Antica Osteria Nonna Rosa In Vico equense

The Christmas lunch with a menu as per the Neapolitan tradition, nothing was missing, from the appetizer to the dessert Dishes made with excellent ingredients, discreet but highly professional staff, welcoming environment, it was an unforgettable experience, thanks to the expert preparation of the Chef Guide, careful to take care of every detail, we also had the pleasure of exchanging a few words with him, during his brief presence in the room Thanks Peppe, we will certainly see each other again.

Very good food: We were there on October 31st, 2024 and are still talking about this dinner today! Greetings from the 🇨🇭.

A refined, warm and welcoming environment like a Neapolitan home. Impeccable service. Among the various tasting itinerary options available, we chose the top one, the "Peppe fai tu", a mix of sea and mountains. From the appetizer to the first courses, it is a crescendo of emotions, with the prawns from south to north truly a spectacle, references to childhood memories through flavours, many games on smoking, a touching dish of tubettini in shellfish broth - winter, comforting and marine at the same time - after which comes a second first course, all of which is also very abundant in terms of portions. However, this is the reason for the 4 stars, this emotion is extinguished on the second courses, one of fish (seared tuna) and one of meat (Chianina), which distance themselves from the emotional and human journey followed up to that moment and which seem, unfortunately, a little homework for the Michelin benefit that has little to do with the place and its culinary traditions, but above all they dampen the crescendo of initial enthusiasm. Having then chosen the 5-glass wine pairing, after the first three local and well-selected glasses, including a sparkling wine and a Vesuvian caprettone and a Fiano from Salerno, the aforementioned second courses are paired with a Tuscan orange wine, a little flat, not exciting and a French red from the Loire which did not excite me, both going organic and which unfortunately did not enhance the already not very brilliant latter. But above all, as a wine enthusiast and collector: if a journey starts local, it must end local, a tour of the Campania hinterland would have been more welcome at that point. With wine, however, everything is always subjective and to be honest some of these observations of mine were not shared by my partner, this is also the beauty of things after all. I have no positive words about the dessert, because both the quality and the abundance brought us back to Vico Equense: the staple was our grandmother's. The final provolone del Monaco was a touch of class. The mocha coffee is also good. A great welcome also for our dog Ivana, in her first experience in a starred restaurant, she too was given cuddles and attention by the staff, who really had nothing to complain about. In summary, apart from the slight drop in pace in the seconds, it is an experience absolutely worth having, despite it also being convincing from a quantity point of view (you leave really full). I hope to return and find a slightly more local reworking of the second courses, something that I would also have personally told the chef, who unfortunately was not present.

Had dinner on 11/1/2024 with the "La Stella" menu. Great food and excellent service. And you don't leave the table hungry!

Unique experience to do at least once in a lifetime, explosions of flavours, innovation and tradition mix together making the dishes unique

Location accogliente, ottima cucina, buona carta dei vini, servizio cordiale e attento. Unico neo l'impossibilità di scegliere menù diversi per i commensali. Quattro persone lo stesso menù. 😬

I was really curious about Chef Guida's starred menu, in all sincerity it deserves the star without any ifs or buts, everything is delicious, kind and helpful staff, welcoming environment

L’atmosfera non è quella tipica del ristorante stellato , molto accogliente e non troppo ricercato . Abbiamo scelto il menù “Peppe fai tu “ anche se Peppe non c’era e questo mi è dispiaciuto molto . Il percorso interessante è soprattutto di cucina mediterranea dai sapori decisi ma non troppo elaborati . Assolutamente ottimo il calamaro ripieno e il risotto . Anche tra i secondi la ventresca di tonno molto buona .. la zeppola di fine pasto meritava l’applauso.. scelta del vino consigliato direi perfetta !!! Accoglienza discreta .. percorso stellato ma non troppo .. qualità alta. . Siamo stati molto bene !!! Consigliato !!!

We wanted to try the experience of a restaurant lunch by choosing the Garden route. Very refined environment in service and presentation. However, we were disappointed by the cuisine, large quantities and quality ingredients but, in our opinion, not elaborate and original enough for a starred restaurant. Throughout the journey we were struck by a few dishes perhaps more suited to Grandma Rosa's villa with quality traditional dishes. Good desserts and coffee.