Review of Restaurant Ergo – by Sara G.
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I eat, therefore I am.
Is it my tinder bio? No. That is Stockholm's motto for the latest newly opened restaurant. They opened on June 4 at Gastrologik's old address. Cocky to move in a 2 star premises. That says something about what ambitions you have. They have undeniably gathered good people. Petter Johansson steps in as the face of the company and head chef, after a long career at Ramsey in London, Frantzen and Zen. We have Lars Trogen as General Manager. One of Sweden's sharpest wine connoisseurs It all started with a walk and shamelessly looked in through the windows. And please. If there's anyone who's not curious, it's not us. "Should we book for tonight?"
"It's full" "Take a waiting list..." and a few hours later the phone rang and then we stood there and were nervous when we were going into Ergo's second week's last serving. Would it be an okay place or would we get to experience magic differently than everyone else?
P I R R
Already at the welcome, it was clear that this was a place with ambitions. When the snacks came in, there was no doubt about it. The venue is not likely to be without stars for much longer. The only question is whether it will be one or two.
But then you might wonder what the food was like? Anything but good then. Because it really is.
The menu consists of 5 dishes. Appetizer and dessert snacks not included. Each dish has two options with accompanying beverage packages. We chose one of each on everything except the main course. A bit of a miss in retrospect. I guess I'll have to go back... I recommend tasting each other. Don't like sharing food? You should re-evaluate but until then, choose this:
Tuna
Chicken soup (biggest surprise!)
Steak
Waffle
Turbot
So there. Please. Thank me later.
You are almost injured by tasting menus of 20 courses. We were a little hesitant when we saw that it was "only" five dishes. But once in place, they lacked nothing. At Ergo, the focus is on the food. The décor is stripped down, there is no smoke and gimmicks, but they go for classic which for that matter is not boring. There is no movement other than walking through the kitchens on the way in, but you can see straight into the kitchen from the tables. The kitchen where work is actually done and not just put on the final touch. Very funny. At the end of dinner, Petter comes by and chats. We like that.
If you haven't already had time to pause your reading and book a visit, do it now.
