Cala Portese Beach Club — Restaurant in La Maddalena

La Guerite Parody ordered on Wish.

We came today to enjoy a beautiful day by the beach restaurant over lunch. The staff with a fake smile presented us a possibility to order Bellini, where Bellini can be ordered only if you take a bottle of champagne. We ordered a local bubble wine for bellini but the waiter said it is out of stock so we have to order the one from the list so we ordered Louis Roederer for 230 Euros which was mixed with bellini to 3 glasses. Then, was a great vibe, the music was getting louder and then our waiter comes with a presentation of lobster…We thought that since the vibe is great, we ordered one….The price for 2 kg lobster for 3 people was 1500 Euros….and it’s okey to have special days and spend this much if you get an value but the lobster was not tasty at all and food overall is mediocre. So having 2500 euros bill, the waiter asked for a tipp ( not nice ) and we left with a bad aftertaste. 2500 Euros for nothing Karl. Not worth visiting unless for a drink (watch if there is no additional champagne or service while...

We arrived to this place at noon of a normal august day. Several empty umbrellas (at least eight), sun beds (at least 15 empty ones) plus many sun beds unused and stocked up on both sides of the beach so it came natural for me and my friends to try to ask for renting 4 sunbeds and 1/2 umbrellas. According to the very rude and unfriendly lady at the cash desk, they had no empty spots for the day: she said immediately she was “fully booked”. I informed her that there were many empty seats and many unused sun beds and she said “yes but they are still booked, and anyways we rent them starting from 70€ for the first row” as if she was assuming that we couldn’t pay that price or that maybe we were not the “target customer” of that place. It doesn’t feel right to go through this kind of discrimination, just because I am not an old billionaire sporting a pregnant belly and a prawn tan, with a boat moored 100 meters away. Keep your sunbeds and your trap for the French tourists and never...

Let me start with the views and the vibe, which are both great! What's not to like about a beach restaurant, sand between your toes, and some good music? A little loud - but a great vibe.

The food is a hustle! The staff comes out and makes a huge presentation about the fish with lobsters, etc. We were a table of 4 - decided to order some lobster, along with a couple of appetizers and a couple of cocktails. We asked about the lobster and were pointed to the menu which stated 30E per ?. It was a large lobster - sure. But we were sharing. (2kg). When the bill came it was 600E for JUST the lobster. Yes, you read that right. The taste was fine (not spectacular) but come on!!!

Anyway - buyer beware. Pay attention if you order one of their featured fishes.

Also - staff asked for a...