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L-Ghonnella Restaurant

Church Street | Spinola Palace, Saint Julian's, Island of Malta, Malta
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Ranked #85 of 109 restaurants in Saint Julian's
3.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Cuisines: International
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Cheshire,UK
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67 reviews 67 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

There were 2 people dining when we (12) arrived, and i think the chef had knocked off for the night. Ordering took ages, food took ages, everything took ages and when it arrived it wasn't great quality, not all hot. We were there for nearly 3 hours for 2 courses.... Overall a poor experience not to be repeated. Probably the... More

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Co. Down
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

The L- Ghonnella Restaurant was close to the Cavalieri Hotel and although had no view it had buckets of atmosphere. I had the fillet steak special. The food was good and it would have been better, had it been warmer. Service was a little too slow. I went for the atmosphere pity the food did not match up.

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See 2 more reviews by Co.DownBill for Saint Julian's
Leeds, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

Good food, nice setting, if you go on the malta sightseeing tours, open top bus, show them your ticket and you'll get 15% off. We had 3 courses for 16Euros, which was pretty good. The setting meant it was quite quiet and there's no view, but on this occasion it made a nice change from busy, busy. Very helpful staff..

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London, United Kingdom
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2011

Food is lovely though a bit on the high side for what you get though the place is lovely

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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2011 via mobile

Nice setting, but the food was pretty average. My prawns were swimming in some sort of gravy, and my husband's chicken was very dry. There are better places to eat in the area.

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Hlaifax
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2011

What a nightmare went booked in for a monday evening 7 of us. We was shown to our table waited 10 minutes for drinks, then the hard bread arrived. The only waiter took our order 20 mins later the bread arrived. One hour later when the food arrved one of us had to return the duck due to being cold.... More

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Dumfries
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2011

Ate here twice during recent stay. First time was the better of the two but would still recommend. Huge portions - as seems to be the norm in Malta - and good quality food. At end of first visit were given a complimentary liquer and a card which entitled you to a free pre-dinner fruit wine, a liquer and 5%... More

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2011

as we read the reviews and it was also listed in lonely planet guide we went there for a dinner during our 4 day stay in Malta in mid November. it only opens at 7pm, so we were the only people there for over 30 minutes, as we turned up at 7 starving! Atmosphere was amazing though, the room is... More

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Bristol England
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2010

Stayed for a week in the nearby Cavalieri Hotel and found L-Ghonnella on our second night. Four of the five nights that my wife and I dined there, (unfortunately for us they close on Sundays!), we went through a large part on the menu and found the food to be exceptionally good. I went from steaks to fish and back... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2009

As the previous review states this restaurant has a lovely ambience. However I can't agree with the food review. I have been here twice now and hope to return soon. I ate seafood dishes on both occasions and found them to be top notch... The restaurant manager was so friendly and attentive and was really happy to give us the... More

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