The food was great, very firendly staff who knows what theyre talking about and a spectacular…read morevenue. The prices is very reasonable! Overall a great experience

Situated in an 1890's villa previously used as the Doctor's Residence (hence the name…read more"Doktorsvillan") for the old mental hospital next door (today a hotel and business park), that closed down several decades ago. This old and famous house has since then been refurbished into a cozy, familiar and pleasing restaurant environment that tends not only to the sense of smell and taste, but to the very core of a relaxing and rejuvenating experience. I've eaten here on a couple of occasions, and always left both satisfied and smiling. Most recently, it was their now locally famous Christmas spread before the holidays and it just never dissapoints. Immediately walking in the history and relaxing atmosphere just gets to you, from old woodwork to paintings to the decor. Whatever stress you had walking in is immediately washed away by locally produced appetizers on a table in the foyer next to a sparkling wood-burning fire. The whole place brings a feeling of a time long since passed when people weren't rushing through their days and lives, but actually stopped and lived in the present. The dining area is nowhere near what is considered normal for a modern restaurant. Instead, there are tables of various sizes (and can be accomodated/changed to fit pretty much any need) in different rooms such as the doctor's personal study, the dining room, the wine cellar, the outdoor garden gazebo and so on. On the table the porcelain, silverware and glasses are all according to the time period of the previous turn of the century, hinting at the classical ingredients, dishes, and wines to come. The Christmas spread served in a larger room only lit by burning candles is an extravaganza in food where one may enjoy a lot of interesting dishes such as smoked reindeer heart with lingonberry chutney, truffel pate, cold smoked salmon with herb sauce, a wide variety of pickled herring, different sausages and salamis, leg of mutton and so much more that is borderlines on sensory overload. An entire table is dedicated to desserts where the most amazing thing is that they are very small (almost tiny), which allows one to taste many of them and thus outsourcing your personal favorites to go back to for on another round. Going away from the Christmas spread (for me, a holiday isn't complete without a visit here every December), I've had a la carte dishes here such as lingonberry soup with vanilla parfait, coffee with home made almond/cardamom sweets, seared trout with bucktorn hollandaise and roe, and grilled reindeer from Jokkmokk with cranberry sauce, shii-take mushrooms, lingonberries with punch, stewed palt (googe it, local dish for Piteå) and smoked pork. Every dish has been nothing short of amazing. This place is more than a meal, it's an experience for all your senses and an evening away from everyday and everything ordinary and well deserved of a visit. To me, Doktorsvillan may well have all the ingredients for a star in guide Michelin.

The hotel is located at the center of town in the shopping area. It is what I would consider a…read moreboutique hotel. Relatively modern and with a contemporary, yet trendy interior design. The hotel had all the amenities we needed, it also has a small (yet sufficient) spa and gym on the bottom floor. Our room was well lit, and roomy. At first look the beds seem a bit hard, but they were surprisingly comfortable. I was more than satisfied with the breakfast spread. They also have live jazz and dancing on weekends. However what made my stay so exceptional, was the always smiling staff. We were always made to feel very welcome. They went way above and beyond my expectations, making sure our stay at the hotel was as comfortable and pleasant as possible. While being professional, they made me feel like I was staying at a friends home. All the staff were lovely, the front desk/ cafeteria staff Moa, Lisalotte, and the always energetic David were always there catering to our needs, Linn took care of us at the restaurant/bar, but special thanks goes to Frida, who personally handled all our logistics, room arrangements, and promptly provided solutions to any issues. Overall, I was really happy with my experience staying at this hotel and I am definitely looking forward to my next stay here.

