Il Nostro Team — Our Team

The People Behind
Every Dish

A family kitchen on the Felixstowe seafront

Da Sardegna a Felixstowe

From Sardinia
to Felixstowe

Alba Chiara opened in 2020, built on the food we grew up with — handmade pasta, slow-cooked ragù, salumi sliced from whole pieces, and wine from producers we know by name. Everything is made in-house.

It is a family effort, front and back of house, every day of service. Our table is made to be shared — and our table is your table.

Fresh pasta being made by hand in the Alba Chiara kitchen
Fresh pasta, made by hand for every service

Il Nostro Team

Meet the Family

Alba Chiara is a family effort — front and back of house, every day of service.

Nicolas Mania

Front of House Manager

Nicolas leads the floor with warmth and precision — the first face you see and the last to leave. He manages every booking, every guest relationship, and every glass of wine.

Stefan Mania

Head Chef & Kitchen

Stefan drives the kitchen, from the slow braises that start at dawn to the fresh pasta shaped for each service. His discipline and creativity are at the heart of every dish on the menu.

i.

In Cucina

The Kitchen

Led by Stefan, the kitchen makes everything in-house: pasta shaped by hand for each service, slow braises that start at dawn, and Sardinian favourites such as culurgiones.

Culurgiones: hand-made Sardinian dumplings in tomato sauce with basil
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In Sala

Front of House

Nicolas and the front-of-house team look after every booking and every guest, with an all-Italian wine list and an aperitivo at the bar every afternoon from 15:00 to 17:00.

The Alba Chiara dining room on the Felixstowe seafront

Vieni a Trovarci

Come and meet us

We’re on the Felixstowe seafront, Tuesday to Sunday — for lunch, dinner, aperitivo and weekend breakfast.

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