Dee Goose Restaurant

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Little house on the Prairrie

by david browney

London, England, United Kingdom

September 28, 2012

I regularly frequent Malta for my holiday normally twice a year my favourite restaurant is Ta Chris in Sliema to get there from my hotel i have to pass an down an alley way past another restaurant called Dee Goose i have often looked at the ...Read more I regularly frequent Malta for my holiday normally twice a year my favourite restaurant is Ta Chris in Sliema to get there from my hotel i have to pass an down an alley way past another restaurant called Dee Goose i have often looked at the restaurant when i have gone passed a bit run down and like a scene from the Little House on the Prairrie from the 70s old fashioned and in need of transformation another thing i noticed there was hardly ever any customers.Anyway on my final night the other month i slowly strolled to Ta Chris restaurant unfortunately it was booked up and no tables till after nine i noticed the Dee Goose restaurant was quite busy so i decided to try it out, there was a spare table outside i sat down and after about ten minutes a very tired Scottish lady presented a menu to me and asked if i would like a drink.I ordered a pint of cisk i could not help to notice a scuffy old man on the next table who kept getting up to kill the large amount of cock roaches that were frequenting the street.The beer arrived with a tall eastern europe goddess the beer needed an ice bucket but i made do and ordered a large bottle of water which was slightly colder. Anyway i perused the menu and explored the decor of the restaurant which was very shabby in need of animmediate refurbishment anyway i decided to go for the fish soup and the bragoli but the site of all those cock roaches put me off and to my horror then man sat on the next table who was previously eliminating the cockroaches gut up and went into the kitchen i presume he was the chef as were i was sitting outside i could see straight into the kitchen and he was alone in there.Anyway i enjoyed the evening and waited my allowance to come othere customers started leaving with smiles on there faces i could not help but notice the man or the chef in the kitchen smoking a cigarrette while preparing my food i got up and had a quick glance through the window and what i saw was true anyway about fifteen minutes later the soup arrived and actually it was a bit pricey compared to other places but was delicous.The bragolli followed a while later i don t know why people make a big fuss out of it it not a patch on English sunday dinners anyway i tucked in.The bragolli indeed was very tasty and nice the vegetables on the other hand were a bit worse for wear and the chips were a bit old hard and had seen better days.On the hole apart from the many cockroaches and smoking while my food was been prepared the soup and bragolli minus the vegetablea and chips were delicous.Time to pay and go back to the hotel the bill was presented on blank piece of white paper there was no restaurant name no date and no vat like you get when you go everwhere else the bill was quite pricey compared to other restaurants offering the same food.Anyway holiday over maybe next year iwill pop back there i try the food again the only thing i hope is there will be a different chef and the place will have been transformed into present day life. Close

Sauce for the Goose

by fizzytom

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

March 13, 2011

Best of IgoUgo Dee Goose is the sort of place that only the most inquisitive tourist would find; in spite of its location in the heart of Malta’s Sliema, the restaurant is easy to miss because it is situated in a pedestrian only alley that connects two main ...Read more Dee Goose is the sort of place that only the most inquisitive tourist would find; in spite of its location in the heart of Malta’s Sliema, the restaurant is easy to miss because it is situated in a pedestrian only alley that connects two main streets that run parallel to each other and it was only because we sensed a short cut that we found the place at all. Since coming back from Malta I've tried unsuccessfully to find Guze Fava Street on several street maps of Sliema so the best advice I can offer is that if you start at the little bus terminus on the Strand, cross the road and head uphill on the shopping street, you need to look to your right and look out for a connecting lane. I'm sure the locals will know so stop someone and ask.

Himself decided instantly that he would like to eat there sometime during our four days based in Sliema, predominantly on the basis that it looked a bit shabby, something he approves of (almost) wholeheartedly (he can be persuaded to do ‘upmarket’ when necessary however). A chalkboard listed a few typical Maltese dishes as specials and the price seemed reasonable. The place looked busy too, but it was a Friday night.
A couple of nights later – a Sunday evening – we turned up for dinner. Two other tables were occupied although one couple were almost done and the other had just ordered and tucked in so quickly they were leaving by the time our food arrived. While I would always prefer eating somewhere with other customers, we are old hands at eating in empty restaurants from our travels in Slovenia, and we tend not to see a lack of filled tables as a warning sign. It was also the off seson in Malta so unlikely to be really busy on a Sunday evening.

The interior of the restaurant has seen better days but I would describe it as 'down at heel' rather than neglected or derelict. It was certainly clean though this perhaps made the failings more noticeble. A big bar/counter running along one side of the restaurant gave the impression of a cafeteria (it is, however, also billed as a coffee shop which partly explains this) rather than a bistro or restaurant but it also looked dated and tired. The main problem was with the toilet which really needs refurbishing as it is quite scruffy. The hand-towel looked a little grubby and the place generally needed sprucing up. However, we had come to dine, not to view the decor and so we turned our attention to the menu.

Dee Goose serves a selection of traditional Maltese dishes and a few international classics. The emphasis was one meat but there were some fish dishes too. I had chosen a rabbit dish at another restaurant earlier in the trip and this time Himself opted for the classic Maltese bunny. The Knights of Malta, who enjoyed hunting rabbit for sport (and eating it too of course) made a law that the islanders could not eat rabbit except on the joint feast of Saints Peter and Paul, festival known as 'Imnarja'; fortunately for fans of rabbit meat like ourselves, no such law applies today.

After much deliberation I ordered the 'bragioli' which the Maltese claim is their national dish, better known in English as 'Beef Olives'. We ordered a bottle of Maltese red (€9) which is universally good and goes well with meat dishes. As the main courses we'd eaten in other restaurants in Malta had proven to be generous, we didn't feel the need to order starters.

The rabbit stew came with chips and as anticpated there was plenty of it. There were decent sized pieces of nicely cooked tender rabbit, although, as is often the case with rabbit, there were plenty of bones to contend with. the garlicky red wine cooking sauce was well balanced and nicely seasoned.

There were two bragioli on my plate along with a mound of beautifully creamy mashed potato. The bragioli were cooked to perfection: bragioli are thin slices of beef, wrapped round a filling of bacon, breadcrumbs and eggs. They are then cooked in a tomato sauce, or, like the ones I had, a rich red wine sauce. The meat was so wonderfully and slowly cooked that each little parcel was falling to pieces at the slightest touch. The filling was nicely flavoured with herbs and the rich wine gravy was full of deep flavour.
A dish of perfectly cooked broccoli, cauliflower and carrots was brought for us to share.

Dee Goose - I have no idea why the restaurant has this name but there is a goose on the sign outside - is run by a friendly Scottish lady who made sure we had everything we wanted; she suggested dessert or coffee but wasn't pushy when we declined. A friend of hers turned up when we were eating and she had a drink and while her friend ate a meal. They chatted to us a little which was appreciated since the restaurant was so quiet.
Would I recommend Dee Goose? Well the food was very good and the service was friendly and relaxed but I do have a reservation about the price. Both main courses cost €12.50 which seemed a little steep to me, although they did taste delicious and the portions were generous. Perhaps if I'd eaten the same dishes somewhere that looked a bit more swish I might be less inclined to question the price, on the other hand, overheads still have to be covered in the quieter times of the year. I am sure that when Malta is busier there are plenty are places competing with each other but on a Sunday in February we didn't have so much choice and for that reason we were very happy with our choice.

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