Reviews of Brasserie Astoria

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Edit Apr 2023: Been here many times now. Even though I still don't get floored food-wise, it's better than in the beginning. But I don't think the idea is to be floored. It's a brasserie. The whole thing is just absolutely incomparable so I raise the rating to 5 now. Super nice no matter lunch, brunch or dinner.

Edit Feb 2022: Has been two more times lately. Both times at brunch. Think my review above still fits pretty well on my experience. The food is good, but not a sensation. However, the place itself is a sensation. And the prices really high (but justified given the overall level and pressure on bookings).

Original review: The place itself is ten points. Food-wise, I probably expected a little more. It's a brasserie, so it shouldn't be fine dining, which I like, but it could have been tastier anyway. Hope they sharpen the flavors somewhat, so it can be full pot next time. The prices are high, but I wouldn't have expected anything else.

Either way, this is guaranteed to be one of Stockholm's hottest restaurants in the next few years. I'll be back soon!

Edit Apr 2023: Been here many times now. Even though I still don't get floored food-wise, it's better than in the beginning. But I don't think the idea is to be floored. It's a brasserie. The whole thing is just absolutely incomparable so I raise the rating to 5 now. Super nice n... Show full »

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Visiting Astoria for a more luxurious Saturday brunch, and for that purpose, it's a perfect choice of place. The oyster "Rockefeller" gets the best rating of what I try on the menu: oysters with spinach, hollandaise, parmesan, nduja and gocharagu. Bustling bistro environment with beautiful décor that I would love to visit again and which I think is also perfect for large groups who meet to celebrate something.

Visiting Astoria for a more luxurious Saturday brunch, and for that purpose, it's a perfect choice of place. The oyster "Rockefeller" gets the best rating of what I try on the menu: oysters with spinach, hollandaise, parmesan, nduja and gocharagu. Bustling bistro environment with beau... Show full »

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Uppdaterad Maj -24: Astoria är typ en favorit, men kanske inte mest för maten utan för miljön. Man äter för det mesta gott, men ibland faller det. Denna gång middag en söndagskväll, enkel kalvschnitzel och en klassisk Ceasar sallad med kyckling som tillagas vid bordet så är allt topp. Få bra restauranger som är öppna på söndag så det är ett extra plus.

Wow, otroligt snyggt på alla våningar, bar som restauranger. Servicen är uppmärksam, kunnig och trevlig. Maten, jag den är ju också wow. Jag har nu varit här 4 gånger dom senaste 6 månaderna, 3 luncher och 1 middag. Senaste lunchen förra veckan smakade fantastisk. Jag åt dagens fisksoppa, som en fiskrätt med lax och torsk i en asiatisk "sås", grymt god, så god att påfyllning serverades av såsen. Rekommenderar starkt ett besök.

Uppdaterad Maj -24: Astoria är typ en favorit, men kanske inte mest för maten utan för miljön. Man äter för det mesta gott, men ibland faller det. Denna gång middag en söndagskväll, enkel kalvschnitzel och en klassisk Ceasar sallad med kyckling som till... Show full »

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Till Astoria går du en regnig söndag för att känna dig långt bort från Sthlm. Vi har bord vid 13 och trots mina förutfattade meningar om denna restaurang blir jag glatt överraskad. Är det tack vare fantastiskt sällskap, kall och bubblig champagne eller supergod anka? I don’t know men kombinationen av allt detta gör att jag gärna kommer tillbaka varje söndag för långlunch!

Till Astoria går du en regnig söndag för att känna dig långt bort från Sthlm. Vi har bord vid 13 och trots mina förutfattade meningar om denna restaurang blir jag glatt överraskad. Är det tack vare fantastiskt sällskap, kall och bubblig champagne... Show full »

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Brasserie Astoria!

It is not quite possible to understand what a beautiful room hides behind a fairly simple façade - but the space inside is really both grand and beautiful, a completely unique restaurant.

We were there for early lunch/late dinner and got a cozy, round table in the middle of the room. However, it was quite cold in there, which was a bit problematic because it was the middle of summer and both we and the other guests had quite thin summer clothes on.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. They quickly arranged a vase for the flowers I received so they could stand in water for the entire time we ate and were not spoiled. There's a little extra sense of service that I really like.

