The Flying Elk

I’ve eaten here twice in the past two years of coming to Stockholm. The food here is solid good. First time I came, I had the kalix löjröm förätter and the veal wienerschnitzel. Was just delicious. But especially the kalix löjröm which was served on a beautiful butter toast and whipped bits of butter. Simple but amazing. Second time, I ordered the kalix löjröm förätter and fish and chips for brunch. OMG — the chips were addictive and the fish was battered so sinfully I had to stop myself from eating all the crunchy, fatty, deep fried batter. The lightness and buttery nature of the cod inside was just perfect. I will come back again on my next visit to this beautiful city.

Loved it! Had 2 starters and 2 mains. The scallops were delicious in the sauce. The tartar was tasty. The cod was perfectly seasoned. The hollandaise was not necessary except that it was so delicious with a bit of citrus. The other fish fish was phenomenal as well. We would definitely come back. Friendly service too

This place is good! We actually are in the back bar area as we didn’t plan ahead for reservations.
Chicken wings-​soooo good and I don’t even like wings. I just wish there was more. The blue cheese flavor and buffalo mixed was fantastic
Gouda puffs delicious but again, kind of small
Burger was great! Probably one of the top 5 in my life and I’m a burger whore
Chicken sandwich was good but my least favorite compared to everything else. It just didn’t pack the flavor like everything else.

I was kind of surprised by the Unilocal rating here, but after reading reviews and thinking back to my visit, I am not so surprised anymore.
My friend (who was visiting Sweden from the US) and I decided to pop in for «Frunch». She had the foie gras macaron, which was totally precious and she LOVED IT, but it is, as expected, a bit overpriced. It’s 45kr. For one. One whole macaron, that really, should be called a mini macaron as it was only maybe 3−4cm across. We both had the cougeres and they were tasty.
I ordered the Umami sandwich; confit lamb, deep-​fried onions, it was really, really, really good. So good I can still imagine how it smelled. I would definitely eat it again. The cocktail menu was great and the drinks we ordered matched our expectations for sure.
That being said, I was really put off by the service, it felt SUPER inattentive. It was busy, but not overwhelmingly so; I couldn’t understand why we basically had to flag someone down to get a refill on our water. It took FOREVER just to get menus and order and then once we were served it’s like, to be honest, we probably could have dined and ditched.
Someone was sitting at the table next to ours and we got the impression it was someone marginally famous. Like, in a douchey reality tv kind of way. Everyone that worked in the restaurant came up to their table to chat, meanwhile we waited forever just to get some goddamned water. It would have been a perfectly lovely lunch otherwise, but it just felt hampered by the lack of service in light of the never-​ending parade of staff visits to our neighbor’s table.
I have a feeling that there are much better places to eat with better service at similar price points in the neighborhood and next time I’m in town, I’ll probably try my luck elsewhere.

Really bad. Service was terrible, portions were shockingly small and we paid an obscene amount — 100 USD for two mains and a starter. Stay away

Superb lunch. Frantzièn is one of Stockholm’s premier chefs to experience and wanted to try the main resto on my last visit but couldn’t get a reservation. Like Noma in Copenhagen, Frantzièn is booked for months at a time. Next day, I found his gastropub, the Flying Elk. Here you can sample the cuisine of Stockholm’s favorite chef. The space is warm, open windows in summer; it’s next to the water– an optimal space to enjoy the breeze while getting a bite to eat, sample brews, an Aquavit and maybe another dish. And I did just that.
For starters I had the Pan fried scallops, truffled scrambled eggs, smoked brown butter, pomme paille, covered with bonito style shaved truffles. Get this. I could have had 3 of these dishes easily. I think this is perfection of sea and earth with layer upon layer of earth manna: scrambled eggs with truffles, brown butter, the thinnest crisp potatoes and to add insult to the experience shaved tuffles on top. The dish wants you think it’s Japanese, it’s not… but so beautifully earthy, beautifully tasty and beautifully satisfying.
My next dish the Veal Schnitzel Björn Frantzén: veal with triple cooked fries, roasted anchovy butter, red wine jus and sorrel salad was a symphony of taste contrasts: the panko-​crisp texture of the veal with red wine jus (grapey delicious sauce albeit slightly overcooked cutlet), roasted anchovy butter with triple cooked fries (crisp into unctuous browned butter with a hint of anchovy) and the nicely tart (and teasingly pungent) sorrel salad.
For dessert: «Eton Mess» Vanilla ice cream w/​raspberries & pink pepper meringue, strawberry & hibiscus mousse scented with roses. This was my fave dessert this trip. It’s not just vanilla ice cream, it’s amazingly well made silky yet subtle vanilla ice cream, that framed the summer raspberries; you scoop the strawberry/​hibiscus mousse with a slightly pungent pepper meringue, the complex crumbles on your palate and you swear you’ve never had anything like this. The flower petals and dried raspberries on top of this «mess» sealed this dish for me as one my favorite desserts ever. A sauterne and a coffee later, the day seemed perfect. I loved this dish so that on one of my other visits to Gamla Stan, I ordered it to go, to seal the flavors in my memory as we strolled through the cobbled streets of this magnificent city, giddy.
Loved it.
Coming back.
Visits: 2
Tip: Come hungry.

