Bottega San Giorgio — Restaurant in Qormi

Quaint bar in this typical Maltese village which is traditionally mostly known for its wood burning bakeries though these are gradually diminishing and being replaced by electrically driven ones.

The restaurant serves a limited number of food items, being Pizza, Pasta, Burgers, Platters and one item of each of meat (RIbeye)) and fish (Octopus) both at €28 at the time of writing. One can also organise a typical Maltese fenkata by special request, this being a traditional Maltese rabbit dish, and which we highly recommend for anyone wishing to taste a typically Maltese dish.

We had a pizza on our visit and can safely say that it was very good and recommendable. The Qriema, as the residents of Qormi are called in Maltese, have a good appetite and love their food as much as they are proud of their village feast and village and although some could be temperamental, if handled well, could be most helpful and kind. I love the village people as they are genuine and if you get on with them, they can be a lovely part of discovering a town or village. Just do not get on their wrong side however cos the hot tempered mediterranean character will come out and it might be a tad shocking though entertaining :-) This is not to say that we experienced this at the outlet at all and the atmoshere, though noisy, was pleasant and we were too hungry to be bothered about the noise. Yet, this is all part of the Maltese village character and unless noise and high pitched voices tend to bother you, I would put up with such voiciferous environment for a short while just to experience a meal in tyical Maltese environs.

Prices are reasonable and affordable and for pizza, start at as little as €7 at the time of writing. You can also add further optional toppings at a cost. Pasta is surprisingly on a slightly higher price level, at an average of €15 whilst the burgers come at a variety of prices from €11 to €14 excluding fries which are charged as extras.

Service at the bar was efficient and the waiting staff, which were foreign were very friendly and smiling. Most Maltese restaurants nowadays employ third country nationals which come from non EU countries. It is good to also make sure to get on the right side of these staff members as they will go out of their way to serve you well. I find that these TCN's are willing to offer a good service. In some cases you might find it a challenge to communicate with them as some are non English speaking however we did not encounter this at this bar. Sadly, the Maltese mentality is slightly racial against these people cos it appears that they have invaded the country so sometimes they come in under attack. Trust me, if you are friendy to them, they will oblige and reciprocate.

An important bit of information to note please. The bar is only open on the weekends in the evenings after 6pm or 7pm. It is always advisable to check for opening hours beforehand and to make a reservation as being a village bar it might be very popular with the locals and as such you may experience some waiting time before being sat down and you...

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