Trattoria The Garden — Restaurant in Cabras

We are Vegan. We did a wine tasting tour of Contini 1898 which was cool and being vegan, rocked up to go to the Etico across the square and it was closed. Walked into the Trattoria bar and asked if they could speak English. First guy couldn’t and the second could. He understood what we meant by Vegan (a challenge in Sardinia) and directed us to the restaurant next door. Essentially the same place, but a totally different set up and vibe. When he came out, he said he could ask the chef to make “vegetable pasta” which my wife went for. I asked if they could make “Spaghetti aglio e olio” which is my favourite pasta dish. He said he would check with the chef. Both dishes were incredible. Just perfect pasta and perfect balance of the accompanying ingredients. I think this is a little secret treasure of you are in Cabras. It has to be the sign of a good chef who can so easily adapt on the fly! Great service and...

DONT GO! ABSURD WAITING TIME AND TINY DISHES!!! We came in, waited for 45 minutes for our order to arrive, people who came in 20 minutes after us were served before us. Some clients were served two meals per person before our one meal arrived. And then I get this plate in photo for 15 euros, the size is absurd!!! And they spent 45 minutes on this… to reorder another plate is to wait another 45 minutes? If you are a tourist EVADE this place, let them serve their locals first and don’t stand the disrespect towards the foreigners who really wanted a local taste of food and chose their...

Other reviews and images looked promising.

The pasta was top notch. Perfectly cooked, tasty and simply good pasta.

The fish however wasn‘t. Bitter taste for whatever reason. Also got the complete fish including entrails. Scampi was declicious.

Service was friendly.

Overall it was our first time eating out during our vacation. I wouldn’t recommend visiting unless you‘re looking exclusilvely for the original dish: pasta with...