Evening menu

Classic Danish food in old town Copenhagen

At Christianshavn's Færgecafé, the evening menu focuses on good Danish cuisine.

The owner 'Captain' Erik and his crew entertain guests with homemade Danish food, prepared from the best seasonal ingredients, just like Our Mother used to make it.

We serve Danish classics such as smørrebrød, roast pork and tartlets. Complete your meal by exploring our collection of homemade schnapps - we call them Skippersnapse.

It doesn’t become more traditional, Danish cuisine than this!

Please note that the Captain’s Evening Table will be on holiday until January 1st.
Instead, we will be serving the Captain’s Christmas Lunch during this period.

Menu - evening

For dinner, you can order from our a la carte menu with great Danish classics or choose between a seasonal menu and the Captain's menu. You can find it all on the page here.

Season menu

2 courses 345,- pr. person / 3 courses 395,- pr. person

Smoked salmon tatar

With salsify cream and rye bread crumble

White wine braised cockerel

With mushrooms and vegetables in a creamy sauce. Served with crushed potatoes

Or

Seasonal fish

Fish of the season served with today’s
garnish and sauce

Old-fashioned appletrifle

Apple compote, macaroons, whipped cream
and red currant jelly

The Captain’s Christmas lunch menu

589,- pr. person (min. 2 persons) - must be ordered by the whole table

Herring

Christmas herring with onion, capers and dill

The ferrys curry herring with shallot cream, apple and chives

Fish

Pan-fried fillet of fish with remoulade

Eggs and shrimp with dill mayonnaise

Cold-smoked salmon with horseradish cream

Meat

Confit of duck with creamy white cabbage

Pork roast with red cabbage

Sausage with coarse mustard

Warm lever pâté with bacon, mushrooms and pickled beetroots

Dessert

Rice pudding with cherry sauce

Additional dishes

Puff pastry shells with chicken and mushroom 49,-

Creamy Brie with black currant kompot 89,-

Three kinds of cheese with crackers 125,-

A la carte menu

Starters

Beef tartar - 155
Old fashioned mixed tatar

Smoked salmon tatar - 149
With salsify cream and rye bread crumble

Shrimp cocktail - 139
With salad and thousand island dressing

Mushrooms á la créme - 129
Wild mushrooms á la créme on toasted bread

Tatar of beetroots - 129
Served with crispy smoked cheese ball

Creamy crab bisque - 119
A rich soup with an intense taste of shellfish,
celeriac and spring onion

Bread basket - 45
Ryebread and white bread

Main courses

Beef tartare - 225
Old fashioned mixed tatar, served with fries

Steak and fries - 295
200 gr. sirloin served with todays greens,
fries and redwine sauce

Wienerschnitzel of veal - 289
Served with peas, gravy, pommes sautées,
capers, lemon, anchovies and horseradish

Seasonal fish - 279
Fish of the season, served with today’s
garnish and sauce

Beerbraised pork breast - 269
Served with today’s greens, sauce
and crushed potatoes

White wine braised cockerel - 249
With mushrooms and vegetables in a
creamy sauce. Served with crushed potatoes

Jerusalem artichokes - 235
Confit of jerusalem artichokes, artichoke chips,
pickled mushrooms and sauce hollandaise.
Served with pommes sautées

“Stegt flæsk med persillesovs”, fried belly of pork - 209
The official Danish national dish - only served on Wednesdays
700 g (7 large slices) of fried pork
with parsley sauce, mustard, pickled beetroot and potatoes

Dessert and Cheese

End your lunch in style - here you'll find cheese and sweets to finish off.

Cheese

The cheese plate - 159
3 assorted cheeses with compote and biscuits

Camembert frit - 149
Served with blackcurrant jam and butter toasted bread

Dessert

Danish rice pudding - 129
Served with warm cherry sauce

Old-fashioned apple trifle - 129
Apple compote, macaroons, whipped cream
and red currant jelly

The captain’s ice cream - 129
Seasonal ice cream served on crumble

Creme brûlée - 119
Classic creme brûlée

Affogato - 75
With espresso and vanilla icecream. Amaretto +20

Petit four 3 pcs. - 69
Ask for selection

Beverages

On our wine list, you'll find specially selected bottles in the price range of 350 to 700 Danish kroner. We adore classic wines with personality, just as we prepare our food. On the menu, you'll discover both old and new producers, and sometimes we even have natural wines. We're also happy to pour you a generous glass if you don't want to commit to a whole bottle. Anything you don't find on the menu, we can search for in the cellar. We have a stock of excellent bottles for those of you looking for something different.

For those with a thirst for beer, we always have a wide selection on tap and in bottles. Our seven taps change with the season and our mood, and you can quench your thirst with beers from breweries like Mikkeller, To Øl, and local breweries like Amager Bryghus and Nørrebro Bryghus. We also have non-alcoholic beer available, with prices varying.

We make our own schnapps from scratch. See our schnapps menu here.