Description: Capistrano is a snazzy little place on Triq I-Ifran (Old Bakery Street) where we had our first evening’s meal in Malta. It had excellent presentation and service. Only three diners were already in place when we arrived just after 7.30, but by about 8 o’clock it had filled up – and this in a town that is supposedly dead at night!
The menu was fairly fancy; on top of that they also had a trolley of some lovely fresh fish to choose from. Sadly having only just arrived we didn’t want anything too sizeable to eat, so we just ordered pasta. That didn’t stop the chap running the place bringing us free starters however – an espresso cup filled with cream of vegetable soup and two tiny bruschetta bites – which I thought was a very nice touch.
The pasta main courses were a bit of a let down on the taste front, though again they were beautifully presented. Mine was
penne with porcini, bacon and tomato sauce. It was actually a bit bland. There wasn’t much mushroom and there wasn’t a vast amount of bacon. In fact (and I rarely say this) it could probably have done with more salt. Rebecca’s pumpkin ravioli left her a bit underwhelmed as well. I washed the meal down with a local
Hopleaf beer. I wasn’t particularly impressed with my first impressions of the beer, although I will admit that it did taste better as I drank more of it.
The total bill for the pair of us came to €20.55. My thoughts are that while Capistrano is a good solid choice I came away slightly disappointed with the food. This is probably because the presentation and service was so good that the grub was, in comparison, a bit of a let down.
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