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!

We are currently updating our menu, and the options above will be available starting September the 2nd.

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 big menu

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

First serving

Herring of the day

Panfried fishfilet with remoulade and lemon

Eggs and shrimps with dill mayonnaise

Cold-smoked salmon with shalot cream

Second serving

Puff pastry shells with chicken and mushrooms

Danish meatballs with pickled cucumber

Pork roast with pickled cucumber and red cabbage

Third serving

Old-fashioned apple trifle

A la carte menu

Starters

Beef tatare - 145
Classic mixed beef tartare

Shrimp cocktail - 139
With salad and thousand island dressing

Smoked salmon tatar - 139
With salsify cream and rye bread crumble

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 - 95
A rich soup with an intense taste of shellfish,
celeriac and spring onion

Main courses

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

Steak and fries - 295
250 gr. sirloin served with todays greens,
fries and bearnaise

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, artichokes 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

Cheese

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

Camembert frit - 149
Served with black currant jam

Desserts

Chocolate cake - 129
With chocolate bits and black currant

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

Pistachio tiramisu - 89
A twist on a classic

Affogato - 85
Espresso with vanilla ice cream. Amaretto +20

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.