Yesterday we had Valentines dinner for two in one of the olderst Estonian manor called Kau (Kõue), which is approx. 40 minute´s drive from capital Tallinn. The food at the restaurant was quite OK, service was friendly and interior beautful, but the wolves….

It was my first visit to Kõue (Kau) manor which is one of the oldest in Estonia and was firstly mentioned in history at 1214. This beautiful main building was fully restored only 3-4 years ago (2010), before that it was in horrible condition, partly ruined. Interior is also very beautiful, full of art and small items that are collected by the owners of the manor from differents trips around the world.

We had there Valentine´s dinner with for two and the special menu was dedicated to lamb in different versions. As I´m not a huge meat fan the main course was a disappointment for me, but the dessert, warm chocolate cake brought the smile back to my face. The people in manor were very friendly, so the service was excellent.

As the manor is located in the middle of forest and raw nature, first time in my life I saw a real wolf on the road to the manor! My husband told me that it´s not possible as wolfes are shy and avoid crowded places, but later the staff at manor confirmed that they really have wolf family living in neighborhood. So keep your eyes open if you visit Kõue manor :)

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Eile tähistasime Valentinipäeva kahekesi Kõue mõisas, mis on Eesti üks vanimaid ning asub Tallinnast ca 40 minutilise autosõidu kaugusel. Esmamulje mõisast oli ikka võimas – peahoone on väga ilusti taastatud (NB: vaid 3-4 aastat tagasi hoone varemetele), imelise interjööriga.
Restoranielamus jäi mul natuke saamata, sest erimenüü oli pühendatud lambalihale. Kuna ma pole suur lihafänn, siis pearoog – lambaraguu (või mis iganes see kontidega asi oli) – oli minu jaoks ikka täiesti mööda, kuid soe šokolaadikook desserdina oli suurepärane.  Kõige vahvam oli see, et teel mõisa nägin esmakordselt elus päris hunti!  Hoidke silmad lahti kui mõisa külastate, ehk näete ka :)