Between a 3 and a 4. Good but not great. A little too expensive for what you get elsewhere in the area. I had a burger which was good (they’re better at barrels&burgers on stora nygatan). The vegetarians in the group we’re pretty happy. The dessert (Eaton mess) was a treat.
You get a good meal but there are better restaurants in the area.

The wife and I enjoyed a very nice meal here in a nice setting overlooking the water. The service was very good and although the tables for two were a little close together, we weren’t too close.
I highly recommend the Gougère with Cheddar, they were divine. The triple cooked chips exceptional. The tuna in the Niçoise salad was fresh and perfectly rare!
All for a very reasonable price… bonus

Totally amazing high end pubfood with a twist. I’ve only been here twice but would for sure come back, just for the great beer selection and the very helpful staff.
There are for sure still things on the menus I wanna try…

I like gastropubs, and The Flying Elk is a really good gastropub. Excellent food and great wine to acceptable prices. Although there is only one Flying Elk (as far as I know), there is something of a franchise feeling to this place; everything seems standardized, somehow.

The Flying Elk is one of my favorite restaurants. The restaurant is really beautifully decorated and the food is beautifully presented.
I travel quite often to Stockholm and a lunch or dinner at The Flying Elk is always a priority.
I have had among my absolute best burger experiences here with ‘The Iron Lady Burger’ and ‘The smoky Pistol Pete burger’. Two completely sublime burgers that are definitely among my favorites.
Prices are a bit high, but the food is definitely worth it.
Anything negative? Only slightly. The service used to be quite good, but I have experienced a little unfriendly staff occasionally. At the same time there is a change in the menu extremely often. This may be good, but a bit annoying if it happens too often.
All in all, this is however a fantastic restaurant with a lot of good food, beautiful surroundings, but also a relaxed atmosphere.

This place was a little pricier than what I was expecting, but the food was absolutely heaven. We sat in this little back section below a stairwell that said «the Corner club» and «closed». There was a restaurant in the front main area that I think might have been different than where we sat. I’m not sure, it was a little confusing. We both picked pretty tame dishes compared to the more adventurous options on the menu. The fish and chips were amazeballs! The best i’ve ever had! My friend’s sandwich was amazing too! He had a BLT on ciabatta bread with pork belly instead of the bacon!!! You can imagine. His face looked like he had checked out and gone to some place with fluffy bunnies and rainbows when he put it in his mouth. LOL! Yum yum yum YUM YUM YUM!

I love modern rustic restaurants like the Flying Elk. The interior was super cozy and quirky which was a nice escape from the stark and cold weather outside. Inside they have a lot of art and décor highlighting their appreciation for the elk, which makes me think that they stand out food here would be the meats. Like I would expect, meats are really great here but the veggies are prepared wonderfully as well.
Food is amazing but what makes me come back is the lingonberry milkshake they serve during brunch on the weekends. I think it’s the best milkshake in the world.

I came here for dinner after hearing that this was a nice place to go in the old town in Stockholm. The staff was really friendly and the food was delicious. I had the beet salad and it was so good I almost wish I had had it as a main course. I then had the schnitzel and it was good. Not as good as my starter, but still tasty. Cozy atmosphere. Would come again.

Lay off the truffle oil. The chef is a one trick pony and that trick is truffle oil. It’s gross, it’s outdated and it’s a short cut to actual culinary creativity. I had the veal neck which is supposedly cooked for 24 hours. It was extremely dry. My dad like his burger. But, it’s a burger.

