Set Lunch Menu St Julian’s
Two courses, €19.50. Three, €24.50. Alfresco dining on our terrace, included.
Matto’s set lunch menu runs Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 15:30, on St George’s Bay in St Julian’s, Malta. Two courses cost €19.50, three courses €24.50. Handmade pasta, pizza and desserts come from the same kitchen as dinner, with vegetarian options on every course and alfresco seating on the terrace.
The lunch set menu, in short
- Two courses (starter + main): €19.50
- Three courses (starter + main + dessert): €24.50
- Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 15:30
- Handmade pasta, pizza and desserts, same kitchen as dinner
- St George’s Bay, St Julian’s
Around St Julian’s, lunch tends to go one of two ways: something greasy that seemed like a good idea at the time, or a bill that ruins the rest of the afternoon. Locals know this. Visitors usually find out the hard way.
So here’s the Matto way: Monday to Friday, from 12:00 to 15:30, we do a set lunch. Two courses for €19.50 or three for €24.50, right here on St George’s Bay.
And before anyone asks: this is not a stripped-down lunch menu. The pasta is handmade. The pizza dough is handmade. The desserts are handmade. Same kitchen, same standards, lunch prices. A little bit crazy, a lot Italian, even at 12:30 on a Tuesday.
Lunch Deal in Malta
What €19.50 gets you on St George’s Bay
Here’s the full damage: a starter, a main and a table on St George’s Bay for €19.50. If you are feeling extra sweet, add dessert and it’s €24.50.
If you know the area, that’s below what lunch in this part of St Julian’s usually costs, and that is before anyone’s even mentioned a table on the terrace… We know. We set the price.
And nothing shrinks to fit it. The carbonara is the same one we serve at dinner: handmade rigatoni, guanciale, aged pecorino. Same kitchen, same standards. Just a better price at midday.
Set Lunch Menu
What’s on it
No asterisks, no fine print, no surprises. This is the menu, Monday to Friday.
You’ve already done the hard part, which was choosing.
Handmade pizza and pasta at lunch prices
The same rigatoni we roll for the dinner menu goes into the lunch carbonara. The deal is the price, not the portion of care.
Two or three courses, your call
€19.50 keeps the afternoon intact. €24.50 makes the afternoon. Both are correct answers.
An alfresco table that costs nothing
Lunch in the open air, on our terrace. Most lunch deals happen under fluorescent lights. This one happens in the sunshine.
Lunch by the Sea in Malta
The best part of our set lunch isn’t on the menu
We’re steps from the water on St George’s Bay. Close enough to walk from the beach. If you’re spending the day at the beach, lunch doesn’t have to mean leaving the bay, or settling for whatever comes in a wrapper.
And if you’re local, here’s a secret: midday is when St Julian’s is at its best. Quiet, bright, and yours. Most people in offices never see it. You could.
An amazing restaurant in the heart of St Julians… the delicious food with the perfect smell and the lovely atmosphere is a great place to be… Thank you! I will come back soon.
Lunch, the Matto way
Two courses, €19.50. Three, €24.50. Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 15:30, on St George’s Bay.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the set lunch menu at Matto?
Two courses (starter and main) for €19.50, three courses (starter, main and dessert) for €24.50. Available Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 15:30.
Is the lunch menu the same food as the dinner menu?
Same kitchen, same standards. The pasta, pizza and desserts are handmade from scratch, just like dinner. The Rigatoni Carbonara on the lunch menu is the same one we serve in the evening.
Can I get the set lunch menu on weekends?
No, the set lunch runs Monday to Friday only. On weekends the full à la carte menu is available, with the same handmade pasta, pizza and desserts.
Do you have vegetarian options on the lunch menu?
Plenty. All three starters (Parmigiana di Melanzane, Minestrone and Arancini) are vegetarian, and the mains include Margherita Pizza and Risotto Funghi.
What about allergies?
Tell the team when you book or when you sit down. Everything is made in-house, so we know exactly what’s in each dish.
Do I need to book for lunch?
Walk-ins are welcome, but the 12:30 to 13:30 window fills fast on weekdays. Reserve a table online and skip the wait.