An “interesting” Scandinavian menu adds to the promise of this “IKEA-esque” Danish newcomer; while fans see it as “a good addition” to South Kensington, though, some reporters are “disappointed” by its “high prices” and “lack of atmosphere”.
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Urged on by a rave review elsewhere, we finally got around to visiting this Scandinavian restaurant, which opened a few months ago, just over the road from South Kensington tube station.
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Press Reviews (1)
Matthew Norman (11th May 2009)
8/10
The critic, it turns out, is a Danophile (if that’s the word), and he leaves this new Danish restaurant in South Kensington with with his love “fiercer than ever”. “This joint will not join Copenhagen's Noma in any future list of the planet's top 100 restaurants, but it’s a total charmer all the same”. “What a country Denmark is (if the tourist board cares to offer an all-expenses paid trip to confirm this, it might be rude to refuse), and I can pay Madsen no higher compliment than that it does its homeland proud.”
Matthew Norman (11th May 2009)
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