Puerto Del Carmen has got to try the fabulous new Italian restaurant “Mamma Carla” in the old town area of the resort.
Chef Gregorio and his brother Pierlo are both clients of ¡Estupendo! and Gregorio has travelled the world bringing the best of Italian cooking to London, Bournemouth, Miami, Sarasota, Boston, Goa, Navarra and now Lanzarote. Gregorio loves to live by the sea which is what attracted him to Lanzarote and after two years, he has opened his own restaurant on Calle Juan Carlos just down from the Biosfera shopping centre.
Gregorio isn’t the only Italian chef on the premises, the restaurant is named after his mother Carla and you’ll find her in the kitchen making her world renowned meat balls and other specialties. Then there is Daniele, the pizza chef who was trained at the Pizzaioli school in Rome and not forgetting Lorenzo for the front of house and Mounia for service with a smile.
The family has a long history with Italian cooking, there are photos of their mamma Carla back in the 1950’s on the walls and their papa who was a fisherman, with a swordfish. Pierlo is so proud of his family, he tells us that Italian food should be prepared with love and the best quality ingredients, you have to have a passion and want to produce the best possible dishes for your customers.
You have to try Mamma Carla’s Rigatoni and Polpette Fritte as well as some of her other hand made pasta specialties such as Scialatielle and Covatelli Fatti. Mamma Carla sources the highest quality ingredients direct from Italy and are proud to present them around the restaurant. You will find Peroni Nastro Azzurri beer on draught, four different brands of Italian coffee including Gimoka and Segafredo, Prosciutto Nazionale ham and Italian cheeses, sausage, mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes. For your comfort, the restaurant has been air conditioned and they also have a private area ideal for functions, Gregorio is planning to install Sky and Italian satellite in this area to watch football matches.
If you only want quality Italian coffee then try theirs as they only use bottled water for the coffees and cooking. For those who love Pizzas then you wont be disappointed with top quality toppings to please everyone. They also offer some fantastic wines with the house house wine at a very good value of only €9 per bottle, but how about enjoying a bottle of Barolo (Piemonte) or even Sassicaia Bolgheri (Toscana). If you fancy a night in, you can also get great food to go at Mamma Carla’s and not just pizzas.
Restaurant Mamma Carla in Puerto del Carmen really brings the tradition and passion of Italy to Lanzarote, you can enjoy the very best of Italian food and service but you don’t have to pay the price. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the chef that used to cook for the celebrities in London such as Princess Diana and Elton John.
Mamma Carla is open Daily, Telephone: 928 515 732 for Reservations.
