Don Antonio 1970 In Salerno

the pizza was excellent, the service was a bit slow given the day and time

BEST PIZZA IN SALERNO ! My wife and I arrived in Salerno the previous evening to commence our 3 week vacation in Italy and France. After a huge sleep-in to get over our jet lag we hit the road with a bounce in our step on Wednesday morning to explore beautiful Salerno. We had a fantastic day enjoying a fabulous breakfast, checking out retail stores, a wonderful lunch and finished with decadent desserts at Mr Whippy. In fact Karen the young lady who served us said the pizza at Don Antonio 1970 is the best. ENOUGH SAID ! We decided it would be our dinner destination that evening so we headed home to recharge our batteries. THERE'S MORE ! Having come to grips with the late dining habits of Italians we left our apartment at around 6.30pm for the 20 minute walk to this restaurant which didn't open for dinner until 7.45pm. PLENTY OF TIME ! Soon after we left our apartment we saw a huge crowd blocking the whole street down below. Little did we know that every year on Sept 21st is the Festival of San Matteo. My wife found this out when she asked a clothing store owner near our apartment. WIKI - It is precisely on this day that the Feast of the Patron Saint St. Matthew is celebrated. This event involves all citizens in a lively way and is an event rich in tradition and folklore, therefore it is not surprising that it manages to attract many tourists every year. WOW ! The crescendo of noisy excitement grew louder and louder as we approached...we could see a very long street parade marching to music. DETOUR ! We had to take cobblestone side streets and alleys pushing our way through crowds of onlookers. It was unbelievable....150,000 people out on the streets to celebrate this once a year historic festival. WHEW ! It took us over an hour to get to Don Antonio 1970...my wife was exhausted from battling through the crowds on the cobblestone streets when we arrived here at 7.35pm. After a few minutes we approached the host desk and chatted with Francesco & Roberto who we told about our adventure packed walk here. At 7.45pm the restaurant opened for business and we chose to sit on the sheltered outdoor patio. At this point we had the whole restaurant to ourselves....Italians love to dine out late and outdoors. I popped inside to say hi to the pizza crew led by Luca the fun manager. A warm & friendly server named Antonio looked after us during our dinner visit. A filled carafe of cool water and glasses plus Italian only dinner menus arrived quickly. FIRST UP ! I need a good beer and cheery Jose Luis the beverage server suggested my first choice....La Bionda Del Brenta a pretty potent Italian micro brewery blonde ale at 8.2% abv. It tasted very satisfying. My wife and I studied the Italian dinner menu.....we didn't have a clue what to order. Antonio our talented server came to the rescue with an appetizer suggestion and a pizza we would love. Our fluffy pizza like appetizer arrived quickly and tasted fabulous. THE MAIN SHOW ! A food runner brought out our lovely looking pizza and then Antonio arrived with his mini flame thrower to melt the cheese. TOTALLY DELICIOUS ! I ordered a second beer from Jose Luis....a German one called Erdinger Weissbier - 5.3% abv. It arrived in a beautiful tall matching glass and tasted very refreshing. DESSERT ! There were 2 desserts on their menu so we ordered one of each. They came out in pre-packaged glass jars and tasted fine. By the time we left for home at almost 10pm the outdoor patio was packed out and there was a line waiting to get a table...Italians love to dine out late. WE HAD A VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING HERE !

5 star fried pizza, the absolutely normal classic Neapolitan.

Pizze buone, di dimensioni medie, lievitazione e prodotti ottimi, buona la cottura, ben condite...ma senza sale e care! Patatine fritte artigianali molto buone! Bibite dal costo ingiustificato Servizio veloce (per asporto, non nel weekend)

In my humble opinion, in Salerno there are at least two or three pizzerias with a better price-quality ratio. Pizza good but not exceptional, costs above average, cover charge €3, a croquette €4, but not worth it. Only the beer prices are reasonable. Professional staff. Well frequented place for a Saturday.

Sicuramente una delle migliori pizze mai provate, infatti non riesco a capire come mai abbia recensioni così “scadenti”. Posto bello e curato, atmosfera davvero accogliente, personale gentile e pronto a soddisfare le esigenze dei clienti. Ho avuto di modo di provare le patatine fritte (forse un po’ troppo salate) e la frittatina classica (davvero buona). Come pizza abbiamo optato per una margherita e una corbarina (con bufala pomodoro corbarino cotto e parmigiano). Entrambe erano davvero buone, cotte alla perfezione con ingredienti top. Nel menù erano prensenti anche i padellini, le pizze fritte e al forno, alcune pizze più elaborate e una diversa selezione di Margherita, oltre che qualche pizza della tradizione: insomma, non manca niente (cosa strana tra le varie recensioni c’è pure chi contesta la varietà del menù). Non vedo l’ora di tornare e provare anche altri prodotti… consigliatissimo

I confirm my previous review! I love this place and, after having also tried an excellent gluten-free pizza, I can only confirm. Advised

Excellent value for money...a little too noisy

It's truly an excellent pizza, congratulations, perhaps the best I've tasted in Salerno and the province. The Provola e Pepe in cartwheel was huge and the flavor was really very good, the dough was really soft and fragrant and I hardly go overboard on the dough. The simple daisy on r. yes good cart. The double-cooked Marinara with corbarino ragù, garlic pesto and Cetara anchovies (fried and dried in the oven) was really special, the pizza is higher and is obviously loaded with dough but it is absolutely worth trying, a riot of tomato; I recommend placing it in the center as a starter to share rather than as a second pizza like I did. The prices are certainly on the high side (two spent €58 on 3 pizzas, a croquette and two simple drinks) but the ingredients are also of high quality.

Very nice atmosphere, excellent food, very good gluten-free pizza, even the desserts are really good