Olde Hansa

The restaurant is located in the heart of Tallinn's old town. It specializes in medieval cuisine, so there's no Coke, Fanta, or Sprite, but there is wild boar, lamb, and other delicious dishes that were popular during that period. Beers are medieval style as well

The quality is evident in the small but exquisite menu! My wife and I had the lamb and were very impressed! The food contained spices that neither of us had ever tasted before. The wait staff were dressed in medieval clothing, friendly, original, and very attentive!

This restaurant is definitely worth a visit. It stands out from all the other restaurants in the area and is definitely recommended!

Tip: The restroom is also medieval ;)

Nearly Disney-esque menu, look, and feel. The restaurant operates in a building dating toward the end of the Middle Ages. The food and beer are meant to reflect what would have been eaten and drank then. The beers (4 of them) all have some sort of fruit, spice, or herbs.

The menu features game meat, soups, and sausages. The sampling of food we received was better than expected and definitely doesn’t fit into the pub food category.

The wood beamed interior with wall frescoes is lit only with candles (even the low hanging chandeliers!) which lends some credibility to the experience. The servers are trained to behave and speak (in English) of the era, calling people my lord/lady. When a neighboring table asked for soda, the server asked if that was something from another country or perhaps the future.

Overall, a worthy, if expensive stop while in Tallinn.

 

This is a medieval theme restaurant in the town hall square in the old town of Tallinn. Sure, it's extremely touristy but it's also a blast. The restaurant has three creaky floors with wooden benches and is very dimly lit. We were there in the shoulder season (September) on a weekday night and it was still packed with people. The waitresses are great and are dressed to fit the medieval theme as well. The menu is huge and is quite heavy on the meats with interesting choices such as boar, bear, and elk. I had elk sausage and it was delicious.

They serve three beers that they make and they were all excellent. The dark beer with herbs was my favorite. I also sampled the honey beer which was also excellent. My wife had the light cinnamon beer which I also enjoyed quite a bit. The beers are served in clay mugs.

I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Tallinn.

Just across from the old city hall is this fun, medieval-themed restaurant. All of the food and drink are supposed to be of the time period. The place has lots of atmosphere with gentle lighting, long wooden tables. It does feel as though we've stepped into a time warp or at least onto the set of a sword and sorcery film.

We did not try the food other than the roasted cinnamon nuts and the reindeer jerky.

They have exactly three beers. It is difficult to get any straight answers from the staff as they charmingly insist on staying in character pretending not to know modern brewing techiques and claiming that the beers are all brewed by monks living in the basement. The beers are likely cask beers and all are served in chilled clay mugs which were a delight. The first two beers, a dark honey beer and an herbed dark beer, are really the same beer base with either a honey or herb mixture added. The additions really make the beers. We were allowed to try just the base and it seemed quite plain. The finished products are wonderful and quite different. Finally there is a light cinnamon beer which was good but not as good as either of the other two.

We entered this festive looking building in old Tallinn with high expectations of traditional olden European food fare. We were not dissappointed; the food was fantastic. Everything I had was very flavorful and complemented the rest of the dish. My biggest supprise upon speaking with our waitress was that they brew their own beer. Three brews made from olden recipies are offered. There is a honey beer which is the best example of the style I've ever had. Also a strong herb spiced beer brewed in the traditional nordic santi style which I thought to be absolutely wonderful. Also, a lighter cinnimin spiced beer which I did not get to try is available. Brews are served in traditional clay tankards. Service is fantastic and the atmosphere is top notch. Think Midevil Times themepark, but actually authentic and not contrived. This is an absolute must must stop for all who journey to Tallinn, even if you're not a BA.