The Malta Independent on Sunday
The 2018 Definitive(Ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta & Gozo awards ceremony
Tarragon wins Best Overall Restaurant in Malta
The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants Awards Ceremony sponsored by HSBC and Global Payments held at The Xara Lodge on Monday, 4 December celebrated the outstanding achievement of Malta & Gozo’s top survey rated restaurants as voted by diners out who participated in the Malta & Gozo Restaurant Survey online at www.restaurantsmalta.com. Based on popular vote, only 150 restaurants make it to be included in the latest 2018 edition of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta & Gozo and its official portal www.restaurantsmalta.com.
The results were revealed by Lisa Grech, managing director of the Definitive(ly) Good Guide Co. and presented by Clint Camilleri, parliamentary secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries & Animal Rights; Gregory Inglott from HSBC; Ray Zammit from Global Payments and Alfred Cuschieri of Continental Purchasing on behalf of Villeroy & Boch who supplied the beautiful commemorative award plates for the occasion.
This year’s Malta & Gozo Restaurant Survey conducted in September returned an incredible high number of responses, with 2,368 participants who dined out on average twice a week, equivalent to a total of 246,272 dining experiences in a year! This year sees 33 new restaurants in the The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta & Gozo and its portal www.restaurantsmalta.com, which was also launched on the evening.
Award-winning restaurants were chosen from the highest rated restaurants, both overall, and in the various price categories for Malta and Gozo, taking into account not only the Overall rating but also individual Food, Service and Ambience ratings, the number of people rating, value for money, comments and other data from the survey. Restaurants to win award plates in order from most highly rated included: Tarragon Patrick’s Rocksalt L’Artiglio Buddhamann Bacchus Caviar & Bull Wejla LVB de Mondion Hammett’s Gastrobar La Vida Zeri’s Panorama Dinner in the Sky Suruchi Marina Club VW La Buona Trattoria del Nonno The Chophouse Gululu The Villa Tosca Pexxi Le Bistro The Avenue Country Terrace Tartarun Rubino A Modo Mio one80 Kitchen & Lounge Trattoria A.D. 1530 Beppe’s San Andrea La Maltija Fork & Cork Blue Elephant Ta’ Marija Lovage Rebekah’s Taro Additional Awards were made to: • Best Food (sponsored by Unika Beef represented by Alf Mizzi & Sons) – Patrick’s • Best Service (sponsored by C& H
Bartoli) – Tarragon • Best Ambience (sponsored by Design
Hub) – Tarragon • Best Maltese Food (sponsored by The
Definitive(ly) Good Guide Co) – Gululu • Restaurant Most Dedicated to Supporting Local (sponsored by The Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights) – Country Terrace • The Best Chef Award (sponsored by The Catering Centre) – Jonathan Vassallo • Best Business Entertainment (spon
sored by Rummo) – Capo Crudo • Best Value for Money (sponsored by
Meats & Eats) – iPlace • Best Restaurant offering Vegetarian options (sponsored by Good Earth Ltd) – Naar • Most Children-Friendly (sponsored by
the Malta Baby & Kids Directory) – iPlace • Best Restaurant on Valletta Waterfront (sponsored by The Valletta Cruise Port) – Marina Club VW • Best Newcomer (sponsored by Villa Sandi represented by Vivian Corp) – Rocksalt • Most Mentioned Restaurant in Survey (sponsored by The Definitive(ly) Good Guide Co) – iPlace • Best Restroom (sponsored by The Defintive(ly) Good Guide Co – districtfive • And in memory of Colin Best – cofounder of the Restaurant Guide The Colin Best Award for the Most Consistently Outstanding Restaurant in Malta & Gozo for 2016/2017 – Patrick’s. The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in association with Riedel, The Wine Glass Company Wine Awards were as follows: • The People’s Choice Wine List (taken from the results of the returned surveys – districtfive. • The Riedel Wine Experience of the Year
– Capo Crudo • Wine List of the Year – Palazzo Preca • Commended Wine Lists were: Panorama, La Vela, Tarragon, Surf n Turf • The Best Maltese Wine List (sponsored by The Parliamentary Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights) – Nenu the Artisan Baker
The results of the Restaurant Survey can be found in the 2018 edition of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta and Gozo and is now available to purchase online for €8 at www.restaurantsmalta.com which will also entitle you to the Guide online and a free hard copy in the post. It is also available at leading stationers and bookshops in Malta and Gozo.