Luigi Pomata — Restaurant in Cagliari

My first time in Cagliari couldn’t have started with anything less than Luigi Pomata, arguably the best restaurant in the city. I had the Menu Degustazione which, at that price of Euro 85, is a bargain for the quality of the food I was about to have. Their speciality is tuna, but, be aware, this is not just tuna, it THE BEST TUNA that you will ever eat in Italy, possibly in Europe! This red tuna, tonno rosso in Italian, and the way they cook it is nothing short of magnificent. The full list of what I had is in the picture of the menu, and everything was incredible, from start to finish. The flavours are delicate and strong in the sense of packing a punch without overwhelming the palate. This is great cooking that constantly delivers excellence but does not make a fuzz about it. They prefer delivering fantastic food without fireworks or too much noise. The fireworks come towards the end, when, after finishing the meal, I noticed a dessert that I did not notice when reading the menu. This is an homage to Grant Achaz of A linea in Chicago, but it’s done in Sardinian-Luigi Pomata style, and it’s a feast of chocolate, fresh fruits, and much, much more . I saw it on the table of a dining couple near me, and had a serious attack if food envy. So much so that I ordered it, despite the fact that I had finished my meal already. I’m glad I did ! The service, from the chef, Luigi himself, who comes to the table in person to advise and, for some dishes, serving them to you himself, to the waiting staff, to the Sommelier, everybody was friendly, caring, smiley, and sweet. A perfect experience that I will probably repeat as soon as I’m back in Cagliari. Thank you to...

We have been eating in this Restaurant in a Group of 7 (adult) persons. The choice of meals was very limited. It is supposed to be a seafood Restaurant but the only choice was red tuna and cod - no salmon, no Dorade, no sea bass, etc. The red tuna Steak which I ordered was not tasteful. In the desert section, they offered Birramisu (instead of Tiramisu) which was made from coffee Beer. And the Major part of the mousse aux chocolate was a wasabi(!) ice cream. Our Party tried this ice cream and nobody liked it. When I mentioned this to the creator (Chef) he said all the other customers liked it. Very strange statistics. On the positive side, all dishes have been very nicely decorated. I recommend that this Restaurant should add more choices to their Card and, in particular, they should offer the traditional dishes in Addition to their very...

I was pleased to see Luigi (the chef) moving around the restaurant and checking on stuff. I thought the tasting menu was the way to go and the dishes sure looked good when they came. The service was good but at busy times they get a little forgetful. My first dish came and I had no wine served. :/

Is obvious that this restaurant has a good base but maybe it was my unfortunate single person table ordering a tasting menu?

The dishes were all almost there, the spaghetti was delicious (no picture) and so were the three little bites but the rest was but not quite there. I believe there's great food but maybe it's not the tasting menu, for it to be excellent it just needs a chef in the kitchen who knows the difference between good and excellent.

I would love to see Mr. Pomata take charge of the...