LA MADDALENA
L'antica Isola

L'antica Isola

Località Nido D'Aquila, 07024, LA MADDALENA, Italy

Pizza • Europeo • Italiano • Frutti Di Mare


"We had a complementary meal at L'Antica Isola as part of our package at the attached Ma&Ma hotel. I say attached, our table was on the path round the hotel swimming pool where just 90 minutes earlier we'd walked back to our room in our swimming gear. What we didn't expect, given this is the fine dining restaurant of a supposedly 5* hotel, was the thumping dance music from the DJ provided for diners' entertainment. It was just odd, with regular puzzled looks from fellow diners in his direction. He was just doing his job, but restaurant/hotel management must consider what the point of his being there was. It's a peaceful venue on a hill with gentle breezes next to a tranquil swimming pool acoustic guitar or a bit of lounge music would have been ideal. 2 days prior we had a nightcap at the adjacent pool bar and it was just as bad Douglas and his latin dance classes were happing next to dining tables. All rather odd. Ambiance aside, the food was decent. We had the 4 course tasting menu. The ham/smoked mozzarella starter was excellent, the pasta/mushroom/sausage pasta Primo was great, the pork main was very well done and the mousse dessert was fine. My partner had a main of battered seafood and this was poor mostly batter. For drinks we had a complementary bottle of rosé fizz that was alcoholic and cold, and all we really wanted at the time. All in all we had a decent meal, were glad of being close to our hotel room, but wouldn't make an effort to return going into La Maddalena town was our preference for all the other evenings. And watch out for the unwanted discotheque!!"