Maestral is an altogether charming family affair, with the owner's young children helping out front of house and the oldest son sweating away shovelling charcoal onto the pre-ordered pekas (metal domes used to roast lamb or octopus). Make sure you try the octopus carpaccio – we can't recommend it highly enough.
Konoba Maestral
Mljet Island
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