[Copenhagen] NOMA - UNBELIEVABLE Story for the ages!!!

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A foodie friend of mine and family ate at NOMA two days ago…USD 660 tasting menu per person! He send me instagram photos and what i saw was totally unbelievably!

First two dishes were so salty they could not finish the dish ( may be something to do with the sea water inside the seaweed and plants they used ).

Third dish of Artichoke Heart had a 1.5 inch translucent, live and moving green worm emerged from it!! WTF!! I asked him whether its presence was deliberate, part of the dish ( since eating insects are pretty popular these days ). He told me NO!! Huge mistake by the kitchen! Are you kidding me!! Of all places, at NOMA…#1 restaurant in the world last year!!

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I’m still trying to wrap my head around family meal for $660/pop.

Did they at least comp some of it?

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They also ate at GERANIUM! Same price point…ALL VEGGIE DISHES!!..16 COURSES!..sadly no worms! Ha! :joy:
Guess this is the COVID norm?!

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They’re not going to be holding their 3 Michelin stars if they carry on like that.

But the pricing is what you are starting to see across Europe. There’s a 2* in Wales that I had been thinking of trying but they now charge £350 per person ( €410, $420) and it’s just not worth it to me.

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Eleven Madison Park in NYC went vegan several years ago, IIRC. When they switched, they went to a service included (no tipping) pricing policy. However in January of 2022, they began to allow the “option to leave a gratuity”, but didn’t change their prices. So a dinner for 2 with 20% tip could now cost upwards of $1,100 USD. A tasting with pairings is now in the $657/pp range if you include a 20% tip. And reservations are pre-paid and are non-refundable.

A fool and his money…

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That’s ridiculous, esp for a restaurant in Wales.

I’d think one should receive Michelin discount for travelling that far afield.

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Wondering how Noma would accomodate kids. NomaNuggs, 240 EU :rofl:

(TheCharles’ friends’ kids are probably adults)

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Did your friend complain to Noma?

If not, an email would be nice, at least to know their answer.

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If they are still there, maybe give Mes a go? I was there in 2020 for my 50th. Fron the asthetic & menu, everyone seemed to be Noma alumni. Much more reasonable. Everything I had was delicious.

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The thing is with Noma, you could be mistaken for thinking this was intentional.:grinning:

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I suspect it was the case of green worm.

There are cuisines you eat moving sea animals, eg Korean.

When you pay that price, you are expected to be shocked.

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Your menu was in dollar or krone?

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Krone.

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Noma current tasting menu is 5000 Danish kroner pp…all vegetable!!
Seafood and game season starts in October!..Sigh!

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More chance of garden worms with vegetarian, more chance of tape worms with seafood!

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Both girls attending boarding school in TO.

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So, that means they’re Grade 9-12, and probably appreciate food beyond nuggets.

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Nope!! All they did was to offer an apology!! IMHO, totally unacceptable!!

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These are quite normal prices for tasting menus if you are going to 2-3 star restaurants. Looking on the Noma Tock page it looks like their current pricing is ~$420 for the tasting menu so that your friends seem to also gave the wine pairing (which is one if the major ways for any restaurant to make a higher nargin)

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5000 Danish krones includes wine pairing. The tasting menu alone is 3000 DKr