# Restaurants specializing in ancient cuisine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402 "2006-10-22T03:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/1 "2006-10-22T03:07:54Z")
Restaurants exist recreating food and dining expericances from the middle ages ([Medieval Times](http://www.medievaltimes.com/), are there any that try to recreat an ancient Roman dinner party? Or serve ancient Greek cuisine? ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/2 "2006-10-22T03:43:29Z")
I went to a couple in Scandanavia that had Hanseastic League-era cuisine. It was really good. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/3 "2006-10-22T03:46:25Z")
There used to be a resaurant in Anchorage that specialized in Tudor-era food and the whole dining experience ala Medieval Times. Turkey legs, buxom wenches and all. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/4 "2006-10-22T04:40:29Z")
[This place](http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050530/trattoria.html) kinda tried > [@](#): > > Pompeii’s busiest restaurant reopened its doors on Saturday for the first time since it was buried in Mount Vesuvius’ lava nearly 2,000 years ago…Although there will be no cooking at the site, visitors will be offered a taste of Pompeii in an area not far from the restaurant. Jams, sauces and kits with instructions to make ancient Roman recipes will be sold. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/5 "2006-10-22T04:49:46Z")
And if you ever find yourself in [Trier, Germany](http://www.domstein.de/start_gb.html) you might be in luck. > [@](#): > > Roman menus I > > Cocktail - composed of dry wine, honey and spices > > 4 different appetizers > > Soup of barley > sausage with pine-kernels / green beans > artichokes in vinegar sauce > wine roll > Main Menu > > fried zucchinis and carrots with apricots, almonds and spices > ham prepared with figs and myrtle > chicken in allec sauce > fried fish fillet in fish sauce with herbs, wine and honey > lamb with herbs, wine, onions and date > venison with plums, herbs, wine, honey and vinegar > escalopes of veal in pine-nut sauce > a wine roll to each main course > > Dessert > > soufflé of pears ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/6 "2006-10-22T10:12:57Z")
Judging by the quality, some of the food that our works canteen serves was pretty ancient before it went into the pot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/7 "2006-10-22T10:24:54Z")
Not what you are asking for but you may be interested in the TV documentary [Three Emperor’s Dinner](http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s814454.htm) if you can find it. An Aussie chef attempts to authentically recreate a famous meal from 1867. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/8 "2006-10-22T15:13:28Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] There used to be a resaurant in Anchorage that specialized in Tudor-era food and the whole dining experience ala Medieval Times. Turkey legs, buxom wenches and all. [/QUOTE] Turkey legs and buxom wenches are _hardly_ Tudor-era food or ambience. If I ran a restaurant, it would serve High Medieval - Early Renn food in a proper Medieval setting (so no wenches & benches). Everything from Chaucerian Blancmange (a chicken&rice dish) to waffles for dessert. Once a month I’ll do a quail-in-a-hen-in-a-duck-in-a-goose-in-a-pig roast. Turducken, eat your heart out.. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/9 "2006-10-22T15:55:32Z")
The [Bors Hede Inne](http://www.camlann.org/bors_hede.htm) is an attempt to provide reasonably authentic medieval food to a general audience. In practice, it comes out a little meh, but you gotta give 'em points for trying. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/10 "2006-10-22T16:15:37Z")
“So I order french toast during the Renaissance.” ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-specializing-in-ancient-cuisine/377402/11 "2006-10-22T17:31:37Z")
If you’re ever in Cordoba, Spain, check out [El Caballo Rojo.](http://www.elcaballorojo.com/) I have no way to verify its authenticity in terms of faithfulness to ancient ingredients and modes of preparation, but the stuff on the menu is certainly different than what I’ve ever had in any other Spanish restaurant, and is in agreement with what little I know of Moorish cuisine.