Ristorante Ittico L' Acquario — Restaurant in Cardedu

Where do you start? This place is amazing! Luigi booked us in for a 7.30 sitting. He greeted us at the blue and white painted outdoor area, seated us at the front, and explained the fresh seafood driven menu. The fregola first course was exquisite, with fresh scampi, clams and mussels. Then the fritto misto, fried squid and potatoes with rosemary followed. All magnificent. The owners were also burning coffee for the insects, which made the ambience complete with a 'charred Med' aroma wafting throughout (like the seafood docks of somewhere like Split or Catania). As one German patron exclaimed "forte bellissima' ...'strong beautiful' was an apt description of this sensational Cardedu eatery! Thank you Luigi and team for this experience....

Food was delicious, the only sea food restaurant in Sardine worth recommending. The stuff was very nice, they gave us a lot of good recommendations regarding food choices. It's necessary to make a reservation prior to eating here because they rarely have spots available for walk-ins. The only thing destroying our experience was a swarm of wasp, that came to our table as soon as we received our seafood. The restaurant is aware of that problem and they have put out smoking ashtrays, but they do little to stop the literal swarm of wasps from approaching customers at their tables and ruining their...

We were there for 2 nights in a row and tried many things from the menu - all of them extremely delicious. For the 2nd evening the owner prepared us as per our request a big sea bream, which was absolutely amazing. Totally recommend also the octopus - must try! The desserts were also very good. Many thanks to Luigi, who is always there to help you choose your meal, as well as the owner and his wife, who makes sure we enjoy our food and...