The food was good. The roe pizza is really great! Liked the crisp strongly. We shared a few different dishes and liked them all. Drank bubbly that was good. But, it's way too expensive. Some prices feel almost exorbitant in relation to what you get. Some things are perfectly well priced, like the pizza because it is both filling, reasonably large and generous with roe. But some stuff, both food and drink feels a little too over.

But, a total of a four after all!
Feel free to go back!

Brasserie Astoria!

It is not quite possible to understand what a beautiful room hides behind a fairly simple façade - but the space inside is really both grand and beautiful, a completely unique restaurant.

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First visit: 4 stars
Second visit: 3 stars
Third visit: 5 stars

On the First Visit, there were only drinks. Which was a nice evening And After that, I was extremely excited to go back and also try the food!
Unfortunately, the second visit here was a bit of a disappointment, 100% due to the rambunctious waiter who had a terribly boring attitude. Just over.

And the saddest thing is that my sister turned 30 and we were there to celebrate her.
We were greeted by nice and welcomed head waiters who gave us our table. Then came the waiter who ruined everything.
We ordered the salmon, roe pizza, cauliflower and Veal to share. For this, we wanted tips on a bottle of white wine that fit during dinner. There are EXTREMELY many wines so we didn't know what to go for. ask and was advised " take something you like "... looks on for a long time and I think I recognize one of the names " is
This wine dry? We don't want them to be fruity or sour " Then got the answer " yes they are dry. Go up in price if you want it drier but it's a dry wine"
I say " shall we test them then?" To my sister because we didn't get any help at all and he chimes in with " if I open the bottle you can drink up the " jahap.. So yes.. When he later came with the most disgusting bottle of wine we've drunk in our lives, we couldn't even bear to speak up, just hold our noses and pour in. But terribly boring. However, the food was good. But these 4 dishes became too much for two to share.
Salmon: 3.5/5
Roe pizza:5/5
Cauliflower: 4.5/5
Calf: 5/5
The roe pizza is really what good people say. Absolutely perfect and magical!!!! Cauliflower amazing but strong. The calf, a lot of flavors. The salmon, really good but the others delivered more.
A drink to finish off as we go to the bar to avoid the waiter. Here it was better atmosphere!
Quite simply,Good drinks Good food. Terrible service and treatment of the waiter who ruined the evening.

Visit three:
Went back to work only because of the roe pizza that I had raised to
Skies. We had another waitress and she was super nice and helpful, but even she had problems with what kind of wines she would recommend because there is so much to choose from.
We shared the roe pizza, just as amazing this time! And my company liked it too. I took the duck, good fried and good flavors too. The sauce was super good and the fries added. They took the calf and got no carbohydrates at all, only calf with vegetables and were a little disappointed in them. As if something was missing. But va pleased with the flavors.
The dessert became a macaron for me that was good and a vacuum cleaner for my company... well a little too small maybe. Barely two bites.

Will 100% definitely go back here because of good food and good drinks, but will also be guaranteed 100% turn in the door if I were to get the nasty waiter again at a dinner. It's not worth a visit then.

First visit: The entrance, wow! Inviting and welcoming! Down a flight of stairs you are met by a bar, they are full of people, music and a noisy atmosphere. Just to my taste!
Was very crowded when we were there, Not so much seating and a bit crowded as the table is near the bar but it works.
Super good drinks! They were a whiskey sour and bubbly and the drink was perfect!

Going here in a few weeks and testing the food, I'm looking forward to that! The menu sounds amazing!

First visit: 4 stars
Second visit: 3 stars
Third visit: 5 stars

On the First Visit, there were only drinks. Which was a nice evening And After that, I was extremely excited to go back and also try the food!
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We ate at the bar. Everyone in our company was happy with the main courses we were satisfied with. The man who served us was nice but we got the wrong kind of oysters first and a wrong main course then (something that was deducted from the bill immediately). Maybe best to choose to eat in the dining room here?

