A Punta mastered the Art of Noticing.
Kindest and friendliest Service I experienced on the Island. Besides the fact that the food was fantastic, and you have free wifi and a large array of pizzas and Co. to choose from, the Service was extra nice.
The staff noticed the lamp battery was empty at my outside table and gave me a new one immediately.
The staff noticed a stain of Coca Cola on my table and didn't resist to clean it off. Without even signing at the issue or asking for it. Very kind and empathethic.
But besides all that, I witnessed the most wholesome moment ever that night in the restaurant. An eldery and bonery couple was about to leave and the waiters helped the couple to get in their car. One waiter rushed to set the couple on a pair of chairs to wait for another waiter to get into the couples car (the old man trusted them with the keys) to drive the car in front of the restaurant and finally help the elders get inside the car safely. Even though they struggled to do that, it was an entertaining and wholesome for every witness and customer.
Moments like these are the point off everything and show the empathy and humanity radiating around A Punta....
   Read moreWe were looking for the best pizza in Calvi and A Punta was recommended. But when we went there we could see with our own eyes why it was recommended. The staff was super friendly and professional, everyone was speaking English, they knew the menu and they could explain everything, all ingredients and give us recommendations. We were with a dog and a waiter brought right away a bowl of cold water for our dog which was highly appreciated on a crazy hot summer day. Before we ordered pizzas we got our drinks along with a bottle of cold tap water with complementary salty bread sticks. We ordered Punta pizza and Corsica pizza. Punta is a well balanced Italian pizza while Corsica is a local pizza with authentic Corsican ingredients (Corsican cheese and sausage). Pizzas were thin Napolitano dough and they made them and served very fast. After an excellent meal we were offered ice cream but we had to decline because we needed to go. Every recommendation for this great pizza joint and next time we are in Calvi we will visit...
   Read morePour les entrĂ©es, des salades sont proposĂ©es Ă 10 ou 17 euros. Le soir, on ne peut commander que la version Ă 17 euros. Selon le serveur, il sâagit de la « grande variante ». Malheureusement, la portion Ă©tait pour moi beaucoup trop petite, les ingrĂ©dients de la salade mâont semblĂ© de faible qualitĂ© et il nây avait mĂȘme pas une vraie vinaigrette. Seulement de lâhuile dâolive et du vinaigre balsamique qui, Ă mon goĂ»t, Ă©taient de qualitĂ© mĂ©diocre et sans saveur.
Le pain qui accompagnait la salade « Punta » était vraiment sec et avait, selon moi, le goût de pain rassis. Vraiment immangeable.
Le « salade au chĂšvre chaud » Ă©tait Ă©galement complĂštement diffĂ©rent de tout ce que jâavais connu jusquâĂ prĂ©sent, malheureusement dans un sens nĂ©gatif. Jâai reçu des morceaux de fromage de chĂšvre panĂ©s, dont certains semblaient contenir plus de chapelure que de fromage. Jâaurais attendu un fromage de chĂšvre de bonne qualitĂ©, mais câĂ©tait dĂ©cevant. La portion Ă©tait aussi trop petite pour moi et, encore une fois, sans vinaigrette. Les tomates mâont paru fades.
Les plats principaux Ă©taient malheureusement tout aussi catastrophiques. Les gnocchis avec la « sauce tomate » Ă©taient vraiment mĂ©diocres. Pour moi, cela avait exactement le goĂ»t de tomates en conserve passĂ©es au micro-ondes avec un peu de mozzarella bon marchĂ©. CâĂ©tait fade, acide et vraiment pas bon.
La pizza nâĂ©tait pas mangeable non plus. La pĂąte Ă©tait certes trĂšs bonne et bien faite, mais la garniture mâa paru vraiment Ă©cĆurante. La sauce tomate avait le goĂ»t dâun concentrĂ© de tomate diluĂ© Ă lâeau, avec beaucoup trop de sel (particuliĂšrement avec les anchois, câĂ©tait immangeable tellement câĂ©tait salĂ©). Les cĂąpres Ă©taient trĂšs bons, mais Ă mon goĂ»t en quantitĂ© insuffisante. Les anchois Ă©taient seulement salĂ©s, sans aucun caractĂšre. Les olives Ă©taient des olives noircies, fades, ennuyeuses et, pour moi, immangeables.
On nous a gentiment offert la pizza, car je nâai vraiment mangĂ© quâun seul morceau. Le reste a Ă©tĂ© consommĂ© uniquement par faim, et non pas par plaisir. Le service Ă©tait manifestement attentionnĂ©, et je regrette de devoir donner un avis aussi nĂ©gatif, mais la cuisine Ă©tait vraiment remarquablement mauvaise.
Câest trĂšs dommage, car je nâai pas eu lâimpression que cela soit voulu de la part des propriĂ©taires. Certaines personnes semblent dâailleurs apprĂ©cier.
JâespĂšre nĂ©anmoins que la qualitĂ© pourra...
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