J L
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Honestly, the absolute worst restaurant I have ever been to in my life. It may not be the worst in Malta, but I usually only visit good quality restaurants.
Firstly, let’s start with the best element - service. The staff are generally pleasant and friendly, however, we didn’t really get much assistance from them. We were a big group of 10, so it was quite a challenge to coordinate orders, but the staff didn’t try to help us with recommendations or top our wines up.
The ambience - the restaurant had a very unpleasant smell of raw fish/seafood - almost like a fish market, which is very off-putting for dinner. Because of the lighting and the glass used, we really couldn’t see the view of outside which was of Sant Angelo.
Now, the food. The absolute worst element of Marea and honestly deserved a negative 5 stars. I’m not sure if we were there on a bad day, or the other reviews were from people who never ate real sushi in their lives, but every single item was absolutely awful. The rice used in the rolls were severely undercooked - the rice was RAW in the middle and there was crunch with every grain, not something you want in sushi. The fillings & toppings on the rolls were… totally forgettable - bland, bland, mushy, bland, and bland. The Spicy Tuna with rice crisp was extremely oily (since the rice was undercooked and not soft enough to properly compress - probably not that the cooks even knew how to anyways given the standards of the kitchen) and the topping was, you guessed it, BLAAAAAND. If you want better sushi Lidl probably would be the next best option. The fried noodles was supposed to have roast pork but there were none, and again bland and oily. See the theme? Also, they only serve one brand of water - San Benedetto, arguably the most disgusting tasting water. When it came to the tea selection, no mint/peppermint, and every selection was caffeinated and dehydrating, except for an awful fruit tea.
It truly bewilders me how a restaurant can be this damn awful, but it truly is the worst meal I’ve ever had in a restaurant. If you have standards, stay far, far, far away from this place.