Our first visit to Søllerød kro, a classic restaurant of the best type some 25 minutes north of Copenhagen.Seasonality and great service is found here.
In the evening we are due to see friends for a 5x 40year birthday party, so this Saturday in April 2015 we thought it would make perfect sense to have a simple lunch and to try something outside Copenhagen center.
One star by Michelin since 2007 and with 338 years Søllerød Kro is known for its great food and hospitality, let’s take a look:
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| Pretty inn in a pretty area |
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| Recommended by Michelin and many foodies |
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| Period details everywhere |
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| Melon refresher to start |
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| Classic Table in white and silver |
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| And white flowers |
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| Having booked a special lunch menu, we start with bubbles by the danish winemaker in Burgundy – Albert Sounit |
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| Amuse Bouche |
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| Blanket of asparagus & asparagus |
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| 2 varieties of butter |
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| Bread for the princess |
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| Trimbach, Alsace. France – Pinot Blanc |
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| Lactose free – fresh and warm gaufres for me |
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| Green Asparagus, oyster and granny smith |
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| Lobster? and onion |
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| 2012? Faiveley Rully – Les Villeranges |
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| Monkfish, asparagus and dried chicken stock |
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| With sauce |
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| 2011 Chateauneuf-du-Pape – domain de Velleneuve |
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| Lamb with dried olives, baba ganoush |
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| Talking about wines our host make sure we don’t run dry. Only classic goodies, here an Italian Piemente, Barbera, Il cascinone |
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| A 2012 Barbera D’Alba from Paolo Scavino |
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| To help a selection of cheese |
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| With flat breads |
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| Going into the desserts, this is forgotten in the haze 🙂 |
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| A cleanser |
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| 2008 Chateau des Tours, Sante-Crois-Du-Mont – Bordeaux, France |
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| Ice cream |
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| Rhubarb & granité |
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| The princess with our impeccably and legendary host Jan Restorff |
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| Cookie |
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| And chocolate for the coffee |
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| And a final glass of exquisite 2001 Barolo, Cerequio – a most kind gesture for the camera |
The food, setting & service all overflow of classic luxury, i would compare it to a Danish version of Taillevent in Paris – Luxurious ingredients and classic hospitality.
I would speculate that If Søllerød was a suburb of Paris, it would have earned 2 stars by Michelin.
Flawless service by the team and perfectly pretty portions of perfectly cooked quality produce in season. As it should be at this level there was also perfect handling of our allergies and intolerance’s.
And the coffee was great!
Sometimes you simply lean back and think… life is good.
Are you more into the classic or modern?
Lessons Learned
- Take a trip, go a little further
- Classic is not old.. it is still in
- Life is good…
Recommendations for Improvement
Address
Søllerød Kro
Søllerødvej 35
2840 Holte
Denmark
mail@soelleroed-kro.dk
Telephone: +45 45 80 25 05
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