Fradis Minoris is set in an almost perfect spot. The 400-meter walk along the narrow Peninsula at dusk is magical. From our table we could see nothing but sand and sea and the glorious Nora lagoon.
The service is very good -- you are welcomed and cared for by a team that is clearly passionate about the restaurant and takes great pride in attaining the only Michelin star in southern Sardinia.
The restaurant itself is nearly perfect with one crucially important exception: the food. The menu is relentlessly creative. The courses are meticulously prepared. There is story behind each one. But while it may be fascinating to have raw cuttlefish mixed into your ricotta cheese, the important question is how does it taste? The answer: just as strange as you would expect. The dessert was presented brilliantly inside a crab shell. But do you want crab (mixed with pearls of pear) for dessert? No, you don't.
Some of the courses tasted great (that baked oyster was amazing; I would have loved more than just one solitary oyster). The ember was the simplest course and also the best: it was simple filet of fish freshly caught hours earlier.
I think Fradis Minoris has the potential to be one of world's greatest restaurants -- if they would lean more into Sardinia's rich culinary traditions. How the food tastes is, after all, even more important than the creativity of the chef or the stories behind his creations.
One more note: I loved the wine list, packed with best wines Sardinia has to offer. read more