Monte Pacis: Liepų alėja

A wonderful stay at Monte Pacis hotel located on the shores of the Kaunas lagoon! The hotel itself is situated in a Benedictine monastery with a history dating back to the 17th century. The room was spacious, the beds comfortable, and the bathroom had ample space. I must mention that it had the best hotel breakfast in Kaunas: impeccable Benedict, Florentine, and Royal eggs, along with juices and fragrant coffee. The service, like everything in this hotel, was flawless! We will definitely return!

Monte Pacis restaurant is a hidden gem. We ordered a 6 course tasting dinner (in advance) with wine pairing and had a Michelin level experience. The cooking was extremely creative and delicious. That is rare, because most of the trendy fine dining restaurants in Lithuania are good on presentation, but struggle to deliver flavours. This restaurant kept impressing us with each dish! The wine pairing was excellent. The hotel and restaurant is run by a family and the owner is a sommelier. They go through a great effort of ordering wine from small wine makers and monastery wineries and are very selective. Our waiter/sommelier Arnas told us stories about each wine and was very attentive. Honestly I don't know where else in Lithuania you can find someone who really understands wine like this and has so much passion about it. The service was also excellent. I would be comfortable with inviting any biggest foodie guests to this restaurant, it is a hidden gem and I would say that it deserves a Michelin star. We were truly impressed and would come back to Kaunas just for this restaurant!

Wonderfull service in the restaurant terrace after the festival concert. The waiter was very professional, polite and fast. The food delicious, great atmosphere and legendary place full of history. We enjoyed the time spent there with great pleasure, it was a wonderfull experience! 🙂 Definately recommend! P.s. The restaurant inside is also full of interesting surprises 😉

I'm never coming back to this place and would definitely not recommend it to anyone. Pathetic customer service, unable to comment on the food quality as we simply did not receive it. First of all we were informed there are no available tables and they couldn't give a timeline when to come back. After visiting the monastery we saw there were tables so we asked again, and after ordering the food we were told 20 min later that we have to order either salad or soup as we have to leave by 3pm. We were visiting with a toddler who was already hungry so we opted for the soup and salad options as they were on the days menu, and after all how long would it take to serve soup and salad. To our surprise the soup and salad order was served at the table next to us, to patrons that arrived and ordered after us. The waiting staff were judgemental and lingering around the bar and clearly not bothered to do their job. I'm never coming back to this place and would definitely not recommend it to anyone.

Enjoyed some of the finest beef I've had in a long while. Pleasant wine and coffee, polite and friendly service. A stroll through the grounds and a walk in nearby Kauno marios regional park. We keep returning to Monte Pacis for good reason.