Archive for February, 2020
Restaurant
A gourmet week-end in Gozo over the Santa Maria public holiday.
A pleasant weekend in Gozo between August 15 and 18, both days included, which visit was augmented by a bit of sightseeing, plenty of swimming and of course visits for lunch and dinner at some very good and well selected restaurants all of which we had been to before, tried and tested and to which we return time and time again when we visit Gozo. We have been to Gozo some weeks ago, during which stay we had reviewed a further selection of our sister island's top restaurants, that have been also reviewed here.
Day one - Friday, 15th August, 2014:
Lunch at Chez Amand at Qbajjar, Marsalforn - Friday 15th August, 2014.
Chez Amand is one of our casual, yet very good dining haunts in Gozo, and as we were staying just opposite, our first lunch visit was naturally this place. Run by Chef Amand Veranneman and his daughter Caroline who runs front-of house admirab...
Restaurant
A Tavola at The Palace Hotel, Sliema - 4th July.
A TAVOLA at the Palace Hotel in Sliema, is the new casual dining venue that has just opened its doors about a week ago, in the Alexandria Gardens, which is situated between Palazzo Capua and The Palace Hotel. It is accessible through the hotel lobby or direct from the street adjacent to Palazzo Capua.
A TAVOLA offers a selected menu concentrating on casual Italian cuisine suitable for al fresco Summer dining, and which features a good selection of pizza and pasta platters which come in quite large portions, as well as a selection of Italian antipasti which can be ordered individually or as a platter to share at just EUR4 per person. Pizza prices come in at about EUR11 to EUR13.5 depending on choices and the ingredients . Tables are very well placed with good distances in-between to also guarantee privacy in conversation, something which is not normally found i...
