Olhumathi Restaurant — Restaurant in North Ari Atoll

Simple restaurant with good food and friendly staff. The ordering is a but funny as you are given a piece of paper to note the dish number you would like to order. The staff does not speak English so it is hard to ask for details and recommendation but the first time we went there the owner was there and he spoke English so we could ask for tips. I wanted to have octopus, grilled one but was always afraid of getting some tough, hard to chew food. He recommended the Chili Octopus instead that is marinated and therefore softened before cooking. And my-oh-my! That was delicious! Spicy, soft and tasty, also with lots of veggies: peppers and onions, some tomato. We also tied the chili fish, also delicious. Tried the passion fruit drink, amazing taste. I personally recommend to stick to local food, sea food that is fresh instead of burgers and Italian food because why would you want to eat what you can have at home or anywhere else??!! Enjoy the local Maldivian dishes that you cannot have anywhere else! And be sure to tell them if you are not afraid of spicy...

Worst meal on Maldives. Took octopus salat, Maldivian Soup and seafood pizzas for children. Couldn’t even eat octopus salat , pizza base was taken from the freezer, quality was very low. No good words to a service as well, they messed the order. The only thing what was eatable was fish & chips. Conclusion: if there is no other option to eat and you have a real hunger you go and order fish & chips. If it is possible avoid the place, even if the signs on the streets direct you to this restaurant- that was mistake we have done - you can avoid it. Good...

Ordered grilled octopus. For 15$ it‘s the most expensive one on the island and way far the most horrible one!! I‘ve never tasted sth as bad as this one, it was NOT FRESH, most probably frozen and already bad one. I mentioned it to the waiter but obviously this did not lead to anything. NEVER AGAIN AND PLEASE DO NOT TRUST THE NICE PHOTOS and all the advertisement on the island. Not worth a visit, wasted money. Juices...