Trattoria La bella vita — Restaurant in Valletta

We are from New Zealand but have traveled extensively so are very aware of good restaurants. This is possibly the best we have ever been to and we are now over 60 years old so can say we have dined at many fine places. We were fortunate that we were allowed to dine at 6pm without booking so had a table in the park adjacent to this trattoria. The amazing food and the generous owner and the soft light of the setting sun made the entire experience exceptional. The food is incredible, portions are generous ( I am a big eater but I struggled to finish the linguine scoglio). My husband had the fish which was accompanied by potatoes and green salad. My fish soup was delicious. The amazing bruschetta with delicious black olives served instead of the usual bread was fabulous and a lovely way to start the meal. This is so wonderful that we had intended to return but after the next day’s long trip in Gozo, we were sadly too tired. I wish the kind owner every good luck and much success. I am so sorry we cannot have them as our local restaurant...

Had a beautiful and calm dinner here, came based on Google reviews. We loved that they have their tables set up in the park in front of the restaurant, it’s so casual and elegant. Beautiful atmosphere. The staff were incredible, so helpful and kind and attentive. Everything was great quality, we had a very enjoyable dinner. Had some bruschetta on the house, a pot of mussels and a fish of the day. For us personally we would have liked the mussels sauce to be less salty and more garlicky… but in general a really...

We chose this place because it was a short walk from the Grand Hotel Excelsior, and because of the 5* reviews on Google. We weren't disappointed!! My partner and I chose the recommended red snapper to share, with veg and a rose wine. The food was delicious! The staff were all very welcoming and attentive, and the surroundings are peacefully serene. It's a little out of the main town scene, which is nice, and the sunset over the water was lovely. I would...