Ambrosia Maltese Bistronomy

Great authentic Maltese restaurant, we enjoyed every single dish and I have to say it’s been a while since we managed that. The setting is nice but outside it can get noisy as there is a British pub next door… Over all totally recommended.

Would I recommend to a friend? Yes. Would I eat here again knowing what I know? Yes. The food was very good- I had the pork belly. The service was OK. We made a reservation but the table that was reserved for us was in a terrible place. We asked to be sat at another table that was open. The table for 2 are only inches away from the next table but this is quite common for restaurants in this area. If you found my review, helpful, please let me know by giving me a thumbs up.

Really good food, and service like no other. Cozy atmosphere although when i went it was a little bit hot inside. Would definitely recommend for a cute relaxed evening 🙂

Best meal yet, after four days of dining out in Valletta. Great service and reasonably priced.

We had braised rabbit and slow cooked pork belly which were both lovely. Service was very quick, however was made to feel uncomfortable as literally turned off lights and packed up tables around us before we had finished at 22.00. I get that they want to go home but did spoil the night.

We wanted to try local octopus stew and our guide recommend Ambrosia. She was 100% right on! Staff super nice. Get a glass of local white wine or beer.

Food was good but overall a disappointing experience, leaving us feeling a bit bitter at paying a €97 bill for essentially two mains (€46), a starter (€18), 2 beers (€10), one wine (€8), and a bottle of water (€5), plus €10 worth of add-ons that you’re forced into having. We were served bread and olives, which we didn’t want (cover charge is £1.50 pp, and we’d had a large lunch so had already agreed not to order bread and olives) but it was brought anyway. When we said to the server we didn’t want it, she seemed confused and insisted we have it. It wasn’t particularly brilliant bread, with melted packs of margarine, and genuinely 3 olives in a tiny cup. Three olives. Despite that, and waiting an age for my wine, we had an excellent starter of Grilled Asparagus and Pecorino salad, with large rocket leaves and basil, a thick dusting of pecorino over the top, and a light cesar-style creamy dressing. Very flavourful and fresh…. I’m just not sure it was worth €18. For mains we had Boneless Quail with stuffing, and the Milanese Veal (two pieces of breadcrumbed veal escalopes). Both rather large portions which we failed to finish. The veal was served with only a lemon wedge; I requested some dressing for it, which never arrived. Service was painfully slow - we were left waiting quite a long time for each drink, and a long break in between our starter and our mains, to the point that we wondered if our drinks and food had been forgotten. Alongside the €3 cover charge for bread we didn’t want, we were charged €7 for a portion of vegetables and potatoes to share with our meals (again, the vegetables are not optional and come with the meal). The vegetables were good, but we would have been perfectly satisfied sharing just one portion. We’re not on a money-saving trip, but didn’t feel the poor service reflected the high prices, and we’ve had better meals (with the exact same number of items) in the Valletta area for half the price, that have been considerably more enjoyable. The restaurant is, however, has a pleasant relaxing atmosphere, sat on the street in the warm September weather, which is what drew us in, with audible live jazz music playing from Babel further down the street (Babel is very much worth a visit for drinks!).

This restaurant was lovely. The staff were friendly and helpful, the owner (and chef on the weekends) was wandering round helping and chatting with people. There is a good selection of dishes and the ones we had were amazing. The atmosphere is relaxed and the decor is really interesting. It's small so I'd suggest booking.