Riggen restaurant is located on the first floor at the whale centre which is situated close by Andenes lighthouse. Here you can enjoy a panoramic view of Andenes harbor and the great Atlantic ocean while enjoying good food and drinks. In the summer time you can enjoy the midnight sun crossing over the sky and in the winter time you might get a good look at the Northern Lights or a stormy ocean. Before noon and some hours into the afternoon, the restaurant functions as a café as well. Riggen dancebar is located upstairs and can offer you a nice evening in the same beautiful surroundings.
MENU
Riggen restaurant can offer you a variety of fish- and meat dishes from our a la carte menu. We also have a dinner buffet every day where we serve traditional norwegian fish- and meat dishes. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we also offer some Thai dishes in the buffet. If you are a pizza fan, we can provide you with our well known Riggen pizza, happily as take away if you want. Call and order in advance and we will have the pizza ready for you when you arrive.
We also have to mention our cake buffet on Saturdays where we serve a large variety of cakes at a reasonable price.
PRIVATE EVENT?
Riggen restaurant can be hired for private events like birthdays, weddings, funerals, company parties and so on. We can also make luch and dinner for tourist groups that has been on whale safari or are going to participate on a whale safari. For more information about this and prices, please contact us.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
In the period before christmas, Riggen restaurant arranges christmas parties (dinners) and christmas lunches. These events can be tailor made according to your wishes and can be combined with the use of Riggen dancebar. For booking of christmas parties or price offer, please contact us.
“There is no love more sincere than the love of food”
George Bernard Shaw
#ThrowbackThursday Back in 1987, these Swedish biologists set the foundation for whale safari operations in Andenes, carrying out the first surveys on #spermwhales in the area.
And since 1989, cooperation with scientists is an important - and exciting -part of our activities.
Mads Frank Tornhøj Hansen❤️
Hilsen fra Danmark... Denne side lavede jeg til min avis Århus Stiftstidende 10 august 1996, vi lavede en historie om de to danske piger der var der dengang. Hanne Strange kom fra Skanderborg i avisens læser område, som jeg husker det var hun daglig leder af centret ..... fantastisk sted i har, håber at komme der op endnu en gang .... go sommer... håber i får mange turister i år.....😀
Today we celebrate our birthday! 🥳
Since 1989 we explore the world of the whales, and have brought over 380.000 people close to the giants of the sea! 🐳🐋
When will you join us?
#anniversary #northernnorway #WorldOceanDay #whaleguarantee #vesterålen
We joined you in 2017, and enjoyed the trip, even when it was bad weather and a lot of people were seesick
Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy anniversary!
Gratulerer 🎉🍾🇧🇻
Gratulerer med de 30 første spennende Whale Safari årene🎶🎉🐳 Lykke til med alle de neste😍
Happy birthday
Gratulerer 🐳
Gratulerer
Gratulerer⚘🐳🐳🐳
Gratulerer! Vi hadde en fantastisk opplevelse med dere!!
Så fine dager på havet vi har nå! ☺️
I går traff vi flere flokker grindhval og en spermhval; i dag,
i tillegg, hoppende delfiner! 🐬
www.whalesafari.no
#HVALSAFARI #whaleguarantee #andenes #andøy #pilotwhales #nordnorge
Ser dere noe til spekkhoggere på denne tiden? ☺️🐳
At sea, at last! 🥰 Today we had our first #whalesafari this year!
And see, our old friend Quasimodo, a #spermwhale that we've seen here since 2002, was the first we met over Bleik Canyon.
#andenes #andøy #HVALSAFARI #nordnorge #whales #vesterålen #valassafari
I missing You all
Planning to come from abroad to visit Andenes and the whales? 🇪🇺
🇳🇴 Norway's borders are not open yet, unless you live in Finland or Iceland - or Greenland - but things can change quickly.
For more information on entry and quarantine rules, keep an eye on FHI's webpage:
www.fhi.no/en/op/novel-coronavirus-facts-advice/facts-and-general-advice/entry-quarantine-travel-...
Entry quarantine upon arrival in Norway from red and yellow countries/regions
www.fhi.no
The government advises against all international travel that is not strictly necessary.Very happy to live in Finland 🇫🇮 and planning some weeks soon in Norway
Vi kommer. Om en måned hvis der bliver åbnet til Norge vi kommer fra Danmark 👍😊
#Norgesferie i år?
Lyst å bli med oss på en spennende tur og møte havets kjemper?
Er du DNB kunde, er du ekstra heldig, da kan du få gavekort på 1000,- Kr gjennom kampanjen #nestesommer ... og du kan bruke det på en #HVALSAFARI!
