Osteria 1861 - Sant Mary

Un'esperienza da dire poco divina, cucina, servizio, atmosfera, tutto in alto

Abbiamo mangiato veramente bene e con piatti molto originali, la location è molto bella ed il prezzo giusto. Dal pane al dessert tutto speciale!

Since there are no vegan restaurants in the area, I spent my vacation on pizza marinara or at home cooking until a friend recommended the Osteria in 1861. Instead of the bad choice between pizza without topping and spaghetti with tomato sauce, I found a whole vegan set menu. The very friendly English speaking personal and a rich selection of interesting whisky finished this beautiful evening in an old environment near the port.

Their arrogance is of some kind. When making reservation online week ahead of time, they cancel it 2 days before, after 5 days of acceptance, as we chose an available time slot and table. A little investigation with local friends on the subject it turned out that somebody with relations to them was favoured and led to our cancellation. So good food or not, this exactly the kind of scam you are better of looking for some less fancy, but truly italian hospitality place. The food in the area is anyway great. The attitude and behaviours on the other hand matter. Since there is so much good choice, go elsewhere if you can. This was even out of season. Imagine it in August.

This experience was marked by chaotic organization. As for the food, I can't comment much because they clearly need to get their reservations in order before I can comment the quality of their services ; A friend from abroad was visiting and wanted to give this restaurant a try. We made a reservation a full 10 days in advance ! , only to receive the cancellation just one day before. My friend was visibly disappointed, and I couldn't quickly find an alternative for our weekend get together. What baffles me the most is how they can push away a group of guests who could have easily spent over 600 euros on their establishment on such short notice!!! The cancellation, in and of itself, isn't the worst part that can happen anywhere. It's the way it happened that's problematic: a brief email sentence, no apology, and no offer of an alternative date. I won't be attempting this again because I value reliability, and my time is too precious to be treated this way.