Reservations are recommended at this restaurant in downtown Stockholm. If you can find downtown Stockholm you can find Eureka Hall. The upstairs portion of the building is their restaurant and the lower portion is the bar. My understanding is that the restaurant is closing for the winter however the bar will remain open with a limited menu. This review is for the restaurant that I hope reopens in the spring.
The sign for this restaurant reads Eureka Hall Home Cooked Food. I don't know many homes that have food like Eureka on a daily basis. The building isn't much to look at from the outside although the present owners have done a lot to fix it up (along with Anderson's Store across the street). The interior is decorated with items of interest to the local Stockholm/Swedish colony area. I find the decor to be interesting but I do live in the Swedish Colony.
We were met at the door and seated very quickly. The menu has a variety of items ranging from Pork Schnitzel to Rib eye to Scallops Frangelico. Price range is $10-$22. There are probably only about 12 main course options but it took me a while to read the descriptions of each and chose the option I wanted. I picked the Scallops Frangelico (my usual) and my husband selected the Rib Eye. We both opted for the sweet potato fries and broccoli. I ordered a Caesar salad (not included with the meal) and my husband ordered a shrimp and corn chowder as an appetizer.
The drinks we ordered arrived with Eureka's homemade buns. They make some of the best homemade buns around in my personal opinion. There are usually four varieties but since we were only two we only got the wheat and multigrain varieties. I was pleased, as the multigrain is my favorite. Our soup and salad arrived and we were both pleased with what we got. The shrimp and corn chowder was just that; it tasted like shrimp and corn. The Caesar Salad was good but nothing special.
They did not have all of the ingredients for the Scallops Frangelico so I had to select another meal. The waitress was very apologetic and handled the situation well. Remember that the restaurant is getting ready to close for the winter and this wasn't very hard to understand. I selected the Stockholm Skewers which was 5 shrimp and 5 scallops marinated.
Our meals came within a reasonable amount of time and we were both pleased with the meal we were served. The rib eye and seafood skewers were exactly what we expected. The sweet potato fries were great and a nice change from the regular white potato fries.
The second greatest thing (after the rolls) about Eureka Hall is the dessert. My husband was not planning to have dessert until he heard they had a raspberry pie, which he enjoyed. I planned to have dessert and selected the chocolate toffee torte, which did not disappoint (and my expectations of dessert are high).
Eureka Hall has always been a favorite restaurant of mine. Having to make the reservations in advance can be inconvenient but worth the effort. I hope that the upstairs opens again in the summer.
There is also a breakfast for the church going crowd on Sunday mornings. I have never attended but heard it is good. My understanding is that they serve coffee and pastries but I am not sure. I believe this will continue throughout the winter.
