04/05/2025: We got the large seafood platter "Royal", which was more than enough for 2 people.
The various seafood tasted incredibly good, but I must emphasize their oysters, they were as delicious and completely fresh as the rest of the dish, as it should be.
The service only gets 4 stars because they were also busy serving outside, you just have to take that into account if you are an impatient soul.
01/05/2025: The service staff: Very polite, nice to talk to, approachable, good at presenting the food they serve. They also speak English.
Our experience: There were 2 of us, my partner had reserved a table for 6PM with a Best of Hyhavn meal for 2 via earlybird. We were seated very quickly, given drinks menus, and served our 2 elderflower drinks. We waited for our food. The food served are as follows: the olives with unripe peaches, lobster crisps and crustade with seafood salad were served in one go. It felt more like a 5-course meal when the appetizers are served this way, compared to how the items are presented on the website. These were very good, however. Followed by the tuna tartare with some bread and butter on the side. This was also a good next plate, very fresh and flavorful, without an overwhelming fishy taste. We waited some 40 minutes for our next course, which was the asparagus. Another table that arrived after we were settled in got their asparagus first, and we waited a bit too long for somewhat bitter asparagus. The website menu says there is Vesterhavs cheese with the plate, but we just had the bubbly sauce. This was my least favorite of the courses. The skin fried hake, which was the main course, has to be the best. The combination is very well executed and lets the fish shine through the sauce and sides. We asked to move inside the restaurant as it was getting very cold. There were heaters outside attached to the umbrellas, but they were turned on a little later after we went inside. We finished the meal with a delicious dessert where the cream was poured into our bowls of rhubarb sorbet, cookie dough, malt, and a couple stalks of dill. This dessert was amazing, and I had never tasted anything like it. I'm not one for rhubarb sorbet, but the combination was unique and I loved it.
Overall, it was a solid experience. My only thumbs down would be that the asparagus felt a little subpar and took longest to be served. I would recommend this place for maybe some other dishes like their seafood platter or perhaps their bigger à la carte dishes. For the price, the Best of Nyhavn menu is okay, it's delicious, but not a blow-your-mind experience. But definitely try out their other dishes, they looked amazing to me from a distance!
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