Alghero Restaurant — Restaurant in England

My family and I had a delicious 4 course banquet here and we were thoroughly impressed. I am half Italian and have spent most of my summers in Alghero, Sardinia, where my dad is from. We came here because the name caught my attention and because we saw a few classic Sardinian dishes on the menu.

Our host was instantly friendly and inviting and was quick to have our drinks on the table. We had a Sardinian cannonau and vermintino. She also brought us bread, butter and Sardinian crispbread with a delicious homemade tapenade

Most of us had the fregola soup to start, the portion was large and the soup was perfect, it reminded me of the fish soups I have had in alghero and the fregola was cooked perfectly, my girlfriend has the prawns and again she got loads of them, all peeled and butterflied in a perfectly rich sauce.

Our pasta course followed and I went for the gnochetti sarda with Italian sausage. It was again a perfect meal for me. My girlfriend had the penne ragu and even the bolognese was deliciously earthy.

For main course I had the veal Marsala which again was delicious and it’s nice to see veal in an Italian restaurant as it is usually forgotten here in England. All the sides were delicious but at this point the food had defeated us

Finally a few of us were able to force ourselves to order dessert I had the nougat semifreddo which was perfectly light and finished the meal of beautifully even though I was already stuffed. We also tried the tiramisu which was the most coffee intense Tiramisu I’ve had, very flavoursome.

We capped all of this off with an ice cold glass of red mirto as a digestif

All in all this was the most authentic italian I have had in a long long time in England and the only authentic Sardinian.

Thoroughly recommend seeking this restaurant out if you are in or even near Poole...

The Restaurant Alghero must surely rank as Poole's hidden treasure. A one-off visit has resulted in this becoming my go-to place to eat, which considering I live in Hampshire is no mean feat.

Let's start with the restaurant itself. Nothing from the outside gives away what a jewel lies within. Small enough to be intimate yet big enough not to seem crowded, it has that ambience that immediately makes you feel comfortable.

The staff. Friendly, helpful and accommodating from the owner to the waiting staff, all are there to help you enjoy your evening, not just to deliver the food.

The food. Ah, the food. An varied menu full of prime Italian food. Your can have hot or cold starters depending on your mood before moving onto the mains. And what a choice. I seem to be working my way through the menu and have yet to be disappointed in anything I've tried. The portions are generous, to say the least and have, so far, all been perfectly cooked and delicious.

The deserts. Hmmm, I rarely have room for one if I have a starter, so it's a difficult choice between which 2 courses to go for. The Tiramisu is light and flavoursome and the almond and chocolate cake is dark, rich and heavy. Those are the only 2 I've tried but I doubt anything else could be more delicious.

So, I can heartily recommend this hidden gem; it scores so well across the board and is remarkably inexpensive. I would suggest you have the Veal....no, the Sea Bass...wait, have the seafood risotto...or the Fillet steak....no, have what takes your fancy, I'm sure...

BE WARNED HEALTH AND SAFTY RISK , Me and my gf eat there tonight , went in seems nice and cosy surroundings, after being seated my drink was told Smirnoff and apple juice ( Reailty Chekov ) and apple juice , gf narsty wine ,after waiting almost a hour for the food 🥘, came out big portions yes but not cooked properly and all taste and look like done in a microwave including my ribeye steak, I staved my self all day for it and soon as started eating was not hungry tasted horrible and everything was blade no flavour and very chewy started needing the toilet while there , my gf begging me not to complain I payed and we both swiftly left leaving most the food , on way home I was sick and soon as we got back my gf was sick and both glued to the toilet Saturday night ruined had to cancel all other plans and now both filling very ill at home ,AND PAYING TO FILL LIKE THIS STAY AWAY FROM HERE OVI A HYDIGNE ISSUE , trading standards need to look...