{"id":1886,"date":"2017-11-26T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2017-11-26T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T13:43:39","slug":"lava-restaurant-blue-lagoon-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"LAVA Restaurant – Blue Lagoon, Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before I expound on the bounty of the food this restaurant offers, let me just say that this place is absolutely gorgeous. It is set in the heart of the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa, that despite its very tourist-y vibe, remains one of the most breathtaking man-made places I’ve been to. The restaurant \u00a0is called Lava<\/a>, because it is surrounded by, well\u2026lava. It \u00a0has huge picture windows and in the second floor, you can sit (and freeze) by the balcony and enjoy this view.<\/p>\n

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No words. This was taken at sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the main floor, the picture windows allow you to get a closer look of how amazing the milky, white water is against the dark lava rocks.<\/p>\n

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The water gets its bluish-white hue as reflection from the sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As mentioned, we got here before the crack of dawn. The experience we had is well chronicled in my Facebook page. The Premium package we got offered a reservation to this wonderful restaurant so I booked one for lunch. I have read in many blogs that going to the lagoon after a long flight rejuvenates you. Nobody said anything about how it deals with hunger. After flying from H-town, watching movies and drinking the entire flight, then soaking up in the lagoon, we were famished!<\/p>\n

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We got started with several types of bread, including ICELANDIC DARK RYE BREAD (D\u00d6KKT R\u00daGBRAU\u00d0), which is baked in geothermal rocks. Butter was softened and sprinkled with lava salt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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As appetizer – Birch and juniper cured arctic char, with\u00a0Horseradish foam, cucumber, pickled mustard seeds, arctic char roe, rye bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arctic char is a cold-water fish in the Salmon family, more tender and flaky, found only in arctic and sub-arctic waters.<\/p>\n

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Langoustine soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Langoustine is a Norwegian lobster – a lot smaller than the Maine lobsterbut flavor is very delicate. It is now dubbed as the new foie gras (per Bon Appetit—I have no idea why. All i know is that it is delicious).<\/p>\n

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Lamb fillet and shoulder of lamb
Artichokes, carrots, dates, thyme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iceland boasts having the best lamb in the world. I would have to agree. This lamb was cooked medium-medium well and was absolutely tender without being chewy.<\/p>\n

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Cod with\u00a0Cauliflower, barley, fennel, mussel sauce. This was D’s entree. The cod was super flaky and moist, the kind you get when the fish never visited the freezer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Grilled beef tenderloin with\u00a0Icelandic mushrooms, crispy potatoes, onion jam, dijon mustard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beef is where Iceland, and in general, European beef, would lose out against American beef. It’s a matter of taste of course, but there is always that “stringy-ness” in this beef that one would never get from any USDA meat. Although if I’m really to rank beef, the real-deal Kobe beef would outrank (and out-price) any of these meats by a mile. But..that’s another post for another time…<\/p>\n

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Dessert – \u201c\u00c1starpungar\u201d & caramel — aka
Caramel chocolate mousse, vanilla ice cream, salted caramel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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…and because we still have to travel to Reykjavik after being here, we needed these Nordic coffee to wake us up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Here’s “us”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the best meal I had in this country. I had the pleasure of dining on other restaurants (which I shall be writing about soon), but this is special because it is soooo pretty. Haha. But it really is. If you happen to book a tour in Blue Lagoon, spring for this too.<\/p>\n

LAVA Restaurant,\u00a0Nordurljosavegur 9, 240 Grindavik, Iceland<\/p>\n

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Before I expound on the bounty of the food this restaurant offers, let me just say that this place is absolutely gorgeous. It is set in the heart of the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa, that despite its very tourist-y vibe, remains one of the most breathtaking man-made places I’ve been to. The restaurant \u00a0is … Continue reading LAVA Restaurant – Blue Lagoon, Iceland<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventures"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71dzN-uq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1888,"url":"https:\/\/www.venividiedi.net\/?p=1888","url_meta":{"origin":1886,"position":0},"title":"Street Food – Iceland Edition","author":"certifiedfoodie","date":"December 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I started this blog to chronicle my travels and my passion (eating) as a way of learning about other cultures. 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