Rubiu - Birrificio Artigianale e Brew Pub — Restaurant in Santu Antiogu/Sant'Antioco

This is definitely something different in a more traditional Sardinian town, so credit to the owners. However its not your typical craft brewery as you may know from US, UK, or many other places as its ‘by appointment’ and not just ‘drop in’. By that I mean it focuses on the food offering - which is really very good if you do compare to typical craft breweries - so its more pizza, platters and beer than the other way around.

In saying that, they have done an amazing fitout of the place (which is a good 15mins walk out of town) which is really modern in this traditional area. Obviously very popular with the locals given the amount people eating (and some just drinking) on a Wednesday evening in mid-late April. Staff speak English but you can connect to the multi-language menu (incl beers) via QR code. Although they advertised free WiFi in the door, the host told us the don’t have it so something they can fix.

Now onto the best part: the beer. That’s what you come for right? (Although food is very good!) Great selection of beers of all different styles so something for everyone. All are quite high in alcohol and all are locally brewed so don’t expect bland mass market lagers here! I started and stayed on the Mosiac (Summer Ale) which was the equivalent of a solid Pale Ale. 5.3% alcohol so not crazy (some are 7.6%) but really nice. I finished with Cent (American Porter) which was heavy but nice way to finish.

Cost is way more expensive than local bars but you get what you pay for so definitely worth it if you like craft beers. We had a great night for around €60 so still super reasonable. Overall a really good experience for both beers and food, so highly recommend an evening. Book ahead to secure a table but they do have 8 seats at the bar for drinks so you can drop in (during fairly limited...

I had high expectations as I read they offer several vegan options with local produced vegan cheese. The restaurant has a nice vibe, kind of industrial design interior. I was studying the menu and hardly could decide and finally as I was ready to order - shock - the vegan cheeses weren’t available 😱 I then decided to get a focaccia and a mixed salad and luckily the vegan feta for the salad was in stock. Both were very yummy. We had desserts as well, both delicious, they offer around 4 vegan desserts including tiramisu (I think it’s alcohol-free), sorbet, brownie with coconut cream in a glass and kind of a Creme brûlée style dessert. When we left I asked for the vegan cheese and they explained that they are still waiting for the delivery. They had the feta and grated parmesan options for sell though. Staff was friendly, but English worked out so-lala. Value is very good. You don’t even seem to pay a corpeto (price for cutlery), which is pretty normal in Italy (usually around 1,5-3€). For a craft beer, coke, big focaccia, mixed salad, pizza margharita and two desserts we...

If you are searching for a good quality pizza and a selection of beer that is different from the industrial ones you find anywhere on the island, then this is your place. I cannot give five stars because of the following reasons: (1) the waitress who took our order was particularly unwelcoming, (2) once we had the pizza, we had to wait for too long without getting any attention, at last we called them, (3) the semifreddo of pistacchio was too cold and therefore one could not taste the pistacchio so well, I started to appreciate it only towards the end. In my opinion, this is common knowledge that the semifreddo should stay out of fridge for at least 5 to 10 minutes, before being served. The rest of the staff was very warm and professional, except for the...