Ca' Taborka - Calasetta

Fresh fish and friendly holder and available. We ate here many times, always well. read more Fresh fish and friendly holder and available. We ate here many times, always well.

Great restaurant, great service I will certainly return. read more Great restaurant, great service I will certainly return.

Local found by chance, it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. the mix of appetizers including the excellent local tuna) has been an excellent start, continued... read more Local found by chance, it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. the mix of appetizers including the excellent local tuna) has been an excellent start, continued with the magnificent first (paccheri and ravioli of fish) to contour of all live music.

Abysmal service. And I certainly wasn’t the only one to be at the receiving end. Waited forever to even get recognised while there where lot’s of free tables, s... read more Abysmal service. And I certainly wasn’t the only one to be at the receiving end. Waited forever to even get recognised while there where lot’s of free tables, still with the mess on of previous customers. As if it’s too much to clean a table after your guests left, if you actually want it to be ready for another seating. It looked like the issue was the man who seemed to be in in charge, I presume the owner, who was the one to exclusively take orders once you sat down, you know, in charge. Service was so hectic but also very slow, it was painful to witness, constant running around of staff, unnecessary and it all still took forever, utter chaos and at one point two of the staff even ran into each other, things got dropped and the mess needed cleaning up. I also didn’t like the bosses soaking wet shirt. You know when you think, please don’t come too close to me. It’s unprofessional, perhaps OK in a cheap osteria but not here at €40 plus a head. So to the food. Well, considering it’s upmarket prices, it didn’t quite materialise to deliver. Trying to be a bit posh but failing, not good. Octopus starter for €16, very poor, chewy, small portion and diluted with potatoes. looked ok but... I had octopus salad all over italy, in general way better and cheaper. Spaghetti vongole, well, very mediocre. Again €16. Other places with way better food have an open house wine, here you pay €4 for a glass. is it any better, no. I don’t mind paying extra but I want something in return, this didn’t happen here. I would not go back. kitchen nightmares. Needs sorting out.

We arrived here for lunch and conspicuously found ourselves the only people in the restaurant. It was a Tuesday and not many places were open. We spoke to the w... read more We arrived here for lunch and conspicuously found ourselves the only people in the restaurant. It was a Tuesday and not many places were open. We spoke to the waiter and asked for his recommendations and he advised us to have the antipasti of fresh fish. This consisted of 7 small plates. 1 of these dishes was good fried white fish , there were two tuna dishes and one anchovy dish which were so over salted , clearly to preserve them!! The sea snails were full of grit but the worst were the mussels... they were covered in cheese but I could clearly taste that they were off! None of the dishes were fresh and we realised then why we were the only guests they had! Avoid at all costs.