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Brasserie L’Instant: “Burger place”

I guess this restaurant is great if you love burgers. If you order anything else, food is kind of mediocre. I ordered a gump salad (with shrimp and avocado salsa), which was not bad, but too bland for my taste. The burger my boyfriend ordered looked a lot more inspired than my salad. So if you want to visit this place, just order a burger.

The terrace is nice though, I always love eating outside. So it didn’t matter much that food took a little bit longer than we got accustomed to in Corsica.

Brasserie L’Instant, 1 B rue Emmanuel Arene, 20000 Ajaccio, Communaute d’Agglomeration du Pays Ajaccien, Corsica, France
https://facebook.com/Linstantajaccioo
+33 4 95 26 48 86

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about Brasserie L’Instant also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, service 3/5, food 3/5.

monte d’oro: “Good food in historic building”

We would never have found this place were it not for Tripadvisor. But what a little gem! The terrace was absolutely lovely, surrounded by beautiful big trees, the sun seeping through the leaves.

My boyfriend and I both ordered the magret de canard avec miel et épices (duck breast with honey). We didn’t have to wait long till our order arrived. The dish was beautiful presented and the portion was absolutely huge. The duck was perfectly cooked and very tender. Loved it!

It is definitely worth having a look inside also. The building does not only hold a restaurant, but is also a hotel. The place has been in the same family for generations and inside you’ll find memorabilia from its long and interesting history.

monte d’oro, Corsica VIZZAVONA – 20219 VIVARIO, 20219, Corsica, France
http://www.monte-oro.com/
04-95-47-21-06

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about monte d’oro also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 4/5, food 5/5.

La Voute: “Lovely restaurant which serves honest food”

La Voûte is a charming local restaurant in the town of Piana. Piana, besides from its lovely church, is not very memorable. Restaurant La Voûte serves really honest authentic food. We had dinner on the terrace the evening the French team played a European Championship match, so naturally the restaurant had provided a big screen to watch the tournament. Luckily the sound was turned down so the match wasn’t to distracting.

We went for the menu of the day (starter, main course, cheese, and dessert), which was both excellent and cheap. Wine included we only payed 61 euros for two persons. Portions were very big, so no need to fear that you’ll get hungry any time soon after having eaten at La Voûte.

As a starter I had the traditional Corsican fish soup. The fish of the day was presented on a plate by the waiter so we could choose the fish we liked most. I went for the dorade. The fish was super fresh but it would have been nice if the fish had been served with more vegetables than only potatoes.

For me personally, the main course arrived too soon after the starter. Would have been nice to have some more time to digest the really big bowl of soup. Especially because the meal included also a cheese course between the main course and the dessert. For dessert I had crème brûlée. You can’t go wrong with that in my book. Really very enjoyable meal for a very good price!

La Voute, Centre Village, 20115 Piana, Corsica, France
+33 4 95 27 80 46

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about La Voute also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 4/5, food 4/5.

Le Tahiti: “Beach restaurant”

Cute bar and restaurant located on the beach of Porto. You can just come here for drinks and relax in the lounge chairs or have lunch or dinner at the tables. The location is great and the staff is very friendly.

We started our dinner with two mojito’s, which were ok, but did not contain that much alcohol. I ordered a salad with salmon, shrimp and avocado and my boyfriend went for a burger Napoleon. The salad was very basic. Good, but not very creative. My boyfriend liked his burger. We had some nice rosé, ideal for a hot summer evening.

As a dessert I had raspberry soup with vanilla ice cream. Really enjoyable.

Le Tahiti, Port de Porto Plage de Porto, 20150 Porto, Ota, Corsica, France
https://facebook.com/Le-Tahiti-858141557574117/
+33 4 95 50 59 39

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about Le Tahiti also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, service 5/5, food 3/5.

Le Romulus: “Nice terrace, service could be better”

We had dinner on the terrace of this restaurant in Porto. The interior of the restaurant didn’t look very inviting, but the terrace was lovely, surrounded by lots of flowering plants. Always nice eating outside on a beautiful summer evening. The terrace is situated right next to the road but not many cars passed by when we were sitting there.

The waitress brought us some olives as an appetizer, but those weren’t really my taste. They had a sour taste I didn’t enjoy. I ordered the seiche a la mode corse (octopus in black sauce) and my boyfriend went for a pizza Romulus with tomato, goat cheese and honey. Although it was well past nine when we arrived for dinner, we had to wait more than three quarters of an hour before our meal arrived. Such long waiting times are really unusual in Corsica.

Food was fine, but not outstanding. Nothing to justify the long waiting time. Service could be more efficient.

Le Romulus, D81, Porto, Ota, Corsica, France
http://www.restaurantromulus.fr/
+33 4 95 26 11 58

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about Le Romulus also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, service 3/5, food 3/5.

Citadelle Saint Florent: “Interesting historical building”

The entrance fee to visit the exhibition inside the citadelle is really low, so no reason not to buy a ticket to see this interesting historical structure from the inside. The exhibition showed art work of different artists, not all were my taste, but I really enjoyed the aerial photographs.

Citadelle Saint Florent, Via A Citadella, Saint Florent, Corsica, France
http://aveclafr.exblog.jp/23791591/

Visited July 2016. You can find my review about Citadelle Saint Florent also on TripAdvisor.

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