Delicious and total perfection. Definitely this is the best meal I've had in Lecce by far…read more Everything from appetizer, to main entree to dessert was authentic, and cooked with love and the finest ingredients. The atmosphere is beautifully done as well. Absolutely come here. Service is top notch.

We dine at La Scarpetta in a Sunday evening, following the suggestion of our hotel staff. What a…read morewonderful experience. The ambience, the service and the food were above our expectations. The paprika bread with olive oil is very good. For starters, we order the Baccalà fritto con salsa forte, and the homemade prosciutto with flor de late, both very good. For main course I followed the maître suggestion: Troccoli con pesto di pistacchi e gamberi (Spaghetti with pesto of pistachio and prawns), that was amazing. My husband ordered the Filetto di spigola and my friend the pulpit, all very good. The Scarpetta rose wine, made for the house, was a perfect complement. An amazing first night at this wonderful Italian town Lecce.

Unbelievable food and service!…read more This was the best meal I've ever had in my life. A Michelin star restaurant, and its easy to see why! I highly recommend a wine pairing. We dined here often while staying at Vinilia Wine Resort and I've been dreaming of it ever since. The staff is friendly and professional and the food is fresh and flavorful.

My husband promised me to celebrate our anniversary in a Castle, I suppose he was kidding me, but…read morehe surprised me ! He booked Vinilia wine resort , super romantic renew castle in Manduria, surrounded by vineyard, the atmosphere is magic , luxury but in the mean time friendly and warm. Yesterday night the had an amazing dinner in the gourmet restaurant called CasaMatta. The manager was so nice and the chef Pietro surprised me with a sea foam..oh my gosh ! The breakfast is rich of healthy food and we spent all day in amazing swimming pool...thank you so much to everybody ..unforgettable anniversary! They have also a great selection of wines...cheers

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.

Met friends in Lecce at this place. I really enjoyed the grilled iberico pork. We sat outdoors, but…read moreservice was a bit slow. Altrimenti, tutto andava benissimo!!

Fantastic! Food, service, atmosphere. Staff was attentive, friendly and polite…read more Tutto è buono!

The service was terrible. Our waiter was rude and unprofessional. Our first encounter was "what do…read moreyou want". Our wine was plunked on the table and never gave us wine glasses like the rest of the restaurant. We had to pour our own wine. We noted other servers poured the wine to the guests . Stephano never came back to ask if we needed anything. Our salads were served and we were given packets of olive oil and vinegar. We noted other tables got olive oil and vinegar in a carafe. Our coffee was served in a clear glass without a handle so you couldn't pick up the glass without getting burned . We kept quiet and did not leave a tip . Never been treated so poorly. Stephano needs to get some advice on hospitality.

this place makes me want to live in Leche Italy. We enjoyed the bucatini with goat milk ricotta…read more and chickpeas. Oh my God oh my God. The prices were unbelievably reasonable, and the place was packed but service never stopped being great.

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 magical day/place ended here with a spritz and a margarita pizza. We sat at an end table inside…read morewith a view overlooking the water. We ordered at the bar and they brought everything over. Great value- 19 euro for a whole pizza and two spritz. Pizza had 6 slices. Popular place as the day progressed.

They have a corner on the market but they still make strong drinks and have good customer service…read more Quality: 5 Value: 4 Service: 5 Ambience: 5 This place is literally right on the beach - you can take a drink down to the sand or sit on their deck that overhangs the sand. The bartender high-fived me when I came in and tried to speak broken Italian, then helped us order pizza slices and good local beers. The only downside was they blasted music too loud but, hey, I'm old!

We wanted to come here tonight for dinner. It was recommended…read more But the walk back to our stay would have ended way late. They have a lot of awards on the wall. Maybe next time.

Came here on the recommendations on yelp. But I have to say that I was quite disappointed. I chose…read morefrom the 24€ menu and my partner chose a la cart. I can fully confirm that her food was better by miles. Moral of the story then either don't bother to eat here of don't choose the set menu. By the way the wine was excellent. Service was good but let down, at my end, by the poor food being brought out of the kitchen.