Croatia: Fresh Pasta House at Rival Hotel Terrace (August 2016)



My spouse and I dined at Fresh Pasta House for an early dinner on a Wednesday afternoon in late August 2016. We visited Hvar by ferry as a day trip from Split, and after we toured the island, we looked for a restaurant near the dock where we could eat dinner. Fresh Pasta House is the hotel restaurant for the Riva Hotel, which as its name suggests, is located on the Riva, the waterfront promenade that offers other restaurants, shops, the ferry office, and boat dock. We enjoyed a relaxing meal because we could watch the ferries dock and sail, and we could see precisely when boarding began for our ferry from the comfort of our table.

The restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Indoors, the restaurant includes a permanent setup for its breakfast buffet, along with chairs and tables in various shapes, sizes, and configurations. Outdoors, patrons dine at tables and chairs on the terrace, which is covered by a canopy to protect guests from sun and rain. The restaurant is open for buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and snacks. The restaurant is suitable for families (including children), and it has large well-equipped restrooms as well as complimentary Wi-Fi.

Fresh Pasta House serves Italian cuisine, with a focus on homemade pastas and sauces. You choose a type of pasta (noodle), a protein (if desired), and a sauce, then the chef creates your dish. All components are priced separately, so add the price of the pasta, the protein (if applicable), and the sauce together for the total cost of your entrĂ©e. For example, you can choose pumpkin tortellini with lobster with a cream sauce, or red tagliatelle with sea urchin in a butter sauce. The restaurant offers a full bar, including beer, wine, and cocktails. We shared two entrees: spaghetti carbonara, and hand-rolled pasta with a veal sauce (called “pljukanci tjest umakteleci ragu” in Croatian). Along with three rounds of drinks and a large water, our bill totaled 391K (about $62 USD). 

We enjoyed our dinner at Fresh Pasta House – the food was tasty, the service was good, and the location was convenient.







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