Taste Sardinia
Sardinian cookery is bursting with intense, fruity and aromatic flavours and offers a rich repertoire of dishes for a memorable culinary experience.
Traditional Sardinian cuisine has the taste of the island itself, with fish from the sea, herbs from the mountains and fruit and vegetables ripened in the warm Mediterranean sunshine. Seafood and wild game give strength and distinction to meals with different breads and local wines being the essential basics.
Dining Out
In Sardinia there are a wide range of dining options for you to enjoy during your stay on the island. For eating out, there is a huge choice from cheap and cheerful pizzerias to sophisticated restaurants for fine dining, with excellent local cuisine often featuring fresh fish and seafood as a speciality.
Typical Sardinian Restaurants
There are many Agriturismo (farm) restaurants that usually serve a set menu of local Sardinian dishes including pane carasau (paper thin bread baked with olive oil and rosemary) Sardo ham, sausage and Pecorino cheese, homemade pasta such as ricotta and spinach ravioli, farm reared suckling pig (porcheddu) roasted with garlic and rosemary potatoes and followed by traditional seadas (pancake) with orange flavoured honey accompanied, of course, by a jug of local wine. Make sure you try a glass of Mirto or Limoncello - the local digestivo!
Dining Out With Children
Sardinia is very family orientated and children are welcome in most restaurants. Although they rarely have a children's menu, they will adapt portions and there is usually something that suits everyone. Please bear in mind that like the rest of Italy most restaurants make a cover charge and generally open at 7pm
Essence of Sardinia
Hotel Dining
Our customers frequently ask us about flexibility within half board and full board options offered by our featured hotels. We can now offer the following alternatives to add value and variety to your holiday:Brunch Around Options
Delphina guests with full board (half board and brunch) accommodation staying at Resort Valle dell'Erica, Hotel Marinedda Thalasso & Spa, Resort & Spa Le Dune, Park Hotel & Spa Cala di Lepre are invited to eat brunch at each of the other hotels listed at no extra cost (supplement €12pp only at Resort Valle dell'Erica ) as many times as they wish during their stay. Please note that transfers and drinks are extra cost (reservation is required).
Baja Hotels Dine Around
Guests staying at these hotels in the Baja Hotels chain, Hotel La Bisaccia and Club Hotel Baia Sardinia, on a Half Board basis (breakfast and dinner), can eat dinner at either of these hotels at no extra cost, as many times as they wish during their stay (on reservation, at the management's discretion).
Cervo Hotel Costa Smeralda Resort
Guests staying on Full board are able to use the Dine Around Programme, where it is possible to substitute lunch or dinner at the Cervo Hotel for the option of dining at the five star Pitrizza, Romazzino and Cala di Volpe hotels. Car and boat hire is recommended.
Dinner for Lunch Exchange
Just Sardinia has collaborated with some hotels to arrange a 'Dinner for Lunch' exchange. This enables guests with half board accommodation at those hotels to have lunch instead of dinner as many times as they wish during their stay. This offers guests greater flexibility and the opportunity to sample the local restaurants and Sardinian cuisine.
