Denmark:
Sweden:
Sjätte Tunnan - The year is 1435 in Stockholm, open in the evening and they have a cool website. They do host parties I believe. The rooms are very cosy and sets the perfect mood. The menu also looks very good, all from goat cheese baked turnips to hog with rosemary.
Spain:
La Casa Grande - My spanish isn's sufficient to tell you what's on the menu, but I do know that they offer a medieval experience in a big banquet hall fit for queens and kings. If you can't afford the castle this is difinately an option. From what I can gather, it's a part of a museum.
Czech republic
Anno Domini 1471 - in Praque is not the huge royal hall but rather the small intimate medieval tavern, that in spite their modest appearence holds the possibility for an amasing wedding for the food range from royal to peasent. Like many of these specialised restaurants they only use ingrediences avaliable in the 15th century and base their menu on recipies of the time.
Gallo Nero - I don't know any italien, but their website caught my eye.They have a medieval menu for a medieval couple and nice rustic surroundings with dark wooden tables and candlelight.
Restaurant Cosy - is situated near the castle Chateau Bouillon and also offers rooms for the night. They also have a very fine describtion of how a medieval banquet would unfold, the seriation of the courses and what medieval source they use for their recipes.
Olde Hansa - in Tallinn is a beautiful restaurant with a wide range of choices for your wedding banquet, such as Royal Hunting Feast or Merchant Guild's Saturday Feast. They also have a small shop and live medieval music from time to time.
L'Auberge du Dragon Rouge - yet another medieval restaurant with the facilities to hoist a wonderful medieval party. They offer 5 different banquets, but you better check out their website yourself :) my french isn't the best either.
Rozengrâls - lies in the city of Riga and on their menu they have small explanations of where they got the recipe from. It's my impression that it's a big place that could easily acommodate a wedding party.
Please do write to me if you know of any restaurant that offers the same medieval magic in your country so I can add it to the list.
There is a place in London but I can't remember where (oops!) Warwick Castle do Kingmaker themed evenings, it's not their regular restaurant, they do a couple a month and they fantastic! They also do a Dungeons After Dark on a similar idea which is a little more informal.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to make a complete list of nice medeival places all over the world. :) But I would love to hear from local people, since obviously I don't have the option of traveling to all the places :)
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm a random American reading through your blog [it's great by the way :)]
ReplyDeleteThough it isn't as authentic, in Kissimmee, Florida, USA we have essentially a tourist attraction called "Medieval Times." It's a recreation medieval village with things like a blacksmith shop, a cermamic shop, and a number of other little cabin like shops that are based on re-enacting and education. In my primary school we went there as a field trip in 6th grade. At the end of the "village tour" there is a gift shop. The tour closes with a dinner show where each section of the dining hall supports a knight, who then battle for some great honor like marrying the princess. [the story changes, usually there is a sorcerer and a king, and his daughter who is to be wed to the knight who can defeat the sorcerer]. I can't remember if the food is authentic or not, though I do remember eating it primarily with my hands [soup that was drank from the bowl, chicken, and some dessert thing maybe? I think it was an apple pastry]. I'm in my third year of university now, so it has been a while, but it might be interesting to check out :)
Tia