Having arrived late in the day we decided that dinner was going to be on dry land. Although we eat well when we are on the hook it is always a pleasure to have someone else do the cooking and ‘boat food’ is not on the menu.
We checked in with the port office and a very helpful official recommended a restaurant “Dal Pittori” that she heard was very good. I called and booked a table for 8:30 (because no one in their right mind eats before 8pm in Italy!). It turned out we were the first ones there and somewhat hesitant to enter a restaurant that was empty on a Saturday night!. By the time the bread came other dinners filtered in so that the spot was full by 9:30. We soon discovered that this little gem was a foody’s delight with the chef and his wife attentive at table side and keen to please. The chefs tasting menu with local wine pairing was the perfect choice. Turns out the chef had given up the difficult task of maintaining his one star restaurant on the outskirts of Rome and decided to retire to Sardinia and cook at his own pace. We spent the evening discovering the irresistible charm of Sardinian cuisine and a local bread stick cut as thin as spaghetti.
