Sa Schironada — Restaurant in Cagliari

We chose this restaurant on our anniversary day thanks to recommendations. We were almost the first guests when they opened for the evening. The antipasti was good but then I think they forgot our next dish. The restaurant filled up to the last table and people around us got there food and even check out. And we still waited for our pasta dishes. I guess they lost our order. Things like that happen. We are only humans. An apologize and some compensation (coffee or a drink) is normally the way around a problem like that. But instead the waitress was telling "any minute now". When we finally got our food it was awful! It wasn't what we ordered. At least I don't think so. Stuff described in the menu wasn't in there. And one dish was so salty that it was uneatable and the shrimp dish had only shrimp-heads. Rush job? The waitress that was serving us was exchanged for like the biggest guy the had working in that place. Like they wanted to discourage any trouble. We told him the the stuff was so bad that we can't eat it. He made a sad face, took our dishes and gave us our bill. The full bill!!! No compensation! Paying 100 euros for a meal like that hurts. But ruined anniversary dinner hurts more. My wife got sick the morning after (she had the shrimp-heads). If you go to Sa Schironada chances are that they don't mess up your order. But I can NOT...

Pleasantly surprised by the quality I didn't really want to eat here at first, because it was right in the middle of the tourist trap and I always avoid restaurants in tourist traps. 1. because they are always more expensive, and 2. because the quality of the food is almost always poor. I wasn't able to find anything else available that evening however, and I was starving by the time I was seated at this place, as it was already after 10 pm. I was pleased with the service, and with the food. The food was actually some of the best I had the whole time I was on my short trip to Sardegna.

I had a problem with the B&B where I stayed though, and that is owned by the same person as this restaurant. While he was a nice enough man, I will be writing my review for his B&B that has a much different rating.

This restaurant had average-high prices, but the food was very good. As I said, the wait staff was very friendly and helpful and I found the waiter that I had to be very honest with what type of traditional Sardinian food I should order - and it turned out to be delicious!

I would certainly...

Restaurant opened at 08:00 and already people started to fill the restaurant. Nice welcome, smooth seating and menu presentation. We decided not to go for the daily catch, a 1,2 kg Seabass but order individually. We ended up with a Tuna Salad, Tuna Tartar, Linguini seafood as appetizers, and a seabream, the suckling pig with potatoes and a gnocchi style seafood pasta, all supplemented with a bottle of local white house wine. The waiter was really fabulous and made such a difference. Very engaging, professional, and generous offering us three glasses of the local after-dinner schnapps. The patron, a young couple, realized that we were from Asia and they frequently travel to Japan and south East Asia, and graciously offered another round of schnapps. Our bill came to 110 EURO, best value for money so far. Great restaurant to recommend!I It seemed to me the owners empowered their waiter, and he made all the difference. We realized that there are several restaurants of the same name, in town as well as in Pula town – not sure if they are related to the same owners but the names are matching....