Restaurant | Venabu Fjellhotell

About

We serve generous meals daily for lunch and dinner, non-residents are welcome. We offer a range of delicious, home-cooked hot and cold dishes: fish, meats, salads and vegetarian dishes. Our dessert menu is well known! You can find our weekly evening menu here. Join us for a meal and enjoy the extensive mountain views accompanied by friendly, attentive service.

Every Wednesday during the season we host our reknowned dining experience:  "A Taste of Norwegian tradition". A served dinner of home-cooked, Norwegian food based on traditional ingredients and cooking methods. Please book ahead to join us for this special evening.

Our restaurant is fully licensed with a good wine and drinks menu.

During the day we serve drinks, bar meals, coffee and cakes in our relaxed lounge bar. 

 

TripAdvisor

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

4.7 of 5 stars
    • Service
      4.3 of 5 stars
    • Value
      4.1 of 5 stars
    • Food
      4.6 of 5 stars
    • Atmosphere
      3.3 of 5 stars
    • Excellent
      32
    • Very Good
      4
    • Average
      1
    • Poor
      1
    • Terrible
      1

    Recent Reviews:

    • 614Paula
      Stirling, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Excellent
      5 of 5 stars
      Friday, 15th March 2019
      Incredibly wide selection of cold fish, cold meats, salads, hot dishes, desserts, cheese as well as hot drinks. Good value particularly for Norway Read full review
    • ScottishDreamTours
      Cle Elum, Washington
      One of the most beautiful settings in Norway.
      5 of 5 stars
      Tuesday, 4th November 2025
      We just completed a 21 day Northern Norway tour with my company Scottish Dream Tours and this was one of my favorite stays. We had such an amazing welcome and nothing was too much trouble from the... Read full review
    • katarzynaj283
      Amazing place
      5 of 5 stars
      Tuesday, 3rd February 2026
      Beautiful location and a wonderful , unassuming, comfortable hotel that very quickly feels like a second home ( yes, you can wear slippers in communal areas) . It has all you need: tea/coffee... Read full review

    Opening Times

    Open Christmas
    Open New Year
    Winter season (20 Dec 2025 - 20 Apr 2026)
    Summer season (17 June 2026 - 12 Oct 2026)

    * Our café and bar is open from 10am until 11pm during summer and winter seasons. Food is served from 10am until 6pm. Evening meals are available in our restaurant at 7pm.
    We are open to residents all year.

    Awards

    • Stiftelsen Miljøfyrtårn Eco-Lighthouse

    Awards

    • Stiftelsen Miljøfyrtårn Eco-Lighthouse

    Facilities

    Activities

    • mountain hiking
    • riding
    • riding in the mountains
    • riding tours

    Credit cards

    • Diners Club
    • Eurocard
    • Maestro
    • MasterCard
    • Visa

    Disabled persons

    • partially adapted to suit wheelchair users

    General facilities

    • bar
    • bathing jetty
    • buffet
    • course facilities
    • Dogs allowed
    • Family friendly
    • Fireplace
    • Free wifi
    • live music - during the main holiday seasons
    • lounge
    • Parking
    • Payment terminal
    • reception
    • restaurant
    • Restaurant/Cafe
    • smoking only allowed outdoors

    Hire

    • bicycles
    • canoe
    • snow shoes

    Licensed premises

    • Fully licensed

    Member of

    • HANEN
    • NHO Reiseliv

    Nature and terrain

    • cross-country skiing area
    • forest area
    • high mountain plateau
    • hiking area

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    Get in touch

    Tel: + 47 61 29 32 00

    Fax: +47 61 29 32 50

    Rondevegen 860
    2632 Venabygd

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