We ate at the bar. Everyone in our company was happy with the main courses we were satisfied with. The man who served us was nice but we got the wrong kind of oysters first and a wrong main course then (something that was deducted from the bill immediately). Maybe best to choose to eat in the dining... Show full »

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5/3-2024!
Hmmm… konstigt att jag aldrig har tänkt att skriva några av mina besök på Astoria innan?! Det har blivit en del sen den öppnades! Lunch, middagar, drinkrundor, AW och allt därtill🤩

Jag gillar verkligen atmosfären och är en stammis för både lunchhäng och att slinka in och ta en drink eller fem😂… på somrarna sitter jag gärna på deras uteplats och insuper den östermalmtorgianska vimlet med ett glas iskallt husets champagne🥂 Den är inte nådig för det är självaste ”Charles Heidsieck brut réserve” om jag få be❤️

Den här gången hade de en lansering event på Björn Frantzén Gin ”Én” som han har ett samarbete med ”Hernö Gin”. Spelar dock ingen roll om det är event eller inte för baren är det alltid drag och goda drinkar levereras med bestämda stabila skakningar och snabba händer av dessa duktiga bartender. De fick jobba extra hårt denna kväll men alltid fröjd att se hantverket samt förstås sippa på det färdiga drinkarna efteråt! Fick mer smak för gin nu vid detta tillfället.
4,5 av 5!

Får jag min favorit servitören med sin breda skånska som jag så förknippar barndomens glada dagar hos släkten på somrarna så är besöket på Astoria för mig redan lyckat. Otroligt sprallig å skön personlighet i sitt service mind och den där som jag vädersätter så högt att få känna att man få vara sig själv och lika spontant sprudlat ”osvenskt” bjuds in😍❤️ 5 av 5!

Astoria kommer vara mig trogen, har gillat sen den öppnades och fortfarande gör det… varför bryta ett vinnande koncept liksom😁

5/3-2024!
Hmmm… konstigt att jag aldrig har tänkt att skriva några av mina besök på Astoria innan?! Det har blivit en del sen den öppnades! Lunch, middagar, drinkrundor, AW och allt därtill🤩

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Hade kanske orimligt höga förväntningar men blev tyvärr klart besviken på maten. Lokalen är topnotch och personalen gjorde ett gott intryck så jag kommer såklart ge dem en ny chans inom kort. Hoppas på uppryckning då!

UPDATE: Nya chanser givna och nytt betyg utdelat!

Hade kanske orimligt höga förväntningar men blev tyvärr klart besviken på maten. Lokalen är topnotch och personalen gjorde ett gott intryck så jag kommer såklart ge dem en ny chans inom kort. Hoppas på uppryckning då!

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EDIT (November 2022)
Now I have visited Astoria again and this time in the restaurant and at a booked table.
I take it all back, just take my money.

Incredible service. You know when you don't have time to think what you want to do next, but it just happens? A new napkin, a refilled water glass and when did they manage to infect that meat knife?

The food then, hello and hello. In fact, it was the only thing I was happy about on my last visit, and I wasn't disappointed now. I ate iberocotlet with kronätskockspure. Satan in the street how good it was. Absolutely perfect!

That said, Astoria take all my money. Just do it

REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2022
What a disappointment :( I usually try to stay away from negative reviews but unfortunately.
If you can't bear to read the whole thing, in conclusion: incredible food and drink, disastrous service

We were four people who came in spontaneously on a Friday at 9 and wanted to eat something small at the bar. I think we start with the positives:
1. We got a table right away and a woman I'm guessing was the head waiter took our drink order quickly and our drink arrived shortly thereafter.
2. The drinks were magical. We drank dry martinis and a spicy margarita which was probably the tastiest I've ever drunk
3. 2 out of 3 starters we ordered were magical. Brothers with browned butter-butter as well.

Now for the negative
1. We had to wait a long time to order food. When I ordered, I asked some questions about my dish as I didn't really understand how it was cooked etc. It turned out that the description I received was wrong. Fortunately, the dish was still very good
2. We had to wait for the food for 55 minutes, while we sat with empty glasses and tried to order from someone. When we finally got hold of someone, she said she couldn't help us because it wasn't her station
3. Someone bottles some food or drink from upstairs that ends up over one in my company. No one on the staff cares to do anything about this
4. There is a lack of bread for one of our dishes so when we point this out, we get the answer "no the bread it's over a long time ago". This dish demanded his bread and finally found another bread that didn't really fit.
5. We need to ask for the bill three times, two of which were to the same person and further wait 20min to pay. When we have to pay, no one has picked off our table from empty plates and glasses
5. No one on the staff commented on the long wait, that one in my party had food/drink over his head and we all the less any compensation for the inconvenience.

