Mdina Restaurants

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We had a late lunch break at the Fontanella Tea Garden. Their oudoor terrace offers magnificient views of the surrounding region, that's why probably most people visit the place.

We were lucky enough to get a table right at the front of the terrace.

The menu offers a wide range of snacks from sandwiches and baguettes to pizzas and salads. Gorgeous cakes are available as well.

I opted for a Traditional Ftira, which is a special Maltese bread. I chose the toasted version with chips and salad as sides. It was quite filling, yummy and with 3,80 Euro reasonably priced. To drink I chose a local Cisk beer (1,90 Euro).

The bill has to be paid at a seperate cashier's desk at the exit of the restaurant.

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Perhaps no visit to Mdina is complete without a visit to Fontanella's. The location alone, high up on the North Bastion wall with a view to the spectacular countryside and sea, is worth the stop. Tables with garden umbrellas, warm stone walls, climbing plants, flowers and palm trees in the courtyard and terrace create what I think would be the perfect dining venue.

One reason not to take a guided tour in many places is, obviously, the lack of independence and time constraints. So it was with us---our tour guide was excellent, but we had only a scant few minutes to do and see what we wanted and although Fontanella's is quite famous, we had no time to try its famed chocolate cake.

Favorite Dish: Fontanella's is probably one of the most well-known restaurants in Mdina and famed for its chocolate cake and specialty coffees.

Fontanella's is open daily from 10am to 10pm. Summer dinners are accompanied by piano music.

There are a few places to dine inside the city walls of Mdina. One of the most famous is the Fontanella Tea Gardens, a restaurant perched on the ramparts behind the cathedral. I can vouch that the views from the restaurant are spectacular. I can't vouch for the food as the place was packed when I arrived, so I didn't get to eat there.

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We called in to this restaurant after being given a flyer on the main street and while walking around we came across it so we went and I am very glad we did.
Situated in one of Mdinas old town houses the Ciappetti restaurant certainly is as their slogan says 'probably the best Restaurant this side of the Island'

With its two small courtyards as well as interior seating it will suit any taste (and any weather). The traditional decor makes a great atmosphere that certainly helps you relax and enjoy your meal of if you don't want a meal then you can have a drink in the first courtyard.
The food was lovely, we had a mixed Maltese plate and it was certainly the best that we had had while on Malta, all fresh and top quality ingredients. It’s only a pity that we were not staying a little nearer to Mdina so we could have come back and tried the rest of the great looking menu.

When the food came it looked that good that we just could not wait to get tucked in and so completely forgot to take a picture of it until we had finished.

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So good to sit at the top of this restaurant and look out over the countryside...so hot and dry..but the coffee and sandwiches were just fine.I only wanted a snack....there are umbrellas that you can put up if it is too hot while you eat..actually it was pleasant enough although hot ..a bit of a breeze here..

That was something I enjoyed a lot! The wine bar with red window and doors in the pic is situated in the square near the 'Mdina experience audio visual spectacular'. It was quite sunny and we had some free time, so we decided to have a glass of beer inside. I was captured by the interior and the music inside. Really a nice bar worth to drop in again:)

We had a complete lunch here on our day off at the HP LFP Convention. After a half day's Jeep safari we had this more then pleasant stop to what I would call a great dinner instead of a lunch.

Real tasty lamb, I still remember the exquisit taste of te Lime Pie.

Open daily for lunch and dinner, from 10:30 hours until 23:00 hours.

Favorite Dish: The Xara Palace,

Malta

Telephone:
Fax: (+356) 21 452612

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This restaurant is situated adjacent to the bastion that surrounds the Silent City. It has both a lower and upper level, with plenty of shade provided by umberellas.

If you go to the upper level, you have a fantastic view over the surrounding countryside, and as the airport is not too far away, you can see the planes on their final approach. There is no noise at all from the aircraft.

You can see from other photographs taken from where I sat, what a panoramic view there is at the upper level.

Favorite Dish: When we take the bus to Mdina in the late morning, after walking around the city, we always come here for a coffee and cake. The cakes are stupendous, I usually have the carrot cake, and this year they drizzled caramel sauce over it. Scrumptious. The Toasted cheese and ham ciabatta and hot chocolate was delicious too.

They serve sandwiches, cakes, pizza, full lunch, pots of tea and coffee. It is licenced.
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