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Where the Pig is King!

  • March 1, 2009
  • Rated 4 of 5 by fizzytom from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Where the Pig is King!

This attractive restaurant just a stones' throw from the main square is a popular restaurant with tourists and a good place to get tradtional fare, although it's not cheap. The name means "The Golden Piglet Inn" and pork dishes dominate the menu. Some of these are very old dishes and the emphasis is on hearty and rural.

The interior has been decorated to resemble a traditional farmhouse kitchen with whitewashed walls, wooden tables and benches and folk art on the walls and for the soft furnishings. Lovely woven decorative runners are placed along the centre of each table, for example. Staff, too, wear traditional dress but the theme is not overbearing and over the top. The light fitting that hangs from the ceiling is made from an old cartwheel and a stone fireplace has been constructed on one wall.

The menus were in Estonian, English, German and Russian. The clientele was mixed but there were quite a few Russians - most of whom were plumping for the huge meat specials.

To start we picked a pea soup that contained a good helping of tasty smoked meat (85 EEK) and a portion of marinated herrings (80 EEK) that came with potatoes and onions. Both were excellent.

For my main course I chose the blood sausage with baked potatoes, sauerkraut and marinated pumpkin (175 EEK). This was a really filling dish that was absolutely delicious. My companion tried a smaller dish of slow cooked beans, onions and smoked meat (115 EEK) which, although it was described as small, was very satisfying.

We finished with liqueuers made of Estonian berries (30EEK).
I had a glass of white wine with my meal (40 EEK) and my partner drank beer at 40EEK for 500ml.

The service was friendly and relaxed and we enjoyed a leisurely evening without feeling they wanted the table despite the place being constantly busy.

This restaurant has some outdoor seating in summer and is part of the St Petersbourg Hotel.

Thoroughly recommended.

From journal The Baltic Charms of Tallinn

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