Mercante - Koebenhavn

Brought my elderly neighbours whom I have known for more than 15 years first time out for a meal. We had such a good time cos the food was fabulous and wine was superb. Waiter Edgmont sorry if name spelt incorrectly) was a really friendly, smiley and inviting waiter, son of the restaurant owner who made the evening very cosy with our nice table corner. Many thanks to the restaurant and Edgmont and staff for a memorable dinner with my neighbours. They were so delighted cos they have been missing social company due to COVID-19.

We were there 2 weeks ago, we asked for a risotto. The risotto was served with mayo and ketchup I guess, something not edible at all. We lived in Italy for years, never had such disgusting risotto.

We are a group of 3 girls always trying out different restaurants in Copenhagen. Got this as sweetdeal. What a wonderful sweetdeal it turned out to be!! 4 very appetising dishes and a bottle of Pinot Grigio recommended by the staff. I loved the risotto with spinach and tiger prawns 2nd course followed by the main course of beef nicely done. Dessert was not the typical sweet chocolate mousse but with a bit of bitterness to it. Staff was so friendly, smiling and accommodating. We girls had a good evening outdoors. The only bit that the restaurant may want to think of improving was the table setting was kinda of precarious as table was wobbly and behind the chairs was a staircase going down to the basement so if you push the chair back a bit too far, you may hurt yourself with a fall.

Been there twice because I bought two coupons but my friend could not make it. So I ate the same menu twice. The same dishes but different portions and different workmanship. That's kinda unprofessional.

'We visited this restaurant in connection with our wedding anniversary. We were so looking forward to the evening. The interior design is so pleasant and welcoming, and the location excellent. The restaurant was busy when we arrived at 19.00 hours. We waited 25 minutes before we had any service at all. It might have helped if we had at least had a glass of wine to drink. We got the italian bread along with our first course. There was no balsamico on our table, (an Italian Restaurat!! , The first course was Risotto with Lobster , it turned out to be Risotto with shrimp. It was one of the most tasteless dishes we have ever had, we had to pile salt and pepper on to give it a smidgen of taste. The main course, tournado in White truffel sauce. The steak, was tender, however overcooked, swiming in oil. The sauce was awful, so much so we didn 't finish the course. The asparagus looked and tasted like a dried out old tree. The dessert buffet (we were unaware that it was a buffet, and therefore waited ages for dessert until we were told we were to help ourselves . This was the best course, nice cheese and fruit and small soufles. The owner/head waiter unfortunately lacked charisma, and because they were busy made us feel uncomfortable. It was a shame as we were lookig forward to that evening. The restaurant has had good Reviews, so maybe we were just unlucky. But we will not revisit Again. You win some and you lose some. This restaurant fell, for us, into the latter category.