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Trattoria Valentino

5.0 (2 reviews)
ModerateSardinian, Trattorie
Open • 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM - 12:00 am (Next day)

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Trattoria Lillicu

Trattoria Lillicu

3.9(15 reviews)
0.6 km
•€

Perfect 10!! Most memorable meal ever!!…read more One of the most memorable meals of my 20 something life! Sardegna aka Sardinia is known for their amazing coastal cuisine and fresh seafood. This place was one of the best! Found this thanks to our very charming receptionist in the hotel- Umberto! And what a find it was :) There's only one seating time for dinner here- 8:30 pm. Get here when they first opened or you better eat else where. We were lucky enough to be the first people and got seated without reservations. What happened next was a magical meal experience of a lifetime. Travel- its the best way to explore new culture, food and people. And food is such that can teach a thing or five about a new culture. My favorite way to learn. This place has a small tiny kitchen, long communal tables and fresh seafood. It doesn't have any fancy decor, fancy tables or fancy anything. And it is cooked to order with the exception of antipastis. We started with a bottle of house white- viola: Pinot Grigio obsessions! Each antipasti entree is around 8 euros. Or you can try all 7 antipasti including mussels, and such for 20 euros. Smaller portions of course. And their bocconi aka seaslugs! Wow...green little creatures boiled in salt water served with tooth pick. Oh SO GOOOOD. So good , I had it twice!!! Oh and once you get your antipasti- your waiter will tell you to slow down. No ordering antipasti, primi, secondis and such at once. The kitchen needs time he says. And he was right. We sat, drank wine and marveled at the simplicity of each seafood in olive oil dish while surrounded by many local Sardinian families and different group of guys. Everyone's talking, chatting and having a blast. It felt like I was at someone's house. Someone's basement to be exact. It's so comfy, relaxing and delicious. Did I mention delicious??? It was DELICIOUS! Now to my main courses- the sole purpose and reason of me flying to Sardinia is for Grey mullet eggs. Our primis- we opted for linguine in clams with grey mullet eggs and mix seafood pasta aka frutti di mare. Primi * Pasta vongole - with grey mullet eggs. Mind BLOWN! Pasta, olive oil and clams just the way I like it. With added bonus of dried fish eggs. It wasn't salty. It was simply perfect!!! This is the dish you would and should travel for. I did and I'm so glad!! * Seafood pasta aka frutti di mare- I typically hate any sauce on my pasta. My perfect bowl usually just have olive oil. And I hate all the Americanized tomato sauce and the nastiness of it. They all taste the same and crappy! But this particular taste anything but. I'm pretty sure you can't make this at home no matter how good you are. You just won't have the same ingredients!! Something are meant to work for! This was it. It was almost sweet with lobster, prawns, clams, mussles and halibut. It was just perfect. As we finish our amazing pasta courses: this guy busted out his guitar and started singing O sole mio! He's an older gentleman that's having a little too much fun and entire restaurant including us sang along with him. You can't get this anywhere, seriously!!! After digesting our 7 courses of seafood and 2 courses of pasta, we ordered our secondsi! Secondi *Fritto misto aka Fried mix seafood and - this shouldn't be good but this was amazing. All things seafood battered lightly fried to a perfect fluff! At this point, I'm full up to wasu! But the aroma and flavors kept us eating more. It was bomb.com!! *Sparda (swordfish!!) Swordfish baked in olive oil with lemon. This was light and tasty. Ended this fabulous meal with more singing, mirto shots and espresso!!! After amazing 11 courses of food, I was ready to pay every euros I had. Oh did I mention there were no prices on the specials? We ordered everything he recommended and they were all specials! Turns out it cost me around 80 euros! For the amount of food we had, WOW! So amazing, we went back the next day for lunch and had the same 11 courses all over!! Marco the server is now my facebook friend :) We talk often and I always bug him to send me food. His respond: signora, Our kitchen is always open!! :) I will be back soon!! Dreaming to be back for a bite of everything!

Lovely lil alleyway port restaurant where we had fried calamari and a couple G&T's. Food was…read moredelicious, service was great. Lot of street vendors selling their stuff but all good.

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Trattoria Lillicu - Bocconi!! Aka magical seaslugs. Oh so good!!!

Bocconi!! Aka magical seaslugs. Oh so good!!!

Trattoria Lillicu - Antipasti - one of seven! Oh so fresh and good!!

Antipasti - one of seven! Oh so fresh and good!!

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Sa Schironada - Insalata di polpo con patate Octopus salad with potatoes

Sa Schironada

4.0(14 reviews)
0.6 km

Skip the marinated sardines, they didn't have the grilled one unless you like closer to Russian…read moreherring taste for your fish. They still tasted good, but probably because my Russian bias towards that kinda fish. Second came the orata in tomato sauce, which is sea bream in tomato sauce. This is probably the best fish in all of Sardinia. It is super flaky, juicy, moist, and succulent. We also had the pasta filled with potatoes which was definitely home made. Second favorite fish in Italy. The frutti de mare pasta was ok, just wish the noodles would have been home made. Which apparently a lot of Italian places don't make for longer noodles. Lastly was the tiramisu which was made the same day, we asked and it didn't disappoint. Sorry for the lack of photos, it was just a really great dinner overall.

AVOID! Terrible food! I am Italian and have been living in Sardinia for 3 years, I've never seen…read moresuch poorly prepared food. My friend ordered a tuna steak and it came with zero sauce, way too rare (ie not even grilled on the top and bottom part, like rare tuna steak should be served) and extremely dry. We complained and they put a bunch of pinzimonio (raw oil, garlic and parsley) on it, which is not at all what tuna steak calls for. I ordered pasta with zucchini flowers and shrimp and it was barely so-so. Despite repeated complaints, they didn't discount one euro from the bill, in fact they argued that "that's how it should be served" (it isn't, ask any Sardinian cook). Truly terrible.

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Sa Schironada - Delicious Vermentino paired with the Seafood Risotto and Octopus with Potatoes salad

Delicious Vermentino paired with the Seafood Risotto and Octopus with Potatoes salad

Sa Schironada - Insalata di polpo con patate Octopus salad with potatoes

Insalata di polpo con patate Octopus salad with potatoes

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Trattoria Valentino - sardinian - Updated October 2026

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