Scheeli Restoran — Restaurant in Tallinn

Visited during Tallinn Restaurant Week. It was a 3 course menu for 20€.

The let down for me was the poor wine list - a so called fine-dining place shouldn’t have a list almost entirely put together by one importer and filled with mostly supermarket range.

The food was nice with the exception of main dish. We were pleasantly surprised with an amuse-bouche - a nice gesture. The elk tartare was really well made, I only wish the toasts were from a homemade/artisanal, not supermarket bread. The main dish was a total disaster - salmon with boiled veggies and beet risotto- risotto had some kind of chewy shrimps and was horrible (it was obviously warmed up before serving, not cooked), the cheese sauce was in total disharmony with other ingredients- it was a mismatch of flavours and textures. Cheesecake was delicious.

The cabaré kind of live music feels kind of decadent.

The service was, however, impeccable and attentive, the old-school kind I rarely encounter in Estonia.

I overall had a feeling like the place is somehow in need of...

A high quality experience,and a much appreciated, more calm, dining experience than the surrounding medieval themed places. Friendly and attentive service, excellent food without over-the-top fanciness. However really very tasty courses throughout, including the kids menu (a rare treat)! This is a restaurant that obviously cares about its guests, and a chef that obviously cares about his/her ingredients. Highly recommended.

Oh ... And it's not expensive either. Dinner with two courses each for two adults and three children 11-15yo for just a bit over 100 EUR, though with mainly water as drinks . Nevertheless pretty much a steal, for...

Rude customer service. Went there to have a beer on a sunny day and after finishing, took a sip from my own water bottle. While I'm aware that you shouldn't drink your own drinks at a restaurant, I don't think it's fair to treat you badly because of one inadvertent sip of water while waiting for my girlfriend to finish her cocktail. I don't know if that was the reason but I assume so since we didn't make any noise otherwise. After that, the waiter came and slammed the check we hadn't asked for on the table, without explaining or saying anything, almost like kicking us out of the bar. Payed the bill, didn't get a "thank you", and left...