Palazzo Preca - Valletta

Disappointed but Jan saved the day. We will discuss later. Decor was nice but to use paper napkins in my opinion is a huge mistake. It downgraded the whole experience. As stupid as it sounds, the paper napkins really annoyed me and makes it déclassé. The service was not warm and inviting and needs a lot of training. For example, I dropped my paper napkin and the server said “let me get you a new one”, but never came back. I had to get a napkin off another table. And when I ordered the bottle of wine, the server forgot to bring it over. As the food was coming, I asked where is the wine. The server apologized and said “I forgot.”When you order a bottle of wine, one should also not have to keep pouring your own wine. And when you finish the courses the plates should be removed. Also, the atmosphere was too warm. And now the food review. I felt the food all around was just mediocre. I ordered two fish, one recommended by the server and it was not good. I had one baked and the other grilled but both did not have enough salt. Thankfully, Jan did the right thing and comped the flying fish (do not order). The best dish was the special rabbit stuffed pasta, I thought it was very good. Overall, I was looking forward to this experience but it turned out to be less then expected. In all due respect, if you train the servers and get linen napkins the experience will improve dramatically. The rest depends on the food which I believe has the potential. Sorry for the honesty and I hope the owners take the criticism as a way to improve.

Amazing location of the restaurant. First impression I had when I walked in was like I was in old Museum. Really something that you don’t see quiet often. We had a lot of dishes, and each one of them was amazing. Food smells great, fresh and taste even better. Strongly recommend the seafood since I am not a big fan of it, but it surprised me in a good way! Definitely will come again!

Highly recommend this restaurant! The food was very very good, and we came here because of the high rating it had on Google. The service simply could not be better. Every person who served us was exceptionally friendly and helpful. A real compliment to the great food!

Enjoyed very much the food and atmosphere. Family owned Italian restaurant where you could find variety of seafood, meat and pasta. Very friendly service! You may not be lucky to get a table so suggesting to make a reservation.

I was planning to eat at another restaurant when visiting Valletta for a day, and for some unknown reason I decided to change my mind and visit Palazzo Preca instead. This was easily the best food I had in Malta during my whole stay. Simple food, but packed with flavor. The octopus was crispy on the outside and soft like butter on the inside, and the rabbit fell off the bone easily. Dining here was a very pleasant surprise.