Kvilhaugen Gärd (Rest Hill Farm)

Frommer's Review

Go here not just for the good food, but also to experience Trondheim as it used to be. Surrounded by the trees and lawns of a prosperous residential suburb, about 4km (2 1/2 miles) east of Trondheim's commercial core, this charming and historic restaurant, convention center, and pub is contained in what used to be the barn of a manor from the early 19th century. The focal point of the compound is a white-painted wooden manor house, whose battered interior is opened only for large groups and corporate conventions. The most convivial part of the compound today, however, is the red-sided barn (fjøset), originally built around 1820, which still retains signs indicating to diners and drinkers which area of the interior used to be reserved for cows, sheep, and pigs. Be careful not to bump your head against the massive antique ceiling beams as you enjoy either midafternoon snacks or full meals that might include melon with Parma ham; creamy fish soup; chicken salad; baked trout, arctic char, turbot, or salmon; and roasted filets of beef or reindeer. The food is good, wholesome, regional fare, made with well-chosen ingredients and cooked with local flavor. In midsummer large areas of the lawn outside are transformed into a genteel version of a beer garden, but the rest of the year, the dining stays inside the warm, woodsy, barnlike structure adjacent to the amiably rundown manor house.

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