What a lunch. We ended up here after a drive around Northern Sardinia. I was a bit skeptical of…read morethe marina atmosphere but once stepping in, we were brought into a homey and cozy space. The menu featured a variety of local seafood and house made pasta. For me, the standout was the local specialty of fregola made with saffron and the local thin bread baked with rosemary (carasau). My husband's appetizer portion of seafood stew had oysters, clams, langoustines...so good. Our host picked out a nice bottle of local Vermintino that complimented our lunch well. We were finished off with house pours of mirto, the local liquer made from the myrtle plant.

From the charming set up, and beautiful sparkling wine selection, to the wonderful dinner service…read moreand expert menu recommendations, and the perfect food, we couldn't have asked for more. I would have gone back there many, many nights if we hadn't found the restaurant on our last. I love when we sent our compliments to the chef, our waiter said, I will be happy to let my mom know. A couple of recommendations on food were the Mussels as a starter, Ravioli with a sweet Onion Sauce (I dream about this one - but it was a special of the day and sadly not on the menu), and the John Dory for our main. Really ridiculously wonderful place from top to bottom. Our hotel had a habit of liking to send us to their brother's, cousin's and sister's restaurants and always deterred us from going anywhere they didn't want us to by complaining about how far it was. On a map, Porto Rotondo said it was about 40-45 mins from Porto Cervo where we stayed but it was really a quick and beautiful 20-25 minute drive. Don't be dissuaded - it's worth the drive from anywhere in Costa Smeralda.

My family dined at Lino's 4 times while on vacation (Apr 2018) in Costa Paradiso. Each dinner was…read moremore spectacular than the one before. Dinner #1: Complimentary ANTIPASTI MISTO SALUMI E FORMAGGI (platter of local cured meats, cheeses and bread). All the fish and seafood dishes were fresh and cooked to perfection. SPAGHETTI ALLE VONGOLE (spaghetti w/ sweet little clams); FRITTO MISTO CALAMARI E GAMBERI (calamari & prawns deep fried in light batter); PESCE ALLE GRIGLIA (grilled catch of the day). Meal ended with a delicious Sardinian dolce called SEADAS, a crisp airy pastry filled with sweet soft cheese and drizzled with golden Sardinian honey. A perfect end to the meal and worth ordering even if you're so full you swear you couldn't eat another bite. You can. I promise. Dinner #2: Fresh caught SPIDER CRAB 2 ways, first course was a simple yet divine crab broth with crab roe and fregola (small pasta similar to couscous) followed by the main course of fresh whole crab. The pure white crab meat was sweet and soft like a salty sea mascarpone cream. As delicious as it was I could have just eaten a whole pot of the crab soup and died happy. Gloriously happy. Dinner #3: MAIALINO ARROSTO (roasted suckling pig). This was the single most delicious meal of pork I have ever tasted in my entire life. Salty-crisp skin that shatters between your teeth like glass and rich, moist, tender meat that melts like butter. The suckling pig we ate that night fulfilled its life's purpose when it arrived in maestro Lino's kitchen. I cannot over-emphasize how perfect a meal it was, accompanied only by a platter of mixed grilled vegetables. If you eat only 1 meal in Sardegna, let it be the maialino arrosto at Lino's trattoria!!! Dinner #4: TRUFFLES!! Meal began with ANTIPASTI MISTO (heirloom tomato dressed in olive oil and aged red wine vinegar, assorted cheeses, olives, bread). 1st course was room temp POACHED EGGS with gloriously runny golden yolks and grated *black* truffles. 2nd course was warm poached eggs with grated *white* truffles. Most decadent poached eggs of my life. 3rd course was al dente TAGLIATELLE tossed in olive oil, butter, and more grated truffles! The simple pasta seasoned to taste with salt & fresh ground black pepper was a perfect showcase for the rich, earthy flavour of Sardinian truffles from Laconi City. Just when I thought I couldn't eat another bite, Lino placed a 4th dish on the table: BRAISED BABY GOAT RIBS.... with shaved truffles! Not only do I adore goat, but this was the most tender, succulent goat meat I've ever tasted. The ribs were plated in a pool of bright red-orange drippings which initially made me a bit apprehensive. By the end, I was using the last crusts of bread to soak up the glorious fat drippings and savour just one last bite before surrendering defeat. We finished our last meal with espressos and an ice cold shot of MIRTO before rolling ourselves up the hill to bed. Not only is the food delicious but Lino and Marlitha make guests feel as warm and welcome as family. Even their adorable dog Daisy filled the empty spot under the table where our own pups usually sit. Despite speaking limited Italian, we were honoured to share a glass of wine with our hosts and enjoyed several animated evenings of conversation, proving that excellent food can bridge language, culture, and country. Salute!

