L' Essenza Bistrot

Great food and service! Each dish was creative & beautifully presented with amazing multi-layered flavours. They baked their own bread in the morning and the bread was exceptional! The service was friendly and attentive and they divided the food into two dishes for us when we said we were sharing the food. We truly enjoyed the meal and the experience. 😊❤️

Highly overpriced restaurant where the so-called compliment from the chef is charged and the chicken breast is served on top of a scrunched up paper bag to make the plate look fuller... Behind the tables in the outdoor seating area there is a constant flow of cars giving the feeling of being on the autostrada.

I have been to several fine restaurants. It was my boyfriend's third visit to a such restaurant. We had high expectation of this one starred Michelin restaurant. I chose Essenza with two last dishes from an other tasting menu, and he L'orta. The prior dish with three different types of bread tasted excellent. The little croissant was sweet for us to see. The carasau (flatbread) was very good. The freshly baked brown bread with nuts was very tasteful. I was shocked that his first dish was with crudely cut red onions that were very spicy that we both couldn't eat. I myself love red onions, and coulnd't eat it... I noticed that my first dish was without baby turnips. If you look at pictures of other reviews there were with baby turnips on the same dish. It would be acceptable if I got prior explanation on why they were missing or substituted with some other ingredient. My second dish was tomato soup with fish tartare that contained two hard bones. There was no sight or taste of myrtle in my two last dishes which was dissappointing. The suckling pig in my fourth dish was tasteful, and as well other dishes. His dishes tasted not anything special, crudely peeled and cut carrots that existed in all of his first four dishes. The two waiters were exceptionally caring, and one of them had a pretty handwriting. The food rate of my dishes is 3 stars due to some lacking ingredients and fish bones. It is 1 star for my boyfriend's dishes due to crudely cut vegetable bits, repetition of some ingredient and mediocre taste, which didn't deserve 85 euro. Our desserts were tasteful.

This was the best restaurant during our visit to northern Sardinia. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable, and the food was excellent. They accommodated all our needs and exceeded the quality of many one-star Michelin restaurants. It was one of those places in which every single item in the menu is good and you leave the place feeling happy.

An outstanding restaurant with exceptional food and service. Stopped for an excellent long lunch. The food was outstanding as you’d expect of a Michelin rated restaurant. Service was very friendly and informative. Great local wine and the local beer was very good. A must on any boat to Olbia.

Even though I’m usually very particular about restaurants, especially when it comes to the food and service, this place exceeded my expectations! The way they presented and explained the dishes, their warm attitude, and the cozy atmosphere all came together to make our evening unforgettable! 🤍

Great food and service. Reasonable price for a 5 course tasting menu. Enjoyed everything and would highly recommend!

We ate dinner and I had to leave a review! Food was fantastic. Really cleverly created dishes which perfectly balanced flavours. The staff were friendly and helpful when ordering. Thanks for a great experience!