Locanda Rudalza cucina tipica sarda — Restaurant in Olbia

We came here on the last night of our honeymoon. They only offer a tasting menu at 50€ pp (price might change). They brought the first course out extremely fast, including the bread basket. I find it odd that in Sardinia they charge you for a bottle of water but often don’t open it for you or pour the first glasses - it would be a nice touch at an upper end restaurant like this one. The first course was these mini meat-stuffed seadas (my least fave, because there was an odd taste, maybe of horseradish?), eggplant and zucchini that were all super good, alongside a cheese and charcuterie platter. Then Lima beans, a very creamy melted cheese and wild boar pieces. The cheese and boar together were delicious! We then had gnocchi in a tomato sauce with small meatballs which was delicious and the famous Zuppa Gallura, which had good flavour but I’m not crazy about the soft bread - tastes a bit like very overcooked lasagna noodles. By this point we were honestly full but we were served the typical Sardinian suckling roast pig. It was good, but I personally can’t really enjoy eating baby pig. For dessert we were offered a choice of lemon sorbet or seada (fried pastry with melted cheese inside and honey drizzled on top). They only brought us 1 of 2 but it ended up being fine because we were beyond stuffed! I wish the waiters would rush a bit less in the beginning and explain more what’s in each dish. The lights on the patio outside are also extremely bright white. This is common in Sardinia I’ve noticed, including in hotel rooms. Overall really nice experience absolutely...

Food and drink was tasty and I would have given a better review, but both myself and my girlfriend got food poisoning from our meal which ruined our trip to Sardinia.

Edit in light of the reply from the restaurant: the only food my girlfriend and I had that day was a croissant each for breakfast before setting out for the day, and then some fresh fruit (peaches) at 6pm before going to the restaurant at 9pm. Felt fine all throughout the day. Then after eating (it was one of the meat dishes which tasted a little funky) we had to leave the restaurant early because we felt a bit off, and then we were throwing up from midnight onwards.

Very arrogant to assume that you have never given anyone food poisoning, because of course it is possible to do so. Instead of being so defensive try being humble and apologising. I have nothing to gain by posting a...

Our starters was mixed cured meats and cheeses, eggplant rolls, broad beans with pork pulp, mazza Frissa (Typical fresh cream cooked with salt and flour), Marinated zucchines with leaves of mint, fried meat dumplings, wild boar with olives and served with hot bread cooked in wood oven. Our first course was gnocchetti with tomato sauce which was beautiful, then soup Gallurese (Sardinian lasagnawith layers of cheese and bread,
covered by broth of sheep and mix spices) 😖 Second course was suckling pig flavored with myrtle, thyme, bay leaves and other mediterranean spices cooked in the wood oven for hours served with Baked potatoes. Finally we had homemade desserts, lemon sorbet or Ricotta Cheese with honey and chopped almond. If I could give a score at of 10 I would...