The Samuel Gentofte

Relaxed, nice atmosphere and wonderful food, we enjoyed it!

Visited in March 2025. I'll start by saying that this may just have been my favourite restaurant visit so far. Not only did the food live up to my expectations, but the service was perfect for me - with just enough attention from the staff, yet without it being overwhelming. We got the tasting menu, which was interesting, and the food was generally very good. Many new Nordic restaurants take "boring" ingredients, such as cod or root vegetables, and make them taste good. The Samuel instead used very strong ingredients and somehow managed to harmonize them into well-balanced dishes, where the tastes complemented each other instead of being overpowering. I found this quite special and very pleasant. Perhaps the most noticeable example was the dish called All good times 3. That was one of my favourite dishes from the menu, together with the scallops and cheese platter. I was the least impressed with the desserts, but that's partly because I'm not a fan of saffron. Another thing I really liked about the food was the manitoba bread served with olive oil picked based on personal taste from a wide available selection. The drinks pairing were great. I'm not a fan of wine myself, so I got a cocktail/mocktail pairing instead, which I was generally very happy with. My favourites were the ginger mojito and the mandarin & bergamot craft soda. I know that The Samuel is known for good wine, but we almost didn't pick it because we were afraid I wouldn't have anything interesting to drink. I would very much recommend to include some more information about the availability of cocktails and especially mocktails on the restaurant's webpage. As I mentioned in the beginning, service was great. All the dishes and drinks were explained nicely and the level of attention from the staff was just perfect for me. The atmosphere was also nice, with cool art and low volume background music. Overall, I enjoyed my visit to The Samuel, and the 3.5 h we spent there just flew by. I can very much recommend the place for a high-end dinner.

Simply phenomenal food in beautiful surroundings every single time.

Fantastic dining experience, fantastic service. Just a pleasure 🏆👏

I'm a little torn about the experience at The Samuel, where we got today's menu. The food was good, tasted good, the wine fantastic. But perhaps we can expect new taste experiences, unique techniques and beautiful dishes at restaurants in this league. It is therefore a bit strange to be served lobster bisque with a puff pastry lid. You just sat there with the feeling that you have done it yourself just as well. Before that we had ceviche which was delicious and the main course with quail which was also tasty. The dessert was a beautiful arrangement of many elements, all made of chocolate. We end up with 4 stars - we missed being blown away to get up to 5

A beautifully refurbished venue, decorated with several quite distinctive paintings from a local artist. There are several small but spacious dining rooms on the first floor, and a fully open kitchen with seating on the first floor. The menu is almost completely based upon the sea, although there are a small number of vegetarian choices. The servers proved excellent, although a couple of dishes were presented by the toque-wearing chefs. My prix-fixe menu included the delicious chef's signature dish, steamed quenelles of Danish langoustines. I will have to return on my next visit to København. 2024 10 02. M1.