There are better options elsewhere in Lecce. The food is…read morefine. The cheese was memorable, but nothing else. Some of the portions were generous. It is on the outer edge of the old part of Lecce. We were sent by recommendation from a local. We hoped it would be a great find...you know off the beaten track with great food, but sadly it is edible and not special. The view was of modern and insignificant buildings. The older part of the city is so beautiful and vibrant, I'd rather be in the older part if eating average food. One waitress was sweet, but forgetful. The other staff did their best to ignore us. I watched people sit and leave because they couldn't get served despite having only a couple of tables filled. Plenty of other options in Lecce. Did not work for us.

Recommend by a shop owner who's sister and husband have been passionately performing this cooking…read moreart for 35 years. On a some what non charming road but the food is FANTASTIC! Try the tuna burger! Also the barrata cheese with pecorino;it pairs oh so well with the local red wine (negraromano)!. The cod carpaccio was also fantastic.

We ended up going here due to the ratings and because they had a wide variety of a gluten-free…read moreoptions. I was able to get a steak made perfection with the side of pasta.

I highly recommend this place. We're from New York City and Arizona place is amazing. Staff was…read more great. Food was delicious. Somewhat patient with us.

We stopped by on our way from Otranto to Monopoli for dinner, due to all the high reviews and was…read morenot disappointed! We tried several raw offerings - all of which were delicious and fresh. The pastas were just ok - overly cheesy so you couldn't taste the other ingredients as well. The calamari was way oversalted. Think someone accidently salted it twice! The grilled veggies were good. The restaurant looks very nice but it's not pretentious.

The fish tacos were good but the tuna with grilled veggies (green peppers) was not good at all. Not…read moremuch flavor, and no sauce. The tiramisu was not great either. What was most disappointing though, was that the staff made us feel unwelcome. We quickly paid the bill and had an after-dinner drink elsewhere just to avoid being ignored/snubbed.

The Ambience was a quaint Italian side street outside the restaurant with a little neighborhood dog…read moregoing table to table. The food was mediocre. The service and host were very lacking. Especially noted lack of service if you are not native Italian. Openly discriminatory to English, French, Netherlands. I'm not certain why so many people recommend this place. I would recommend so many other incredible places. Our party of four adults felt let down after hearing others reviews. The only foods that were above average was the brasciole sauce, NOT the meat itself, and the spiced potato skins. I give it 2 stars just for being IN Italy.

We did the tasting menu. It was fun to experience authentic cuisine!…read moreLoved sitting outside. The service was excellent.