Gaia Matbar

Tiny Portions, Overpriced, and Incredibly Loud Tried Gaia Matbar with my partner today after hearing the name pop up a few times — and I seriously don’t get the hype. We ordered several dishes: oysters, shrimp, oxtartar, and the so-called potato dish (Chile relleno). The portions? Absolutely tiny. The tartare cost 195 SEK, the potato dish 185 SEK — and both looked great in photos but tasted like nothing. Zero seasoning, zero satisfaction. These are dishes made for Instagram, and that’s where it ends. The shrimp tasted like they came from a supermarket freezer, and the aioli had no flavor at all. My dish was supposed to be spicy — it wasn’t. The tartare was completely bland. For these prices, I expect at least some taste. Portions are so small it's almost insulting. Even if we had ordered 3 mains each (as they recommend), we still would’ve walked out hungry. You’re basically paying fine-dining prices for bites that wouldn’t fill a child. And the atmosphere? Honestly unbearable. The space is cramped and loud — you can hear every conversation from the tables next to you, and despite all that noise, they still blast music. We were seated right next to the dish return station, and the constant clatter of glasses from the dishwasher gave me a headache. If you don’t believe me, just look at the photos I uploaded and judge for yourself. Pretty pictures, sure — but no substance behind them. The only thing that worked? The staff. The servers were super friendly and professional despite the chaos and I give to our waiter 5 stars. Would I come back? Absolutely not. One of the most overrated dining experiences for 1000kr bill I've had in Stockholm.

Wonderful restaurant. Yes it’s small (we never book a table but risk it when they open and sit in the bar area which we prefer anyway :)) and can feel cramped, yes they play music and yes the dishes can appear small. However every single time we come here we leave full and very happy! Food is delicious, im no foodie at all but it tastes good to me! I feel that some of the reviews here are very harsh - for a restaurant in a suburb quite a way out of the city it’s very good.

Great wine bar and small dishes. The smaller dishes are still quite large so order one or two at the time and share. The fish dishes were the highlight of the evening.

Really strange experience… people told us about this restaurant so we imagine it would be quite good. We were quite shocked. We ordered about six courses. Some of it was manageable and tasty other bits of food. We could not literally eat. The fish was completely overcooked. In fact black the ravioli was bitter the artichoke we were quite shocked. It just had a vinegar ranch style gloopy sauce with very little meat and the corn was extremely basic Either we don’t get it or the chef was having a bad night. We did tell him what we thought after they asked, but there was no commiseration or deduction in the bill.

A cozy corner side gem! The food was delicious, especially the bruschetta & the tempura fried zucchini flower. I really like that they keep rotating their menu, so definitely going back their and highly recommend checking it out. The only down side was that the cocktails were a bit on the sweeter side. (Especially the hibiscus negroni, appreciate the concept though)

Friendly staff, delicious food, good wine. Worth a visit, or two, since the menu is updated regularly depending on the season and availability of produce.

Very nice neighborhood restaurant with great dish selections. Small plates concept so you try different tastes during dinner. Good wine selection.

Friday evening was ruined by completely inhospitable service. The waitress accepted an addition to our previous order, although our time there had already expired, and later she offered to change the table. We were asked to move to another table, but it was occupied. So we were seated inside the restaurant (we were previously seated on the outdoor terrace, even though no one had booked a particular table). We just walked around with our clothes and glasses looking for a free table. Inside the restaurant is an open kitchen and we could smell the food. We asked to cancel our dessert order because we didn’t want to sit there. Another waiter brought it anyway. The waitress who served us no longer paid attention to us. Be prepared to be treated so horribly even if you leave a large amount for dinner. It’s outrageous and completely out of line with such high ratings.