So boring a place like this should fail on such incredibly poor service, so inattentive. I will go back again, for the food and drinks and hope for a better experience then

EDIT (November 2022)
Now I have visited Astoria again and this time in the restaurant and at a booked table.
I take it all back, just take my money.

Incredible service. You know when you don't have time to think what you want to do next, but it just happens? A new napkin, a r... Show full »

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Höga förväntningar, då det är Björn Frantzéns restaurang. Vi börjar med lokalen. Den var magiskt inredd, pampigt och vacker. Vi valde äta i matsalen, ganska högljutt men kunde ändå samtala bra. Servicen är bra. Sen till maten, nja.. god men förväntar mig så mycket mer för det priset. Det som var godast, var pommesen och jalapeños aiolin. Jag kommer vilja gå tillbaka för att ha AW i den magiska lokalen.

Höga förväntningar, då det är Björn Frantzéns restaurang. Vi börjar med lokalen. Den var magiskt inredd, pampigt och vacker. Vi valde äta i matsalen, ganska högljutt men kunde ändå samtala bra. Servicen är bra. Sen till maten, nja. Show full »

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Filmiskt!
Arvet från den gamla biografen verkar sitta kvar i väggarna.
Lokalen är pampig men samtidigt hemtrevlig, den centrumbelagda spiraltrappan imponerar.
Personal är trevlig och tillmötesgående.
Maten är klassisk och genuin.

Mat: 3.5
Atmosfär: 4
Service: 4

Filmiskt!
Arvet från den gamla biografen verkar sitta kvar i väggarna.
Lokalen är pampig men samtidigt hemtrevlig, den centrumbelagda spiraltrappan imponerar.
Personal är trevlig och tillmötesgående.
Maten är klassisk och genuin.

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Otroligt mysigt ställe (lilla a, bakfickan) som tyvärr faller på mållinjen.

Maten var god men motsvarade dessvärre inte mina förväntningar. Allt kan inte vara ett ”Hallelujah-moment” men i det här fallet hade ett ”Jippi!” räckt.

Namnlappen läser delvis ”Brasserie” men det kändes ändå inte riktigt som en enkel restaurang med enkel mat och rimliga priser. Tycker antingen kvaliteten behöver skruvas upp eller priserna skruvas ner. Trist med tanke på hur fint stället är.

Jag kommer tillbaka för att istället testa på stora matsalen och hoppas inför det att ett andra besök kan ändra min uppfattning.

Otroligt mysigt ställe (lilla a, bakfickan) som tyvärr faller på mållinjen.

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Magnificent, neat and big! Was here on opening Friday and it was noticeable. First met by two guards at the door who, after five minutes, referred to the head waiter, who in turn referred to the next head waiter upstairs. It was not a problem but mostly spoke for how big a restaurant you had smacked up on Nybrogatan.

Once at the table, everything was great: reprehensible service, "easy-to-read" menu and good wine tips. Actually had higher expectations for the food and in terms of price, there are plenty of more affordable options with tastier food. But none as grand.

The worst thing about the experience, however, was that several table neighbors ordered some dish that was flambéed at the table. This meant 1) that the service staff had to stand and toil with it for eight minutes while other tables had to wait and 2) that one's clothes, which went in the laundry basket directly, smelled flambéed for several days. Skip that thing.

All in all, a (perhaps somewhat weak) four.

Magnificent, neat and big! Was here on opening Friday and it was noticeable. First met by two guards at the door who, after five minutes, referred to the head waiter, who in turn referred to the next head waiter upstairs. It was not a problem but mostly spoke for how big a restaurant you had smacked... Show full »

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Vi var ett sällskap som satt avskilt i den här otroligt fina lokalen! Servicen var bra och maten var god. Känslan är - som namnet lovar ett brasserie, en kvarterskrog och det uppfyller dom väl.
Något som tyvärr går emot för mig och skaver är då prissättningen på maten.. med så höga priset tycker jag man kan förvänta sig mer matmässigt.
Framöver kommer jag nog komma tillbaka för drinkar i baren.