#andenes #vesterålen #hvaler #nordnorge
Hvalsafari AS - Andenes – DNB Neste Sommer
nestesommer.dnb.bank
Hvalsafari AS - Bli med Hvalsafari AS på Andenes og møt havets kjemper i sitt rette element! Du vil garantert få en opplevelse for livet! Selskapet vårt ble etablert i 1989 og har over 30 år med kunnskap og erfaring på området. Vi kan derfor gi deg en unik hvalgaranti som går ut på følgend...🧜♀️🐳🐳
Merete 🤗
#andøy has beautiful nature to offer both on land and at sea 🐳🍂🦌
Lay back and let our new video take you to the #greatoutdoors 💙
🎥 Pavel Schlemmer / Whalesafari
#Purenature #whalesafari #HVALSAFARI #vesterålen
#nordnorge #lykkepuls #northernnorway
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0O1kv68CZk
Es war super bei euch
#Spermwhales have the largest head in the animal kingdom - up to a third of their body length, so over 5 m in adult males!!! 🐳
What's the purpose?
it's basically their nose that's really massive, and it's especially evolved to produce powerful sounds.
....Just imagine the sneeze! 🤧 😄
#andenes #vesterålen #whalesafari
On 22 May, #biodiversity day, the pieces come together.
We’re part of the solution
#ForNature #biologiskmangfold
📷 www.stefanleimer.ch (pictures left) / Hvalsafari (pictures right)
Paradise nature
The Arctic fox is one of the most endangered mammals in mainland Norway, confined to the highest mountain areas and facing many threats from climate change. The population is so small that it is entirely dependent on conservation measures for its long-term survival. #EndangeredSpeciesDay #CelebrateWildlife
It is a #ThrowbackThursday if it just happened? 😅 Last night, we had our last sunset until the 24th of July! We look forward to another "night" like this!
📸 Midnight sun and Bleik Island - 2009
www.whalesafari.no
#DidYouKnow that in all cetaceans breathing is voluntary, not automatic? 🐬 🐋 🐳
By default, their blowholes are closed! So when they need air, they have to come up to the surface and consciously open the blowhole(s) to breathe!
#breathingandenes
📷 #spermwhale blowing on a winter day
#TBT sometimes we meet again a #spermwhale after many years, and we can still recognize the animal from its fluke, 🕵️. Like this one, who made comeback after several years' absence.
We are so looking forward to going to sea again!
#photoID #whales #andenes
Wir waren 2017 bei euch! 🥰
2014
Show me your eye-patch and I'll tell you where you come from! 🐬🐼
#orcas' typical white patch behind their eyes can be used to distinguish different populations or ecotypes, but also to identify them individually!
#spekkhoggere #killerwhales #marinemammals
#Andøy er ikke bare et fantastisk sted for å se hvaler, men også for sitt rike fugleliv! 8. mai er #verdenstrekkfugldag
Kjenner du igjen disse artene? 🐦🦆
📷 www.stefanleimer.ch
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
#TBT Have you seen this boat somewhere?
Our lovely M/S "Reine" served local routes in Lofoten and #Vesterålen and as a fishing boat before she got totally renovated and became our main #whalesafari boat.
Then she was also equipped with 👂 (hydrophones) to pick up whale sounds 🎶🐳
📷 Melbo Hovedgård og Glenn Maan
15 minutes from Andenes, a stroll on Bleik beach is great for relax and reflection 💜
📷 Stefan Leimer, www.stefanleimer.ch
#andøy #vesterålen
Karina Werner schau mal Bleiksöya 🤩🦅
Speaking of #humpback whales...these gentle giants have many endearing features, but their smelly breath is not one of them... 🤢 😦 Trust us, we've been downwind of them a few times! 😅
Described as "blunt and pungent ... an unholy mingling of fart and fishiness" - scientist still aren't quite sure why!
🐋#whales #FunFact
#ThrowbackThursday i månedsskiftet august - september 2018 oppholdt noen knølhvaler seg i Andfjorden, øst for #andenes. 🐋 Spennende å møte dem flere dager på rad...noen gang hoppende! 😍
📷 Heiko Feist
#hvaler #tettpånaturen #nordnorge #vesterålen #andøy #northernnorway
Marzę o takim spotkaniu,kiedyś się uda.
Oh wow <3 <3 <3 <3
enjoy
OPENING HOURS
Riggen restaurant has the following opening hours:
| Days | Hours |
|---|---|
| Mondays | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Tuesdays | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Wednesdays | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Thursdays | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Fridays | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Saturdays | 11:00 - 22:00 |
| Sundays | 12:00 - 20:00 |
Changes in opening hours that are not permanent will be posted at our facebook page.
CONTACT US
For contact information, please visit our contact page.