Pluto

Orange wine! A 2006 Baccabianca Tenuta Grillo from Piemonte made from 100% cortese grapes. Very musky in its expression proposing a very interesting balance of sweet, sour, and savoury.

Croquettes!

Oysters with jelly of dill and horseradish snow.

Charcuteri... Gorgeous serrano, coppa, morel sausage and cornichons.

Crab salad, lumpfish roe, smoked cheese, thinly sliced daikon and cress.

Bresaola, lettuce, grated pecorino and almond vinaigrette.

Scallops, sea buckthorn, carrot and crispy crumbs.

Grilled Madagascar prawns with grilled lemon and garlicky butter sauce.

A red Loire number by Pascal Simonutti to follow. Named "Etiquette Violette", made from 100%.

Steamed buns with shredded duck, cilantro and cucumber.

Shortribs.

Bone marrow with parsley and toasted rye bread.

Passionfruit, white chocolate and licorice. 

Pluto

Borgergade 16

1300 Copenhagen K

Notes:

We were three persons with high anticipations entering Pluto on a late Saturday night. I had read plenty of reviews prior to our visit, left with the impression that Pluto is a relaxed place serving hearty and delicious food (that might have your arteries clog if you visit too often). In this culinary regard we were not let down! In order to test the diversity of the kitchen we went with the tasting menu, priced at 450, as well as a bottle of orange wine, though our server was very weaving in terms of wine recommendations. Further, if it had not occurred to us previously it quickly became evident that the place is incredibly busy, and in turn a bit understaffed. The result being intermittant carpet bombings of dishes, causing the dinner to get a rather unbalanced flow. We did however enjoy what we were served! Among the evening's highlight I would point to the horseradish oysters, croquettes, the bresaola dish, and a gorgeous porchetta-inspired dish, which I somehow failed to take a picture of. Many of the dishes are incredibly simple but so utterly full of taste. Finally, being among the last one standing, we were served three glasses of complimentary red wine, even though we had not finished the ones we had purchased. As the bill arrived and we were charged 80dkk for each glass, though we had not requested the wine to begin with, leaving us with a strange feeling of an otherwise very pleasant evening. All in all, our visit to Pluto was tasty with an accentuated hedonistic edge, and while the service was quite all over the place, I feel fairly sure that we will return at some point in the near future - at least to try their amaro-heavy cocktail menu, which looked very promising.