Kalev Yacht Club

Yes, this definitely does not qualify as fine dining, but same time it's probably one of the best places for eating in the city of Tallinn, at least in the summer time. I personally frequent Kalev Yacht Club quite often, mainly because I have developed a habit of meeting my brother for lunch over there.

He's a busy professional and a family man, so it's actually easier for him to manage a longer lunch break during a week than to tear himself away from his family over the week-end and props to him for that. So that's where we meet.

I have to admit that besides the food being consistently good and the prices very reasonable there's another reason for us to go there. See it's the only place that serves cod liver for an appetizer, at least that we know of and they prepare it just the way Mom did, when we were growing up. It's almost as good today. Well, you have to admit that sometimes our memories are like fine wine, they just get better with time.

During the summer months and there's usually two, alright two and a half in Estonia, Kalev Yacht Club is a relaxing place to sit out-side and enjoy maybe not a very complicated culinary experience, but a tasty one none of the less. You'll get fresh veggies off the grill, good quality simple fish like salmon and butterfish, and I hear some people rave about the pork entrée. Can't remember what it's called right now.

By the way if anybody knows what a butter fish looks like before it ends up on a plate, send me a picture or something...

Oh and just try to ignore the music that they're blasting at the yacht club. That is horrible. Hey, you can't have it all.