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28TH APRIL, 2012.Our table for theevening at Giuseppi's.GIUSEPPI'S RESTAURANT IN MELLIEHA is a classic, Maltese, traditional restaurant at which we had last previously been to some three years ago and which has been on our review periscope for some time. Now that the bad weather had subsided, and a drive up to Mellieha is quite enjoyable with the summer traffic rush still some weeks away, we decided to head on to this northern village for dinner at this venue.Dinner with a group of four persons on Friday, 27th April,2012.Ground floor setting.Giuseppi’s is situated in the heart of Mellieha on Borg Oliver Street corner with St.Helen Street, just alongside HSBC. The restaurant itself is an old Maltese farmhouse complete with traditional antique tiles and a warm rustic décor instantly making you feel at home. It is split onto two levels and accommodates up to just 45 people, thus giving Michael Diacono the Chef/...
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18th April, 2012.TAL-FAMILJA RESTAURANT in Marsascala was reviewed and featured in this website on the 2nd of October, 2011. To view the first review, just go to the right hand side of this page, scroll down the index to the Tal-Familja topic and click on it.The Executive Chefs: Robertaand Ramona (who is now runningher own restaurant in Valletta)Tal-Familja Restaurant has been run and administered by the Preca family for some sixteen years, making it one of the more established and sought after restaurants in Marsascala with a massive reputation for fresh fish and seafood cuisine. For some years, the kitchen in this venue was personally run by Charlie Preca with the assistance of another chef, but with the Preca family growing and coming of age the function of the kitchen was taken over by two of Charlie's daughters as Executive Chefs- Ramona and Roberta who after graduating from ITS transformed the cuisine with modern dishes an...
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14th April, 2012.La Favorita Menu Cover.LA FAVORITA RESTAURANT in Marsascala opened its doors some twentyfive years ago, and has always been run and managed by the Spears family. Joe Spears was the Chef/Patron for many years ably assisted by wife Phylis running front of house, acting as host, head waitress and everything in between, until their son Anthony was old enough to finish school and train with his father to take over as the head chef, with daughter Dorianne assisting Anthony and also acting as the restaurant's patissiere. At one time all pasta was home-made by Joe, and new dishes were introduced in Marsascala to place this once sleepy village in the forefront of good food restaurants in the South of Malta.Catch of the Day.Times change, some seventy food outlets opened up in the Marsascala area over these years, competition hotted up, but La Favorita still remained one of the venues that is sought after by many for authentic ...
