Niu Restaurant - Cagliari — Restaurant in Cagliari

I had lunch here in August 2019 with a friend from Cagliari who strongly recommended this restaurant. It's set in a former medieval convent, with high, vaulted ceilings, offset with modern and trendy decor, for a unique and slightly edgy atmosphere. After a warm welcome, we were seated at a table on the leafy terrace out front. We started off with a selection of the traditional Sardinian filled pasta, "culurgiones," in different flavors. My favorite was the one filled with potatoes and asparagus and served with a local sausage, "purpurzza," in a pecorino-saffron sauce. We also tried the traditional fregula (a round, toasted pasta, somewhat like large couscous, but with a nicer flavor and texture) with seafood. Here the fregula served is handmade, unlike the "industrial" versions served elsewhere. This was all accompanied by a lovely, crisp, and light white wine, Niuragus, produced by the restaurant owners. I would have loved to try the roast suckling pig (maialino da latte arrosto) but we were, unfortunately, too full already! Next time. For dessert we had the "seadas," a traditional fried pastry filled with a local cheese and topped with Sardinian honey, and the "pardula scomposta," a modern, deconstructed version of another typical local dessert -- a fresh cheese flavored with orange zest and topped with a saffron crumble. This was my first time in Sardegna and this was a wonderful introduction to Sardinian cuisine, with a modern and creative twist. I recommend that you order these dishes (their creative takes on typical, classic local dishes), rather than things you can find elsewhere, for a really unique experience. The owners use local, artisan products and ingredients, and you can also buy some of these products in their shop, located in the...

We visited this restaurant on a warm wednesdaynight. Seated on the terrace, a friendly lady brought the menu's and some bread. We ordered a wine and beer, a Lamb roll with chips and culurgiones with a mixed salad. A while after we finished our drinks, the food was served. Both the Lamb and the culurgiones tasted lovely No chance to order a new drink, waiter had left already. 5 minutes later the side dishes came, and we were able to squeeze in our drinks order. Chips were ok, salad was at best poor. A lot of icebergsalad, 4 Cherry tomatoes in half And some sliced carrot, no dressing added or oil/vinegar on the side. But a steep price of €5,00....When we almost finished our food, the drinks arrived. Just in time to fill the 45minute wait for the Chocolate cake I ordered as dessert. During that time we were proffesionally ignored by the staff. Finally we got the bill, and found tot our surprise €5,00 added for " cena" which I assume is a coverfee and not the price of the dry bread we did not order but was placed on the table. On top of that 10% was added to the bill as service charge. But don't you need to receive service to be charged for it? Must say the waitress on the terrace really worked hard and was friendly, but the waiter and what I assume is the owner can only be described as arrogant and were certainly taking it easy. It is a mysterie to me where the high rating comes from. Apparently we were not the only unsatisfied customers, as one couple left leaving full plates and glasses on the table. I would highly recommend go somewhere else, where your business is...

Big disapointment. After watching Quatro Ristoranti I had an impression of a nice, tranditional restaurant in a beautiful place. Such a shocking reality. Restaurant done cheaply with flying table covers and old lamps which dont look well anymore, stuff super rude and no access to the beautiful hall. Option is to eat on the street in tables placed next to public benches and trash beans or inside in 2 tables next to toilet. Although there is a big nice hall downstair, no possible to sit there "because it is too hot" even though it was not hotter than upstairs. A strange woman with a grumpy face which was from stuff but not dressed with restaurant logo was the most unpleasant. After reply to a question about the dessert that was too sweet (which btw in menu was with dark chocolate, not a sweet one) she replied that it is dessert so it must be sweet in a very rude way. Other stuff members commented the clients which was also not nice. They were more focused on commenting guests than actually doing their work. Food was fine, so the good work done by cooks was ruined with the overall impression done by the upstair stuff. I am not tempted to visit this place again. I understand now why Josto won...