I was invited to the restaurant of the Savoy Hotel as part of a yearly gala involving the Swedish…read moremedical union (yes, I'm a doctor). The invitation was +1 so of course I brought my wife along so we could have a nice evening out both with colleagues and friends, but foremost with each other and no kids tugging in our pants or yelling in our ears. Of course, Serving for over a hundred people at the same time must be taken into consideration when rating, but overall it didn't really fascinate me that much. The place itself is nice with a fairly modern approach to style and furnishing. Especially the bar section is quite cool with an oval shape with the bar being able to serve all 360 degrees. Clever and cool. Also an open kitchen is pleasant if done properly, showing the finishing touches without showing all the sweat and hard work in the back. And this is where this particular house of card starts to falter. The kitchen is too open, shows too much, leaving nothing for the imagination or expectation. Furthermore, the bartenders seemed less confident about making drinks and/or cocktails than your average 5 year-old going bananas in a kitchen. I asked for a simple Gin Fizz and they had never even heard of it. Come on, it's a classic cocktail every bartender should now! Every bartender may not make a really excellent Gin Fizz (almost no one does), but they should at least have an idea. For my wife I ordered a special drink I usually make at home, but even though I explained the recipe it was an utter disaster. Shaking with ice doesn''t mean pouring the spirits over ice, pouring that mix into the shaker and then pouring it back into the glass. I was flabbergasted on how bad it was. Not to forget that my Gin Fizz was like dishwater against my palate. The dinner itself was, well, under par for the most part. And yes, I have taken into consideration the amount of people being served at the same time. The starter was a seafood ceviche, meaning a raw seafood salad that is served with a decent amount of spices, salt, pepper, chili and citrus such as lemon. It lacked everything. Seasoning, chili, sour, herbs. Bland is the nicest word I can conjure up. The main was a small up-swing with fillet of beef nicely cooked, however under-seasoned both on salt and pepper. It was supposed to have whole roasted baby potatoes, but they were more boiled with absolutely no char on them whatsoever. Some small pieces of roasted paprikas and a red wine sauce that was too sweet (red wine sauce with sugar is an absolute NO) to an almost sickling degree. The dessert was some sort of vanilla pannacotta with sour strawberry gel, berries, crumble and strawberry sorbet. Definitely best of the night paired with coffee and a good 12 YO whiskey. Also, on the positive side, they did have decent wine-selections to the food although they could have picked a bit of a sharper wine for the ceviche starter. One thing that also kept disturbing me the entire evening was the in-your-face, obtrusive, and declamatory attitude of the serving staff. Their attitude really annoyed me. In all honesty, some of them were undoubtedly not qualified for the job. However, boiled down to the essentials, this place is worth neither the time nor the money. Luckily for me someone else payed the bill, otherwise I would have left feeling both unsatisfied and robbed. No I only left feeling unsatisfied. Two weak knives out of five.

We waited a little late to get our Friday night dinner booking, so we ended up at Bar CG instead of…read morea fancier sit-down spot. We got a table for 2 in the corner of the backroom, just off the wine cooler. On Friday nights, they serve a buffet (250SEK) on the edge of the open kitchen. With little plates and multiple trips, we tasted the following: white fish stew pork belly goulash pulled reindeer chili with black beans gnocchi with mushrooms and greens beet salad smoked salmon pan-sauteed duck margherita pizza mushroom soup green salad cheese carrot cake Our server explained the buffet when we arrived, and as long as one of the other groups wasn't all up there together, it was easy enough to get through the line. A chef was working the area, keeping it restocked and the food warm. Everything was tasty, especially the mushroom soup and the gnocchi. The reindeer chili wasn't spicy hot, but did have plenty of spice. The gnocchi was quite popular with the locals. We appeared to be the only Americans in the place, but the waitstaff all had excellent English and were patient with us.

After being on call for 24 hours at the emergency room followed by a couple of hours sleep and a…read moreworkout at the gym, I more than qualified as being both a bit worn out and in need of good food in a relaxing environment. Normally I'd go home, but I was invited to a friends party in the evening and had about an hour and a half to kill, and the obvious choice was food. Having previously been to Restaurant CG, and being quite impressed with their food and the whole dining experience in general, their recently opened, and practically next door to their restaurant is the new and smaller, Bar CG. This place focuses on cocktails as well as smaller dishes and even though you can book a table, they always have about 20 seats that are on a drop-in basis only. Walking in, leaving the howling snowstorm behind me, the place feels immediately welcoming. Dark interior design but still contemporary modern with small finishes of the 1950's like the leather chairs brings it all nicely together. It feels more of an upscale modern pub than an actual restaurant. I had a seat at the bar and one of the waitresses greeted me welcome and tended to me immediately. As I was driving this evening any form of alcohol was off-limits, so I had the cocktail Just Another Virgin that consisted of Jus de Apricot, cinnamon, orange, lemon, sugar and non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Truthfully? I've tasted my share of non-alcoholic cocktails that have tasted so bad that I could barely swallow a mouthful. But this? Oh man, this was so good that it made my toes curl! For food I ordered a two-course meal with the first dish being filet of lamb served with creamy polenta, tomato chips, tomato con fit and tomato jus. It was delish. The fatty side on the lamb nicely rendered and crispy, meat moist and pearly pink. Polenta have the potential of being a swing and a miss, but they nailed it. Continuing my non-alcoholic extravaganza I asked for a suggestion for a suitable drink to the lamb. They recommended a lingonberry juice since there were a lot of tomatoes in the dish to complement the acidity. Said and done, I had that, and it was an absolute perfect pairing! For dessert I went for somewhat of a classic, a tarte tatin. Creamy apple, flaky puff pastry and rich vanilla ice-cream was an excellent finish together with a creamy cup of cappuccino. For once it was nice just sitting down at a bar by myself, eating a smaller meal and enjoying some drinks and the occasional chat with the staff. Bar CG may be a smaller sibling to its big brother restaurant, but it does an excellent job providing good food with great flavors and excellent drink to round out the company. Next time I'm coming here I'm checking out that drink-list in more detail cause it looks really impressive. I wouldn't mind spending an entire evening here again with friends, cocktails and also some food. Great place worthy of a visit (or two)!