Osteria la Forchetta DI Mura Antonello In Mandas

Having lunch with relatives. Excellent fish. Generous portions. Punctual and attentive service. A little small but familiar place. Better to cool down in the summer. Welcoming owners. Honest prices.

Unexpected and pleasant discovery in the center of Mandas (town center in the province of Cagliari). A family-run tavern, with a rather particular location on the first floor of a building. Went for lunch with friends and colleagues on a work day, we entered an almost domestic and unexpected environment, with the staff starting service at that moment. Kind welcome with a smile (never taken for granted), and when asked what the chaf's recommendations were, we were told that the specialties were fish, and this surprised us a bit. We left it to the chef, with a mix of seafood appetizers (hot and cold) that frankly left us speechless, both for their freshness and particularity, fresh octopus salami, spectacular bottarga with figs, delicious smoked swordfish with cherry tomato sauce with raw basilica, and slightly spicy, sensational fish ravioli battered in squid ink, on a bed of green bean pesto and fresh basil...etc, without forgetting the very fresh mussels, and with a delicious green sauce. We continued with two truly amazing tastings of first courses, such as trofiette in fresh seafood sauce with squid ragout, prawns and sea herbs (light sauce) and a tasting of mackerel ravioli with typical Sardinian black truffle sauce with butter (spectacular ). Further intrigued, despite the proposal of various fish fillets in various seasonings and the Catalan lobster, we tasted a second course of fried squid which turned out to be well done, not greasy and not heavy and in quantity! We finished with two beautiful homemade desserts, we really appreciated the fresh white wine of the house which had a slightly vernacciato aroma, and finally we enjoyed a nice barricaded grappa at the end, pleasant and not excessively full of alcohol. The bill, for those who are aware of the raw materials and the foods presented, was honest and not particularly expensive, 85 per couple. I highly recommend this restaurant to those like us who love to discover a treat in the midst of a tradition that tells of other types of food. Compliments! I highly recommend it.

In a location you don't expect you can eat delicious and unique fish dishes. All accompanied by a very pleasant semi-familiar service that makes you feel at home

Best seafood we had in Sardinia!

There are very few dining choices in Mandas. Apart from la Forchetta there appears to be only a pizza restaurant and a couple of cafes. We were able to reserve a table via Facebook messenger which was ideal as weren’t sure how busy the restaurant would be on a Thursday night. When we arrived at 7:45 there was only 1 other table but the restaurant was almost full by 9:00pm. The restaurant is located upstairs in an unassuming building and is fairly basic in terms of décor but feels traditional and serves very good food. The kitchen is open to the restaurant and there are no traditional a la carte menus. We were offered either the meat or seafood menu options. There were three choices for starters and mains which one of the chefs (who spoke English) described to us at the table. The food was well presented with good flavours and we enjoyed each course of the meal. The desserts in particular were the highlight. The 3-course meal (one meat and one seafood) including a nice bottle of wine and two bottles of water came to €116 excluding tip which we thought was excellent value. We would definitely recommend visiting.

Il ristorante, ricavato ad un primo piano di una palazzina che si affaccia sulla strada principale del paese, è dedicato principalmente alla cucina di pesce, che è eccezionale per varietà e qualità. Abbiamo provato un’eccellente selezione di antipasti di terra (classici: salumi e formaggi) e di mare (nove portate diverse, alcune veramente originali). Ottimi i primi e i secondi. Il costo finale è perfettamente in linea con la qualità e la quantità del pranzo. Grande cortesia e disponibilità, veramente un’esperienza piacevole.

Excellent food and delicious fresh fish. Good job, everyone.

Antonello is always a guarantee, high quality fresh fish, impeccable service at more than honest prices..

I went for lunch today for the first time with some friends, a welcoming place, you feel at home. We ate appetizers, a first course, a second course, all based on fish, all very good 🔝 an excellent dessert. Very kind and prepared staff. Super recommended. 🔝🔝

Everything was excellent... the food was excellent... fish always fresh