Rebekah’s Restaurant, Mellieha.
Positives
Dinner at Rebekah’s Restaurant, in Mellieha, on Friday, 28th September, 2012.
It is not very often, that one comes across a gem when it come to restaurants in Malta. Consequently, as a restaurant reviewer, I am sometimes taken unawares when I venture into an establishment at which I had not dined before, and find that the place is a veritable, gourmet venue, offering classic surroundings and a magnificent dining experience. Such a place is REBEKAH’S RESTAURANT in Mellieha.
Rebekah’s Restaurant is situated in a 300 years old, converted farmhouse, which still boasts and shows with pride, the stone work and architecture of that period in time. Dining areas are located within the interior section in two rooms, one forming the main restaurant and the other used for discreet and private dinners for small groups, business entertainment and special occasions. The farmhouse’s traditional courtyard is also used for al fresco dining and to accommodate smokers. Air-conditioning throughout is used in the hot Summer months, whereas, a fireplace is used to heat the interior in Winter, which I would assume, would give a cosy, homely feel during some special dinner or Sunday lunch.
Having recently come under new management, Rebekah’s new restaurant manager, Manuel Attard, brings 16 years’ worth of experience in catering and fine dining to the table, while Patrick Mangion, the establishment’s executive chef, puts his vast experience of Mediterranean cuisine to good use.
Only the freshest local ingredients make it into Rebekah’s typically Mediterranean cuisine and one can categorize this restaurant as an exclusive fine dining restaurant in its own right, but one which comes without the baggage of high dining or wine prices, and which consequently make this establishment a highly sought after up-market restaurant.
The Menu:
The menu contains the Chef’s selected and signature dishes, and these are changed seasonally to make use of the freshest ingredients available each season. Apart from the main menu, a specials menu is offered daily.
Once our food and drinks orders were taken we were served with a vegetable spring roll amuse bouche.
Starters ordered:
Baked Brie wrapped in Filo Pastry served with Stuffed with Walnut Paste, Apple & Blackberry Jam, Tomato Gazpacho Shot, Petite Salad.
Fish Soup - Homemade Fish Broth, Fresh Mussels, Shrimps, White fish, Prawn & Basil.
Fresh Gozo Asparagus wrapped in Parma ham.
Foie Gras Tonchin with roasted brioche and prickly pear jus.
Main Courses ordered:
Pan Fried Wild Boar Fillet sedrved with - Creamed Leeks, Mangetout & Borlotti Beans, Maltese Sausage & Black Pudding Fritters, Cauliflower Puree and Port Jus.
Roasted Lamb Shoulder Rack with Crushed Mint Peas, Chorizo Croquettes, Sun blushed Tomatoes & Sultana Couscous, Lamb Jus.
Slow Cooked Local Rabbit with Roasted Onions, Pumpkin & Fennel Seeds, Hand Cut Chunky Chips.
Fresh fish from the day’s catch - amberjack fillet.
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Desserts ordered:
Baked Banoffee Cheesecake withYoghurt Ice-Cream
Dark Chocolate fondant with Helwa tat-Tork Ice-Cream
Selection of Home Made Sorbets Lemon, Mango, Cherry.
Green Apple & Cinnamon Brulee with Vanilla Ice Cream.
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Wine List:
A vast selection of local and imported wines are included in a very well presented wine list.
Service:
The restaurant was full during our visit. All tables within the main restaurant hall, and the private section as well as the al fresco section which forms part of the traditional farmhouse yard, were all occupied, but each table and each client were very efficiently attended and looked after.
Reviewers’ Impressions:
Ambience, Atmosphere and Decor: Classic period style - Very Good
Cuisine Quality: Extremely impressive - Excellent.Preparation and presentation: Very Good+.
Harmony of Menu: Very Good.
Wine List - a very good selection at a decent mark-up - Very Good.
Service: Very Good.
Value for money: For a fine dining restaurant category - Very Good.
OVERALL RATING: 9.5/10 Fine Dining.
Highly Recommended.
‘The restaurant was full during our visit. All tables within the main restaurant hall, and the private section as well as the al fresco section which forms part of the traditional farmhouse yard, were all occupied, but each table and each client were very efficiently attended and looked after.’
Then why did you rate it only 4 star???
Hi Robert thank you for your comment. Rebekah’s Restaurant has been rated at 4.5 stars and not 4. If you look at the Reviewers’ Impressions at the bottom of the review you’ll notice that it is rated at 9.5/10 points.