Aresta LA Braceria In Monopoli

Excellent butcher shop, with a friendly and very helpful owner. He gives you the right advice on which meat to choose and even lets you know if you have a lot of it, so he's looking out for the customers. Friendly staff, from the wife who takes your appetizer and drink orders at the table, to all the very helpful waiters. The meat is truly delicious, from the sausage with turnips to the various cuts of meat, including the boneless and boneless braised beef, spectacular. The place is also very nice.

Quality, kindness, and service Top A must-try Best regards, Luigi and Antonella

What can I say? A great place to spend a lovely day enjoying lunch with excellent appetizers and delicious meat. The owners are very friendly. A highly recommended place.

Luigi and Antonella run a braceria with heart and passion that is truly one of a kind. As is typical in a braceria, you select your meat from the refrigerated counter, which is then perfectly grilled(!) on a five-meter-wide grill over olive wood embers. The side dishes and antipasti are every bit as good as the exceptionally high-quality meat. So, if you're craving something different after days of fish and seafood, a well-signposted 15-minute drive from Monopoli into the interior will get you there, where you can indulge in meat dishes accompanied by excellent wines and delicious desserts. The team works tirelessly and with a smile, even when the restaurant is packed with 100 people. You sit under a huge pergola in comfortable chairs with good lighting. Free parking is available behind the building. While not exactly cheap for fans of special and international cuts, it's a bargain compared to what you'd find in Germany, and all the better for it. And as a friend of Luigi's told me, he's basically one of the inventors of the braceria concept. 15 out of five points!

Excellent place, friendly and helpful staff, excellent meat, I recommend it to everyone

A wonderful experience! A vast selection of dishes, starting with the appetizers. The first courses offered for New Year's Eve lunch were excellent, and the bombette were truly delicious. Highly recommended.

Everything was really excellent... We were disappointed with the service. No welcome. The staff walked right past us, ignoring us. Then they sat us down, and then abandoned us. We would have liked to eat something else, maybe drink something else, have a coffee after the meal, a dessert... but no one cared about us. In the end, we paid and left. Today, 07/12/2025, we left Termoli and returned after a year. I absolutely change my previous review because they were fantastic people, they took care of all the customers without leaving anything out. They pampered us from start to finish. Not to mention the excellent food, of amazing quality and beyond all expectations. Cleanliness and order are top notch. The owner is a fantastic person and his bombette and sausages are works of art. 280 km to come to you, plus another 280 km to get home, I will gladly do it again. I promise I will return again. Highly recommended to everyone.....thank you for existing

Welcoming and professional staff. Typical Apulian appetizers are incredibly delicious. The meat is of the highest quality, and the price for the entire meal is truly competitive. Highly recommended.

For years a reality in a splendid district of Monopoli... excellent meat... very friendly, organised and lively staff... Top owner, for his advice and smiles... always present in the dining room both in the gazebo outside covered, and inside, large renovated room... spacious, airy and well-arranged tables. Upon your entrance you will be welcomed by a counter with an excellent and vast selection of meat... whatever you can eat, you will not be disappointed. I will definitely return for a nice Sunday lunch... Attentive, beautiful and very good cook.

Luigi and Antonella are as special as the food you enjoy in this place, far from the chaos and immersed in nature.