Solvang Restaurant menu: aebleskiver and what to order

Solvang Restaurant quick facts

Address

1672 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang, CA 93463

Hours

From 7am daily; closes 3pm weekdays (4pm in summer) and 5pm weekends

Signature

Arne's Famous Aebleskiver: 3 for $5.30, or $9.20 with ice cream

Danish plates

Meatballs, Danish sausage or a combination with red cabbage, $20.75, from 11am

Take home

Aebleskiver pans and mix, sold online and at the restaurant

On screen

The breakfast scene in Sideways

Menu

Menu on its site

Solvang Restaurant menu: what to order

Start with the aebleskiver, then pick breakfast or a Danish lunch:

• 3 Danish-style aebleskiver ($5.30), topped with powdered sugar and raspberry jam. Add ice cream and it's $9.20, which turns them into dessert.
• Thin Danish-style pancakes (3 for $10.50), with powdered sugar. Pancakes and French toast stop at 1pm.
• Medisterpølse, Danish sausage, in a two-egg breakfast ($15.75), or a side of it ($5.95).
• Danish-style meatballs or Danish-style sausage ($20.75 each, or a combination plate at the same price), served from 11am with Danish red cabbage, potatoes, vegetables and soup or salad.
• Danish Dip ($16): roast beef and Tilsit cheese on a French roll, the menu's Danish take on a French dip.
• Danish avocado toast ($10.50), served with Tilsit.

The rest of breakfast is served all day, and parties of six or more get a 15% gratuity added. Check the official menu for today's prices.

What are aebleskiver?

Round Danish pancakes, cooked in a pan with half-sphere wells so they puff into balls. Solvang Restaurant calls itself the home of Arne's Famous Aebleskiver and serves them with raspberry jam and powdered sugar. Hooked? It sells the cast-iron pans and the mix on its site, so you can make them at home. Other places to try them are in our Solvang bakeries and breakfast guides.

Look up at the woodwork

The dining room is the extra reason to sit down rather than order to go. The restaurant says its carved woodwork is by the late Ferd Sorensen, who was knighted by the Queen of Denmark. Look for Danish proverbs painted on the beams, village crests on the booths and murals of Hans Christian Andersen's stories. The Hans Christian Andersen Museum is a short walk away (Solvang museums).

Is this the Sideways breakfast spot?

Yes. Visit Solvang lists Solvang Restaurant as the breakfast location in the 2004 film Sideways. Our Sideways filming locations tour has every other stop.

Good to know

What is Solvang Restaurant known for? Aebleskiver. It calls itself the home of Arne's Famous Aebleskiver, round Danish pancakes served with raspberry jam and powdered sugar.

How much are aebleskiver at Solvang Restaurant? Three are $5.30 on the menu, or $9.20 served with ice cream.

Does Solvang Restaurant serve breakfast all day? Yes, except pancakes and French toast, which stop at 1pm. Hot Danish plates start at 11am.

Can you buy an aebleskiver pan in Solvang? Yes. Solvang Restaurant sells aebleskiver pans and mix, on its website and in person.

Was Solvang Restaurant in Sideways? Yes. Visit Solvang lists it as the breakfast scene location in the 2004 film.

Nearby: eat, taste, stay

• Paula's Pancake House: Danish pancakes on Mission Drive
• Solvang bakeries: Kringle, butter rings and more aebleskiver
• Copenhagen Sausage Garden: Rød pølse and beer next door on Copenhagen Drive
• Breakfast in Solvang: Every morning stop

Quick answers

What are Solvang Restaurant hours?

It opens at 7am daily and closes at 3pm on weekdays (4pm in summer) and 5pm on weekends.