Foodcellar

All around a great dining experience, but at a pretty steep price. I've come to expect higher prices as par for the course in Iceland, but I still was bummed at how expensive this was. Between the rhubarb liqueur, the fried cauliflower and the "lion" cake dessert, I paid about $90 (~11000 ISK). Everything was solid, I'm just not convinced it was worth the price. The set menus are a better deal if you're going to get a main and a dessert, I just wasn't into the vegetarian/vegan set menu items. Pricing qualms aside, the food was great. They started us off with some complimentary bread (pretzels!) with cream cheese(?) spread, which was a nice warm surprise. The fried cauliflower was flavorful, even a little spicy, and very filling. The macadamia nuts and celeriac puree were a nice touch and good textural combination. The "lion" chocolate raspberry cake was rich, though not especially memorable–the flavors were all familiar and not as decadent as I'd hoped from a chocolate "cake". The rhubarb liqueur was sweet and delicious, I was glad to have tried it after having seen how common rhubarb seems to be in Iceland. Everyone at the table who ordered a set menu really enjoyed it, especially the soup portion. Service was extremely attentive, and the space was cozy but slightly cramped. All in all we had an enjoyable meal and I would recommend it, with the caveat that the costs start high and add up quickly.

We had a fantastic dinner with family and would highly recommend this restaurant. For the New Years celebration, they offered a fixed menu (which we usually avoid). Every course was delicious, beautifully presented, fresh, and accompanied by detailed description. The whole team was super friendly, patient, and truly welcoming! Expensive? Yes. The whole experience made it worth it. Highly recommend!

I found this place while searching online. Reservations are highly recommended, although we did manage to get a table on our trip this October. What a beautiful place! The live piano music added to this incredible restaurant and the wait staff was friendly knowledgeable and attentive. We were four adults and our 16 m/o granddaughter. Dimmly lit and lively, this place earns many repeated visits. We ordered the Seafood menu, the vegetarian menu and the Tour of Iceland menu. Everything was plated superbly and so fresh and delicious. Very highly recommend this special place with a very interesting building history! Try it. You won’t be sorry!!

The best restaurant in Reykjavik! The first time was so great that we decided to go again! The food is amazing the service fabulous and the live piano jazz music just makes it even better! We love the shrimps with a delicious cream sauce and we love fish so the pan fried arctic char and the fish of the day were our choices. And yes we order the same dishes twice but I’m sure that anything on the menu will be great! This is a restaurant you must visit if you are in Reykjavik you will not be disappointed!

Quite possibly one of the best restaurants in town! Stellar service and food, I can’t recommend it enough. Make sure you eat here when you come to town.

I am beyond words to describe the combination of supreme service, artistic food quality and utter hospitality provided by Haldor and his team at THE FOOD CELLAR. You should definitely trust the chef! Its’ exquisite presentation and perfect flavors combined with innovative configuration and imaginative pallet-pleasing blend made this an utterly integral part of the pleasure of our trip to Reykjavik.

It’s very cute and cozy here. The food is delicious! The presentation of the food is beautiful and the food tastes just as beautiful. We had the duck confit and the arctic char. The desserts (Lemon curd and Lion Bar) were both so good. The service was amazing. Stina was the one who helped us and she is just the kindest and sweetest. She even went out and picked little flowers for our drinks for our anniversary celebration. She really went above and beyond with her hospitality. ❤️

I gave this 4 stars because everything was delicious except for the duck wings. Very tough although had a great flavour. Also they were cold which was odd. All other meals fantastic. Drinks were delicious. $32 but delicious. Ambience was lovely - good service. Expensive $$$$$