Every food adventure we have been on has been unique but ION created one which was truly special – our first sea food taster menu! We secured a table on the last day of the restaurant’s 100 days with Chef Alex Dilling and let me tell you,
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The Golden fork, H’Attard, Malta – honey croissant, Pigeon on a stick and peach lollipop 😮
You know when you read up about a restaurant and you are like ‘yep, going to give this a go’ .. this is exactly how we felt about the golden fork. Plus, the executive chef Letizia interned with Heston Blumenthal at the Fat duck, so yeah, expectation was high and hanty did HER TING!!!
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Lord Nelson, IL-Mosta, Malta – where our beloved burrata initially left us wanting 🥺 but beef cheek and calf liver parfait save the day 😋
Having a food experience at Lord Nelson has been on Neal’s list for quite a while, so, when we finally managed to get a booking, we were well excited. Whilst I don’t want to say, we should have curbed our excitement a lickle…, we should have curbed our excitement a lickle!
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Commando Restaurant, Mellieha, Malta – where texture rules and beef carpaccio is KING!
C O M M A N D O Restaurant! Oh how I adore thee!!! Yes, I am attempting to sing / quote a sonnet? Poem? Lyric? Whatever you decide to call it about this gem of a place. Why? The food up in this here restaurant will have you singing PERIODT!
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Legligin, Valletta, Malta – Legligin by day is a feast: fish cake, pistachio lasagne, Tuna, beef pasta, pork, Rabbit…
Just shy of being two months in on the Island, and, to celebrate another trip round the sun, we had din dins at Legligin and it was brilliant. Chris and his team create a ‘homemade’ taster menu experience and it is delicious!
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Terrone, Birgu, Malta – wood grilled calamari, coppa di parma and a bone-in veal rib-eye
The food experience at Terrone was random to say the least ha! We had been to the area, Senglea to be precise and had eaten at Hammett’s Macina at the beginning of summer. We really liked the area, the three cities as it is fondly called.
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Chef’s Table, Bugibba, Malta – Tuna tartare, wild seabass, strawberry celebration; anniversary din dins with friends
Okay month of July, I see you – doing the most this summer eh? We’ve had the tension of the footie (Euro Cup) and currently experiencing Olympics! In some ways, it has been bitter-sweet. It didn’t come home but the boys made us proud, super proud!
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The Westin Dragonara, San Giljan, Malta – Date fritters for Afternoon tea
Nothing beats sunshine, blue skies and the sounds of church bells! Your mood is lifted, you smile and intrinsically believe and choose to have a good day
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The Skyroom, Sliema, Malta – grilled asparagus, pork cheek potato croquette and cherry pudding all with an open sea view
Our intial stint at having a meal at The Skyroom didnt go down very well. We assumed could rock up as one does, alas, the Maltese be like nuh sah 🤨! Ha ha ha! Plus, trying to figure out the brunch / lunch hour is still a mystery,
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59 REPUBLIC, Valletta, Malta – mini foie gras burger, Scottish scallops and a baked Alaska = a special ‘Specials’
SUMMER has arrived and is here to stay in these Malta streets! The heat is ON people, it is BOILING!!! We decided to eat out today because we both didn’t feel like cooking, plus, with more places opening up, more food adventure(s) beckons! But first a little rant
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