# La Grotta Restaurant en La Maddalena · La Maddalena Archipelago Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/where-to-eat/la-grotta-la-maddalena · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Precio: €€€€ Fish restaurant in La Maddalena's old town, opened in 1958 by a family from Pozzuoli. Fish of the day by weight and the house lobster. A 1958 house in the old town La Grotta is on Via Principe di Napoli, in an alley in the centre of La Maddalena, a few steps from the Cala Gavetta harbour. It opened in 1958 as Trattoria La Grotta: it was founded by Antonio, Concetta and Aunt Filomena, who had come from Pozzuoli, near Naples. Today it is run by the Barretta family, in its fourth generation, with Enzo Barretta at the helm. That Neapolitan root shows in the menu, alongside fish from the archipelago. What to order The fish arrives each morning from local fishermen, and the menu changes with what comes in; it is charged by weight. The house classic is the aragosta alla Sette-Otto, local lobster with cherry tomatoes and onion in olive oil, to a family recipe more than sixty years old; in the dining room they keep live lobsters. If you do not want lobster, the spaghetti or penne alla Grotta come with mixed seafood and peppers in Sardinian red wine. The pescato del giorno alla Filomena is named after the founding aunt. There is also frittura dell'Arcipelago, calamaro alla Lella stewed sweet-and-sour with white onion, a crudo del Principe di Napoli and starters such as octopus with cherry tomatoes or cuttlefish with orange. For dessert, seadas, the Sardinian cheese pastry with honey, or an almond and myrtle semifreddo. For children there is a fish and chips dish. The menu is in Italian: ask them to explain it. What it costs It is an expensive restaurant. The house itself reckons an average dinner of €60 to €100 per person with a starter, first course and fish main course, without the lobster, plus a €5 cover charge. If you order lobster or a large fish by weight, ask the price beforehand. Getting there and booking It is in the centre, five minutes' walk from the ferry quay, so you do not need a car. It is open every day in season, at lunchtime from 12:30 to 16:30 and in the evening from 19:30. In summer it is best to book, on the form on its website, by email or by phone. If you arrive by boat and are anchored, they pick you up with their launch. Qué pedir: the aragosta alla Sette-Otto, the family's lobster recipe for more than sixty years; if you do not want lobster, the spaghetti alla Grotta with seafood and the fish of the day alla Filomena A tener en cuenta: Open every day in season. Book in summer. €5 cover charge; fish is charged by weight. ## Practical details - Address: Via Principe di Napoli, 3, 07024 La Maddalena, SS - Phone: +39 338 491 9198 - Email: reservations@lagrottaristorante.it - Every day in season; lunch from 12:30 to 16:30 and dinner from 19:30. The website does not publish the season's opening and closing dates. - Cuisine: fish and seafood, Mediterranean, Sardinian - House specialities: Aragosta alla Sette-Otto nostrana, Spaghetti or penne alla Grotta, Pescato del giorno alla Filomena, Frittura dell'Arcipelago, Calamaro alla Lella, Crudo del Principe di Napoli, Seadas - Bookings: https://lagrottaristorante.it/en/contact/ - Details checked on 13 November 2026. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Web: https://lagrottaristorante.it/ - Coordenadas: 41.2133, 9.4078 ## Cerca de aquí - [A Walk Round La Maddalena's Old Town and Cala Gavetta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/things-to-do/la-maddalena-old-town-and-cala-gavetta), a 140 m - [Sergent Pepper's](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/where-to-eat/sergent-peppers-la-maddalena), a 169 m - [Hotel Miralonga](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/where-to-stay/hotel-miralonga), a 932 m - [The La Maddalena Panoramic Road and the Bridge to Caprera](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/things-to-do/la-maddalena-panoramic-road), a 3.0 km - [The Compendio Garibaldino on Caprera, the House Where Garibaldi Lived](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/things-to-do/garibaldi-compendium-caprera), a 3.5 km - [La Gritta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/where-to-eat/la-gritta-palau), a 3.5 km - [Try Dive or Guided Snorkelling in the Park with Argonauta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/things-to-do/diving-and-snorkelling-with-argonauta), a 3.9 km - [Hotel La Vecchia Fonte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago/where-to-stay/hotel-la-vecchia-fonte), a 4.3 km ## Consejos ### Ask the price of the fish It is charged by weight: have them tell you how much before you choose. ### Book dinner in August It is one of the town's classic tables. ### Combine it with the walk Cala Gavetta and the church are two streets away. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does dinner at La Grotta cost? Between €60 and €100 per person without lobster, according to the house itself, plus a €5 cover charge. ### What are the hours? Every day in season: from 12:30 to 16:30 and from 19:30. ### Do I need to book? In summer, yes. ### Do they have something for children? Yes, a fish and chips dish. Destino: [La Maddalena Archipelago](https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/la-maddalena-archipelago.md)