Great lunch. The mussel soup and the raw scampi were great…read more Service was friendly and credit cards were no problem.

We came here for apertivo before dinner and had a great time. Our party of 7 was seated on the…read morebeach at a loungy cabana type seating. The whole place had a club vibe with lots of white in the decor. There was a DJ spinning house music and the crowd was lively, some dressed up, and some still in their swimwear from a day at the beach. They had a fun cocktail menu and lots of good foods to order. The apertivo did come with some bread and nuts and spreads, but any substantive food was ordered and paid for separately here. Everything was great including our service, with the waiter having to come all the way out to us on the beach. They also have a more formal restaurant on the other side of the boardwalk from the beach club. I believe that has a different menu.

Let's start with the positives: the location is very nice: a terrace as close to the sea as…read morepossible without getting in the water. The food was good but not excellent: for example, in the tuna tartare the flavor of the capers overwhelmed that of the tuna itself instead of enhancing it. Similarly, the "spaghetti al riccio" were good but not memorable. The very extensive wine list was surprisingly lacking of a local wines: more french wines and champagnes than wines from Isola d'Elba or even Tuscany. Anyway, personally I like tasting "farm-to-fork" or local foods whenever possible. However, that's a choice of the owner ... I guess they feel differently. One minor flaw that turned me off is when I asked for a local "amaro" to finish my dinner, the waiter stated "we don't have any local amaros: they are too commercial". This rubbed me the wrong way, there's no reason to put others down and also I tasted some perfectly nice amaros "of the house" in other restaurants. Overall, the location was nice although not easy to reach due to the super narrow road to get there, the food was good but not "to die for", the price way steeper than other restaurants on the island (with better food), and the service was attentive but a little too pretentious. I doubt that I'll go back

My mother in law has a place in the small beach town of Cavo on the island of Elba. With maybe…read moreseven or eight places to eat in town, Mistral Cafe would be the best of them and I've eaten there innumerable times. Claudio is the proprietor and pizzaiolo, originally from Naples I believe, but now a resident of Elba. The mojitos here are exceptional. There are just a couple of pasta dishes and I'm a fan of the trofie al pesto. Among the pizzas, I dig the Bufalina, which is like a margherita with buffalo mozzarella. This is a very chill spot next to the harbor, where the music has switched from reggae last summer to slow jams.

Excellent! If you find yourself around Cavo, make sure you stop by Mistral Café to say hi to…read moreClaudio and his amazing staff and enjoy the best mojito and best pizza on the island!!