Roof – where view and service are equally good – Gefle Dagblad

Where: Fullriggaren, Gävle beach

Price level: Starters SEK 145-169, main courses SEK 235-349, desserts SEK 55-130

For who? The work gang, the couple, the Friday hangout. All styles.
Atmosphere: Relaxed buzz, good sound insulation between the tables

The restaurant with the town’s most discreet entrance makes up for it with its view from Fullriggaren’s penthouse.

Owners and styles have varied over the years, but the current Tak restaurant seems to have found both a level and a focus that they are happy with and dare to stand for.
Mainly Scandinavian, not overly complicated but with finesse and care.

Despite a larger work party filling up more than half the dining room, we get our starters impressively quickly. We choose tartare (159 SEK) and scallop (155 SEK).

In the glass, a pinot noir from Australia and a chablis, according to the waiter’s cheerful recommendations.

The tartar has a rough-cut texture and is served interspersed with chopped beetroot (yellow beetroot according to the menu), topped with potato frass, grated egg yolk, finely chopped chives and a mild dijonnaise. Good!

Two delicately fresh-tasting seared scallops are served on a bed of roasted celeriac puree covered in browned butter and topped with lightly pickled shredded cauliflower. A nice flavor combination where the ingredients shine.

We storm on to the main course and choose from seven dishes, two of which are fish and one is vegetarian.

A superbly tempered char (SEK 345) is served in a hearty lake of fresh beurre blanc topped with roe and thinly sliced ​​fennel. On the side, a bowl with, unfortunately, the same celeriac puree that we got for the scallop. In our opinion, the mild sauce and the fish would have been better served with mashed potatoes.

On the other side of the table, we choose to grab the “guest of the week”, which this time is a classic schnitzel (SEK 245) with fried capers, peas, lemon butter and red wine cloud served with a bowl of fries on the side.

A big piece of meat! Probably closer to 300 grams. The dish is a classic for a reason. Our fries would have liked to have been even crispier, otherwise no comments.

Even for the main course, we get good guidance in our wine choices. Overall, the impression of the service at the table is really nice throughout the evening.
Time for dessert. There was no need, because we are quite full after two good servings. But we steel ourselves and go for two out of a total of three desserts on the menu (apart from “ice cream scoop” and “truffle”).

Salted caramel mousse (SEK 120) is served with a handful of the quite annoying and unnecessary giant American blueberries that for some reason appear almost everywhere, as well as chocolate cake with roasted sesame.

Cheesecake (SEK 130) is served disassembled. Crumbs, lemon curd and spritzed clicks with cream cheese cream. Two substantial garden raspberries on top.

Both desserts are good without standing out in any way. Typical threes just like at our last visit two years ago.

Tak is worth the walk from downtown. Not only for the view, but also for really well-cooked food in a nice atmosphere.

On weekend evenings there is also a mingling party in the bar.