The food was incredible, the service was perfect. Everyone is very caring, helpful and sweet!!!!!!!…read moreWe will be happy to come back again.

We ate here twice during our 10-day stay in the Otranto area. The food is outstanding -…read moreflavor-full, excellent quality seafood dishes. Service is excellent. It's located on a quiet street, just a short walk from the main tourist street.... worth looking out for.

A great restaurant! I must first say, I'm not a big fan of seafood, but everything I tried here,…read moremade me change my mind. I could tell that the fish and the seafood were very fresh, and so was everything else (fresh handmade pasta!), the prices are good considering the quality of the products. Great view of the sea and friendly service. If you're looking for a place to have the best quality fresh seafood, and enjoy a great time, look no more. Thank you Nautilus for a great Sunday afternoon!

Great pizzas and wine recommendations. Service was fast but…read morenot rushed. Excellent options for a Saturday night.

Very accommodating, opened up early for lunch for us. Excellent Pizza and Calamari. Very nice…read morepeople.

Very friendly, great service, good food, filled with locals and a few tourists. Angelo speaks good…read moreEnglish and is an enthusiastic host. Antipasti of the house was unique, the seafood was all great including sea urchin linguine which was memorable. Highly recommended for Otranto.

We had an excellent lunch at Dal Baffo. It was one of our favorite meals while visiting the area…read more We enjoyed all aspects from the service, to the food and the wine. The restaurant has outdoor (covered patio) seating as well as indoor. We opted to eat inside, due to the wind. We also ordered pasta dishes that featured some sort of seafood. I had a pasta special with the daily catch in a tomato based sauce. My father order the pasta with sea urchin, and my mom had the seared Yellowtail. We drank local verdeca wine, which paired perfectly with our meal. We've already recommended this spot to friends and would definitely return if we are in the area again.

Some awesome dishes, some very bland dishes - but great service and great views…read more Quality: 4 Value: 4 Service: 5 Ambience: 5 We really enjoyed our dinner here, even if some dishes were much better than others. The crudo mixto platter to share was good - especially the scampi, gamberi rossi, and langostine. The fish tartars were alright; the sea bass tartar was awesome, the tuna tartar was good, but the salmon tartar was not great. The polpo in pignata was out of this world; it was a complex and hearty stew with perfectly cooked octopus in it. It had very attentive servers, and the nonna herself who cooks the dishes came out to say hello to every table - quite remarkable and endearing. Things I would never say to nonna... The cozze, riso, e patate (mussels, rice, and potatoes) were a little briny but otherwise quite bland. The fave e ciccorie (favas and chicories) were downright bad, with absolutely zero flavor. It seems like the fave are like American grits - bland starch that require a lot of seasoning to taste good. Alcuni piatti fantastici, alcuni piatti molto insipidi - ma ottimo servizio e viste fantastiche Qualità: 4 Valore: 4 Servizio: 5 Ambiente: 5 Abbiamo davvero apprezzato la nostra cena qui, anche se alcuni piatti erano molto migliori di altri. Il piatto di crudo misto da condividere era buono, specialmente gli scampi, i gamberi rossi e gli scampi. Le tartare di pesce andavano bene; la tartare di branzino era eccezionale, la tartare di tonno era buona, ma la tartare di salmone non era eccezionale. Il polpo in pignata era fuori di questo mondo; era uno stufato complesso e sostanzioso con polpo cucinato alla perfezione. Aveva server molto attenti e la nonna stessa che cucina i piatti è uscita per salutare ogni tavolo - davvero notevole e accattivante. Cose che non direi mai a nonna... Le cozze, riso, e patate (cozze, riso e patate) erano un po' salate ma per il resto piuttosto insipidi. Le fave e ciccorie (fave e cicorie) erano decisamente pessime, con un sapore assolutamente zero. Sembra che i preferiti siano come le semole americane: amido insipido che richiede molto condimento per avere un buon sapore.

This was a real splurge for us. $70 lunch for two.....well worth it but not within the budget…read more I had the tuna steak and she had the lasagna plus we shared an octopus salad. Not only was everything done quite well but the Mama in the kitchen kept coming out to make sure we were happy with out meals and asking if there was anything she could fix or adjust to suit us.....everything was perfect. We were both satisfied with out meals and decided it was one of the better meals we had on our two week wanderings around southern Italy. We would gladly come back....if you are buying.

My husband and I stumbled upon this place by chance, after another restaurant we tried to go to in…read moreOtranto was open 20 minutes later. Le Pignata has friendly waitstaff and a small section of the restaurant available with outdoor dining, while also containing indoor seating with a traditional and beautiful interior. The food is the best meal I've had so far in Puglia. Do not go past the anchovy linguini, which is phenomenal! Highly, highly recommend.

This was a plus and minus. Near the Castle and serving. I…read morehad swordfish ,grilled fries and a salad and my wife had a pasta dish no meat. Almost no spices, the salad was iceberg and tomatoes and the side bread was stiff. The service was nice and they thanked us for coming.