Restaurant Akershus
Located in Epcot - Norway Pavilion in World Showcase
Dinner - January 2004

The inviting and comfortable atmosphere of the dining area, which affords guests more space between the tables than is typically found at other World Showcase restaurants, was a good start to the night. Only a few moments had passed after being seated, when our server Camilla greeted us. As with other Epcot® World Showcase restaurants, the wait staff is comprised of young people recruited from the host country that spend the next year working at the Walt Disney World® resort.

We were quick to learn that the dining experience offered at dinner differs from the one offered to guests at lunch. Both lunch and dinner guests are invited to help themselves to the buffet that features salads, hand-carved deli meats, authentic cheeses, smoked and cured seafood specialties, home-styled herrings, and freshly-baked breads. What we had not anticipated was that dinner guests are also presented with a menu that features six traditional Norwegian entrees, including Trio Grilled Sausages, Soused Fresh Mackerel, Grilled Atlantic Salmon, Venison Stew, Crispy Breast of Chicken, and Hearty Viking Favorites. The side dishes offered are: Seasonal Vegetables, Boiled Potatoes, Mashed Rutabaga, and Meatballs. Guests will be served their choice in small (almost sampler size) portions and are encouraged to order as many of these entrees as they desire. The end result is that you can experience, and even experiment with some choices and tastes that you might otherwise not have tried.

Between my dinner companion and myself, we managed to treat ourselves to five of the six entrees offered. There will be a quiz at the end of this review to determine which entrée was shunned.

If I had to name our favorite for this night it would be the Grilled Atlantic Salmon. Now I have found salmon on virtually every menu at Walt Disney World, (which has led a friend of mine to speculate that Disney has managed to farm raise them at the Living Seas Pavilion), but never had I tasted a better-prepared dish than I had here. A very close second would have been both the Trio Grilled Sausages and the Venison Stew. The Hearty Viking Favorites included vegetables, potatoes, rutabaga, and some very tasty meatballs that were a nice compliment to the main entrees.

By the end of the night we were both surprised and delighted we had stuck to our guns and experienced this gastronomic pleasure from another land.

We will be back and will be sure to try the Crispy Breast of Chicken.



Adults - $18.99
Children (ages 3-11) - $7.99
Beverages not included

Fra Koldtbordet
Cold Buffet
Discover a bountiful selection featuring Salads, Hand-carved Deli Meats, authentic Cheeses, Smoked and Cured Seafood Specialties, Home-styled Herrings, and freshly baked Breads


Varmt Fra Kjokkenety
A la Carte from the kitchen

Trio Grilled Sausages
With a Red Onion Jam

Soused Fresh Mackerel
Root vegetable Broth and Mashed Red Bliss Potatoes

Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Roasted Garlic Custard and Mustard Dill Sauce

Venison Stew
Venison braised with Sliced Vegetables
in a Linggonberry Demi-Glace and Drop Biscuit

Crispy Breast of Chicken
Wild Grain Pilaf with Cranberry Syrup

Hearty Viking Favorites
Seasonal Vegetables
Boiled Potatoes
Mashed Rutabaga
Meatballs