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Absolutely amazing experience at OTO in Reykjavík! The food was creative and full of flavor, beautifully presented, and the atmosphere was lively yet relaxed. The staff were attentive and genuinely friendly, making the whole evening perfect. Highly recommend OTO if you want something truly special in Reykjavík

Fine tasting menu that could have been better executed for a Michelin starred restaurant. See tasting menu as of September 2025x Vibey, nightclub house style restaurant that performs to par. The tasting menu was well constructed however it contained many rich tasting dashes back to back. We had a very rich broth followed by a very rich gelato. The last dish was a tiramisu that was very deliciously done, however the coordination of dishes could have better executed. Hospitality was done well, except we were not notified that when we ordered their bread (first photo - delicious) the tofu butter was an additional price. The tofu was nothing to be excited about and bland in flavor in comparison to their bread. Not communicating transparent pricing and that addition, is frustrating when you already are paying tens of thousands of kronars… For the price and execution, there are many other fine Icelandic restaurants that deserve the attention.

This was honestly the worst meal (both in terms of food and value for money) I had in my 2 weeks in Iceland. I had high expectations for it since it was in the Michelin guide but everything was incredibly salty I couldn’t taste much else. Portions are small and the fusion Japanese Italian food didn’t really work for me – it was neither here nor there. Although I found that certain restaurants in Iceland may be on the salty side, OTO was definitely the worst offender. The lemon dessert was also rather meh - I didn’t even bother finishing it despite being a sweets lover. There are so much other better places to eat than here.

Phenomenal experience. Food was excellent, must visit! Our waitress was very helpful since we were vegetarians, had the best time! Highly recommend. We had the milk bread, tofu spread, bikini, gyoza, crudo and the cheese ravioli(forgot its name). All very tasty!

The agnolotti (not pictured here) was fantastic and the milk bread was also very solid. We thoroughly enjoyed the Iberico yakitori skewers but afterward that’s when things started to go downhill. Both the shrimp and chicken yakitori were served at room temperature. For the shrimp it just took away from the pleasantness of the dish but for the chicken we became concerned when we saw that the chicken was also slightly red. I cook regularly and if my chicken is red but piping hot then I can attribute it to the bone bleed which sometimes happens and is completely safe. However I cannot take a risk on lukewarm chicken that looks that way. Anyway, the waiter was very cool about it and offered to comp the chicken and also provide a complimentary dish which was arancini balls - however these too were lukewarm. This was not Michelin star - not even close and I was not satisfied paying this much for a meal of this quality.

Delicious meal - we shared many dishes. Loved the miso cod, beet gyoza, milk bread, chicken thighs, tiger shrimp, prosciutto, beef tatami, arancini. Everything was fantastic. I will definitely be back!

Untrained service staff, good food but tiny tiny portions! So we ordered the Chef choice 3 course set menu (approximately 100.usd per person) including starter that was really good but when the tiny tiny BBQ Pork Belly with a tiny bowl of rice that we were supposed to share, we were amazed at the inexpensive ingredients that to be fair tasted amazing but was soo small, but really good taste experience. Then came the kicker, after we laughed at the shared tiny rice bowl we where joking that we would have to share the desert.... yep it was 1.pcs slice of cake with 2 spoons... Service was medium with untrained staff that delivered a rose wine, poured 2 glasses then put the screw cap back on the bottle, left it at the table and never came back, guess it is self service after that, don't get me wrong I do not mind poring my self but this is supposed to be a high en Restaurant, it is not! So why do I still give them 3 stars for the food, well the food was really good! Just would have liked to get a full main course and not share the desert. We went for popcorn after this to fill out stomach;) Overall experience 2 stars! Downgraded from 3 stars after I thought about it and visited a much better michelin rated restaurant in the street above..

Expected a lot more from a Michelin restaurant. Very average food, can’t expect a whole lot in Icelandic service, did hope for a bit better with these prices, very average experience for a high price. Many better places in Reykjavik.