The Rooftop Restaurant – Embassy Valletta
Mediterranean rooftop restaurant and lounge at the Embassy Valletta Hotel — sharing and small plates, fresh pasta and risotto, salads, burgers, land and Mediterranean mains and desserts in Strait Street
Address: 173, Strait Street, Valletta VLT1435, Malta
Phone: +356 7712 7923
Hours: Monday–Sunday: food menu, including bar bites, served 12:30–22:15 (last food order); cocktail bar 11:00–01:00 (last drinks order 00:30); buffet breakfast 07:30–10:30
Menu prices: €3.50–€95 · €€ · Median main: €16.50 · 44/44 with a published price
Mediterranean rooftop restaurant and lounge at the Embassy Valletta Hotel — sharing and small plates, fresh pasta and risotto, salads, burgers, land and Mediterranean mains and desserts
Sharing & Small Plates
- Soft Shell Tacos – Spiced Lamb — 14.00 €Pickled red onion • sour cream. Two pieces.
- Soft Shell Tacos – Pulled Rabbit — 16.00 €Tender rabbit stew • spicy tomato jam • green peas • white cabbage • coriander and lime. Two pieces.
- Flame-Grilled Beef & Guanciale Skewers — 9.50 €Herb & lime mayo • mustard & soy glaze. Per piece.
- Octopus Skewers — 11.00 €Char-grilled octopus • blanched leeks • chilli spice • creamy potato sauce. Per piece.
- Angus Beef Sliders — 15.00 €Gruyère • baby gem • grilled tomato • house-pickled cucumber • spicy mayo. Two pieces.
- Calamari Fritti — 18.50 €Signature paprika dusting • chilli jam
- Tuna Tiradito — 18.50 €Thinly sliced marinated bluefin tuna • ponzu and soy sauce • mango & peanut • chimichurri sauce • lampuki caviar • smoked basil oil
- Creamy Burrata — 16.50 €Basil & pistachio pesto • pears • Asian leaves • local bezzun cracker
- Beef Fillet Tartare (150g) (Sharing & Small Plates) — 20.50 €House dressing • bone marrow mayo • black caviar • cucunci • cherry tomatoes
- Cappuccino Gourmet — 13.50 €Jerusalem artichoke • chestnut mushrooms • rosemary and parmesan foam • focaccia crostini
- Charred Aegean Aubergine — 12.50 €Baba Ganoush spiced aubergine tartare • lemon zest salt • feta • tahini dressing • pomegranate molasses • crunchy buckwheat
- Vegan Volcano — 13.50 €Micro vegetables • caponata • crispy tofu • grilled peppers • coconut & herb foam
- Surf & Turf Hibachi Grill (6 Pieces – Serves 2) (Sharing & Small Plates) — 65.00 €Octopus & leek skewers (3 pcs) • flame-grilled beef & guanciale skewers (3 pcs) • roasted potatoes • herb, lemon & mustard cream
- The Butcher's Tower (8 Pieces – Serves 2) (Sharing & Small Plates) — 75.00 €Angus beef sliders (2 pcs) • beef fillet tartare (150g) • spicy lamb tacos (4 pcs) • flame-grilled beef & guanciale skewers (2 pcs)
- The Fisherman's Tower (Serves 2) (Sharing & Small Plates) — 75.00 €Smoked salmon roses • seasoned red prawns (4 pcs) • grilled king scallops • calamari fritti with chilli jam • octopus salad • impepata of mussels & clams
Fresh Pasta & Risotto
- Emerald Mediterranean Risotto — 19.50 €Arborio risotto • fresh seasonal herbs • pea and lemongrass purée • mussels • shrimp • scallop
- Maltese Sausage Fusilloni — 18.50 €Caramelised butternut squash • pecorino canestrato • Maltese sausage • Jerusalem artichoke chips. Gluten free fresh pasta available +2.
- Prawn & Pistachio Paccheri — 24.00 €Mussels • prawns • prawn bisque • pistachio • cherry tomato • bluefin tuna cubes. Gluten free fresh pasta available +2.
Salads
- Maltese Salad — 19.00 €Fresh local vegetables • artisanal peppered ġbejna cheese • sundried tomatoes • olives • capers • butter beans • fig mustard dressing • mixed leaves
- Caesar Salad — 16.50 €Roasted corn-fed chicken • little gem lettuce • Caesar dressing foam • anchovies • crunchy bacon • crispy croutons
Burgers
- The Rooftop Burger — 20.50 €Irish beef • dry-aged bacon jam • smoke house dressing • rucola • blue cheese (optional) • fries
- Buttermilk-Brined Crispy Chicken Burger — 19.50 €Ranch dressing • curly fries
From the Land
- Grilled Hispi Cabbage — 22.00 €Miso glaze • romesco • vegan paprika mayo • sumac • toasted nuts & seeds
- Local Pork Tenderloin — 28.00 €Purple cauliflower purée • broad beans • baby corn • apple & saffron chutney • Dijon jus
- Turkey Ballotine — 28.00 €Porcini • bacon • apricot & thyme purée • baby beetroot • pickled celery • red wine jus
- Charred Lamb Rump — 32.00 €Shallot purée • onion stuffed with caramelised gruyère • Dijon jus
- Grilled Veal Striploin (300g) (From the Land) — 36.00 €Charcoal-grilled aubergine • creamy hummus • teriyaki glaze • herb oil • crunchy hazelnuts • Albufera sauce
- Chateaubriand (600g – Serves 2) (From the Land) — 95.00 €Prime beef tenderloin • mushroom & pepper sauces • silky mashed potatoes. Chef recommends medium-rare for optimal flavour.
From the Mediterranean
- Seared Octopus — 28.00 €Herb purée • Romesco • frisée • cherry tomato • roasted baby potatoes
- Wild Meagre — 32.00 €Prosecco cream sauce • tarragon purée • mussels • grilled fennel
- Wild Red Snapper 'Pagru' — 36.00 €Jerusalem artichoke • almond purée • spinola sauce • pea shoots • caper flowers • confit artichoke • pickled red onion
Sides
- Pear Salad — 5.00 €Asian mix greens • pears • pecorino • walnuts • vinaigrette
- Mixed Crispy Salad — 5.00 €Goma wakame seaweed
- Roasted New Potatoes — 5.00 €Herbed lemon-mustard cream sauce
- Sautéed Green Beans — 6.00 €Tomato sauce • pecorino cheese
- Rooftop Fries — 5.00 €
- Additional Sourdough Bread Loaf with Dip — 3.50 €
- Pepper Sauce — 4.00 €Organic pepper mix • red wine reduction • jus
- Mushroom Sauce — 4.00 €Summer truffles • cognac • seasonal mushrooms • jus
Desserts
- Belgian Chocolate Fondant — 9.50 €Served with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream (please allow 15 minutes preparation time)
- White Chocolate Crown & Berries — 9.00 €Forest fruit & cherry puree • cheesecake foam • white chocolate
- Pistachio Delight — 9.00 €Light sponge cake • pistachio • almonds • black cherry compote • Belgian chocolate
- Maltese Trifle in Chocolate — 8.50 €Vanilla custard • delicate sponge cake • Valrhona dark chocolate
- Homemade Ice Cream — 4.50 €Traditional Maltese (with candied fruit) • fresh local strawberries • dark chocolate • coffee • vanilla • Gozo lemons sorbet. Per scoop.