As if enjoying a delicious steak...in Italy...wasn't enough. How about eating it inside a beautiful…read moregrotto on the mountainside?!?! We came here with a large group and had the entire back of the grotto to ourselves. Service and food were amazing here and major points scored for the location. The grotto is beautifully lit and decorated. The grotto is cool even in the summer heat but humid. If you're in the area GO!!

An absolute must see for a unique dining experience. Traveling back from Amalfi to Naples, going…read morethrough the mountains with detoured to this grotto restaurant. The service was such a treat, and the food was top notch. The steak even came sizzling on a platter. Reasonable prices, great experience!!!

This is no longer the 86 bistro. Name was changed to De Franco Trattoria. Rude staff. Weren't too…read morethrilled to seat . Gave our table away to someone else while we were waiting. The whole place seemed disorganized. The prices are exhorbitant. We regularly eat at restaurants in San Francisco at home and these prices were even higher than we encounter in sf. Lousy reception and an up their ass attitude. We walked out.

This was perfection for me. A five star experience across the board. Three of the four of us…read moreagreed. My friend loved everything until she got to her main course. She said her steak was disappointing. It was "dry and stringy". But for those of us who ordered fish as our main courses, it was perfection. Maybe seafood is their strength. Absolutely LOVED the Medallion of mozzarella in carrozza on tomato coulis and black olive sand. I could have made an entire meal out of that. We then had the pasta linguine with "scapece" zucchini and burrata cheese from Monti Lattari. Highly recommend. Came out beautifully. I was too impatient to eat it that I forgot to take a pic first. It was beautifully plated though. I had the Wood-smoked red snapper fillet. It had a semolina, lemon and saffron crust, and rested upon roasted potato and basil cream. Delicious. Perfectly cooked. I took a bite of the Sea bass fillet with orange sauce and capers. The oranges are grown in the Sorrento garden. I liked the sea bass even more than my own. I've been to Sorrento 4x now and this was easily my favorite meal I've ever had here.

While I love pasta and pizza, sometimes even I need to eat something else. When I was last in…read moreNaples and feeling that a change of diet was in order, I had dinner at Cantina La Barbera. The ambiance is pleasant, the venue is conveniently located, and the food is exceptional! Thinking back over my meal, the dish that stands out most in my memory isn't an entrée, it's a side dish. The chips they make here are excellent; wonderfully well fried, very crispy, and totally delicious :-) There's also an extensive and affordable wine list; you're bound to find something wonderful if you take the time to look.

Excellent food and stellar service. We had the Sunday Menu…read moreDegustazione and it was absolutely delicious. 6 courses (small portion sizes so you can actually finish them) for a very reasonable price. Our daughter had pasta al olio e formaggio which was amazingly tasty for something so simple with so few ingredients. Food came at a good pace so we were in and out in 2 hours. House red was fantastic.

Busy restaurant in the middle of the city (has AC!). Plenty of tables and fast service. Pizza was…read morewhat I would expect in the area.

Great place to eat, we had the BEST Seafood lunch here. Fresh fish, great bread, very friendly…read morestaff. Outstanding, thank you!

Just in case I don't get good wifi or data later let me just say this place is worth finding. It's…read morenestled in the hill side of Amalfi Pogerola. The most tasty meatballs and extremely flavorful roasted chicken and potatoes. Complimentary potatoes pastry with melted cheese is served with your meal. Then a complimentary dessert of the decadent lemon cream, flakey cake with chocolate chip morsels sprinkled in. MUST TRY this place. Best of luck to the owners. A gem in Amalfi.

La Taverna dei Briganti served us the best meal that we had our entire 10 day trip of Italy, hands…read moredown! The restaurant is located in Pogerola, a 15-min SITA bus ride from the center of Amalfi and is TOTALLY worth the trip. To get to it, take the SITA bus from the port of Amalfi towards Pogerola and get off at Pogerola. Walk down the road and you will see a sign pointing down a flight of stairs advertising the restaurant- you will likely not be able to see the restaurant from the road- and descend those stairs to get to this amazing restaurant. The ambiance is rustic and romantic- it has a large fireplace in the dining room with lots of wood accents and has many lit candles. It is located essentially on the side of the mountain and one wall is completely glass looking onto a patio with even more seating and has a spectacular view of Amalfi and the sea- at night you can see the lights from the fishing boats and from the islands off the coast- and is beautiful. I'm sure in the summer the patio area would be completely amazing as well. The food was excellent, the pasta (as most pastas in Italy) is hand-made and fresh with local ingredients. I had the oricchiete with sun-dried tomatoes and olive oil and my boyfriend had the bolognese and both were amazing. For the main course we shared a plate of their grilled meats- their house specialty- and they were literally the best meats we had ever had! They are prepared on a grill that is open and visible to the customer by an older man who you can see puts great pride and labor into the process. The meats come out impeccably flavored, perfectly cooked, and are literally life-changing. The service was also great, the waitress was attentive but not overbearing and the owner came by the table to greet us and was extremely welcoming and nice. When we got back to the states we told everyone we knew about La Taverna dei Briganti and we would tell anyone else that is was simply the best we've experienced and would recommend this place to anyone!

I went with my family and friends and we found the best steakhouse restaurant ever, they do an…read moreexcellent job because they have the butcher and chef in the same place, price is so cheap for the high quality the offer, I'm a good cooker but they have a great and amazing menu, the owner runs the place so the service is excellent he came and talked to us as good friend and recommend your depending what you like, we tried 3 different steaks cuts, the Uruguayan, the Polish, and the American for me the best was the Uruguayan, the eggplant parm reminded me my grandma's, also the bacon and cheese crockets are delicious, if you want to get crazy order the bombetta calabrese is the best one, unforgettable taste! I absolutely recommend this place if you want to eat and drink wine as a god, I'll be back I'm sure...

Seriously good steak! The prices were very good for what you got. The portions hinge and the wine…read morepour was large! They dont speak much English, but will help you along as best they can. It's simple steak grilled and then brought to you to either continue to cook on a mini hot plate or eat right iff your plate. The fries were very good too. The salad was basic, nothing special, but the roasted eggplant was yummy! We left full for sure!

Granted, I've only been in Italy for 3 weeks and only to a handful of places but to date this is…read morethe best meal I've had. Don't know why all the low ratings on Trip Advisor as they're all Italian but I loved this place. At first, wait staff was a little hurried and you could see frustration on their face as our order wasn't fluid. I like to take my time and understand the menu. So, I eventually went up to the counter and broke the language barrier but pointing to what I wanted with the aid of Google translator. In the end they recommended the Italian beef. Salads were great as well as the fries. Other cool thing was the camera in the kitchen so you could watch the chef. My wife raved about the pizza but my steak was so large I didn't go near it.

We have been to this place a couple of times and it has been great but this time our steaks were…read moreovercooked! We asked for them medium rare and they were well done! The service was great, but for the price we would hope for our steaks to be cooked the way we requested.