Restaurants

I booked a big table for my partner's birthday, and must say that the atmosphere and ambiance are lovely. The service is attentive yet relaxed. The main courses were all tasty and well cooked, as well as being reasonably priced. The only gripes I would have are the size and price of the starters (price too big, portions too small) and the HUGE price of the drinks. A friend in our party said the Swedish Cider was the same price here as in Sweden. My advice? go for a bite to eat, but not for a celebration.

A group of my friends and I went here for my flatmates birthday. She is from Sweden and had been missing homecooking and this sure solved that problem. Not only was the food delicious especially the salmon and prime rib plank, the service was beyond exceptionally. The atmosphere of the restaurant is perfect for a nice sophisticated yet relaxed dinner party. The homemade desserts and after dinner coffee ended the night with a glorious touch. Recommend to all I will definitely be returning.

I ate at Fika last night with 3 pals because we live so close by and it looks nice from the outside. I only wish we would have read this review before spending over £100 on, yes, what seemed frozen food decorated by very un-Swedish sliced cucumber and tomatoes.
Such a short menu should really be executed well but to raise the fact that the waitress doubled as the cook only proves it's lack of dedication in the kitchen.
What I can say is that the service is very friendly and they are eager to please, which only makes me feel that they are happy with this standard of cooking.
I'd probably go back for breakfast - but not order 'an extra egg' which was priced at £2.50!

i've eaten at fika twice and each time the food has been great. best of all though is the place's completely nutty ambience. i love it.

My partner and I went to Fika for Valentines as we wanted to try something different. It was lovely and tiny place. The service was very good. I agree with previous review that quality of the pickled herring leaves a lot to be desired. However, meatballs which my partner had for a starter were delicious. They were very juicy and I decided straight away that i will look up a recipe in Internet. Mains were amazing too. Salmon and Beef Steak on planka or smth were absolutlety amazing. There is only one thing I didnt like though, potatoes in both herring and main courses were slightly undercooked. Wafle and icecream desert were vdelightful. Overall, definitely place to go for us.

Fika! I've been to Fika a couple of times now and i love it! The food is great, the athmoshere is so welcoming and the staff is friendly. I have found the cure for me when i feel a bit homesick - i go to fika! Either for having a relaxing "fika" with coffe and yummy sweets or for a proper meal. I've brought many of my English friends there and they really like it. It's so very different from the other places around Bricklane. IFika is warm and wecoming AND holding a good standard with great interior and superb food.

I've eaten at Fika a few times now but saw this review the other day, and wondered if the journalist actually ate there at all!
My partner and I had a really good time there, and the food was great. I had the Plankstek (the speciality), which arrived hot on a wooden plank, with grilled pressed potato, grilled tomato, bernaise sauce and a very tasty relish!
My partner had the meatballs - very tender and delicious. After that we were too full to have any desserts. They didn't serve cappuccino, or any other coffees other than Swedish filter coffee - which we liked.
I agree with the comment about the atmosphere tho - it was cosy, relaxed, the music was at the right level, and the staff were very welcoming.
I recommend Fika, and would say it's more of a restaurant/grille than a 'cafe'.