Vi var ett sällskap som satt avskilt i den här otroligt fina lokalen! Servicen var bra och maten var god. Känslan är - som namnet lovar ett brasserie, en kvarterskrog och det uppfyller dom väl.
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The first contact is with two guards standing outside the restaurant and I get a flashback to Stockholm in 1999 when I went out and partied. Didn't give a good first impression
But
Inside the doors I am struck by a delicious, beautiful and impressive room with rust brown, green, pink and a lot of art everywhere.
One is welcomed by head waiter No 1 in the lounge
Below the grand staircase you come to the bar, which has drop-in plastics.
The dining room is up a spiral staircase. There awaits head waiter No. 2.
Open kitchen ( there are seating by the kitchen)

White tablecloths, stylish porcelain, fine glasses and other accessories. Lavish décor definitely.
Good noise level. Feels pulsating but at the same time it is possible to have a perfectly normal conversation without headaches or screams

The menu is charming and offers a good mix of most of the frank/Swedish cuisine

It includes bread with whipped browned butter

The main dishes ordered were mussels that tasted divine, so the sauce you wanted to bathe in
Ceasar salad that according to the company was perfect. Cooked at the table.

The service was pleasant, attentive, professional and smooth

The clientele was quite mixed with the vast majority of countesses and counts look-a-likes.

The price is spicy but since the whole is wonderful, it is worth a visit or five more

The first contact is with two guards standing outside the restaurant and I get a flashback to Stockholm in 1999 when I went out and partied. Didn't give a good first impression
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Inside the doors I am struck by a delicious, beautiful and impressive room with rust brown, green, pink an... Show full »

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Incredibly impressive venue. Sick much bigger than I expected. Interior design and lighting very well thought out. Clearly strong wow factor.

We tried their truffle pizza which was good but no more than that. Grilled cauliflower, however, was magical. It was perfect with "leopard spots" where the taste breathed summer and barbecue evening. In addition to that, the bean was to cruel, just right tart and perfectly hurled. The whole dish felt very generous with lots of accessories.

The desserts were also great where the chocolate dessert with the vanilla ice cream was unforgettable. As well as beloved roasted hazelnuts with crème brulée, the combination of the feta from the nut and crispy from burnt sugar was amazing!

In addition to super good food, the service was personal and just right. Never felt the way you expected!

Incredibly impressive venue. Sick much bigger than I expected. Interior design and lighting very well thought out. Clearly strong wow factor.

We tried their truffle pizza which was good but no more than that. Grilled cauliflower, however, was magical. It was perfect with "leopard spot... Show full »

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Åt för första gången på Astoria häromdagen, bara varit här för vin ett år gånger tidigare. Tror att jag blivit serverad av samma person samtliga gånger - väldigt generösa mängder vin. Känns lite otippat på ett lyxigare ställe. Servicen är generellt väldigt bra på Astoria tycker jag! Väldigt trevlig personal, det är inte det där stela som ibland förekommer på denna typ av restauranger. I övrigt är det såå fin restaurang! Vi fick plats på uteserveringen som är otroligt mysig och härlig, och lyxig med vita dukar. Känns lite som en uteservering i NY. Även härligt med skylten som lyser upp. Menyn är ganska omfattande och varierande. Allt från pizza, pasta till franska klassiker så som moules och råbiff. Priserna är även den varierande, vissa rätter ligger omkring 200 medan andra är betydligt högre.

Jag åt tryffelpizzan, som var extremt god! Serverades med fontinaost, fetaost, vitlöksolja, gräslök, sallad och givetvis tryffel. Till och med kanterna, som jag normalt inte är så förtjust i, var extremt goda. Även gott med lite sallad på pizzan så det blev krispigt!

Jag tycker Astoria ligger på en stabil 4, det finns inte något att direkt klaga på men det krävs lite mer wow för en 5:a. Kommer tillbaka för en brunch inom kort då får vi se om det blir ett högre betyg!

Åt för första gången på Astoria häromdagen, bara varit här för vin ett år gånger tidigare. Tror att jag blivit serverad av samma person samtliga gånger - väldigt generösa mängder vin. Känns lite otippat på ett lyx... Show full »

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God mat och nöjd med service.

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God mat och din miljö, men inte wow, om ni frågar mig. Kommer absolut ge det en chans till i framtiden, då mycket av upplevelsen ligger i servicen, som va sådär när vi var där.