I am difficult to impress, and normally I never write reviews, but this place deserves it. Amazing…read more"octopus salad"! We then ate two dishes of fish - both amazing! Give a chance to the deserts, we asked a tiramisu, it was divine, then the waiter brought us a second desert, crostata di fici, just to try - it was also incredible. Many locals were frequenting the restaurant - definitely a local place. The waitress was extremely nice. Quick and very friendly service. Amazing food and great flair in the heart of old town.

A must try if you're visiting Sardegna! All inclusive dinner and wine for 60 Euros about $65 USD…read more 5 star experience: You're going mostly for the experience and views of the island coasts. You'll see a charcuterie board on steroids when you enter the premises which is a part of the meal and includes an unlimited buffet of cured pork, various cheeses, and wine before your main meal. Food: 3 different pasta dishes to follow once you're done stuffing yourself w the charcuterie buffet, and of course the porcedu (piglet) to finish. The pasta dishes were so so, considering they were very basic. Dessert was a piece of fruit and a local dessert called seiadas. Tips: 1. Get there right when they open at 7:30. Lots of dedicated parking but it did get full if you had a later reservation time. Also, if you're there at 7:30 the buffet area will be crowded and you will have to wait in line. 2. Come very hungry, I was freaking stuffed and had to limit the pasta intake to eat the porcedu at the end. 3. Don't wear tight dresses or pants 4. If you book in advance you can get the terrace area.

Great atmosphere at this Sardinian gem. The concept was very interesting. You enjoy all the salami,…read morecheese, wine standing up around an open flame where they cook whole suckling pigs. After enjoying the appetizer you go back to your table. Your serves three Sardinian pasta dishes, all wonderful. Then the star of the restaurant comes out, crispy suckling pig served with roasted potatoes . Delicious

This is a great, well priced spot in Baja Sardinia. It has a huge patio outside which is great for…read morepeople watching. Everything is really well priced and the service is great. I highly suggest the spicy pastas and the spicy pizzas.

Excellent place . This is the best place in the area to dine . We have yet to be disappointed. We…read moreate here almost every night after trying the other disappointing places . The best !

Loved this place. English on menus, lovely staff, large place full of seating. They serve…read morebreakfast, lunch, and dinner and operates as a bar/disco into the perfect Mediterranean night. We stayed here in Isola Rosa in the beginning of September and the weather is perfect, water is warm, and the crowds seem manageable and are generally local Italians. 4/5 cause of the semi high price. Also, free fast WiFi!

A beautiful evening with my daughter in LaMaddalena Italy. After being here for a month, my…read moredaughter came to visit me and this is one of the only restaurants in the island that has GF options. The food was delicious, menu options included everything from appetizers to deserts, wine, beer and let's not forget the gorgeous view. The scenic views made the evening a night to remember with my daughter!

Friendly staff. We had a very nice and different appetizer, the eggplant a la Garibaldina. The…read moreSardinian wine Cannonau was also very nice. Our mains were the €18 humid lamb with potatoes, very tasty and flavorous. And the €7 bis pot of pie of Oschiri was not surprising, wouldn't reccomend, they have much more interesting options. But we enjoyed the experience.

At Vecchia Ilva we we're welcomed into a warm Italian atmosphere. A beautifully styled dining room…read morewith some nice reminders of passed times. It's a relatively small place and is easily fully booked so we we're happy to get a table. The menu features mostly traditional food from Sardegna and the very friendly staff was more than willing to tell us a bit about the dish and it's history. Everything was perfectly executed and presented. The bottle of Canonau (traditional Sardinian red wine) that was recommended to us turned out to be the perfect choice. After our dinner we we're offered a tasty local digestive on the house. We're looking forward to returning to Vechia Ilva!

Had a great dinner here with a larger group (11 people). The food was very tasty and can recommend…read morethe Cacio E Pepe, calamari! Good wine selection for bottles. ! The service as amazing and one of the best large group experiences I've had & they allowed bill splitting. Great choice!!!

If you're looking for a restaurant with fabulous views where you can also dine outside, this is a…read moregreat spot. We got a ​sprawling view of the water from upstairs, which made for ​an ​enjoyable dining experience on a clear 75-degree​ evening. My husband had the pasta with sausage and pistachio pesto and just loved it. In fact, he said it was probably the best pesto he had ever had. I guess than implies that his dish dwarfed my homemade pesto which he used to think was the best. In all fairness, the version at Skipper's was more of a Sicilian style pesto with pistachios, whereas the pesto I make at home for us is a Genovese style pesto. So, I'll let him off the hook this time since the comparison would not be comparing apples to apples. I had the spaghetti​ and lobster entree, which was good, but wasn't quite what I had imagined. I envisioned that the lobster would be intact, but in fact, the lobster meat was diced into chunks. I also wanted ​a lesser sauce-based​ pasta. However, I must confess that my expectations​ weren't met largely due to the​ misinterpretation of my conversation with the waiter. Although Sardinia is a part of Italy, Sardu is also spoken, and it's different than standard Italian. They also make a nice complimentary flatbread, which is included in the standard coperto (cover charge). The flatbread​ alone would easily have been $15.00 in a nice San Francisco restaurant. It was really good​ and easily could've served four. The cover charges in Italy make so much more sense to me than being "coerced​" into leaving ​a tip upwards of 26% in San Francisco to cover the "expected minimum standard tip" of 20% plus the additional SF Healthy​ Tax charges. Most importantly, I can say, without a doubt, that the service we received at every single restaurant throughout​ Italy would put many San Francisco restaurants to shame. We received good to superior service in Italy, without the outrageous so-called "tips" that are expected/mandated in San Francisco. Skipper is located in a beautiful area with several other restaurants to choose from. Definitely a good choice for pleasurable​ outdoor dining.

One of the best dining experiences of my life. They were so nice and personable. Also the best…read moreseafood ever as well as the best service. They were our friends by the end of the night. The chef came to our table and made very dish from his heart. Please please do yourself a favor and come here.