The Staff at Hotel Alexandra often visits cafés, bars and restaurants – and afterward we write our personal reviews, that are most valued to our guests – when they have to decide where to have lunch, dinner or just a cup of coffee. Unfortunately we sometimes tend to forget the lovely places outside of the city centre! This is so true, when it comes to Restaurant Saison in Hellerup!
Hellerup is so to speak the ”Beverly Hills area” of Denmark, even a TV-series ”2900 Happiness” has been invented – 2900 is the postal code for Hellerup. However I do not believe the Danish version, ever will be a world-wide success as the world-wide famous Beverly Hills 90210.
At”Strandvejen” (Beach Boulevard) Restaurant Saison is located in no. 203, in the same building as the 4-star Hellerup Park hotel. The restaurant is decorated very neat with parquet floors, white tablecloths, and a mixture of herbs is used as beautiful table decoration. Tables are very well separated from each other, so you can have dinner with some privacy!
Erwin Lauterbach the owner and main chef of Restaurant Saison, has been one of the best chefs in Denmark for over 25 years. He is especially known for an honest, sensual kitchen, where vegetables often play the main role. In 1989 he published a cook book in collaboration with the Health Protection Agency called”real food”. All dishes had a fat content of less than 35. Many of the best chef’s in Denmark has been apprenticed by Mr. Lauterbach.
When I visited, we had a 4-course menu with wine menu, based on seasonal ingredients. As main course, which was my personal favourite, we had a variation of fallow deer and onions, served with a pumpkin pure and grilled Hokkaido pumpkin on the top. With Erwin Lauterbachs motto in mind:”food should taste of it, it is made of” we were not at all disappointed by the wonderful autumn menu that was served for us. At Saison it is possible to get a menu entirely based on vegetables. Fish and shellfish are also presented very well. Service is excellent! You can really feel the waiters and sommeliers are dedicated to their job, the food and the wine they serve.
Low fat cooking, excellent service, raw materials which are allowed to taste of what they are meant to, is the reason why I really want to go here again, and recommend for everyone to do the same!
Price level: (mid-range) Very reasonable, and definitely value for the money!
How to get there from Hotel Alexandra: (travel time approx 30 min.) You can either take bus nr 14 from City Hall Square, or the S-train, line E.
Other plusses: In summer you might combine a very delicious lunch, and at the same time visit the beach in hellerup (very near to Saison)
Contact information:
Restuarant Saison
Strandvejen 203
2900 Hellerup
Tlf.: +45 39 62 21 40
