The History
Randulff’s Sea House
Opening hours:
Closed until summer 2025
We can open for groups.
Please call +354 696-0809
Randulff’s sjóhús (sea-house) is a beautifully preserved shore-building towards the eastern end of Eskifjörður and is in collaboration with Mjóeyri Travel Service. Today, this fine old house preserves both many artefacts and a lingering atmosphere from the days when the establishment of a herring fishery led to the first real growth of the fiord towns of East Iceland in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Built by Norwegian Peter Randulff in 1890, it provided a station for landing and processing herring caught within the fiord through to 1930 when there was no longer sufficient herring coming into the fjord to sustain the fishery. When herring finally returned to the seas off East Iceland in the late 1950s the fishery involved large ships fishing further off-shore and landing their catches at ports like Siglufjörður, Húsavík and Vopnafjörður in the north. As a result, for the next 75 years, this sturdy old sea-house remained closed.
In 1980 The East Iceland Maritime Museum (Sjóminjasafn Austarlands) became a part-owner of Randulff´s sea-house leading to the restoration of both the exterior of the building and the adjoining jetty. In 2003 the society became the sole owner of the house and in 2008 was re-opened in co-operation with the nearby Mjóeyri guesthouse and tourism centre. It has since been available both as an extension of the excellent Eskifjörður maritime museum and as a place where groups are able to sample traditional Icelandic fare in a setting that has changed little in the past one hundred years.
Please book a table in advance
Winelist
Red wine
Las Moras Reserva
Cabernet Sauvignon – Syrah
Argentina
Dark burgundy coloured wine with well integrated oak and well-balanced fruits and tannins. Soft and rich with a subtly rounded mouthfeel. An excellent partner to spicy red meats.
9.890 ISK
Masi Campofiorin, Corvina
Italia
Cherry, red fruit. Cherry notes on the palate with a moderate oak presence, cinnamon and spices. Tobacco and raspberry in the end. Good with any meat such as lamb and reindeer.
10.150 ISK
Roda Selá, Tempranillo Coronas
Spain
Lush aromas of cherry and black plums on a back- ground of green cofee. Aged in oak barrels to achieve a soft, rounded sensation on the palate with a big finish. Excellent with reindeer and any red meat.
14.200 ISK
El Padre, Cabernet Franc
Chile
Deep purplish-red, black fruit, cofee and dark chocolate. Spicy notes like cloves and vanilla. Fresh, lush and intense with flavours of chocolate, raspberry and black cofee. Excellent wine with steak, grilled meat and reindeer.
11.050 ISK
Faustino VII, Tempranillo
Spain
Clean, bright, cherry red. Pleasant on the nose, ripe red fruits touch and sweet barrel hints. Balanced, elegant and fresh, fruity and barrel ageing notes. Good with any kind of meat, oily fish and baccalo.
8.300 ISK
1.700 ISK for glass
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White wine
Finca Las Moras,
Reserva Chardonnay
Argentína
Intense fruity wine with apples and ripe pineapple aromas. Has a trace of honey, butter and vanilla gained from a short maturation period. Perfect wine with white meat and seafood.
8.890 ISK
Villa Lucia Pinot Grigio
Ítalia
The aroma is very fresh with a hint of lime.
Dry with good body and great fruit. Good with fish and shellfish.
7.990 ISK
Faustino VII, Viura
Spánn
Clean, bright, pale gold yellow. White fruit such as pear and apple. Floral and herbaceous hints. Good acidity, fresh and balanced. Good with fish and seafood.
8.100 ISK
1.700 ISK for glass
Torres San Valentin
Spánn
Fresh wine with honey flavour and a hint of oak.
Tastes well with fish, vegan, vegetarian and as appetizer.
7.500 ISK
Maison OlivIer Sauvignon Blanc2
Frakkland
Very soft drink, really light body, aromas of apple and pear.
7.990 ISK
Chanson Pouilly Fuissé
Frakkland
Fresh aromas of white peach and almonds. Well balanced, deep texture and long generous finish. Excellent with fish, white meat and pork.
16.330 ISK
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Sparking
Faustino Cava Semi Seco
Spánn
Complex with fruity aromas and floral notes while it is smooth in the mouth with a perfect balance between acidity and sugars, culminating
in a pleasant finish.
7.730 ISK
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Rosé
Faustino VII – Rioja
Spain
Dry and light rosé with red fruits, strawberries and peach.
(185 ml) 1.700 ISK
Soft drinks
Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta, Sprite, Soda water — 490 ISK
Nonalcoholic Stella— 800 ISK
Trópí / Juice — 390 ISK
Ginger beer — 600 ISK
Hot drinks
Coffee — 450 ISK
Tea — 400 ISK
Hot chocolate — 650 ISK
Beer
Beljandi af krana — 1.300 ISK
Sauður af krana (Beljanda bjór) — 1.300 ISK
Víking Gull 0,5L. — 1.500 ISK
Víking Gull 0,33L. — 1.250 ISK
Thule 0,5L. — 1.400 ISK
Einstök Icelandic Pale Ale — 1.400 ISK
Einstök White Ale — 1.400 ISK
Naddi, dark lager — 1.400 ISK
Lov, Gin & Grape, VES — 1.300 ISK
Cocktails
Mojito, Moskow Mule, Aperol — 2.500 ISK
Einfaldur í gos — 1.800 ISK
Coniac
Hardy VSOP — 1.500 ISK
Whiskey
Highland — 1.300 ISK
Balvenie — 1.700 ISK
Glenfiddich — 1.500 ISK
Snafsar 3cl
Vodka, Gin, Brennivín, Romm, Opal, Fisk,
Baileys, Jarðaberja Baileys 3cl — 1000 ISK
Grand Marnier 3cl. — 1000 ISK
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Contact us
r.sjohus@gmail.com
Phone
Address
Strandgötu 120, 735 Eskifjörður
VSK: 126525
Opening hours
1. June – 15. September:
The kitchen is open from 11:30 – 21:00
1. September – 31. May:
Closed
Please book in advance
Randulff’s Sea House
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Mjóeyri Travel Service
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Sjóhús ehf.
Strandgata 96, 735 Eskifjörður
r.sjohus@gmail.com
+354 866 1247 / +354 696 0809