Review of Tennstopet – by Charlotte A.
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A visit to Tennstopet is like traveling 50 years back in time and it feels like you almost become a little part of "Our time is now", that's about where my reference to this type of restaurant extends. Especially with mobile bans!
Normally, I don't like this kind of stuff in restaurants or food. That is, old, outdated, obscure and Swedish home cooking - completely without a trend factor. But on the other hand, I love "Our Time Is Now" and have just started rewatching the show to have the memory fresh for the season premiere of season 3, but that's another story. In any case, my point is that I immersed myself so much in the feeling of "being there" that I actually came to appreciate the visit and the experience of Tennstopet. With my family around the table, I could almost sniff and breathe a part of Nina Löwander's life. So, thanks to "Our time is now" for being able to contribute to my experience becoming much more fun and better, haha!
After I sat down and opened up my mind, I also realized quite quickly that it was not just an old restaurant filled with old men, although this is also a truth, but that there was a certain elegance, French touch and peaceful atmosphere over the restaurant that I came to like. Which, of course, I did not intend from the beginning.
The food is in accordance with Swedish tradition and if you are craving Rydberg, Wallenberg, dill stewed potatoes, shoemaker's box or black pudding, this is the place to go for a nice price. The alcoholic menu offers everything from Sweden, France, USA, Spain, Italy, Austria and New Zealand, some easily accessible old goodies and some order goods that there is very little of in Sweden and at Systembolaget after closer research.
As for the food, I did not want to be negatively obsequious as I have a bad habit of becoming when I eat Swedish home cooking. But when the white, round plate came in, I felt it tear inside and the old memories of the school canteen made themselves felt. I really dislike white round plates and am reminded every time of the cucumber-flavored potatoes that we were forced to eat - especially noticeable when it was potatoes that should be on my plate.
But to my great surprise, I liked the meatballs. They had stuns, good frying surface, good onion-umami basis and married nicely with the actually very creamy sauce. No wow experience or direct taste explosion as it is difficult to make mashed potatoes and cream sauce taste and look different, but for those who shake up this food, like my dear home cooking mother, I can understand the feeling of sitting there and eating. As for the other dishes that my company took, I can not comment but it looked just as boring as boring home cooking can do. The flavors, on the other hand, resonated with everyone. The layout of my dish, I still want to give a plus in the edge because they served the meatballs and sauce separately from the mash and accessories that came in small sweet bowls on a silver tray. And good amount of white pepper in the mash that I can be quite picky with.
The service was brilliant in terms of treatment, recommendations, courtship and could really show why the place has such great customer loyalty. Their enthusiasm for the food rubbed off on me and all of a sudden I was excited to eat their meatballs with cream sauce, lingonberries and pickles. This detail and professionalism contributed greatly to the peaceful experience I had and allowed me to relax 100% throughout the visit.
Their outdoor seating is fantastically nice along the road on Dalagatan. Perfect on a warm autumn day in the afternoon when the sun is on to have a glass of wine, hot coffee or of course a bite to eat. Perfect place for lunch á 145kr if you are in the area, of course like Swedish home cooking and happen to have company from the older generation!