Iceland Icehotel

In case you are wondering, you don’t need to eat whilst sitting ‘on ice!’ Two very welcoming restaurants, one almost opposite reception the other just a short walk from the ICEHOTEL, provide quite different dining experiences. Both incorporate the freshest local ingredients and offer a superb choice of first-rate food to enliven the taste buds and satisfy any appetite.

ICEHOTEL RESTAURANT
A traditional building surrounded by snow-covered pine trees and lit by lanterns is the location for the ICEHOTEL restaurant. The interior has a light and airy feel and the candle-lit tables are set with crisp white linens, white tableware and silver cutlery. This is where the generous breakfast buffet is set out each morning and for the evenings, there is a full service menu with delectable dishes put together by highly skilled chefs – traditionally based recipes as well as internationally inspired fusion food. Immaculately presented meals often feature reindeer, elk, grouse and Arctic char and the desserts are truly wicked! Complemented by an excellent wine list, this is fine dining in a very fine setting.

HOMESTEAD RESTAURANT
Less than a 20-minute walk from the ICEHOTEL (or speedier by kicksledge) is the Homestead restaurant. This log cabin style building, with crackling log fires and chequered tablecloths has a very rustic, homely feel. The food, once again, is first-rate but presented in a mix of buffet and waiter service. Hearty and home cooked best describes it and just as well there is a walk back to the hotel as no doubt you’ll leave here feeling rather full!

The Torne River ice often plays a part in the culinary delights offered by these restaurants with the fresh fruit salad for example, presented like a work of art in a carved ice dish – naturally.