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The food was excellent and the location even better! So cozy and an amazing view to the old square and town houses from the outdoor seating. The music was perfect volume and created an even cozier atmosphere. The waiter was kind as well.
My mom is usually a tough critic, however, she praised the place all the time.

Went here for dinner and had a great time. We had arancini, prawn tacos, and a fish carpaccio and all of them were great. The bread basket and dips were quite good as well. The outside sitting is right next to a night weekend market which could get noisy. But fortunately we just got free live music from there. So overall we had a great time.

I’m sad to say this is sort of a tourist trap. They do not have an award designated to them by the Michelin Guide but they are included in the guide. Which really means nothing but people see the plaques and get excited. I strongly feel it doesn’t even deserve to be in the guide.They put a lot of effort into aesthetics and presentation. You’ll see instagram worthy menu design, modern clean garnishes for cocktails, and the food is trendy hype. There was no one to greet us as it’s unclear where a host would be located when you arrive. The cocktails. While pretty we’re not balanced, didn’t have proper ratio of sweetness, acid, and dilution. The food was hot and pretty. The bread service comes with a lot of variety with beet flavored butter, olives. All this stuff but none of it is amazing. Instead just make one really great bread and focus on serving higher quality butter with sea salt. However, the arancini had an off-tasting flavor as if there was something rancid or artificial in flavor. The tomato soup was overly sweet and had zero seasoning (salt), and was not balanced at all. The cook on the soup was not carefully made. There was zero attention to detail with it. The ravioli was nasty. The risotto was overcooked with the rice being mushy. The seafood was also overcooked and dry on top. The risotto flavor was not balanced. There is no shortage of service people as it felt like someone was at our table every 3 minutes. They were mostly kind. They also took everything off the bill except for one dish and the drinks. Be careful where you decide to spend your time at.

The best place we’ve experienced in Malta! The food is truly amazing, especially the beef, which was perfectly tender and cooked to perfection.

The staff are incredibly accommodating and genuinely friendly. You can really feel the sincerity in their service.

We mentioned it was our anniversary at the last minute, and they still surprised us with a lovely treat without hesitation. That small gesture meant so much to us.

We honestly can’t praise this place enough. Every member of the team was wonderful, and a special thank you to Jerry and Abhay for making tonight such a memorable one.

The restaurant is in a great spot with open views. We were a drop-in and very happy to have found a table for an early dinner.
We love the candy-bar branding.
The staff tried their best to make our dinner comfortable, there were some things missing from the menu, and tge chef sent over an extra dessert.
Definitely try the prawn tacos, the scallops, the pumpkin ravioli. The lamb rack was also very good. I had the Wellington, but regret not having ordered the risotto.
Slow on refilling drinks (water, wine).