the top! The appetizers came and mine was pretty good, my significant other was really loving his. Then, at the main course I was served a creamed cabbage dish that really turned my stomach. Everything went downhill. I really tried to eat it and give it a chance, but it was so slimy/​crunchy and half cooked it felt like I was eating something spoiled. The sharp heated sourness of the balsamic on top of whatever flavorless slime was around the cabbage made me even more nauseous. My significant other was ok and liking his main course meat dish though, so maybe meat is the better choice here.
Lastly, I got the chocolate cake and my boyfriend got the apple pastry for dessert. I tasted his and it was wonderful! Mine was so hard and dry I couldn’t even cut it. I stabbed my fork as far as it would go into the middle but it got stuck. I felt stupid wagging my rock hard cake in the air at such a «fancy» restaurant, but It was hilarious! I said to my partner that «only the once and future king could take it out» from The Sword and The Stone. At the same time, I got hiccups from not feeling well and we busted out laughing and couldn’t stop!
I guess, if you go for dinner here… stick to only meat dishes and the apple pastry desert. Vegetarians, you are seriously out of luck! YUCK!