Aalto Bistro - Reykjavik

I had the celery root soup as an appetizer followed by a lasagna entree. Good food and service! :

After taking a delightfuy quiet, peaceful and sun-free stroll around Tjörnin (Reykjavík's answer to the Stanley Park Seawall), I followed the pathways across the road and into the beautiful University of Iceland grounds, dotted with many types of happy birds, visited one of the buildings I could potentially study at and almost accidentally interrupted what I gathered to be a Mothers' Day parade. After further perusing my future university, I walked back toward Iceland's Norræna Húsið (Nordic House), where a bistro is located, and was pleasantly surprised to see a bounty of incredible-sounding vegan options on the menu. Naturally, I decided to eat there, and I could not have made a more excellent decision. From the very start, the staff were fantastically helpful. They patiently translated the day's offerings into English for me, quickly replaced the (amazing) bread's butter with oil, herbs and salt, brought me the most beautiful main course and even told me how to say the phrase with which I shall sum up my experience there: Það var dásamlegt. (That was wonderful) Updated from previous review on 2016-07-01

We went here to try to see the northern lights as it was a clear night and has views of the sky from the windows... it's a bit of a walk from the centre; it takes about 15 minutes from the church but it was well worth it!!! We arrived to a quiet restaurant, waited a little while for our food ...well wort the wait, and we were kept happy with nice breads and oil and salt to dip... and when it came... my goodness!!! I had the pumpkin, this was the most delicious meal I've had in Iceland so far and I've eaten at Vinyl, glo, the laundromat and the street food Indian down the road from Vinyl.. vinyl and the Indian were nice were nice but not delicious like this was. It was beautifully presented with kale crisps, roasted vegetables and salad, I eat well and I haven't had a meal as tasty as this in a long time. Whilst the reflection on the glass reduced the view of the sky from the windows I was really glad to have eaten here; the food was delicious and the walk home well needed. I'd come back fo sho!! p.s. I can only give this 4/5 as apparently happy cow only gives max 4 stars for non-veg restaurants. p.p.s. I believe they're doing a new menu soon with more vegan options so watch this space!! ... :

The daily vegan special wasn't cheap, but it was delicious! It changes daily, so you never know what to expect. Just know whatever it will be is very well prepared. The chef/owner is meticulous about his ingredients and happy to answer any questions. The atmosphere is casual, but the view gets 3 stars in my book. We enjoyed our lunch very much.

(From a visit to June 2016) After I made a lovely quiet, peaceful and sunny walk through Tjörnin (Reykjavík answer to Stanley Park Seawall), I followed the paths across the street and into the beautiful University of Island terrain, dotted with many kinds of happy birds, visited one of the buildings I could possibly study and almost randomly interrupted what I gathered to be a Mother's Day parade. After passing through my future university, I went back to Islands Norræna Húsið (Northern House), where a bistro lies, and was pleasantly surprised to see a bounty of incredibly sounding vegan options on the menu. Of course I decided to eat there, and I didn't make an excellent decision. From the beginning, the staff were fantastically helpful. They patiently translated the daily offers into English for me, quickly replaced the butter of bread with oil, herbs and salt, brought me the most beautiful main course and even told me how to say the phrase I will summarize my experience there: Það var dásam. (That was wonderful)