Medina Restaurant wins Best Overall Restaurant in Malta

The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants Awards Ceremony sponsored by HSBC and Charles Grech & Co Ltd, held at the Radisson Blu Golden Sands on Monday 8 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.

Out of over 1800 restaurants on the Maltese Islands only 150 make it to be included in the latest 2015 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 MD of the Definitive(ly) Good Guide Co and presented by Minister for Justice, Culture & Local Government Owen Bonnici, Sergio Bellizzi from HSBC, Stephen Ellul from Charles Grech Co Ltd and Alfred Cuschieri of Continental Purchasing on behalf of Villeroy & Boch who supplied the beautiful commemorative award plates for the occasion.

The Malta & Gozo Restaurant Survey was conducted in September 2014 and had a fantastic response of over 1700 surveys returned, with reviewers who dined out on average 2 times per week equivalent to over 176,800 dining experiences in a year! Of the survey respondents 47% were women and 53% men. This year sees a remarkable 39 new restaurants to the The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta & Gozo and www.restaurantsmalta.com which was also launched on the evening. 

Award 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:

Medina Restaurant

De Mondion Restaurant, Xara Palace

Tarragon Restaurant

Caviar & Bull

Sa Re Ga Ma Indian Restaurant

The Arches Restaurant and Wine Cellar

Patrick's Lounge & Restaurant

Ta' Frenc Restaurant

The Villa Brasserie

San Andrea, Palazzo Castelletti

Ta’ Marija Restaurant

Suruchi

Zest, Hotel Juliani

Rebekah's Restaurant

Blue Elephant, Hilton Malta

Temptasian, The Palace

Oceana, Hilton Malta

The Boathouse, Gozo

La Maltija

Flavours

La Capanna

L'Ortolan, Kempinski San Lawrenz

Sciacca Restaurant

Zeri's Restaurant

Essence, Radisson Blu Golden Sands

Rubino

Commando Restaurant

La Trattoria, Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz

Luna – The Restaurant at Palazzo Parisio

Rickshaw, Corinthia Palace Hotel

The Lord Nelson

Baia Beach Club

Palazzo de Piro

Beppe’s Restaurant

Tartarun

Waterbiscuit, InterContinental

Palazzo Preca Restaurant

Trabuxu Bistro

Giuseppi’s Wine Bar

Wigi’s Kitchen

Additional Awards were made to:

• Best Food (sponsored by Rummo) – Caviar & Bull 
• Best Service (sponsored by Charles Grech Co Ltd) – Medina Restaurant
• Best Ambience (sponsored by F Busuttil & Sons) –  Medina Restaurant
• Best Maltese Food (sponsored by The Definitive(ly) Good Guide Co) -  La Maltija Restaurant
• Best Business Entertainment (sponsored by The Catering Centre) – Zeri’s Restaurant
• Most Romantic Restaurant (sponsored by Francis Busuttil & Sons)  – Tarragon
• Most Children-Friendly (sponsored by the Malta Baby & Kids Directory) – iPlace
• Best Restaurant offering Vegetarian options (sponsored by Good Earth Ltd) – Tarragon
• Best Value for Money (sponsored by Apple Core Foods) – Mamma Mia Restaurant
• Most Lively Atmosphere (sponsored by Lord Chambray) - Tarragon
• Best Newcomer (sponsored by Sistina Wine & Co) – Caviar & Bull
• Best Restroom – The Blue Elephant.
• And in memory of Colin Best – co-founder of the Restaurant Guide. - The Colin Best Award for the Most Consistently Outstanding Restaurant in Malta & Gozo for 2014/2015 – The Blue Elephant.

The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in association with Charles Grech Co Ltd Wine Awards were as follows:

• The People’s Choice Wine List taken from the results of the returned surveys - Tarragon.
• The Best Maltese Wine List – Tal-Familja
• The Best Value for Money Wine List - La Mere
• The Best Fine Wine List – Patrick’s Lounge & Restaurant
• The Most Progressive Wine List – Del Borgo
• The Best Style & Readability Wine List – Del Borgo
• The Best Assortment & Diversity Wine List - Pintonino
• The Hotel Wine List of the year – Xara Palace, Relais & Chateau
• Wine List of the Year - Tarragon

Medina Restaurant is awarded top honours at the Definitive(ly) Good Guide Awards Ceremony

The results of the Restaurant Survey can be found in the 2015 edition of The Definitive(ly) Good Guide to Restaurants in Malta and Gozo and is now available to purchase online for 8 Euros 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 & Gozo.