This week rather than visit one of our regular restaurants we thought it would be good to have a change.
I sent a WhatsApp on Wednesday to reserve a table at Akustito and within a couple of minutes they messaged back confirming it. I would suggest it is best to book as both inside and outside became very busy as the evening wore on.
This restaurant is not totally new to us, we did try to eat there several years ago with our daughter who is vegan but at that time the only meal they could suggest was their Chicken Caesar salad without the chicken and without the dressing. So we gave it a miss and headed to La Piazzetta which is just around the corner. This time I had looked at their Online Menu which is in several languages and as we are both meat eaters, thought the selection looked good.
We arrived at the harbour car park just as the ferry was unloading but eventually managed to cross the road and park and from there it is under a 5 minute walk to Akustito. We were offered a table either inside or outside so we chose inside as for us nights are starting to feel cool.
Israel introduced himself as our waiter, gave us the menu and took our drinks order. While we waited for our starter to arrive we were offered bread which we refused and a free taste of the salmon tartare with cream cheese. I enjoyed it and so did Jim, until I told him it was raw then the look on his face said it all.
Our starters arrived the King Prawns in a light fruit sauce and croquettes which are priced each so two were plenty as these days we don´t have big appetites. Lovely and tasty.
We moved on to mains. We both liked the look of several things on the menu so decided to choose different meals and sample each others to get a good idea of whether we would return or not. Jim went for the Chicken breast with mango sauce which came with chips (the chicken was perfect and the sauce delicious). I went for the strips of pork with tiny potatoes and mushrooms. All I can say is the flavour was out of this world. We will certainly be going back and I would definitely choose this dish again.
Pudding, I was totally stuffed and had no room for even a barraquito which looked good but himself went for the Caramel Cheesecake. This is what I think these days they call deconstructed. It was crispy shortcake-type biscuit in a heavy cream cheese scattered with chocolate and drizzled through with caramel. I had a taste, far too sweet for me, although not for OH as the bowl was soon empty.
As I said at the beginning the place is popular, the atmosphere was good and apparently, although not last night, they often have entertainment, usually someone playing a guitar and singing. Below are just a few photos of inside and out to give a feel of what it is like should you fancy something a little different from the run-of-the-mill tourist-type restaurants.