Al Vecchio Rione — Restaurant in Loceri

We came here for dinner. The place opens at 7pm and by 8pm the place is packed. We were lucky we managed to get a table at 1930H without a reservation. Only one of the waiters understood a bit of English but we were used to it by now. There was a specials board that shows what fresh seafood they have with the price (in italian, thank goodness for google translate). And during that time, they had oyster, langoustine, large shrimp- all served raw (sadly, I couldn't have while pregnant). We had fritto misto (calamari with shrimp and zucchini julienned) and baby octopus on polenta (the polenta was too mildly seasoned, if at all, which my husband didn't like). For mains, I had the culurgiones (first time, and it had a chewy texture and very filling, tomato sauce perfectly complemented the light flavour of the potato and cheese culurgiones) and my husband had the grilled sea bream (the skin still had scales which I think was for the grilling, but the fish wasn't served boneless on the fillet part, so be mindful when eating-not to choke on fishbones). They served local wine from Loceri, which my husband paired with the fish, crisp and dry- not fruity. The only issue I had was the table, it was rocking due to uneven flooring. When I thought the waiter came to fix it (with alteast paper or napkin to wedge under a leg), he just pushed it to the side. So, I had to refrain from resting my arms on the table when eating. There was a free parking area just 2mins walk from the restaurant but is limited to 5 cars. Otherwise, I think other guests just park...

Undercooked pizza. Waited 40 minutes for food. Food came out all at separate times had people waiting for their food while others had finished. They didn’t make one of our meals and one of us had to wait over an hour just for some spaghetti. Plates were taken from under us while still eating and completely just not acknowledging the missing food still. Meanwhile, saw them taking the missing meal out to other tables while we were still waiting. We weren’t even offered anything...

Come ogni anno, ci siamo recati presso  il Ristorante Al Vecchio Rione di Loceri. Qui abbiamo avuto una magnifica sorpresa. Il locale era completamente rinnovato nello stile e nella nuova gestione di Giuliana e Luigi (pluriennale esperienza internazionale nella ristorazione ed organizzazione di eventi). Da subito ci hanno fatto sentire come a casa di amici. All interno del locale, vi è una lavagna sulla quale sono descritte tutte le proposte del menù rinnovate e rielaborate in base alla stagionalità e freschezza dei prodotti. Ogni piatto è un esperienza sensoriale per il palato creato dalla fantasia dello chef Luigi. La cortesia e la disponibilità nella cura del servizio e del cliente sono affidate alle mani esperte di Giuliana. Oltre ai meravigliosi piatti del menu e della tradizione sarda rielaborati (culurjones ai gamberi, ecc) si possono gustare i migliori piatti della cucina italiana (caciucco, sarde in saor, piatti di carne e pesce divinamente cucinati, ecc. ) e delle ottime pizze. I dolci sono sublimi:crema di ricotta e panna cotta servite con salse di agrumi od ai frutti di bosco, tiramisù, ecc... Siamo molto felici di aver passato ottime serate in questo ambiente accogliente e raffinato. Se siete nei dintorni è sicuramente superconsigliato farvi tappa. Noi lo faremo...