Villa Godthem

A great location close to a canal between Djurgården and the mainland, what could go wrong?
The food was not a disaster but not far from. As a starter I had a deep fried brie, port wine cooked figs, endive and toasted walnuts. It did taste nothing. Then I had a plaice meunière. It was okay but not more than that.
This was a disappointment!

Yummi !
Sehr schönes Restaurant an herrlicher Lage. Essen ist super, das Personal freundlich und sympatisch.

They definitely exceeded my expectations with their 3-​course set lunch menu for our large group. The dining room is beautiful, the food presentation and taste were wonderful and the service exceptional. It absolutely made me want to return on another occasion.

Villa Godthem is a unik place built in 1874 and has then been both a home and now a restaurant of high standard.
We wanted to go somewhere nice for my husbands birthday so we reserved a table at Villa Godthem and got all fancied up to go. Once inside we were pleasantly greeted and told we could wait for our table by the bar. The bar area contained of some comfy chairs, a real lounge area sort of speak.
We got a rather small table for 6 people and a baby but that was only noticed later when we all got our food.
I (again) had the toast skagen but shared it with my mom, we were actually very surprised when the waiter came out with two plates that the chef had so kindly split our appetizer on. My husband and stepdad had Fru Nordins Stora Sillbricka which is a plethora of herring, together with onions and potatoes and of course a schnaaps with that.
For main course we had the plankstek, this is a very traditional dish to have at Godthem as they are well known for their plankstek. It is charcoal grilled striploin served on wood, pommes duchesse bernaise, red wine sauce, lardens, spinach and roasted tomatoes. Others in my company had the same but with fish instead. My husband went for salmon and potatoe salad. unfortunately he had to eat it cold because the baby was acting up (she had small pancakes and loved it).
The food was good, but here is the thing. It used to be better. I have always had the view that Godthem is pricy and very exclusive and only one of those things got confirmed. the pricy part. I can easily find the same dish made in another restaurant with 1, more food and 2, better and 3, cheaper. Yes. The place has history and that seem to be added on to the price.
In the end, I almost wish that we would have gone somewhere else, although it wasn’t bad. neither was it great.

We went for lunch. Villa Godthem serves rich and fresh foods, each satisfying. We ordered the Wallenbergare and a carpachio toast served with roe and a lemon crème (can’t find the name). We had a citronpaj for desert.
The Wallenbergare — a ground veal served with a crisp coating — was… decadent. It was moist, buttery, rich and savory. It was very good, but perhaps something I’d have only once a year.
The «toast» was light and fresh, just as promised by our waiter. The lemon crème was the perfect, bright touch. It was topped with a fresh egg yolk (a favorite) giving the whole dish a smoothness.
The cintronpaj (lemon pie) was served brûléed with fresh cream and citrus salad. It was a very nice end to the meal.
The cute sunroom overlooks the lake — a nice place to take someone for a more upscale lunch. We’ll probably be back with friends and parents.