Café Gaya Aarhus

12/12/2024: We visited for the "13 course" tasting menu. At arrival the place seems very intriguing so we got excited for our meal. Wine choices are plentiful and well selected. The service started off very well and we felt taken care of up until our 6th course. After the 6th course of bite sized little dishes, which were very good conceptually and execution wise, we get served our last 4 "courses" before the dessert. Cucumber noodles, a bowl of overcooked rice, chicken tenders and 4 pieces of steamed brocoli. While the rest of the experience was very delicate and tasteful this hits you with a slight feeling of disrespect. It feels like the restaurant is reading reviews, and a lot of complaints came from people not being full after their tasting menus, so this dish disguised in 4 courses felt like it should fill us up and send us on our merry way. Not only did this course feel like a punch in the gut, but also the attention from servers seemed to decline. After each course we were asked for feedback to the chefs and after this meal, our plates just got collected and we got served the dessert. Which again was a singular dish in 2 courses, cherry sorbet and nougat mouse. While the whole experience was great up until that point I think it sends guests home with a bad taste in the mouth from the slow decline of quality throughout the whole experience. The price point would be valid if the experience would persist as high quality as it if from start to finish, but sadly it did not. This review is solely how we experienced the restaurant and it should not deter anyone from visiting.

30/11/2024: Good restaurant to experience social dinning