You may
opt to stay on half board, full board or all inclusive
basis at the hotel, in which case most of the
hotels offer excellent food combinations and variations.
Sometimes this is the only way out, like when
you are staying in the Comino Hotel with no neighboring
restaurants. However in most cases you would be
surrounded by restaurants of all types and budget.
The cost for a meal varies between Lm1.50 for
a fast food restaurant to Lm10.00 for a full course
meal in a leading restaurant. So practically you
can get a decent meal in a different restaurant
on every other night, with the same cost of a
half board upgrade. Or maybe the best would be
to combine both options having a few nights out
and a few nights at the hotel, especially when
returning from full day trips.
One can obviously find restaurants serving food
from all the continents like Italian, French,
British, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Malaysian,
Russian and many more. But one cannot miss out
on having a go at the traditional cuisine. Fried
rabbit in garlic and wine is the most common of
the typical Maltese dishes, however if one wants
there are many other typical meals like "Pastizzi"
(traditional cheese and pea cakes), "Hobz
biz-zejt" (delicious Maltese bread with tuna,
pickles and peppered goat cheese), "Bragioli"
(beef olives), "soppa ta 'armla" (delicious
vegetable soup with goat cheese), "lampuki"
(Blue Dolphin fish), peppered octopus, stuffed
marrows and many more. One can find a few restaurants
serving typical foods in the main resorts but
the best are to be found around the small typical
villages so look and ask around wisely.
Obviously when on the islands you cannot miss
out on indulging in some of the local fresh fish
in season. There are loads of restaurants specialising
in sea food, the best of which can be found in
St Julian's, Marsascala, Marsaxlokk and in Gozo.
The most common fresh fish will be Silver Bream,
Dentici, Grouper, Swordfish, Red Mullet, Octopus,
Calamari, Mussels and Shrimps. The best fish restaurants
will have a display and let you choose your own
fish at time of order. If you don't see a display
you may always ask the waiter and they would probably
bring it at the table. |
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Freshly
caught fish |
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