Il Cantinale In Monopoli

You could pass by and not notice this restaurant. I hadn’t sampled any pasta and saw some chefs working away through the street window and asked them did they do pasta.. yes. It’s not as common as you’d think. So the first evening I had pasta with tiny shell fish, very tasty. It was recommended by the young waitress. I booked for the second evening. Carpaccio of veal in a cream sauce with truffles, then followed by a stout pasta tomato sauce and mussels. Last visit was lunch where they don’t do pizza and boy they looked good on previous night. So I opted for seafood baked in a crusty pie. Food is excellent, service too as my tips would reinforce. Clean toilet. Lovely selection of wines and great atmosphere.

Ristorante con cucina pugliese un po’ rivista nei sapori e abbinamenti. Porzioni molto generose. Buon servizio e locale accogliente nel centro storico. Tagliolini cacio e pepe con tartare di gamberi molto buona.