Pepe Nero - Veccja, St. Paul’s Bay

Being close to home and boasting beautiful views of the Xemxija bay, we decided to dine at this restaurant on a quiet Sunday evening. The ambiance inside is very quaint: a rustic building with simple decor but nonetheless, very romantic and relaxing. The tables are spaced out adequately, giving diners their space and privacy. The staff was excellent. They were polite and made sure our experience was fabulous throughout. Even when there was a brief power cut, they made sure we had enough candles and even gave us their mobile phone with torch on to have enough light. They were super! As for the food, the menu is unique and boasts amazing creative dishes, from mouthwatering starters, to inviting mains of meat and fish, to an enormous pizza menu, which is cooked in their wood oven. For starters, after the divine smell of seafood coming out of the kitchen, I opted for their risotto marina while my boyfriend opted for the Casarecce rabbit. His dish lacked enough rabbit but the sauce was very well seasoned. My risotto was perfect: cooked in a salty prawn bisque and filled with ample seafood (a king prawn, mussels and vongole). Sizes were quite large Mains were ribs cooked in a honey BBQ sauce for my boyfriend and a pizza Tronchetto for myself. My pizza was a rolled closed shape filled with gorgonzola cheese, mozzarella and guyere cheese and covered with a truffle and honey dressing, topped with parmesan and extra crushed walnuts. This was to die for! The truffle infused with honey was a huge surprise as I'd never tried a sweet version of truffle before. The combination was sublime. Pizza crust was also delicious and sizes very good. My boyfriend's ribs were huge. The meat was tender and sauce was deliciously sweet Price for two starters, ribs, pizza and 3 pints of coke and beer was 66 euros. Liquor was offered on the house. Very good quality food for a very fair price Will be back for the Tegaminos!

JessicaFit

had an evening meal here with my wife food was really nice, good drinks and good service price was ok as well

renzel1975

The place is lovely and the food is amazing. I would also recommend the pizza that is cooked in a wood oven and taste lovely. The staff is friendly and very value for money.

noel s

This little place was 50 metres away from our VRBO rental. The only restaurant for 900 metres. No reservations but they squeezed us in (3 & a baby). We had pork belly, spare ribs and salmon and all excellent. Highly recommended but should make a reservation.

637lawrencer

The restaurant with cozy atmosphere and the most fresh of local fish produce. Impepata di cozze is always good,but last nights the shells were exceptionally large. The staff is attentive without being intrusive. Very nice place for dinner

Rita S

We had a meal here on our first night and it turned out to be the best food we had all week.Friendly staff and good food.

rob h

On the first night of our holiday we arrived at our apartment, absolutely starving at just before 11pm. As this place was literally below our apartment we called in and we’re amazed to find they kindly let us order a pizza - 10 minutes before their closing time! A vegetarian pizza was delicious with a good mixture of lovely veg on top and hubby had the diavolo which was equally as delicious. The wine we chose was amazing - so much so that we headed back another night for another bottle (and a much more leisurely meal!) This time we sat outside in their balcony overlooking St Paul’s harbour, which was beautiful. The staff are really friendly and I can’t thank you enough for your kindness on the night we arrived. It certainly wouldn’t happen where We live!

Julia249

Lovely spot for great food, served by wonderful staff. We're in the area for a week and will definitely be back.

rickgailh

In for a quick dinner and got happily surprised that the mains comes in two sizes, perfect - both for trying more than one or if you are not that hungry or need less food! Or just want to fit in a dessert 😁😇 (and yes, they also have some really good wines) dont miss this!

perfecteyes_swe

Quite a lovely restaurant and well maintained. Good choice of meat, fish and pizza dishes. Very good service by educated and efficient staff. Food was very good especially the steaks. Well cooked to our liking. The only negative point is its accessibility for wheelchair users as it is not accessible at all due to its location as you have to take a flight of steps before you get to it. Otherwise money well spent.

George B

Delicious and cosy restaurant in St Paul’s bay - they have all kind of dishes but we said we were vegan and they made a special pasta with vegetables for us! Just fab! Friendly staff and very nice play list too ☺️ highly recommend

Cintia_Marques

We visited here on our first night as it was close to our guest house. We had a lovely table overlooking the bay. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Great choice of food. We had the pork belly and the fish special. Both were excellent. It is not cheap but we felt the quality of food and service was worth the money.

Dianne1505

Fresh delicious seafood, nice wine, nice outdoor seating with sea view. Friendly, professional staff.

928martinah

We have been here for a dinner and ordered prawns,calamari,pasta with seafood and rabbit rague.All was delicious and the service was great!The waiters are friendly and very helpful, the atmosphere is nice and the view on the Saint Paul’s Bay is just fantastic!The best place to spend a tasty dinner with a view, good for families and romantic dates.The location is easy to get to and free WiFi.We just loved the place and will definitely come back as soon as possible.

IrinaGG88

Me and my girlfriend visited the restaurant yesterday evening. We found it on TripAdvisor with great reviews and went there with high expectations, which were fully met with an excellent service and delicious food. We were greeted by a waiter Branislav who seated us on the terrace with a beautiful view of Saint Pauls Bay. Everything we ordered was fresh and amazing, especially tamagi, highly recommended. Thank you Bransilav for your friendly and professional service. We’ll definitely be back.

mikesalaga

We ate here last night on the balcony hidden from the street overlooking the bay. The staff were very accommodating,with recommendations and also truthfully advising what not to order - apparently being English we might not like the cheesecake 😊 The seafood risotto was amazing and the rabbit stew topped with pizza dough was to die for, and massive portions. The bill was surprisingly low considering the quality of the food, the ambience and the delightful staff. Would highly recommend.

DianeMillward1959

The place was noted by chance as it is ‘hidden’ under the main road. Entrance is funny as it forms part of a condominium which is not neatly kept. One in the place is beautiful and well decorated. Sea views are one of the best at the area. Spizer well made and food delicious. Quantity of different plates should be more balanced as members finished well before others as there was a great mismatch between the pasta with lobster sauce and sugo nero. No joke that the lobster plate was much smaller that she finished more than 15 mins before me ! All in all worth going for the food and views. Staff was very friendly and accommodating.

pierrepaulm_28

This restaurant was near our aparment. We ate fried fish and salmon salad and everything was really good!! Also the staff was really kind with us!!

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