Best of Costa Paradiso! Linos is a delicious place to enjoy the coast while dining on the local…read moredelicious fare! From the special Lino's salad to the spaghetti vongole (or any kind of spaghetti here!) it is always fresh and flavorful! Served with a bit of fun and ease! Lino and his family make you feel welcome and add an extra layer of beautiful to the gorgeous Sardinian coast!

Phenomenal beach side restaurant! Had low expectations going in and was pleasantly surprised. Staff…read morespoke good English, they were super friendly and the service was exceptional. Food was on par with the service (very good). Menu had lots of options to choose from (Sea Bass was incredible), and the wine list was just as good. You couldn't ask for a better view while you enjoyed your dinner.

Ate here about 3-4 times during a 6 night stay in Pittulongu. Simple, fresh and delicious food…read more Attentive staff, quick service. Nice views, and plenty of options on the menu.

Picked this place for dinner at random, and oh-my, one of the best choices I made in a long while!…read more Service is pleasant, helpful, efficient and not pushy. You get the choice out of about 5 starters and 5 mains, all local products and dishes, or interpretations of local dishes. There's clearly a lot of skill and creativity in the menu. Wine selection is equally creative and excellent. The produce used in the dishes are incredibly fresh and flavourful while the presentation and experience is at the same high level. Portion size is just right and the dishes are well prepared and perfectly come together. The chef clearly knows what he's doing. And then the price: I advise you to go eat here soon, because this place is seriously underpriced right now for the quality of the food. I had 1 starter, 2 mains, 1 dessert and 2 glasses of excellent wine which came to about 90 euros. All in all a very pleasant, enjoyable and extremely flavourful dinner. 10/10, would eat here again in a heartbeat.

What a hidden gem!! A guide book recommended the Sardinian…read moreristorante Jaddhu located approx 10km from the next bigger town, Arzachena. Which is in the northern central part of Sardinia. Friendly staff welcomed us and served great local seafood (incl. lobster) and meat. The wild boar was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed Sardinian bread, antipasta, ricotta and fish. Fresh, tasty - just a very pleasant dinner in relaxed atmosphere.

We stopped for a quick lunch here after hiking and exploring the mountains nearby. What a…read morewonderful discovery...lunch under giant trees on the patio. Service by the waitress couldn't have been nicer and more friendly, as we came towards the end of the lunch period. We opted for the set lunch menu. An assortment of Sardinian cheeses, cured meats, olives, artichokes, and pane carasau was beautiful and delicious. The pasta sampler was terrific, with one of the best zuppa Gallurese I'd had yet in Sardinia. Including water and coffee for only 20E a person. The grounds and hotel area looked gorgeous, worth coming back to stay.

Must visit! Make sure to make reservations. The sea food…read moreand the pasta is out of this world. It is very busy they try there best to assist everyone.

Possibly the best view of any restaurant on Sardinia. While many restaurants would rely on the…read moremagnificent view, Belvedere does not. The food and service are excellent, almost as magnificent as the view itself. One of the best in the area, I highly recommend it.

Great time. We had the turbet as the fish of the day along with a porcini spaghetti. The Sardinian…read morebread was great and they even gave us cookies and mirto at the end of dinner. Staff is very kind.

My colleagues and our wives were looking for a decent seafood restaurant near our hotel, the Hotel…read moreMarana. I found Il Regolo rated #1 on TripAdvisor, but couldn't find it on Google or Google Maps. We saw how highly rated it was on TripAdvisor and headed down the beach to check it out based on viewing their website pictures and the satellite pic on Google Maps. Boy are we glad we went to the trouble. Their website says they are open 09:30am-11:30pm, but they do close during the siesta - opening for dinner at 9:00pm. We spoke to the owner at 8:15pm about dinner and were told to come back at 9:00pm and they would have a table for six waiting for us. When we came back, they had a beautiful inside table overlooking the beach saved and our waiter immediately welcomed us and got us started on a Sardinian red by the bottle - it was delicious and we eventually ordered two more. He recommended a seafood appetizer, but we were all interested in cured meat and formaggia. On his suggestion, we accepted a selection of local ingredients and received two surfboard-sized platters of meats, cheeses, olives and fruit sauces as garnish. It was all ludicrously good. I was the only one of us to order primi piatti and had a grilled octopus and potato plate that was very good. Our secondi piatti selections were three grilled pork entrees, two gnocci and sausage entrees and one spicy rigatoni entree. Each were so good that we were pushing samples on each other saying "you HAVE to try this". One of our group that isn't a wine drinker was ordering Gray Goose vodka and tonics that came in heavy American pours with a ton of ice - which got nods of admiration from all of us. I saw how good they looked and had one as a nightcap. We were all incredibly satisfied with our meals and didn't think we left enough room for dessert, but our waiter brought out - unannounced - a ricotta cheese and honey desert for the table. The bill was not cheap, but was an incredible value for the experience we had. I can't rave enough how awesome this meal and our total experience at Il Regolo was. I don't give five-star reviews. I give Il Regolo five stars. It really was that good. We are definitely going back before we leave this weekend.

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.