Claude T.
Google
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME
It was totally unforeseen, that I would get my second best gourmet experience ever in the remote provincial town of Växjö in Sweden. I was in Växjö to visit family, and realised the funky fact that Växjö embrace the Michelin star restaurant PM & vänner. It is only Geranium (Michelin 3 star) in Copenhagen, that was a better experience out of quite a number of visits to Michelin restaurants over the years and in many countries.
PM & vänner served a total of 14 different tastings, bites and small dishes and 7 wines.
All dishes were absolutely great, very delicious and/or an eminent umami experience.
The most impressive was the extend of using local supplies, I have never before experienced that this would include locally farmed real sturgeon caviar and locally found truffle. Mind-blowing. That must be the reason why PM & vänner also holds a Michelin green star.
Also, the wines were exciting. The wines were certainly different from what I had expected, some of them even a bit odd, but a surprising perfect tasting match to the umami of the dishes.
A nice detail was that PM & vänner handed out an exclusive black envelope with the menus when we left.
During the complete meal did PM & vänner actually service us well, and we acknowledged with good tips. But that said PM & vänner could certainly strengthen their welcome. We got such a disastrous welcome, that we considered to leave.
But leaving would have been the real disaster. PM & vänner was awesome value, it is impossible to find such awesome value in any other Michelin restaurant.
I will recommend all foodies to rush to Växjö while PM & vänner is still so reasonably priced. Because if the Michelin guys are fair, PM & vänner will soon get additional star(s).
NB! We didn't stay at the hotel.