I was visiting Stockholm from the U.S. and wanted to try some good local food with local beers. After searching TripAdvisor and Unilocal,I decided to try The Flying Elk. My hubby ordered the Grilled Wolf fish because Wolf fish sounded interesting. It turned out to be a very nice piece of fish over stewed vegetables and a soup-​like sauce. It was very moist as if it was steamed rather than grilled. We were expecting more of a charred/​grilled exterior so the moisture was a little unexpected but it still tasted good. I order the Beef & Chicken pie topped with foie gras mousse. I’m from California, which has banned foie gras, so I try to get it any opportunity I can. Once again the dish came out looking nothing like I expected but it tasted good. The pie filling was hearty and tasted a bit like a beef meatloaf. The foie gras mousse had a nice foie gras flavor and complemented the beef flavor very well. However, overall the texture of the dish was mushy.
They had beers on tap as well as bottled. But because The Flying Elk was more of a British pub than a Swedish bar, there weren’t that many local beers. I chose one of the few local brews they had on tap and it was good (I forget the name).
Be warned that in general food and beers in Stockholm is expensive and this was no exception. I think the pint of beer alone was about $ 15.
The Flying Elk was good but I didn’t think this place stood out. For that price, I rather go to an establishment that offered more local dishes.

I was traveling in Stockholm for a conference and my meal charges were covered by work, so I decided to try this nice restaurant that is normally a little above my food budget. The main restaurant area was fully booked so my friend and I went to the back area which serves the same menu. We had a great experience there! The waiter was so incredibly nice and helpful in giving us suggestions for beers, wines, and main courses. I ordered the fish and chips and was very happy to find out that they actually use cod for the dish! Overall, very tasty food and great service!

I kept hearing about the Iron Lady, the Flying Elk’s ode to the burger. Ive come to find that Stockholm is a bit burger crazy and they’re everywhere. Unfortunately I missed the correct day and did not get to see this legend. However The place is way bigger than I thought it’d be. Large dining areas, a beer bar… nooks all over the place. Came in for a quick drink before having to head off to the hotel. If you pay attention this is another one of Bjorn Frantzen’s establishments and you’ll often finding him running through checking on how things are going…

Partamos de la base de que para un español comer en Estocolmo SIEMPRE resulta muy caro. Añadamos que el lugar es monísimo, está en la nueva zona de moda para cenar y que la comida está buena: pues resulta carísimo. Así que si hay algo que recordaré de este sitio toda la vida será que salimos a unos 60 € por persona sin haber pedido vino (solo cervezas, yo bebí agua del grifo, de hecho), con un solo postre y dos mini entrantes. Y no se trata de un restaurante caro sino de un bistrot pero claro, para sueldos españoles es todo un desfalco. Dicho esto pasemos a describir el lugar.
The Flying Elk es la versión económica de otro restaurante más caro que hay en la zona inspirada en los platos de los pubs ingleses pero más refinados. De hecho, las hamburguesas y el fish&chips son las estrellas aunque, eso sí, cada uno de ellos cuesta alrededor de 35 euritos.
Yo opté por el fish & chips, del cual me advirtieron que era inacabable y lo cierto es que lo era, yo casi salí rodando del local. Constaba de 3 grandes trozos de pescado rebozados y fritos con una gruesa capa de tempura que, a medida que te ibas llenando, se hacía muy pesada. Quizá tenía demasiada mantequilla. Tenía por supuesto patatas fritas, que habían preparado con un métido en el que se fríen tres veces o no sé qué. Bueno y abundante aunque MUY pesado al estómago.
Los entrantes, caros y escasillos, costaban unos 15 euros. Uno eran unas cortezas con salsa de trufa y otro unas patatas fritas con otra salsita más picante. Venían en un vasito enano y las patatas eran como chips de bolsa, ¡decepción!
Eso sí, los camareros eran pura amabilidad y atendían rápido y eficientemente. Para no salir arruinada y rodando tenía que haber pedido el pato, que era de mucho menor tamaño y tenía PINTAZA. En fin, ahorraré para la próxima vez.

Had the burger that’s only available on Sundays.
+ Nice venue, cool decorations
+ Good service
+ Great fries
+ Burger was good but…
— Surprise spicy burger laced with horseradish (I’m not a fan of surprise spicy but know now, surely awesome if you’re a fan of spicy stuff)
— Not blown away & not sure it lives up to «gastropub» description
It’s a ⁷⁄₁₀ but can do no more than ³⁄₅ :)

I wouldn’t really call this a pub no matter how much gastro you put in. This is more like a fancy restaurant.
Well, I didn’t try the food just the beer. And I almost fell off my chair when I was served a Bulldog in a glass of LESS than 40 cls at a amazing 60 SEK! OMG!
Anyhow, we came here around 5 on a Thursday evening and it was queuing up for tables already. We waited in line but could then go straight to the bar/​pub to the left a bit further in. The bar itself is really small. There’s a table for eating guests in the inner room as well.
The food might be good but don’t go here for just the beer. Not worth it. Nothing special about the bar section.
They accept AMEX.