Restoran Fii — Restaurant in Tartu linn

From our experience, we wouldn’t recommend it. The restaurant is ok but not worth the price.

I’m not sure if we caught them on a bad day, but we were a bit confused by where the Michelin recommendation came from: The atmosphere was good, but nothing special. (The area we were first seated in was lit by a bright white light which made the atmosphere there not even good, but then we asked to be reseated.) The food is ok, but again not worth what you are paying for. It looked nice. Some of it could have been a bit warmer and the taste was not surprisingly good. What was really disappointing though is our experience with the drinks. When the menu reads “handcrafted lemonade”, I kind of expect a freshly made lemonade; not a bottle that says “handcrafted”. That however might be a personal thing. What’s not a personal thing is the fact that one of the drinks was smaller than stated on the menu and another one was four months past its expiration date. This is not ok, definitely not for the class of restaurant Fii advertises itself to be in.

Overall, we were disappointed and would recommend to look for another...

We had a great waitress during the evening we visited. She did a great job but ended up having to keep apologizing on behalf of the kitchen for the long waiting times and poor food quality at this Michelin Guide recommended restaurant.

The beef picanha was a chunk of fibrous sinews. It didn't taste fresh or flavourful either. We asked for the plate to be returned to the kitchen. Our waitress informed that the kitchen tasted and agreed that it was a really bad cut that should not have been served but we were still charged for it.

Waiting times in between dishes despite an almost empty restaurant were terribly long. Besides the beef, the fish dishes fared better but overall the food here has nice presentations but leave guests disappointed.

For desserts, we had yet another unpleasant experience with "Chocolate". This tasted like someone diluted chocolate with water, froze it and decided it chic to serve it as dessert.

Our meal that evening:

STARTERS 48°c Pähkla Trout Grilled leek Beef tartare

MAINS Artic Char Beef picanha

DESSERTS Chocolate

Tikri mille...

I was really excited to try the Fii restaurant because my friend told me it was his best restaurant experience ever. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. The service was great, the waitress was very kind. Amouse-bouche was filo pastry filled with mozzarella, it was a pleasant surprise. For my starter I had beef tartare which immediately upon arrival surprised me with its colour and texture. It was brown, dry and over-seasoned. It tasted ok, but not like a true beef tartare. For my main I had beef sirloin with fondant potato, mushroom sauce and carrot. The meat and sauce were really tasty, the fondant potato was overpowered by the rosemary and the carrot had a bit of a stale taste. I saw reviews similar to mine so I guess something changed over time in this restaurant. It had a Michelin recommendation, but as of recently doesn’t anymore, which makes sense. Overall I was disappointed by the food experience, because I expected it to be one of the highlights of my short Tartu visit and it was just way too expensive for...